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

[gvii]

So has there been any progress on an official BIOS fix? I've modified the BIOS in all of my desktops and old laptop to varying degrees, so I'm not entirely paranoid about possibly running a modified BIOS in my G74, but I would still very much prefer an official update. I realize there is the software based workaround, but being required to do it just so the computer works properly annoys the everliving heck out of me. And it is frustrating, especially considering the rather high regard in which I hold ASUS products, as evidenced by the large pile of ASUS labeled boxes I have lying about.

Please don't get me wrong, I absolutely adore my G74 to no end. The only complaint I honestly have is about the lack of hardware RAID functionality. I also wish it had an optical output, but that's not really a complaint, just a personal preference kind of thing. Outside of that, it has absolutely everything I could wish for in a gaming notebook, and I'm more than happy to recommend it to others.

But any kind of update in regards to how things are progressing would be appreciated to no end.

[MrRuckus]

I honestly dont believe there ever will be an update. I have a feeling this is just hardware related to the i7 and throttling down under load when temps reach a certain point. Not sure Asus could make a fix Bios wise for it. I experienced this first hand in SC2 at times on my previous G53, but I havent yet experienced it with my G74, although once I picked up my G74 I ran across this thread and have used Throttlestop ever since. I think the G53 was more succeptable to this problem being that it was a smaller chassis and did not have as much space for cooling.

Im just glad someone was able to find a work around for it. Slowing down in a SC2 game with an i7 seemed absurd to me, but the laptop would routinely get into the high 80's low 90's for temps when gaming (G53 that is).

The G74 doesn't even get to 70C most of the time. Even when running FurMark/Intel Burn-In at the same time. It seems the temps between G74's can very by a wide margin from one to the next as others have seen temps in the low 90's. I would recommend a reseat of the heatsink and re-apply of some thermal paste if your temps are that high, although its said that removing the heatsink will void your warranty, so just keep that in mind.

[Horizon]

Hello i have a G74SX-BBk7 and i installed and turned on throttlebot 4.0 and it still shows me at 798.2 am i doing something wrong?

Here is more info

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.111118-2330)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
System Model: G74Sx
BIOS: BIOS Date: 09/23/11 16:59:53 Ver: 04.06.03
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8170MB RAM
Page File: 2555MB used, 13781MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

[Criton]

Hi All!

I have an Asus G53SX with the BIOS 209, this is the newest bios?
This BIOS fixed the CPU Throttling?

More info about my Laptop:

Mobile QuadCore Intel Core i7-2630QM, 2600 MHz (26 x 100)
Asus G53SX Series Notebook
Intel Cougar Point HM65, Intel Sandy Bridge
16361 MB (DDR3-1333 DDR3 SDRAM)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M (2048 MB)
OCZ-VERTEX3 (SATA-III)
ST9750423AS (750 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA-II)

DMI :

American Megatrends Inc.
G53SX.209
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
G53SX

[starforce2142]

Ver 4.10 is out, with some improvements.
http://www.techinferno.com/downloads/?did=21

[AbbyY]

I have modded my 203 bios based on dkillone and Lannigan's tutorials. Everything was fine both on modding and then flashing. Then I disabled in new bios BD-PROCHOT, under thermal configuration tab (by default was enabled).

Thanks a lot dkillone, Lannigan and all people posted about that issue.

[Sphinxen]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet, but this guy made a nifty lil app to help Unpark CPU's for those who are not comfortable with editing the registry manually, the site has some nice step-by-step instructions with screenshots.

It doesn't require an install or anything. I hope this could help someone:

http://www.coderbag.com/Programming-...arking-Utility

[dataDave]

Has anyone had any luck with getting a full bank of 1600mhz memory running at full speed using the BIOS mod? I've already tinkered with my memory options in the BIOS mod tool but I need my hardware to arrive before I can try it out.

[AbbyY]

I succeeded to mod bios for my G74SX, including ThrottleFix and AES. I talk about version 203, the last one. I sent file to dkillone to test it and I think he'll post it as soon as possible. It's working perfectly for me.

[dkillone]

I succeeded to mod bios for my G74SX, including ThrottleFix and AES. I talk about version 203, the last one. I sent file to dkillone to test it and I think he'll post it as soon as possible. It's working perfectly for me.

Thanks Abby, saw the PM and I now have edited in the Tfix + AES, really appreciate it as I'm sure others do as well.

For everyone else,
I added a "More Permanent Fix" section into the main post. Contains a G53/73SW/G74SX throttlefix +aes bios with instructions. All 3 have been tested and known to work.

Thanks everyone, really a big shame Asus didn't man up about this, but glad we found a way to do it ourselves.