i7 4700HQ Overheating :(

[Theis Madsen]

Hey everyone, this is my first post in here, been reading from time to time whenever I need info.

I have a Asus G750JX which have been beyond all expectations in terms of perfomance.

I've only been using this beast for about 6 months, bought it 1½ year ago but it's not been used much for gaming at all, so no real load on the hardware has been done.
However, suddenly I experienced huge FPS issues while playing Starcraft 2, then decided to download HW monitor, just to realise my temps were well into 90+ degrees.

I searched for other cases like mine, and realised it might be a bad paste job.

I downloaded intel extreme tuning utility, and ran a stress test.

most of the time my CPU is thermal throttling and hit 98 degree at highest.

Should I send it in for a repaste? RMA or w/e it's called..
I've tried to undervolt it so far, and it does make a difference, but lets be realistic, it's not supposed to be the solution, this thing ran on about 70 degrees under heavy load when I first started using it for gaming.

Just to be clear, I should just send this back to Asus and make em repaste / repair it, right?

 

[Mugglensu1984]

Probably dust build up has clogged the fan outlets. if it is still under warranty then take it to the shop where you bought from and ask them to clean out the dust.

 

[Fermy77]

I had a similar "problem" with my Asus GL551JM as well. I have a 4710hq with an 860m and I was uncomfortable with temps in the 90s during gaming.

What resolved the issue for me was going to Control Panel > Hardware & Sound > Power Options > Change Plan Settings (on Balanced) > Change Advanced Power Settings > (expand) Processor power management > (expand) Maximum processor state > slide it down from 100% to 99%.

What this does is disables turbo boost from kicking (it only kicks in at 100%). This will instantly reduce your temps by 15-20 degrees, and still be more than adequate for gaming, because the i7 4700 series of chips are overkill for gaming anyway.

Also, you may want to look into the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/search?keyword=xtu

With the IETU, I'm undervolting my chip by 60mV. That further reduces heat, and it's still stable (YMMV, so I recommend starting at 10mV and running a stress test to ensure stability, then moving up in increments of 5mV and repeating the stress test). I'm only using around 2-6 watts for basic web browsing, and ~20-25 watts for gaming.

With disabled Turbo boost, undervolting, and a cooling pad, playing GW2 1080p 60FPS, everything high/ultra, I rarely break 65 degrees on the CPU during gaming, while still maintaining no noticeable reduction in performance.

Now with the processor cool and stable, you can focus on optimizing your GPU for maximum performance (if you want).

The only time I enable Turbo Boost is when I'm doing work (I have several Windows Server 2012 virtualization instances, along with Windows 7, Windows 8.1, & Windows 10 client VMs I use for labs and testing). Other than that, I always disable Turbo Boost.

 

[jaguarskx]

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What resolved the issue for me was going to Control Panel > Hardware & Sound > Power Options > Change Plan Settings (on Balanced) > Change Advanced Power Settings > (expand) Processor power management > (expand) Maximum processor state > slide it down from 100% to 99%.

That only works for Windows 7.

Windows 8 is a bit different. If I want to disable Turbo Boost for the i5-4200u, I would need to set the max processor state to 68%.

I have no idea about Windows 10.

 

[Fermy77]

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What resolved the issue for me was going to Control Panel > Hardware & Sound > Power Options > Change Plan Settings (on Balanced) > Change Advanced Power Settings > (expand) Processor power management > (expand) Maximum processor state > slide it down from 100% to 99%.

That only works for Windows 7.

Windows 8 is a bit different. If I want to disable Turbo Boost for the i5-4200u, I would need to set the max processor state to 68%.

I have no idea about Windows 10.

I'm using Windows 8.1 right now, and 99% works for the i7 architecture. Your i5 may work differently, I've never tested an i5.