@jasonrodda98 The electrical parts of the hair dryer are far away from the tip of it from where the air gets out. It's about 15cm of distance, and in all that distance there is only PLASTIC. It is even further from the computer because of the distance I keep when blowing air because I don't want to physically damage the computer.
The chances of an electrical discharge are stupidly low. It would be more likely to happen by simple hand touch than by the hair dryer.
Do you even know what kind voltages we're talking about?
we're talking about 30-35 000 V on an average... and thats just by walking.
It's the friction Inbetween the material's and the air's molecules that often can generate static electricity that might make you sad immediaetly or just lie there in the components dormant... for months or even years before they break.
I've got a G73, and recently its been louder, hotter (when I'm running a game) and the screen starts to get flicker grey bars and such all over the place if its been running a game for a while. Anyone had the same problems?
@RC1312Kad Hey, yes I am having the same problem and according to Windows 7 gpu temp gadget my graphics card is constantly around 80 C which is ridiculous. I had a recent format and I am not sure if that caused some driver issues ?
@MrBibo2050 My problem was dust, I'm pretty sure. I hadn't cleaned it out since I got it, about 6 months before the problems. A cooling stand helped, but like in this video, just taking a can of compressed air and blowing out the vents and inside made a huge difference.
After running Mass Effect 2 for about 2 hours without the stand, it was way cooler and didn't have any screen issues, where beforehand I definitely would have. So I'd try that, it fixed it for me.
Please, Do not use a hair dryer! It can easily create a lot of static electricity and damage core components on the main board and with a simple shock causing it to erase information on the hard drive and corrupt main buses needed on the board. Vacuums also have the same effect but worse for those who are curious. Instead, use an air compressor with the proper psi or a can of compressed air. Save the time and the information!
@ItalianStallian004 The electrical parts of the hair dryer are far away from the tip of it from where the air gets out. It's about 15cm of distance, and in all that distance there is only plastic. I try to not touch the computer anyway, not because I'm scared of an electrical discharge, but because I don't want to physically damage the computer.
I'd say the chances of an electrical discharge are VERY VERY low. It would be more likely to happen by simple hand touch than by the hair dryer.
@ItalianStallian004 You are right, but for the wrong reasons. A cheap can of compressed air is more effective because they come with a straw allowing you to get right into the heat sinks blades.
Thanks for the vid man..im sitting at idle 75 degrees. I was about to dismantle this whole thing to get to the gpu, and replace the coling paste etc, but i really hope this works for me also...Thanks again.
wow dont tell me u guys never do that i do this evry week to my loptop nomater what never got overheating problem u got to do it ones a week and u be fine
i recently started hearing my fans go nuts really loud, loudest ive ever heard them saw this video did the same thing except no hair dryer (didnt have a really good one & no cool air option) so did it with the canned air only & i'm back down to 48C temperature when i was roughly getting to 60C every day before the clean. Great info LOVE my lappy again!
Very good video! I tried it and now my G73SW runs quiet again. I can't believe it was that simple. Thanks for taking the time to share the information.
Well when i was dusting A LOT of dust came out but when i played i noticed my computer was cooler but still shuts off after a little under 30 mins of gaming
@DecessusFar Well i downloaded it and i see a lot of numbers per each core im just going to look at the "ASUSTeK Computer Inc. G73jh" one which says 66*C when im idle
@HellzSaint28 You are supposed to be able to go to 105-115°C without a shutdown (even though it's not safe nor recommendable). I used to play with 113°C with no shutdowns, it needed to go over 115°C for a shutdown.
Anyway, at about 105°C you should still be able to play with no shutdowns, but you'll have some considerable loss of performance.
Also, keep an eye on "Intel Core i7 720QM" and "ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series" in HWMonitor. Those are your processor and graphics card.
@FullM3tal7ack3t The air temperature from the hairdryer is not relevant here. First because it is not close to be as hot as the normal temperatures of the G73, second because the hot air doesn't give all its heat to the computer, a lot is lost or spread.
Also, you'll mainly be throwing air on the back side and not directly on the hardware.
Having said all that, I must tell you that my hairdryer has the option to blow cool air, which I obviously use here.
Thanks a lot for this video. For about a year my asus hitting 70C on idle and 90+ while gaming. Now it sits on 63C on idle and doesn't go pass 82 while gaming. Fun stuff.
thank you for the vid, same has just started happening to my G73Jh after bout a year of near silent operation now fan ramping up now and then as gpu idling at 70Celcius, will get some compressed air tomorrow as i don't have a blowdry!:)
I was just about to take apart the whole laptop and try a re-paste of the GPU, but I saw this video and it looked alot simpler than taking the whole laptop apart and using air to clean the vents completely solved my overheating problem. Thanks for posting!
