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    Follow up to my old threads about issues with my Auros X3+ V3

    Discussion in 'Gigabyte and Aorus' started by LVNeptune, Jun 1, 2017.

  1. LVNeptune

    LVNeptune Notebook Virtuoso

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    I had issues with it from the get go, you can check the issues here:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...extra-screw-being-stuck-under-the-fan.772393/

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/adventures-with-aorus-tech-support.771455/

    Now, I thought the rear of the chassis was actually aluminum. Turns out, it's plastic. The grills are plastic. You have immense heat pumping out through those grills...what is coming should be quite obvious. The plastic, over time, has become brittle and now each of the grills is starting to crack. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that a few mm thick plastic will become extremely brittle and break over time, ESPECIALLY when exposed to the heat being pumped out by the fans.

    I will never be purchasing another Gigabyte/Aorus product again.
     
    LVNeptune, Jun 1, 2017
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    SeagateBoy Notebook Consultant

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    I believe my MSI Ghost also uses plastic grills although they are still in tact but I'm glad that I didn't purchase Aorus, almost went for the X7 to replace my MSI Ghost
     
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