How hot does it get while gaming?
598320
The Exhaust vent is in a very good spot on this computer in my opinion. It would be very hard to plug this vent accidentally. The warm air exits in the middle under the monitor towards the screen side. I have done a lot of gaming and so far have not noticed any excessive heat.
598321
Haven't had any extended gaming sessions but after about 3 hours it did not feel uncomfortably warm. My old work laptop got warmer after extended periods.
598322
This laptop does not get very hot, which is very surprising for its very thin profile. The palm rests on both left and right stays relatively cool. The keyboard will get warm but not to any extent of discomfort. The only area that does get mildly warm, however, is the area where the JBL branded speakers are, up to the power button area. Everywhere else on the laptop stays cool and comfortable. For me, CPU temperatures reach up to 75C during intensive 3D games, which is pretty decent.
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.
1019792
That's a loaded question. It depends on the TDP of your system and how much heat you're pushing out. If you have a blower style gpu like a reference 780 or r9 290x then you're heat is negligible at best. This all depends on yours ambient temps too. Just remember, if you're overclocking you'll need the headroom for a radiator, fans and piping. I have a 4790k, msi AC, and an Asus r9 290x direct cu ii. I'm using an h100i and never see temps above 38c @4.7Ghz. It's the best enthusiast case for an itx system imo.
1957447
I'm using one for my A8 HD media stereaming and game playing. I don't have temperature readings for you but can tell you my computer has never overheated. My case never gets hot either as long as there is proper airflow.
1193101
I have the reference card model wit the stock cooler. My ambiant temp is 30C while the card temp is on 40C on zero load with the fan speed on 26%. Opening a demanding game quickly torches up the temp to 90C, which the temperature limit I set for GPU Boost 2.0 using MSI Afterburner.
535554
I can play battlefield on all high but it can get pretty hot on the left side vent after an hour or so depending on what you're doing. Max resolution is 1366 X 768
1557303
I don't use it for gaming, I use it mostly for photography, "Photoshop". It does not overheat for me.
1468241
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
200720
Yeah it runs pretty hot, I picked up a laptop cooling pad for mine and seems to do pretty well after that.
1019793
With max fans and liquid cool, I tell you with out putting exhaust fan and liquid cool CPU. It does not get very hot. CPU is around 40c that is when I am gaming and graphic card around 45c. Because it get fresh cooler from the outside. Not the air the case which is little hotter. Over all I love the case the fans that came with are very quiet.
1482449
It's pretty quite and doesn't get hot...it's even not that loud or hot during gaming. For regular note taking it should be quite as ever.
1949826
Yes, unless you move the sound card down. Unless the fans are blocked off you should be fine. I have never heard of a sound card producing alot of heat.
946259
It depends I suppose. Like I stated in my comment, my laptop primarily overheats when gaming. Overheats so bad that it actually turns off my laptop, haha.. This cooling pad has definitely ceased that, and it doesn't get as hot as it used to. It still gets warm-hot at certain times though, but I think that's normal for laptops. Other than gaming, it keeps my laptop cool-warm when I browse the internet, or do what I have to do on the computer. So does it effectively cool it? I would say yeah and no, since it depends on what you're doing.
1436569
hot hot hot.. so long you have like a laptop cooler or something you should be fine
509489
It blows a lot of heat out the left hand side. If you use it on a hard surface, shouldn't be a problem as long as the fan is working. The extra heat seems to come from cranking up the graphics, not necessarily from gaming.
1100069
only problem ive had is when playing videogames the left side gets really hot after about 20 min so make sure you get a fan
74063
I'm about to put a review up, but I've had it for 3 weeks and it does get VERY hot. Much hotter than a 17" I had and hotter than a 15.4" I had. I mean like I didn't know it was safe for it to run this hot, and this is straight out of the box. However, I game for significant periods of time and I haven't had an overheat. Someone in newegg said this thing gets to 64 degrees C with a cooler, and that is accurate. If you buy this for gaming, I would reccomend a cooler (that shoots air to the front of the computer, since that's where the vents are) and u shud be fine. It comes with a free 2 yr accidental dmg warranty (if you register it w/ asus by mailing them a small slip that comes w/ the computer), so send it back if it does overheat.