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    Laptop fan never goes under 1900 RPM?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Spiegelmann, Jan 15, 2015.

  1. Spiegelmann

    Spiegelmann Notebook Enthusiast

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    So, I got a fairly new laptop - a month old. Asus ROG G771JM, 4710HQ, 860m.
    Starting a couple of days ago, the CPU fan *seems* slighty louder. Nothing extraordinary, but noticeable. HWMonitor says the fans never go below 1900 RPM even when idle. Temps are fine.

    Is 1900 RPM a normal speed for idle?
     
    Spiegelmann, Jan 15, 2015
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  2. Plur

    Plur Notebook Consultant

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    Idle fan for my GT70 is 1900RPM; though it's almost silent at that speed.

    I assume all manufacturers would have around the same RPM at idle.
     
    Plur, Jan 15, 2015
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  3. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    My M17x R4's fan idle at various speeds.. sometimes if temps are too low (like below 50C for CPU, they literally are at 500 rpm and completely silent... It depends on how the manufacturer has designed the fan control with regards to the rpm..
     
    TomJGX, Jan 16, 2015
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    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    Did you contact Asus support and ask them? That would also be a good place to ask first...as they are the system manufacture of the laptop.
     
    StormJumper, Jan 20, 2015
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