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I'm pretty sure the pin breakage is a Charger Issue rather than a Mobo issue.

[Observation: I had to turn in my charger to get it replaced, it used to get really hot while playing Skyrim or such,...

Btw, do you have a washer with your charging jack ? When I went to replace my asus charger, he gave me a washer with it. He said "It will help reducing stress on the pin".

I think you need a GPU repaste. The max gaming temp I get is around 86'c but it depends on what game you're playing. If you're playing Crysis on some max setting, expect your temp to touch 90'c.
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Oh gee, I thought there was some Secret World in my Asus Laptop !! Too bad =[

1 Year warranty ONLY ? How's that possible ?? I have a 2-Years International Warranty with my G53sw.

Haha, well I recently purchased an ASUS g53sw-a1, and I used it for a month before getting battery / power problems. I came to the ROG site and I read various problems regarding the G53 and I feared...

I always thought washers help to lock up any stress that occurs when parts are not fully capable of going in. I mean, now with the washer, I feel the charger jack is really nice and snug, it doesn't...

I think the washer he provided could actually be the solution for the g53 laptops. As it helps to reduce that particular 1/8th gap you see when you plug the charger in the DC hole. Reducing that gap...

My service guy said that the charger pin I had from the box was tooo tight and the plastic on it kinda burnt. He also said that it isn't supposed to be REALLY hard to push it in ( My charger was...

UPDATE: Problem Fixed, I entered the service centre, they offered me Tea :O ?? And they fixed the problem, it was with the power adapter. All- in-all, good experience.

YES, and it finally happened, some bull**** piece of crap laptop this is. Its not powering on now, I'm going to send it for RMA or whatever. I've been so gentle with this laptop and the power chord,...

Zygomorphic, can you tell me how you manage your power jack ? Does this issue effect 80% of G53 users :o ?

Sorry to hear that you're facing this issue, I'm pretty sure India could be really enduring if you need to get to service centres. Please take some page screenshots of the forum and other info...

Sweet, will try the new update then :) !

And its not like they have to make like BILLIONs of them....

I just want them to replace that defect power pin design with a new durable one. Thats all, is that something too much of a task for ASUS to do ???

Seriously, are there any g53 users that HAVE NOT had this problem for at least a year of owning the laptop ?

Hi Equinox, Congratz on you new Asus g53sw.

I use the black Asus ROG bag I got with the box, its pretty durable :) !

Few things to keep in mind. The Asus g53sw is an amazing awesome piece of...

Hi all ! I'm Brandon aka n3tninja, 22 next month. I'm a 3D artist / Sketch Artist / Lots of other ****.. I've always wanted a laptop for work and games, and I'm a really 'laptop cooling' freak, if I...

Yes it seems like a very common issue, so the best thing I do is leave the pin 1/8th inside the dc pin jack (it charges and gets powered normally). My laptop functions normally and plays games well...

I'm doing exactly what your doing. So lets see if it still works, there's not much pressure on the pin now.

OK so this is what I do. I don't jam the jack all the way in, I just make it touch and hold enough so that its getting charged/getting power + I keep the wire elevated so its straight (so that...

Btw thank you for taking time to reply with pictures, which g53 is that ? I have an SW.-a1 (3D version)

I also found another way, it does work. Putting no strain on the pin. I'll post pictures in some time.

Can't Chastity or anyone from ASUS/Rog community ask the head office to consider a redesign for that pin / or a different one all together?

From what I hear, its the pin that's really crap and its...