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Overheating when gaming using a ROG Strix Scar 17 SE 2022 model (G733)

AAKA
Level 7

This laptop is just over two years old now, and is my first proper gaming laptop, so I didn't really ever know how to optimise it properly. Recently it has been overheating a lot, causing lots of thermal throttling and poor performance. I have managed to help it somewhat by cleaning out all its fans thoroughly and using a small under volt on Throttlestop. However, whilst this has improved the temperature and performance somewhat, it hasn't fixed the problem overall. 

Before I cleaned and undervolted the laptop, when idle the CPU would sit around 95 degrees Celsius, however now it will sit around 70 degrees, a bit below when on battery and a bit above when plugged in. Firstly, I would consider that still quite high considering it wasn't doing anything, but also as soon as I load into a game, it immediately shoots up to its max temperature, which I currently have set at 97 degrees using Throttlestop. Also, my laptop has always run high even when idle, right from when I got it, temperatures of 80+ degrees were common even when running just an internet tab open, and when gaming it has always reached 95 ish degrees, so it definitely isn't just a problem with dirty vents. 

I am also looking into buying a cooling pad, most likely a Llano or IETS model, however, I am concerned if there is a problem with my laptops cooling in either the ventilation, or maybe a dodgy battery, then I am not sure a cooling pad would help.

So my three questions are: 

A) How can I run a specific test to pinpoint where the cooling issue is in my laptop? I can clearly see I have thermal throttling issues, but I have so far failed to conclusively find why this is happening, aside from dirty vents. 

B) If I can find out that the Vapor Chamber is faulty (which is what it has), where do I go to try and get this fixed? I do not feel confident doing this myself, as my knowledge of the procedure is very low and according to the internet, is harder and riskier than general thermal paste. 

Finally C) Once these issues are resolved, what model of cooling pad would be recommended for this laptop. It is a 17 inch screen, so I think models like the Llano V10 are too small.

Thanks in advance

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Kezmark
Level 10

What is happening is that your liquid metal or thermal paste, whatever you have was poorly applied to begin with, and needs reapplying anyway. 2 years is a long time to go without repasting on a laptop if it isn't liquid metal, but even if it is, asus does a poor job of aplication, see my thread : https://rog-forum.asus.com/t5/gaming-notebooks/something-i-should-have-done-a-long-time-ago/td-p/106....

The truth is, that as you see there, large parts of the die aren't covered and I didn't have anywhere near as bad temps as you do. So yeah, you need to reapply whatever thermal compound you have.

To give you context, even before re-spreading the lm on mine, my idle temps were between 54-60, now they're in the mid 40s. Cooling pad won't help, and cooling pads in general are kind of a scam anyway. The best ones will only give you 1-5 degrees in the best case.

 

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Kezmark
Level 10

What is happening is that your liquid metal or thermal paste, whatever you have was poorly applied to begin with, and needs reapplying anyway. 2 years is a long time to go without repasting on a laptop if it isn't liquid metal, but even if it is, asus does a poor job of aplication, see my thread : https://rog-forum.asus.com/t5/gaming-notebooks/something-i-should-have-done-a-long-time-ago/td-p/106....

The truth is, that as you see there, large parts of the die aren't covered and I didn't have anywhere near as bad temps as you do. So yeah, you need to reapply whatever thermal compound you have.

To give you context, even before re-spreading the lm on mine, my idle temps were between 54-60, now they're in the mid 40s. Cooling pad won't help, and cooling pads in general are kind of a scam anyway. The best ones will only give you 1-5 degrees in the best case.

 

I have a liquid metal (vapour chamber I think it was called), so I would assume it has been poorly applied like your example. Thanks for your response.

Virendr1
Level 7

overheating a lot, causing lots of thermal throttling and poor performance. I have managed to help it somewhat by cleaning out all its fans thoroughly and using a small under volt on Throttlestop. However, whilst this has improved the temperature and performance somewhat, it hasn't fixed the problem overall. 

 

Before I cleaned and undervolted the laptop, when idle the CPU would sit around 95 degrees Celsius, however now it will sit around 70 degrees, a bit below when on battery and a bit above when plugged in. Firstly, I would consider that still quite high considering it wasn't doing anything, but also as soon as I load into a game, it immediately shoots up to its max temperature, which I currently have set at 97 degrees using Throttlestop. Also, my laptop has always run high even when idle, right from when I got it, temperatures of 80+ degrees were common even when running just an internet tab open, and when gaming it has always reached 95 ish degrees, so it definitely isn't just a problem with dirty vents. 

 

I am also looking into buying a cooling pad, most likely a Llano or IETS model, however, I am concerned if there is a problem with my laptops cooling in either the ventilation, or maybe a dodgy battery, then I am not sure a cooling pad would help.

 

So my three questions are: 

 

A) How can I run a specific test to pinpoint where the cooling issue is in my laptop? I can clearly see I have thermal throttling issues, but I have so far failed to conclusively find why this is happening, aside from dirty vents. 

 

B) If I can find out that the Vapor Chamber is faulty (which is what it has), where do I go to try and get this fixed? I do not feel confident doing this myself, as my knowledge of the procedure is very low and according to the internet, is harder and riskier than general thermal paste. 

 

Finally C) Once these issues are resolved, what model of cooling pad would be recommended for this laptop. It is a 17 inch screen, so I think models like the Llano V10 are too small.

 

Thanks in advance