https://www.msi.com/Laptop/GP72-2QE-Leopard-Pro/Specification
https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/6296202
So I've already had my fan replaced once due to it becoming defective and that seems to be happening again.
My thinking is that this is because of the cheap plastic casing being able to flex too much under the pressure I exert on the keys. I'm assuming this because I can make the sound of the fan change by applying pressure differently on the laptop.
The other possibility is that the fan is just seeing too much use, as this laptop has some serious heating and cooling issues. Had I only waited a few more months to get a next gen 10xx graphics card in the laptop I'm sure this wouldn't have been an issue.
As it stands I've paid for a 1400$ plastic heating block.
Not my best purchase.
Since purchasing it, I've had both a harddrive failure and fan failure (the fan was sounding like a jet turbine and would become too hot to touch within a minute of the PC booting)
Hilariously enough when I sent it in to get the fan replaced, I got a call from the techs doing the work asking for my admin password XD Sufficed to say I was confused, especially since the laptop has a button dedicated to turning the fan on to max power, not that you'd need it given how loud and hot it was getting before it finished booting.
BUT THAT'S ALL BEHIND US NOW! Sort of... Since I'm feeling the onset of fan failure again, it's clearly making more sound that it should.
Basically what I'm looking into now is ways of producing less heat and in turn using the fan less. I've begun using ThrottleStop to undervolt the CPU, but undervolting the GPU has proved more difficult as MSI Afterburner doesn't seem to hold on to any settings I apply to it. Originally I couldn't interact with any sliders. Made a small mod to the config file and now I can move the sliders, not that they seem to do anything and pressing apply just resets them to default position again.
How am I supposed to use this thing?
Is there anyway I can replace the GPU in this craptop that seems hellbent on sell-harm?
How the hell do I update the USB drivers on this thing that LOVE to hang when you unplug or plug devices in while it's sleeping.
Should I update my BIOS From E1793IMS.10D to 10F?
Why has the battery on this laptop never lasted more than 2 hours?
I swear I have done nothing but love this laptop and it just won't stop trying to kill itself. I failed to save it from Win10 forced updates (failed drive) and these heating issues just refuse to go away.
I raise the temperatures of the room with ease with this baby, who needs central heating in Canada when you have the Leopard Pro?
https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/6296202
So I've already had my fan replaced once due to it becoming defective and that seems to be happening again.
My thinking is that this is because of the cheap plastic casing being able to flex too much under the pressure I exert on the keys. I'm assuming this because I can make the sound of the fan change by applying pressure differently on the laptop.
The other possibility is that the fan is just seeing too much use, as this laptop has some serious heating and cooling issues. Had I only waited a few more months to get a next gen 10xx graphics card in the laptop I'm sure this wouldn't have been an issue.
As it stands I've paid for a 1400$ plastic heating block.
Not my best purchase.
Since purchasing it, I've had both a harddrive failure and fan failure (the fan was sounding like a jet turbine and would become too hot to touch within a minute of the PC booting)
Hilariously enough when I sent it in to get the fan replaced, I got a call from the techs doing the work asking for my admin password XD Sufficed to say I was confused, especially since the laptop has a button dedicated to turning the fan on to max power, not that you'd need it given how loud and hot it was getting before it finished booting.
BUT THAT'S ALL BEHIND US NOW! Sort of... Since I'm feeling the onset of fan failure again, it's clearly making more sound that it should.
Basically what I'm looking into now is ways of producing less heat and in turn using the fan less. I've begun using ThrottleStop to undervolt the CPU, but undervolting the GPU has proved more difficult as MSI Afterburner doesn't seem to hold on to any settings I apply to it. Originally I couldn't interact with any sliders. Made a small mod to the config file and now I can move the sliders, not that they seem to do anything and pressing apply just resets them to default position again.
How am I supposed to use this thing?
Is there anyway I can replace the GPU in this craptop that seems hellbent on sell-harm?
How the hell do I update the USB drivers on this thing that LOVE to hang when you unplug or plug devices in while it's sleeping.
Should I update my BIOS From E1793IMS.10D to 10F?
Why has the battery on this laptop never lasted more than 2 hours?
I swear I have done nothing but love this laptop and it just won't stop trying to kill itself. I failed to save it from Win10 forced updates (failed drive) and these heating issues just refuse to go away.
I raise the temperatures of the room with ease with this baby, who needs central heating in Canada when you have the Leopard Pro?
