G73JH loud right fan

This is driving me nuts and would really appreciate any help! I rarely use my computer for heavy tasks like gaming, yet the right fan is always going off. When I turn on the computer it is fine, but then maybe 15 minutes later the fan will start up.

I have seen other threads on this and "temps" are often asked for. How do I obtain these?

Thank you!

EDIT:

BIOS 213
vBIOS 012.017.000.004.0359.A33G
EC Version (w/e this is...) b22c180203

 

You can use HWiNFO64 to monitor your temperatures.

 

without messing with any configurations in that program this is what popped up.

 

Close the summary and click on the sensor tab in the main window.

 

I scrolled down a bit. Thank you for the help btw.

 

If those are your idle temps, something is definitely wrong, time to get those air cans out.

 

Had this exact same problem with my G73JH - cooling fans sounding like buuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrr!!. Sent in for RMA, ASUS replaced both fans....but.....I got it back, plugged in and turned on and all seemed well. That was until it started to smoke - literally. I unplugged it and opened several windows - shut off smoke detectors. Called ASUS back, told them the issue - they said sorry, our bad - return again and we will send you an new one; which they did.

 

Holy smokes, literally! I think that's what your laptop would do if you started running FurMark right now.

You seem to be idling (1.8% GPU utilization) at 82 C, which is causing your right GPU fan to be turned up almost to max. No wonder it's loud. That's the highest idle temp on any graphics card I have ever seen. I don't even get 82 C while running FurMark Extreme Burn-In at 1080P. Acceptable idle temps for the G73Jh are 50-60 C and load temps under 95 C.

Your CPU idle temp is also about 10-15 C higher than it should be, that is, assuming it was idle when that screenshot was taken. I don't know what you were running in the background.

The first thing you need to do is get an air can or compressor, take off the bottom access panel, and blow out both of the vents. If a ton of dust comes out and your temperatures drop drastically then that should do it. Otherwise, you'll need to apply new thermal paste to the GPU and maybe CPU as well.

Are you doing any gaming on this machine? Have you run into any GSOD's (gray screens of death) while doing so? Reason I ask is that you're running an older BIOS and vBIOS, the latter of which is known to cause GSOD's while gaming and prevents you from upgrading your video drivers. BIOS 213 and vBIOS 93 are what most G73Jh users have and those also do a better job of fan and temperature control as well. Do a search on here if you want to do the BIOS flash safely.

 

I just used a can of compressed air and a TON of dust came flying out. There was a drastic change in temps but looking at other temps posted here this still isn't all that great.

 

Meh, looks okay for the stock thermal paste job.

 

A TON of dust blew out and the temp dropped 20 degrees (look at my prev. post)! I don't know if these temps are even good though because I've seen some other temps posted here in the 40's and low 50's when idling for the gpu. As for the cpu I took the pics when running chrome with a few tabs open. I'm not sure if that would make the difference or not.

I did a little bit of gaming last summer but I haven't done anything since then... just basic stuff like web browsing and music. I haven't had any problems besides this and an annoying trackpad (which I've fixed by getting a mouse). I did upgrade the BIOS to the version I have now a long time ago. Is it possible to upgrade the vBIOS?

EDIT: BIOS 212 was a typo in the OP. I have 213.

 

Wow that is a HUGE difference!

Just to make sure you've completely solved the problem, the next step would be to download FurMark and run the Burn-In test with all options ticked except Dynamic Camera, native resolution, and 8x MSAA. Let it run for as long a needed until the temperature stabilizes or it overheats. If the temperature stabilizes at something below 95 C then you should be good. If it keeps climbing past 100 C then you've still got a thermal issues.

You can thermally test the CPU likewise by using Prime95 and running the Torture Test while monitoring temps. The CPU should be fine if it stays below 90 C.

The current idle temps for CPU and GPU are fine. You won't see any tangible benefit by lowering them by a few degrees. The CPU is rated to 100 C and GPU to 110C. If you can stay 15-20C below those during full load then you don't have a problem.

The real test is how hot it gets under 100% sustained GPU usage which is what FurMark will test. The idle temperature really doesn't tell us that much. For example, living in a hotter enviroment the idle temperature will be higher.

The only reason people have gotten idle temps in the 40s is that were either using some kind of cooler or cooling mod and/or they were downclocking. I used to run a vBIOS that would downclock my Mobility 5870 to something like 150/150 and I would idle at around 40 C. You are running the full clock speeds at 700/1000 so obviously your idle temps are gonna be a little higher.

The trackpad issue is nearly universal to all G73Jh users and the only way to fix it is to remove the tap from behind the trackpad inside the laptop. I haven't gotten around to doing that and, like you, have been making do with a mouse. Both the BIOS and vBIOS have newer versions and I would recommend that you flash to those. Look at the sticky on this forum for the correct procedure. If you ever get GSOD's while gaming the outdated vBIOS is certainly the culprit.

Edit: It looks like you've got lastest BIOS then. Only the vBIOS is outdated.

 

In FurMark I did all the settings above except the GPU log one which kept making the program crash for some reason and it ran for a couple minutes and went quickly to maybe 75 degrees then it gradually went to 83 degrees then VERY slowly went to 86/87 degrees and pretty much stopped over the course of 7 minutes. It may have have continued to go up if I left it on longer but the graph was really starting to stagnant.

 

You do not have a thermal problem. Glad to hear that the air can fixed it.

 

It looks like the vBIOS helped a little bit as well! Big thanks to everyone who helped.

 

Just wanted to add, it probably looked like this on the inside.



That's a g73jh i repaired that had a bad screen, i told the owner it's a good idea to clean it while it's apart.