[CPU + GPU Temperatures + Benchmarks] - Gigabyte AERO 15 | 7700HQ | GTX 1060

yeah, i was just wondering, doesn't pose any inconvenience to me. thanks for the info.

 

Considering the build quality and cooling upgrade of the aero. Am I the only one dead curious for iunlock to review the X5 v7? I mean after all its the gigabyte premium brand...
@iunlock :wink wink:

 

Getac doesnt make the cells itself. They are a laptop oem.

 

@iunlock will you make a video/post on how to make the improvements you attempted, or you'll only make the review?

 

It'll only be the review with some points on the repasting, as my hands are full with projects at the moment. Lots going on...

The Aero 15 Review will be up likely tonight or tomorrow...I'm finishing it up as we speak.

 

Picturesssss plssss!!!

 

Damn, hope in the future you'll have time for a tutorial on the repasting. Waiting for the review then.

 

Been patiently waiting for your review iunlock! Just wondering will yours be sent back because of the recent recall?

 

The recall is a false alarm, Gigabyte never issued one. A retailer last week misunderstood something that Gigabyte advised them on.

Liam.

 

oh ic thanks for clearing that up.

 

I'm here guys... slight delay due to me heading home from my vaca....

 

Thanks for the awesome info you've provided so far, for me at least you've already answered the biggest questions. Will you be looking at the X5 V7?

 

Thanks and it's my pleasure.

I'm actually eyeing the x3, but the x5 may be in the horizon...

 

Ooh, I am intrigued by both. Since I'm already leaning toward waiting for Coffee Lake/Volta, knowing that each handles its current hardware well will help me know if I should keep them in the running next Spring/Summer when I buy. The x3 is more the form factor I'm looking for, but if it's a furnace even after liquid metal I'm not interested. Though I'm still tempted by the big jump in GPU power that the 15" form factor inevitably offers. It makes me wish they'd get rid of space for a lot of the extra components and use it for extra cooling, I only need space for 2 RAM sticks and a 1TB EVO. Give me more fans with the rest of that space, or more battery since the x3 apparently isn't close to the legal limit for planes. I don't care if more battery and heatsinks/fans make it heavier and louder, keep the dimensions about the same and we'll all be happy.

 

Hey, I'm planning on getting an Aero 15 and I'm not in too much of a rush, just need it before the fall semester starts at the college I'm going to. Anyway I live in NC and was wondering if you are going to post a guide on how to do the things you did to the laptop and if not, do you know anyone in NC that does stuff like what you did to the laptop? Or if not, could I potentially contract you for the thermal job?

 

Still waiting on your review iunlock! I went with the free CLU option upgrade and I'm now reading about the difference with CLU and ICD. People said to go with CLU if the heatsink has good contact if not ICD would be better because I won't worry about shorting out anything. I'm not sure how good of a job GenTechPC will do this and now it worries me. My order is still in processing phase so I might still be able to change it, what do you think?

 

Recently lucked out and bought the aero 15 from another individual who regretted their purchase for some reason. Only cost me 1.6k usd. Waiting on your comprehensive review as well!

 

Same, @iunlock where you at?

 

I PM'd him 2 days ago asking about repaste service but no reply yet

 

ICD is a no go and is only good for a bandaid fix. It is on the bottom of my thermal paste list.

Pics are done and the write up is pretty much ready to go. It'll be known and wide spread once it is released.

I've been really busy with work, family and traveling. Things should settle down thia coming week.

I'll get back to you certainly. Thanks for your patience.

::iunlock::

 

The Samsung ssd that came with my Aero 15...

 

Hi @iunlock , I'm a new owner of an Aero 15 and I've noticed that even after undervolting, the max temps are reaching into the low 80s on both gpu and cpu. Idle temps are pretty good and reach the mid 40s. I am planning on repasting, but I wanted to know if I had to buy any thermal pads and if so, what thickness? I am new to repasting, so I am planning on using Kryonaut or GC Extreme to avoid any issues with LM. Thanks!

 

You do not want to use both thermal pads and paste, one or the other only. Pads are usually easier to apply, but also generally don't conduct the heat away as well as a good paste application. If you don't mind spending the time, I'd go with paste. Just plan on the possibility to clean and re-apply if you've never done it before.

