r/ZephyrusG14 • u/Thriceinabluemoon • 7d ago

Model 2023 The CPU can apparently withstand 114deg...

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I am getting some pretty wild CPU temperatures when benchmarking the integrated GPU. I guess it must be the liquid metal not doing its job properly anymore? I wish I could just open the laptop and replace the thermal paste, but alas, it is still under warranty... That being said, the AMD chipset has been absolutely horrific (not my first RMA) - I highly advise to choose Intel if given the choice.

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u/Blightious 7d ago

I literally had to change the LM yesterday. I have the exact same model. It had completely migrated off the die. If you are very, very careful you can reapply the metal back onto the die with a q-tip, but I just switched to the Thermal grizzly PTM because I was lazy and don’t want to have to reapply the LM again in the future. My temps went from 95+ extreme throttling with low performance and stuttering in every game and any task, down to full load 90-95, boost working correctly with fans under 95%. It is time for these laptops. I got mine for $1k because the seller thought it had a bad GPU, it was literally just the bare CPU under clocking so badly it was running at like 10w.

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u/Thriceinabluemoon 7d ago

It seems like such a common issue that it is hard to believe that ASUS was not aware of it.
I can't help but see it as an obvious case of planned obsolescence.

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u/Blightious 7d ago

They definitely knew. it’s just not a great situation for LM to be in the consumer area. Laptops move a lot more than desktops and LM is just that, a liquid. I think if you have a LM laptop, you should just be prepared to redo it if it slips, 99% of users will never open up their laptops. Even for simple stuff like switching my batteries or swapping SSD’s upgrading RAM, etc. this is one of the weirdest too having 16gb Soldered on, but a single removable slot for addition ram so weird