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    G1S Temps

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by iGreen, Jul 14, 2008.

  1. iGreen

    iGreen Notebook Guru

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    I was wondering what is normal for idling temps with the G1S with and without a notebook cooler.
    Thanks =]
     
    iGreen, Jul 14, 2008
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    visit the NBR Cooling Central.

    You will find the safe and danger temps there. Its generally the same for most systems. :)
     
    Gophn, Jul 14, 2008
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    I also had the same question and had read the guide and was just about to ask.... so... thanks :)

    With some people hitting 100C+ on their G1s I was starting to wonder if this was 'permissible' for the G1s.
     
    WabbaJ, Jul 14, 2008
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  4. souroull

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    only the GPU gets to 100-110, the CPU is at 80 on full load
     
    souroull, Jul 14, 2008
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  5. iGreen

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    I was asking because i wanted to know if my G1S is similar to everyone elses.
     
    iGreen, Jul 14, 2008
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  6. souroull

    souroull Notebook Evangelist

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    it probably is, and it probably has to be sent back

    its only a matter of time
     
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  7. Gophn

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    if the GPU is sustaining a temp over 90-95C at full load, it is actually endangering the GPU's health and lifespan.

    GPUs should not get beyond 90C for safe usage... at full load.

    Make sure you are not blocking the vents, ONLY use the notebook on clean, flat, hard surfaces. Make sure there is no dust in the vents... because that would easily cause overheating.

    I highly recommend to get extra cooling (like a good notebook cooler... Zalman ZM-NC2000) for the notebook so that the system would not get permanent damage with artifacts or even a dead videocard.

    If you do not want to waste your investment, you should try to take care of the notebook as much as you can.
     
    Gophn, Jul 14, 2008
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  8. souroull

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    i spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to find out what was going on with my G1s and the conclusion was that everyone's is like that and all G1s's have overheating problems that will surface sooner or later.

    this is my 2nd one, and has the same problem. when i send it back i'll tell them to send me something without a 8600mgt. a calculator will do
     
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    thats ridiculous if the thermal design cannot even handle a mid-range card.

    Are you using a notebook cooler at least?
     
    Gophn, Jul 14, 2008
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    of course not. if i wanted to carry around a cooler i'd get a desktop and carry that one around instead.
    besides, if you see how fast the temperature creeps up you'd understand that a cooler would make no difference whatsoever.
    and all while playing world of warcraft. far from demanding

    its an air conditioned room tho

    it most likely has something to do with the recent nvidia fiasco too
     
    souroull, Jul 14, 2008
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  11. iGreen

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    he has a point there. The G1S is a gaming notebook so it should be able to handle games without overheating and without a notebook cooler. When I start team fortress 2 on my G1S with medium-low settings the graphics card boosts up to the low 90 degrees in 5 to 10 min.
     
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    My G1S use to routinely reach 100-110°C while gaming until I applied Arctic Silver 5 throughout it. The old thermal compound was dried up and crumbled. Now I game (Crysis, COD4, Turok, Assassin's Creed, FFOW) in the mid 80's max. Even ~5 minutes of the ATITool 3D view only reaches 95°C. This is all while bios overclocked to 550/1100/750.
     
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