Z70VA 96C when gaming

Is this something to be concerned about that my z70va is hitting temps of up to 96C when gaming?? Using centrino hardware control 2.0 and have it on dynamic switching. What can i do about this heat issue? Oh and its a 2 GHZ processor

 

If you experience any sort of discomfort (hot, sweaty palms...burns) or crashes... there should be some concern.
However, if you the computer stil runs fine... then it should be okay. These CPUs are built to run at really high temps... > 100 degrees Centigrade I believe.

If you do have some concern though, why not try a notebook cooling pad?

 

There are 3 things that are likely wrong here and yes there is reason to be concerned. I will list them in order of most likely to least likely
1. The vga and/or cpu copper radiators are completely clogged with lint. You have 2 fans. one on the cpu and one on the vga. You can remove the cpu fan and look at the inside of the radiator. The ammount of lint you find there will be about the same as the vga radiator. To clean the cpu is easy but the vga is a bit tough. For the vga you will need a paper clip shaped like a small hook on the end and canned air. Be creative but dont be forcefull. For the cpu radiator just blow it out and clean it completely.
2. It is possible but rare for the heatpipe between the heatsink and radiator to have a micro fracture and for the compressed material to leek out and render the radiator useless. Tell take sign is the radiator is alot cooler then the heatsink on top of the cpu
3. The fan modding soft or whatever hacks you are using can cause the fans to malfunction
4. It is not possible for a lack or absence of thermal paste to cause it to heat up that much. DO NOT take advice to replace or add thermal paste.
5. You probably know this. If the nb is not on a flat surface......

 

True but 90C after prolonged heavy use is room to have concern. 96C is not overheating but its right there at the mark. There were no known inherent issues with faulty bios which gave faulty temp readings with the z70 like there were with m6n which i belive you are all to familiar with. Unless I got aurora mistaken for another

 

how do i remove the cpu fan? and which fan is the vga fan ??? if you can give me a briefe description of how and their location that would be great.

 

Just take out the cpu cover on the bottom, and check whether much dust inside the cooler fan. Not only clean up the dust inside the cooler fan, but also clean up the vent, let the ventilation be clean. You may also clean up the old cpu thermal paste and put the new one such as Arctic silver 5 compound to see how it works.
Cheers

 

Well took off the lid and didnt see much dust if any i sucked out all the vents to make sure that no dust was in any of the fans or vents. Still the same temp readings. Of course if i prop the computers back up so more airflow can get to it the temp readings go down drastically.

 

How drastically? 5deg? 10deg? The z70va headsink has been known (very rarely) to develop microfracture on the heat pipe. Meaning the copper block above the die will be very hot while the radiator relatively cool. would you say that is how you see it?

 

well it was gaming at around 78 80 down from 96. Thats pretty significant. And when i opened it up to clean it that thin copper thing that goes accross attaching on top of the processor was **** hot dunno if its supposed to be.

 

Would one of the dealers be nice enough to provide instructions on how to clean the GPU? I just had my Z70va repaired by Asus (soundboard issue), and the bottom casing where the GPU heatsink is located was actually WARPED from heat. So the bottom casing was also replaced by Asus.

I've been pleased by their service, but my warranty runs out in about a month, and I am not looking forward to a relapse in problems due to heat issues.

 

I just self service my gpu fan last week. Must say it was not the easiest job ever, but it wasn't too hard to do if you know ever take apart a desktop. If you are capable of installing the ram under the keyboard, then you should beable to do it. Be prepare to spend a couple of hours on it though because you will have to take apart the whole laptop to access it. (even the audio dj card). The attached mannual is not specifically for z70va, but everything is similiar until you get pass the audio dj (only a couple of screws different - 5 i believe) Screws have size numbers, so remember to sort them out right. Asus use a lot of tape in their laptop, so sometime you will find a sticky part where you have to use some force to pull the board out. My suggestion is to lift it on a corner and try to see under it. If you can hear the tape when u pull it out slowly, then apply some force. The only two things that really hold the board down are tape and screws. Check for both and you will be fine. Wiring on during reassembly process can be a bit tricky but as long as u follow this mannul you should be fine.