ATTENTION: G73/53SW Owners - CPU Throttling to 798mhz and how to fix it

[unclewebb]

I get a score of 1225 CONSISTANTLY plugged into the A.C charger on my Lenovo IdeaPad y570 (core i7-2630qm -- gt555m) but when im running on the battery it drops to 825 ive made sure to have all the power options set to the same (High Performance) mode is set in the windows/lenovo energy managment so its not lacking the power...

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1639662

I have also spent some time helping Lenovo W520 owners with their throttling laptops so I guess your friend got lucky.

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/W-Series...26/td-p/504029

Sometimes throttling on battery power is blatant like above where the CPU is running at only 800 MHz and other times it is more subtle. Unless you are logging the performance of your CPU and GPU, many users don't even realize that their laptop is not running at its designed speed when on battery power.

Acer, Asus, Dell, MSI, HP, Lenovo, etc. are all guilty of producing a throttling laptop or two. Owners need to do more testing and put more pressure on manufacturers to get their act together and stop turning a blind eye to this issue.

[Bojamijams]

A buddy of mine has a lenovo notebook with i7 and gt555m and he plays games just fine on battery with no issues. Isn't that the whole point of "mobile" gaming? If you can't play games on them on battery you might as well just get a desktop with better performance for half the price.

If your CPU didn't throttle, and everything ran at full speed, your battery would last about 15-20minutes playing Battlefield 3.

The point of mobile gaming is that your system is mobile. Its light, small and you know, mobile. Mobile does not mean battery powered.

[Vaneriuz]

Woot! unclewebb i just forwarded the entire reply to the R&D team haha.

fingers crossed for now *mm*

Well, i've decided to send mine back, and going for an MSI GT780DX instead.

I mean, first the throttling issue (temporarily solved with throttlestop..), then the worthless WiFi card (temporarily solved with running in b/g, halving my speed, got 100/100 at home), plus the gimped card in my G53SX (i missed beforehand that the 53SX had the gimped gpu, why Asus?!? Sigh..). It's a shame though, since i love the design and general feel of the G53 and G74, plus the cooling is awesome ofc. But i just can't forgive and forget all those faults, i mean why should i really? :-(

[TheWolf]

So I took a look at a guide on notebookreview by Lannigan (Thanks a ton for the guide by the way Lannigan, MAJOR props) and decided to take the BIOS Flashing approach.

Have you or anyone modded the bios for the G53SW-XN1?
I'd like to see one for it with the extra option your talking about.
You can PM me if you'd like.
Thanks

[Chastity@ASUS]

Hi everyone,

just wanted to chime in with some tips for anyone planning to push their notebooks:

1) Never run full throttle on battery power only. It's a good way to shorten your battery's lifespan.

2) For people looking to run full throttle under AC power: please check your power supplies when running. If they are uncomfortably hot, then consider upgrading to a 180w PSU. As we know, the closer we push our AC units to their spec'd max, they will run less efficiently, and generate more heat. This will also shorten lifespan of the PSU. This is especially true when overclocking, as you can have power draws above 150w. (My G73JH on some OC settings could hit 170w according to my car inverter)

Switching to a 180w PSU will allow the unit to run more effeciently, and ergo, cooler.

http://computerpartsdirect.us/index....ducts_id=14081

Here's what I use, and the tips are also L-shaped to help protect the power pin on the mobo. It's $38.95 + s/h

[Bojamijams]

Okay well in that case, for the G75 and onward, please consider bundling an APPROPRIATE size power supply so that GAMERS who GAME on their republic of GAMERS notebook can have an adequately sized power supply which is meant for GAMING.

To say that I'm pissed about this is an understatement.

The PS you linked is a REFURB unit. New units cost about $80 + s/h, which is what you're asking customers to pay, on TOP of the laptop, for something that should've been included in the first place.

[WaffleBoy]

What a shame. Why Asus don't care about this problem... I wish they'll fix it when G55/75 will be released.

[AdelaisAer]

So I take it there isn't one made specifically for Asus laptops, let alone the G74SX?

[AdelaisAer]

Actually, question: If we upgrade our AC Adapter, does it have to be a 180W? Because the one that Chastity uses is the only 180W I could find (that was universal, that is; all the other ones are strictly HP/Sony). :S I need to find something that is sold in Canada, too, which includes Amazon Canada and Tigerdirect Canada.

[ScutuMix]

Hi guys,

I'm new on the forum an in the ROG world. I just ordered last week an ASUS G53Sx customized on XoticPC.com website and I would like to know if the new models of G53Sx still have this problem with the CPU.

a) How can I test the laptop to see if it has this problem?

b) It's any way to avoid this problem?

c) Is this problem covered by warranty?

d) What other problems are commun for this model?


Thank you for helping me


Edit:

I made a research last night and I found so many complains about this G series laptop so I've decided to return the G53Sx (even if I love ASUS and the laptop design) and I'll go with MSI GT683DX - same price, better video card GTX570M.

Thank you