I know this laptop has one fan. How does it handle with over one hour of gaming?
1793422
The fan that you can turn on is amazing I have run my computer for like a straight 8 hours of gaming it gets a little warm but nothing to concern with
1793423
It can run pretty hot, but I've never had any performance issues from overheating. If you're really that worried about it, buy a cheap cooling pad. Mine cools it down easily even while gaming.
1793424
Flawlessly, I consider myself a pretty hardcore gamer with multiple 3+ hour gaming sessions and I haven't found that the computer ever gets too hot to continue playing. The Max temp I have seen both CPU and GPU was probably around 75c. Even when it gets to that point just turn on the Turbo settings for the fan and it drops the temp to high 50s mid 60s. This laptop is a big girl so it's heat displacement is really amazing.
683738
If you are using it for a serious gaming machine, it may shut down from overheating itself.Otherwise it seemed to cool itself fine.
794044
Yes! I game on this laptop and it stays cool through 2 straight hours of gaming
1052455
Yes. with little activity the fan hardly runs. With more processing it really blows. I found the problem with mine was some Toshiba installed gaming that was running all the time. causing the fan to run on high all the time. I couldn't figure out how to turn the game off (or how it even got turned on) so I just uninstalled it and my machine now runs quiet.
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I've found the fan noise to be similar to other ultrabook-style laptops if I'm using it intensively. It's not excessively loud, but it is noticeable, especially if you're sensitive to higher frequency noises.
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This laptop is a very capable machine, and screaming fast if you swap out the included hard drive for an SSD. When under load you can definitely hear the cooling fan, but I've never found it distracting. One thing to note is that the cooling fan is a blower and the exhaust exits the laptop on the left hand side. It can get a little toasty on that side when playing games or doing heavy math processing. If you're wanting to use this for taking notes the one thing I would remind you of is the size - 15.6" laptop is not small and might have trouble fitting on some lecture hall desks. If that isn't an issue, then I would strongly recommend this laptop. This laptop is a very capable machine, and screaming fast if you swap out the included hard drive for an SSD. When under load you can definitely hear the cooling fan, but I've never found it distracting. One thing to note is that the cooling fan is a blower and the exhaust exits the laptop on the left hand side. It can get a little toasty on that side when playing games or doing heavy math processing. If you're wanting to use this for taking notes the one thing I would remind you of is the size - 15.6" laptop is not small and might have trouble fitting on some lecture hall desks. If... » Read More This laptop is a very capable machine, and screaming fast if you swap out the included hard drive for an SSD. When under load you can definitely hear the cooling fan, but I've never found it distracting. One thing to note is that the cooling fan is a blower and the exhaust exits the laptop on the left hand side. It can get a little toasty on that side when playing games or doing heavy math processing. If you're wanting to use this for taking notes the one thing I would remind you of is the size - 15.6" laptop is not small and might have trouble fitting on some lecture hall desks. If that isn't an issue, then I would strongly recommend this laptop. « Show Less
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The fan is quiet, overall the laptop runs smoothly and quietly. Not hot at all for normal tasks.
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Well, I have four fans cooling my system and when gaming I let them spin pretty fast. Don't really care about excessive sound because I'm wearing a headset most of the time. With stock fan/heat sink mine is very cool while idle, and have never seen it above 60C while playing some of the most demanding games. Yes the fan and heat sink could be better but for me it's fine.
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This unit is fan cooled just like most units. Performance is acceptable for a mid-tier graphics card.
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After you tweak the power settings (i.e. turn the settings to maximize performance because it's set to default save battery but that won't matter if it's plugged in) you get about 60 with vsync on and about 100 without. I recommend you get a cooling pad because it gets rather hot after extensive game play. This laptop is more than sufficient to play most games maxed out.
2004170
I think that the cooling system is pretty efficient, a little noisy, but makes the work. I work with virtual machines, that demand performance without problem. The battery life is acceptable in this conditions too (2.30 hr using the processor and disk continuosly)
354614
It has a fan that you can speed up. The laptop gets pretty hot when gamming, but it never crashed because of that.
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3 fans that I can see. I've left it on all day & night and no overheating issues. The case is very breathable. Only issue I've had so far is it restarting randomly with a blue screen. Apparently it's driver issues and not the computer itself.