@DecessusFar Actually I don't have one but I was thinking about getting one... the problem is that i read too much complaints about overheating and I'm wondering whether they fixed it somehow or not
@DecessusFar I'm going to try it with thehairdryer... I've tried it with the vacuum-cleaner, didn't really help. GPU gets really hot and cpu also hotter tan it used to. Laptop already crashed 2 times, just shutting down and I have to wait before it will start up again (or remove and put back the battery).
@Nightwalkerx7 Just remember to open it up before you use the hairdryer! When I did it for the first time, A LOT of dust came out through the opened part.
never use a hairdryer for anything like this the static cause by it can certainly cause more issues not solve them
jasonrodda98 1 week ago
@jasonrodda98 The electrical parts of the hair dryer are far away from the tip of it from where the air gets out. It's about 15cm of distance, and in all that distance there is only PLASTIC. It is even further from the computer because of the distance I keep when blowing air because I don't want to physically damage the computer.
The chances of an electrical discharge are stupidly low. It would be more likely to happen by simple hand touch than by the hair dryer.
DecessusFar 1 week ago
@DecessusFar
Do you even know what kind voltages we're talking about?
we're talking about 30-35 000 V on an average... and thats just by walking.
It's the friction Inbetween the material's and the air's molecules that often can generate static electricity that might make you sad immediaetly or just lie there in the components dormant... for months or even years before they break.
pioneerz450 1 week ago
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RiSeNgod 1 week ago
Of course it's going to overheat if you don't get all the dust out. Where do you think all the dust goes when you have fans in your laptop/desktop?
diedie111590 2 weeks ago
I've got a G73, and recently its been louder, hotter (when I'm running a game) and the screen starts to get flicker grey bars and such all over the place if its been running a game for a while. Anyone had the same problems?
RC1312Kad 2 weeks ago
@RC1312Kad Hey, yes I am having the same problem and according to Windows 7 gpu temp gadget my graphics card is constantly around 80 C which is ridiculous. I had a recent format and I am not sure if that caused some driver issues ?
MrBibo2050 1 week ago
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@MrBibo2050 My problem was dust, I'm pretty sure. I hadn't cleaned it out since I got it, about 6 months before the problems. A cooling stand helped, but like in this video, just taking a can of compressed air and blowing out the vents and inside made a huge difference.
After running Mass Effect 2 for about 2 hours without the stand, it was way cooler and didn't have any screen issues, where beforehand I definitely would have. So I'd try that, it fixed it for me.
RC1312Kad 1 week ago
wow... thank you. you saved me a trip to the Geek Squad and 2 weeks without my laptop!
spinkerton 2 weeks ago
@spinkerton I'm glad it helped :)
DecessusFar 2 weeks ago
Doing it with compressed air works like a charm
Kice1 2 weeks ago
Gonna try this before i´m following these guys
youtube.com/watch?v=Tp90M_N6dzs
to tear it apart an try replacing the pads between cpu/gpu and the coolers.
Thanx...
marxNukID 3 weeks ago
Please, Do not use a hair dryer! It can easily create a lot of static electricity and damage core components on the main board and with a simple shock causing it to erase information on the hard drive and corrupt main buses needed on the board. Vacuums also have the same effect but worse for those who are curious. Instead, use an air compressor with the proper psi or a can of compressed air. Save the time and the information!
ItalianStallian004 1 month ago
@ItalianStallian004 The electrical parts of the hair dryer are far away from the tip of it from where the air gets out. It's about 15cm of distance, and in all that distance there is only plastic. I try to not touch the computer anyway, not because I'm scared of an electrical discharge, but because I don't want to physically damage the computer.
I'd say the chances of an electrical discharge are VERY VERY low. It would be more likely to happen by simple hand touch than by the hair dryer.
DecessusFar 1 month ago
@ItalianStallian004 You are right, but for the wrong reasons. A cheap can of compressed air is more effective because they come with a straw allowing you to get right into the heat sinks blades.
aknagi 2 weeks ago
Thanks for the vid man..im sitting at idle 75 degrees. I was about to dismantle this whole thing to get to the gpu, and replace the coling paste etc, but i really hope this works for me also...Thanks again.
elude2 1 month ago
wow dont tell me u guys never do that i do this evry week to my loptop nomater what never got overheating problem u got to do it ones a week and u be fine
grego10r 1 month ago
i recently started hearing my fans go nuts really loud, loudest ive ever heard them saw this video did the same thing except no hair dryer (didnt have a really good one & no cool air option) so did it with the canned air only & i'm back down to 48C temperature when i was roughly getting to 60C every day before the clean. Great info LOVE my lappy again!
miranger 1 month ago
Very good video! I tried it and now my G73SW runs quiet again. I can't believe it was that simple. Thanks for taking the time to share the information.
maryland67 2 months ago
Well when i was dusting A LOT of dust came out but when i played i noticed my computer was cooler but still shuts off after a little under 30 mins of gaming
HellzSaint28 2 months ago in playlist Liked videos
@HellzSaint28 Have you been monitoring your temperatures? What are your CPU and GPU temperatures before it shuts off?
