I'll have to see 1st.

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Added on December 10, 2010, 5:27 amLOL! My wish is only want to be the most famous figure in Malaysia. That's enough for me.

This post has been edited by Jeffrey1987: Dec 10 2010, 05:27 AM

Meh, i wish there's ppl would accompany buy the sandy Bridge refresh.

Lenovo has launched their new SB notebooks too: Y460p/Y560p.

Waiting for ROG lines though. Alienware made a move ahead by leaking some info, but there's no story from Asus nor Gary Key(NBR).

I'm wondering whether Asus will make some touch-up for Asus R.O.G notebooks or not in terms of cosmetic value.

Who knows, maybe "surprise surprise"??

i think if ASUS is gonna launch SB, the won't re badge the G73/53, just straight launch the G74/54

since i mean, they didn't re badge the G51 what....

Who knows, but if they are up to release G74, then i might need to revise their design and spec wise.

The temps arent really good now.

BFBC2 reaches 93C now, as oppose to 79C max a month ago. It could be hotter weather, but i doubt it goes up that fast.

Seems like they havent fix the thermal paste issue.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Dec 10 2010, 05:03 PM

my GPU stays around 70 region, while my CPU idle is already 60 plus (GPU idle is 46C

46C is good.

Now, idling at 64C after BC2.

Usually only drop to 58C. This is not good.

Its in idle clock, right ?

Maybe you need a repaste? My temps for my 5870 have risen as well since my last paste in early June. Have to repaste mine as I feel temps for idle and load have gone up 5 degrees C.

Yea, idle clock.

I might need to make some sort custom fan or something to suck out the air at the vent. The concentrated hot air at the vent, plus a room with no air circulation, it causing the temps to go up.

If i let a fan blow at the vent, the temps quickly drop to 55C on idle.

Maybe, considering about it.

Is it hard to do?

Also, do you know where to get those air cans, as some people at NBR blow compressed air into their G73 to remove some dust. Temps drops a lot too.

Well if your conditions there are dusty, and your vents are clogged up then yes you can hope to see a drop in temps after blowing those vents clean. A thermal paste re-paste would be more time consuming as you will carefull have to remove the GPU card from the heatsink and use a Thermal Paste remover to remove the old paste and then a Thermal paste purifier to clean both the surfaces of the GPU chip and that of the heatsink before applying new paste. You can look for Artic clean Thermal paste remover and purifier which comes in a set of 2 bottles. To say whether its easier will be an problem as you are using an Asus and me an Alienware so I can't gauge if its easier for you than for me.

My max idle used to be around 50c and max gaming on Metro 2033 or BFBC2 would be around 75c in a room without the air conditioning on. I aid it with a modified Cooler Master U3 which helps save some current would be spent on the Air Con. I think we both need to find some time to service our notebooks....

i think if u free enough can DIY made this cooler fan...
http://benyouhui.it168.com/thread-1266726-1-1.html

Thanks, i think i might need to have a maintenance soon. Really need some bravery to do so, as G73 is very hard to disassemble. No way im gonna brick my 6k laptop.

My idle now is 55C, with a table fan blowing at it, if not, it' about 58C.

BC2 can drive it up to 78C to 90C, depending on conditions.

AW no doubt have better cooling than G73.

Well your idle seems acceptable. If you're in Malaysia then we just have to accept we can't compare temps with those overseas. For me if on load and its around the high 70s to mid 80s I won't panic. But if it can hit 90c then to me the alarm bells start ringing. I was running my lappie withe the GTX 260M as high as 92-93 even and that was when I decided something had to be done. Good luck with the disassembly. Hope you get it back to cooler readings. You don't use a cooler pad? The air intake is in the front for the G73?

Nope. The air intakes are above the G73's speakers grill.

Idle is acceptable, IMO. Just that when it's on load, it is a bit high some times.

I do agree it's a bit hard to compare, as my conditions are quite different from Malaysia.

I dont have cooler pad, though.

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Added on December 12, 2010, 4:45 pmG73SW is announced, using Sandy Bridge, i7-2630QM, basically a i7-920 with no overclocking. Everything else, the same as G73JW.

Looks sweet.

http://www.koopkompas.nl/product_info.php?products_id=365116

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Dec 12 2010, 04:45 PM