I have a ASUS G53sx Republic of Gamers notebook with a Core i7-2670QM nd GTX 560M 2GB (unfortunately one with only the 128-bit memory data bus). So this is billed as a gamers laptrop with high efficiency vents in the back....but it seems that the GPU is getting very hot....
I use a CoolerMaster Storm Strike Force SF-19 laptop cooler to keep the temps under control, but during gaming according to GPUz, the temps are around 69-74C and that does not seem good, especially since if I feel the vents, I feel like I could seriously burn myself on them, now this cooler keeps it 5-10C cooler than is really is so tack on 5-10C onto that above number and I feel like that is pretty bad.
I am not sure if its just that the PC is like that or what is a bad temperature, but this seems a little absurd.... To have to buy a $60 cooling pad to use the most important feature, gaming, is ridiculous.... Running 2 fans underneath at 2300RPM is just unreasonable.
Anyway, I feel like the fan may not be working correctly on the GPU, since I do not feel very much air coming from the vents in the back, and I don't even feel the GPU fan running when I am not gaming....Lowering settings does nothing to the temperatures either....
What is a bad temperature for a laptop? Do I have a problem? Obviously when the warranty runs out I will replace the thermal dope and maybe the fans but should I be concerned that the fans are not running correctly? Maybe there is a driver I need to install ever since I reinstalled Windows 7 on my computer?...Oh yeah and before you say that I should get a normal PC for gaming and not a laptop, I would point out that I do have a desktop, it is just not convenient for college....
I use a CoolerMaster Storm Strike Force SF-19 laptop cooler to keep the temps under control, but during gaming according to GPUz, the temps are around 69-74C and that does not seem good, especially since if I feel the vents, I feel like I could seriously burn myself on them, now this cooler keeps it 5-10C cooler than is really is so tack on 5-10C onto that above number and I feel like that is pretty bad.
I am not sure if its just that the PC is like that or what is a bad temperature, but this seems a little absurd.... To have to buy a $60 cooling pad to use the most important feature, gaming, is ridiculous.... Running 2 fans underneath at 2300RPM is just unreasonable.
Anyway, I feel like the fan may not be working correctly on the GPU, since I do not feel very much air coming from the vents in the back, and I don't even feel the GPU fan running when I am not gaming....Lowering settings does nothing to the temperatures either....
What is a bad temperature for a laptop? Do I have a problem? Obviously when the warranty runs out I will replace the thermal dope and maybe the fans but should I be concerned that the fans are not running correctly? Maybe there is a driver I need to install ever since I reinstalled Windows 7 on my computer?...Oh yeah and before you say that I should get a normal PC for gaming and not a laptop, I would point out that I do have a desktop, it is just not convenient for college....
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