I've never used the ones you mentioned, but have read good things about both. There are plenty of very good brands. I've had good success with Noctua NT-H1 so I used it again with my last couple rigs. It doesn't seem to be as popular as others, though. I'm sure it's not the most conductive or easiest to apply, but it seemed to be pretty good all around, plus it had some good reviews and was on sale at the time as well.

 

I used NT-H1 for my first pc build, so I know it's pretty long lasting. I wanted to try out the Gelid paste just to see . As for the pads, I am just not sure if the heat pipes are covering some VRM or something with thermal pads on top of paste on the GPU and CPU.

And by on top of, I mean pads somewhere else and paste on the important bits!

 

After reading through this thread a bit, I get the impression that this notebook is THE pick if you want a super portable, stylish gaming power house that is quiet as a good gaming desktop. Curious to read the full review.

 

I didn't do my own liquid metal thermal paste, but I did put up some comments and basic benchmarks here- http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/gigabyte-aero-15-review.805885/

 

Thanks for the link. You seem to perceive it as loud, while iunlock calls it inaudible. Is it the LM that makes the difference?

A little oddball question: the space for m. 2 next to the battery, could a wireless USB adapter for Xbox one controllers fit in there? Would be a cool soldering mod! Don't get it why there aren't any m.2 modules from Microsoft for that.

 

If you're gaming you can expect the laptop to ramp up it's fan as any other machine would. In normal daily use 2D work and the likes or even browsing the net the machine is slient. It seriously is the best of both worlds.

 

I did order liquid metal thermal interface, but the retailer did the application. Like agent_pires said, it's quiet for basic stuff like office or surfing or YouTube but the fans are loud when gaming. I can't say if they are as loud as other thin and light gaming rigs, but iunlock, Eason and others may be able to comment on that.

 

aww iunlock still haven't updated this post still want to see the review so bad! Hope all is well with you @iunlock !

 

Hey guys, I'm here...I've just been really busy with traveling and family. The reviews will be making it online, I promise In fact, all the visuals are all complete as I've finished those up on the plane. As for the content it's pretty much done as well....thanks for hanging in there...

Cheers to you all.

 

Might this poor fellow ask the great lm master when to expect the full review?

 

Hello all,

I've made an account because I also own an Aero 15 for a week or so and I hope you can help me. I've ran HWMonitor while playing Ghost Recon: Wildlands and my CPU got up to 91 degrees celcius and my GPU got up to 88 degrees celcius. While idle the CPU hangs around 55-60 degrees. I'm pretty worried since the laptop also gets really hot on the outside. I haven't tweaked a thing in terms of CPU and GPU since I got it so it's pretty much "stock" but I'm getting these kind of temps. I'm really unexperienced in everything laptop, but these just seem way too high. Do I have a faulty device? Should I contact GIGABYTE? Or should I do something else? Thanks in advance all!

Hope you can understand my worries after spending over 2k on a laptop...

 

What's your ambient temperature you're operating in? It's usual for the idle temps to go up when its a hot day. Also make sure the bottom of the laptop has plenty of ventilation. 60C does seem a bit high but I've had mid 50C for idle on a hot day.

 

It sure is a bit hotter than room temperature, so that could definitely impact it, didn't think about that myself. But it isn't a desert either

I don't really mind the temperature of the laptop itself since it's on a desk, so I won't burn myself or anything like that. It's more that I'm afraid I'm close to damaging my device since 90 degrees celcius seems really hot to me. I'm not experienced on PC's or Laptop's so I really don't know if these are worrying temperatures. I have no idea what is normal for the Aero 15 right out the box. So like I said, I paid a lot of money for my laptop and want to use it atleast 4 years before having to buy a new one, and I've read that high temperatures on CPU's could damage the device in the long run; like after 2 years of usage or so.

Thanks!

