Asus Claim We're Wrong About TUF Gaming A15 Issues, Are They Right?

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Modding the Asus TUF Gaming A15, Can We Improve Thermals & Stop Ryzen Throttling?

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[vladimirmarinov]

Making manufacturers "very angry". My favourite type of honest journalism.

[ebsmith]

Congratulations on buying another ASUS laptop just to take it apart. Such dedication to calling out BS should be applauded.

[hytsyl]

Well done - the new A15 now has stock air-intake vents like the ones you manually cut. Thank you for helping them create a better budget product for the ppl to enjoy.

[Fate]

Spending $2000 of their own money just to see, if the manufacturer’s claims are “justified”.
Mad respect for you guys, sure makes me glad I’m subscribed and watching their videos constantly.

[KingSulley]

Remember when Asus released a 5700XT with loose screws, and then failed to take responsibility, blaming AMD instead? The response here makes it sound like their PR department still haven't learned anything.

[mdrumt]

In short: If ONE guy can mod/test and improve things, then, Asus with a team of engineers could have delivered a better design.

[Ioan_Iorgu]

So rarely do you find people who care about their integrity more than anything else. I often get the impression that people who do reviews try to please everyone and lose their credibility. Thank you!

[christopherwood]

1:45. That ASUS was livid about your review means you did your job. Numbers don't lie.

[asmodeusml]

Getting strong Gamer's Nexus vibes here from drilling holes in a poorly ventilated chassis.

[Evangelus]

Asus: "we had to focus on the overall longevity of the entire unit"

CPU bouncing off thermal throttling limits regularly: "Ummm... K."

[Hardwareunboxed]

Not sure if we will make a tee with "Hard Brown-Box" on it :S

[jGRite]

Tim: "Why is the SSD install in the left slot instead of the right slot?"

*Asus has left the chat*


They'll come back stronger. These videos make them better. Good job as always.

[MuraMuraLoL]

Asus engineers: No! You can't simply cut holes into a laptop and expect better thermals it's a very complex design process that takes the mutual benefit of all laptop components at the same time even the
Hardware Unboxed: haha Dremel goes brrrr

[irony]

"Hey our VRM temps are cocked, what do we do?"
"Lets block up the vents and throttle our CPU."
"You're a f*cking genius!"

[jacekjagosz]

Aren't VRM temperatures higher in some part because the CPU is consuming more power?
That would be a funny consequence.

[tresnawijaya]

Waiting for someone to make a custom 3D-printed base lid for this laptop

[Gokulbalram]

That Asus reply seems largely like PR nonsense which largely ends up being a non answer

[DirtyPoul]

All right, so the modification made the VRM hotter. But it also made the CPU run faster by drawing more power. Delivering more power to the CPU should result in hotter VRM. So what happens if you lock the CPU frequency and power delivery to the same watts? That should equalize VRM power consumption and let you compare VRM temperature more directly to see what the difference from the design alone is in isolation.

[farhank]

asus just keep destroying their rep. they dont know how to take feedback and improve their products anymore.

[questioneverything]

This dude is what every reviewer should aspire to be, 100% called out thier bs and when they responded he directly challenges the response.