DecessusFar 2 months ago
@DecessusFar Is there's a program i can download that shows that?
HellzSaint28 2 months ago
@HellzSaint28 I use the program "HWMonitor", from cpuid.
DecessusFar 2 months ago
@DecessusFar Well i downloaded it and i see a lot of numbers per each core im just going to look at the "ASUSTeK Computer Inc. G73jh" one which says 66*C when im idle
HellzSaint28 2 months ago
@DecessusFar lol this is funny i cant seem to over heat my computer i been playing for an hour now
HellzSaint28 2 months ago
@HellzSaint28 You are supposed to be able to go to 105-115°C without a shutdown (even though it's not safe nor recommendable). I used to play with 113°C with no shutdowns, it needed to go over 115°C for a shutdown.
Anyway, at about 105°C you should still be able to play with no shutdowns, but you'll have some considerable loss of performance.
Also, keep an eye on "Intel Core i7 720QM" and "ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series" in HWMonitor. Those are your processor and graphics card.
DecessusFar 2 months ago
@DecessusFar question for you,, a hairdryer ? i mean it blows warm air, which is not recomended, do you have any problems with the laptop or so ?
FullM3tal7ack3t 2 months ago
@FullM3tal7ack3t The air temperature from the hairdryer is not relevant here. First because it is not close to be as hot as the normal temperatures of the G73, second because the hot air doesn't give all its heat to the computer, a lot is lost or spread.
Also, you'll mainly be throwing air on the back side and not directly on the hardware.
Having said all that, I must tell you that my hairdryer has the option to blow cool air, which I obviously use here.
DecessusFar 2 months ago
@DecessusFar k thanx :P just noticed that my hairdryer has the same option, so blow air, on the side of the fan right ?
FullM3tal7ack3t 2 months ago
@DecessusFar I dont know much about computers so im going to run that program when i play and tell u how hot it gets before shutting off
HellzSaint28 2 months ago
Thanks a lot for this video. For about a year my asus hitting 70C on idle and 90+ while gaming. Now it sits on 63C on idle and doesn't go pass 82 while gaming. Fun stuff.
NylsKnight 2 months ago
@NylsKnight I'm glad it helped :)
DecessusFar 2 months ago
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aliihsanasl 3 months ago
thank you for the vid, same has just started happening to my G73Jh after bout a year of near silent operation now fan ramping up now and then as gpu idling at 70Celcius, will get some compressed air tomorrow as i don't have a blowdry!:)
groMMit1981 3 months ago
i'm doing this right now, i'm just wondering how all the sticky pads on the bottom of ur computer are still on. A lot of mine fell off
baconsizzle121 3 months ago 2
@baconsizzle121 It happened to me too :) but after the first time it happened, I started being very careful hehe
good luck with the cleanup!
DecessusFar 3 months ago
@DecessusFar it worked! i made a video too lol, but the dust coming out doesn't show up on my camera
baconsizzle121 3 months ago
thanks a lot man! this was a big help, i actually bought a dynex compressed gas duster and it works a lot better than a blow drier
Jamus8 4 months ago
Thanks man! Helped me
angrybubblz 5 months ago
@angrybubblz I'm glad it helped! Cheers!
DecessusFar 5 months ago
I was just about to take apart the whole laptop and try a re-paste of the GPU, but I saw this video and it looked alot simpler than taking the whole laptop apart and using air to clean the vents completely solved my overheating problem. Thanks for posting!
halfanounze 5 months ago
@halfanounze I'm glad it helped you :) That's the reason why I've put this video up! :D
DecessusFar 5 months ago
hey! did u try a vacuum-cleaner for this?
thanks!
voltrumiks 5 months ago
@voltrumiks I didn't, not sure if it would be as efficient. Worth a shot though :P Do it and let us know hehe
DecessusFar 5 months ago
@DecessusFar Actually I don't have one but I was thinking about getting one... the problem is that i read too much complaints about overheating and I'm wondering whether they fixed it somehow or not
voltrumiks 5 months ago
@DecessusFar I'm going to try it with thehairdryer... I've tried it with the vacuum-cleaner, didn't really help. GPU gets really hot and cpu also hotter tan it used to. Laptop already crashed 2 times, just shutting down and I have to wait before it will start up again (or remove and put back the battery).
Wish me luck tomorrow :p
Nightwalkerx7 5 months ago
@Nightwalkerx7 Just remember to open it up before you use the hairdryer! When I did it for the first time, A LOT of dust came out through the opened part.
Good luck!
DecessusFar 5 months ago
wow! im gonna borrow a super 3 level hair dryer! I ran out of air cans!!! +1
lol3ndir 5 months ago
genius!!!!
thx 4 changing my life! :)
paulofermo 5 months ago