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I've owned several ASUS mid-range gaming laptops, and this is by far the best and the highest specced. The dual vents on the rear keep it super cool. As far as actual temperatures, running Prime95, downloading SWTOR, a Steam game, multiple tabs the CPU and motherboard are 79 celsius and GPU about 52. This isn't normal usage, but as far as high performance machines, this one gets the job done on cooling. The rear vents are nice, my last ASUS had a side vent and I would put a drink there and it would be warm in no time. I haven't actually put it on my lap, and probably never will but a quick touch of the bottom and you can't tell anything is going on. I've owned several ASUS mid-range gaming laptops, and this is by far the best and the highest specced. The dual vents on the rear keep it super cool. As far as actual temperatures, running Prime95, downloading SWTOR, a Steam game, multiple tabs the CPU and motherboard are 79 celsius and GPU about 52. This isn't normal usage, but as far as high performance machines, this one gets the job done on cooling. The rear vents are nice, my last ASUS had a side vent and I would put a drink there and it would be warm in no time. I haven't actually put it on my lap, and probably never will but a quick... » Read More I've owned several ASUS mid-range gaming laptops, and this is by far the best and the highest specced. The dual vents on the rear keep it super cool. As far as actual temperatures, running Prime95, downloading SWTOR, a Steam game, multiple tabs the CPU and motherboard are 79 celsius and GPU about 52. This isn't normal usage, but as far as high performance machines, this one gets the job done on cooling. The rear vents are nice, my last ASUS had a side vent and I would put a drink there and it would be warm in no time. I haven't actually put it on my lap, and probably never will but a quick touch of the bottom and you can't tell anything is going on. « Show Less
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Its a pretty solid laptop, and some games you're not gonna run at full resolution like Crysis, BF3, and other infamous intensive games but they still run well. I haven 't had heat issues and once I got the Video drivers sorted out the card overclocks really well as well (which most people don't recommend but my card is overclocked significantly and stays around 70c) For the games you've mentioned though it's plenty. The overall package is pretty awesome and as a pc gamer I'm pretty happy, but at the end of the day its still a laptop.
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It comes with one top fan, 1 200mm red LED front fan (for HDD cage), 1 200mm top fan (an additional 200 mm fan can be added to the top), and 1 140mm rear fan . I added an additional top fan, a 200mm side fan and swapped out the red front LED fan for a Blue LED fan. All of these fans keep my system running cool. For instance, I am running an ASUS P6x58D Premium MB, core i7, 12 GB Patriot DDR3 Triple Channel RAM and have the following temps: MB: 106⁰ F I7 Processor: 114⁰ F, 6 Sata HDD running from 88 ⁰ F to 101⁰ F, 1 Toshiba SSD: 106⁰ F More specs on the case here: http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/haf-xm/ It comes with one top fan, 1 200mm red LED front fan (for HDD cage), 1 200mm top fan (an additional 200 mm fan can be added to the top), and 1 140mm rear fan . I added an additional top fan, a 200mm side fan and swapped out the red front LED fan for a Blue LED fan. All of these fans keep my system running cool. For instance, I am running an ASUS P6x58D Premium MB, core i7, 12 GB Patriot DDR3 Triple Channel RAM and have the following temps: MB: 106⁰ F I7 Processor: 114⁰ F, 6 Sata HDD running from 88 ⁰ F to 101⁰ F, 1 Toshiba SSD: 106⁰ F More specs on the case... » Read More It comes with one top fan, 1 200mm red LED front fan (for HDD cage), 1 200mm top fan (an additional 200 mm fan can be added to the top), and 1 140mm rear fan . I added an additional top fan, a 200mm side fan and swapped out the red front LED fan for a Blue LED fan. All of these fans keep my system running cool. For instance, I am running an ASUS P6x58D Premium MB, core i7, 12 GB Patriot DDR3 Triple Channel RAM and have the following temps: MB: 106⁰ F I7 Processor: 114⁰ F, 6 Sata HDD running from 88 ⁰ F to 101⁰ F, 1 Toshiba SSD: 106⁰ F More specs on the case here: http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/haf-xm/ « Show Less
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Hello Micheal, this laptop is not idle for gaming. Don't get me wrong, it will handle games extremely well at low settings but forget about extreme. But for the price, its more than idle. However, if you can shell out a little more then get this HP dv6-6c50us (15.6-Inch Screen) Laptop and upgrade your ram with this Corsair Vengeance Laptop Memory Kit 16 GB (2x8 GB) DDR3 1600MHz CL10 PC3 12800 (CMSX16GX3M2A1600C10), I assure you will get one powerful budget laptop all for around 800 bucks, with a bluray combo drive as an added bonus. This combo will give you a windows experience index rating of 6.4 and 7.5 for gaming graphics and memory operations respectively. Note the max WEI rating is 7.9, so do the maths, believe me $1800 laptops don't have such ratings. Hope this helps.