My Nitro 5: AN515-52-fan very loud even on idle or browsing, is it normal?

Rink

I bought an Asus nitro 5 laptop and I have problems with my cpu temperature and fans and I am unsure if my laptop is just faulty or if this is normal for this model, can some of you check if this appears on your nitro 5 as well?

--> While Windows updates were loading (NOT installing) in the background with nothing else running, both fans were on average at 4800 rpm with the CPU temperatures reaching 90+ degrees celsius all the time with a load of 10 percent on the cpu and zero on the gpu.

--> While surfing the internet (youtube etc), the cpu again reaches 90 degrees celsius (load on cpu is 4 %, gpu is at zero) and thus the cpu fan turns on and off between 3500 and 5500 rpm (spikes are for example when clicking on a youtube video to open it) with an average of 4000 rpm. The gpu fan is at 4000 rpm as well with load of zero.

--> The fan doesn't go below 2500 rpm when I am doing nothing on the laptop and no application are open. the max seems to be 6100, the fan is loud if it reaches 3300+ rpm (increasingly so).

--> I only tried one game - Farcry 3 - just to see how the laptop will react under load: 90+ degrees on CPU (with 40% load on cpu), fans both at maximum 6100 rpm (very loud) constantly when a game is running.

I have tried different energy settings, there is nothing blocking the exit of the fans, outside temperature is at 20 degrees celsius and I disabled the CoolBoost already. Now I have owned a lot of laptops. But I have never seen a laptop react like this while not under load.

Are 5000+ rpm spikes on my fans normal when not under load? Is it normal to have 4000 rpm average while just browsing with no applications open but the browser and "nitrosense" to keep track of temperature? Is it normal to be constantly at 90 degrees on the CPU while gaming? Is there a definitive way to find out if this is a hardware defect?

My Nitro 5: AN515-52-76LV, Intel Core i7-8750H, nVidia GeForce GTX 1050, 8GB Ram, 256 GB SSD.

Thanks for your help.

[Edited the title to add model name ]

Sharanji

Rink 

The above mentioned temperature and fan speed should be normal for your device.

Make sure the notebook is clean inside; there may be something still stuck in it - a bit of lint or little tiny bits - after a couple of years things do find their way into the vents.  Maybe you are lucky and this is all it is.  Just in case this happened, you can take another shot of cleaning it from the outside:

Shutdown the notebook, disconnect any external bits and the power from it.
Get a little wooden toothpick and stop the fan from turning in the large vent on the side (or back depending on model).
Using a can of compressed air, from a few inches away, gently and repeatedly, using short bursts, spurt the the air into the vent to dislodge any dusty bits.
Repeat the cleaning part for the other vents - toothpick not needed...

>>Next, go to the hardware store and get some tall rubber "feet", little circles or squares of plastic / rubber.  Place a "foot" on each corner of the bottom on your notebook, two of the feet on the edges of that nice big battery.  This is to get even more clearance under that notebook for more air circulation.

Here's the fan true value table of your device:

>>You can check the power settings of your laptop with these steps 

Select "Control Panel" from the Start menu >Click “Hardware and Sound,” and then “Power Options.” A new window opens.

Click “Change Plan Settings,” and then “Change Advanced Power Settings.” The “Power Options” dialog box opens.

Select the “Advanced Settings” tab. Click the plus symbol associated with “Processor Power Management” to open an options submenu.

Select “System Cooling Policy” from the submenu. Click the down arrow under “System Cooling Policy” to reveal a drop-down menu.

Select “Active” from the drop-down menu to increase the speed of your CPU’s cooling fan. Click “Apply” and then “OK.”

A laptop cooling pad can help to reduce the operating temperature of a laptop. These pads are used when a laptop is not able to cool itself  sufficiently. It is intended to not only protect the laptop from  overheating but also to prevent the laptop user from suffering from  discomfort that is related to the use of a laptop. An active cooler will  move air around or a cooled liquid to remove laptop heat quickly.  Passive methods use materials that conduct heat and help to increase a  passive airflow around the laptop. 

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