 

Make sure if you're gaming or doing anything a bit more intensive than browsing the web (perhaps 2D work) you've got the fan profile set to 'gaming' or 'normal' that should help. The silent profile is ideal for doing light work but as expected the laptop will heat up. Having the bottom with clear ventilation will definitely help with cooling the laptop down. Perhaps you should get a nice little stand to lift the bottom up a bit. Doesn't have to be expensive there's plenty of nice options on amazon (X-Stand) but will do wonders for the temperatures.

 

If I'm not mistaken, these temps where when on maximum vents. I'll post some more results later with a "self made" laptop stand. Simply making sure the vents are completely open. Thanks for all the tips so far, I hope this will make a drastic change, i'll keep you updated.

 

Okay, tested just now.
Fairly hot summer day, but nothing extreme.

Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Gaming mode fans - Bottom cleared (stand)
CPU average = 90
CPU max = 93
CPU min = 89

GPU = 90 entire time

Maximum mode fans - Bottom cleared (stand) = same results as gaming mode

Quiet and normal make the temps go lower, but also automatically make the CPU usage way lower (60fps on gaming/max, 20 fps on quiet/normal)

Core Temps is showing the temps 90 and above in red, which isn't too comforting aswell

I'm pretty dissapointed, the tips you gave don't seem to help even the slightest, not saying you're not helping or anything, just dissapointed they don't help me in my case :S

Could this still mean my device is faulty or anything like that? Or is this normal? If I need to let it get replaced it needs to happen ASAP, since I'm going to need it daily in about a month!

 

Mmm I was running Star Wars Battlefront on Ultra, 144Hz, 1080p. Never got over 90, stayed low mid 80s. I did have the CLU upgrade and I have modest undervolt.

I can't remember, but I think i opened the lid during these sessions, as I run 3 24" monitors.

Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

 

GPU @ 90 is awefully high.

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

 

Would you recommend getting in contact with GIGABYTE?

 

I don´t have the aero 15 , so other users should be able to confirm their temps, but the GPU at 90C is way to high for pascal and it is probably throttling hard. I would say yes, seek a replacement, probably something wrong with heatsink or paste job, or both.
high CPU temps for these thin laptops is normal these days, and usually an undervolt helps, but your GPU seems way too hot. hopefully others can confirm this.

 

This sucks so bad, I've got it in the U.S. but live in the Netherlands :S

I always have bad luck when it comes to this stuff, buying expensive tech but there's always something wrong with it. I've contacted the site I've bought it from, I'll keep you guys updated. Thanks a lot for everything <3

 

Yeah, my GPU doesn't get over 80 full bore. Might not even get over 70.

Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

 

Yeah that doesn't seem right mate sorry to hear seems odd. Contact Gigabyte support and say it's idling too high and not sure why.

 

I've ran some more tests today since it is a bit cooler today. The differences where crazy. GPU under 80 and CPU under 80 when on full load. It's still really weird since I really wouldn't say it's WAY colder today or SUPER HOT yesterday. I'm kind of reliefed it's showing some lower temps but I'm still not 100% sure what I should do. For now I'm undervolting the CPU since that was a "regular issue" with Aero 15 according to some websites, hope I can get some good results. I've read a little bit about thermal throttling but I don't really understand it completely so I still don't know if my device is actually "broken" or it was just a hotter day and the temps are around normal.

 

It also depends a lot on the game. If GRW makes CPU usage very high then the temps go up exponentially because both CPU and GPU share the two heatsinks and you are dumping extra 20-40W in there. I would try to test something that you can compare with others - like Valley/Heaven for some time and see what temps you get. The CPU undervolting should help too. Its easy really.

 

90 degrees are totally acceptable and absolutely normal for gaming equipment. CPU and GPU will use the thermal budget as much as they can to provide their turbo modes. Nevertheless is undervolting always a good idea.

 

No its not.

 

My Aero hits 90 sometimes, but only after like 6 hours of BF1 maxing the CPU/GPU and even then in most intensive gaming it doesn't go above 85. The thermal throttle never kicks in as far as I can tell thanks to my repaste and undervolting. I get similar temps to iUnlock in normal benchmarking situations too. On a brief aside i7 in my particular Aero is kinda weird. It ran a bit hotter than I would have expected for a 7700HQ stock, but it is able to run a very hefty undervolt without locking up.