Asus G1S and Heat

I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this in, if not, sorry.

I recently got an Asus G1S and one of the first things I noticed was it gets quite hot. The bottom gets hot enough that if you touch it on accident you'll probably jerk your hand away just by reflex, although it's not quite hot enough to actually burn you. What really concerns me though is that the right side of the keyboard will get warm even. Also, you don't have to be doing anything too taxing like playing a video game, it will get that hot just installing some programs.

So my question is, is the heat something to be concerned about? I know a laptop should get hot, but it seems strange that even the keyboard is getting warm. I read the review for the G1S on this site which said the heat management was pretty good, even while playing games, so I'm a bit worried about my particular unit.

 

try installing a program which allows you to monitor temps, probably speedfan... or mobimeter. usually vista is the cause, since xp barely uses cpu/gpu and vista is constantly using it for the graphics and increased memory usage. thus, increased usage leads to more operating frequency and time and more heat being generated... try underclocking the gpu when you are not gaming to save some battery/heat there, as well as the cpu, not only does it run cooler, but it saves battery too!! i think the gpu pretty much clocks itself down, so you don't have to worry about it too much, but definitely try undervolting your cpu and monitoring your hard drive/ram as those components are usually near the keyboard and get quite warm...

 

Where do you place your notebook? If it's directly on your lap or bed without a notebook cooler, then that could be the reason why it is so hot. Blocking the air vent can cause your computer to be hotter than it should be.

 

Thanks for the replies so far. I'm looking in to some of the things hbomb suggested.

@ cb6000
It gets hot anywhere. I originally thought that might be the problem as I noticed it first when it was on my lap, but since then I've had it on the table and it gets hot there too.

 

I would download Notebook Hardware Control to check the hardware temps. Give us the average temperature readings. If they're too high, then you may have gotten a 'lemon'.

 

Ok so I downloaded the Notebook Hardware Control program. My idle temperatures are between 56C and 60C. Under load (Playing Counter Strike: Source) temperatures maxed out at 80C.

If this were a desktop I'd say there's definitely a problem, but I'm pretty new to laptops so I'm not sure.

Oh yeah, something else weird to note. I'm also using speed fan, and it consistently reads temperatures at least 10C less than the Notebook Hardware Control. Not sure why, but I thought it might be useful to know.

 

Okay. 56 and 60C aren't too bad, as far as CPU temps go. I think it's not entirely uncommon to hit 80C (while maxed out). I'm uncertain as to how high is too high. What about your hard drive temperatures? How are they doing? I stay in the low-to-mid 40s, but I have a notebook cooler. What about the room temperatures? Are you in an uncomfortably warm room?

 

It doesn't report any hard drive temperatures. I guess there's no sensor on it. However, the side of the laptop where the HD is is the same side of the keyboard that gets warm, so it makes me wonder.

The room isn't too bad. It is summer here so it's a little warm, but not uncomfortable. Sorry I can't give you an exact temperature, don't have a thermometer handy.

Also, according to Notebook Hardware Control the "Critical Temperature" for the CPU (which I assume is the temp at which the CPU begins to throttle, although I'm not sure) is 105C, so maybe 80C isn't too bad.

 

I have to think the cooling design inside this thing isn't really all that great. Once my 1 year is up I'm going to crack it up and replace everything with Arctic Silver.