Fan noise on Razer Blade 15 2020 - Base Model

I also just received a new 2020 Razer Blade and can confirm the fan is very active, very often. A simple activity like swirling the mouse on the screen or watching YouTube will cause what appears to be a constant 50% fan load - very noticeable, similar to a PlayStation4 under load. I can confirm the PC is using the integrated GPU (according to Windows task manager) and the temperature appears to be 50 degrees Celsius. Windows is on Balanced power plan. The BIOS has no obvious fan profiles or control schemes. Have not tried anything else yet - may experiment tonight. Just wanted to post to confirm you're not alone.

I installed HardwareInfo64 and can confirm the fan ramps up when "CPU Package" temperature exceeds 50 degrees C. HWI64 finds no fans being reported by any of the sensors - nothing on the CPU, GPUs, or motherboard reports any fan readouts - so it is unlikely we can directly control it. Other forums have suggested disabling Intel TurboBoost (This is in the BIOS) and undervolting the CPU using Windows based utilities (like Intel XTU) by 0.1 volts in an attempt to force the CPU temperature down by lowering performance. I am considering trying these things tonight.

See my question as well! I've contacted them and they have not done much. Consider return, because my fans come on simply using chrome, or word. Honestly....

interactiveImperial029
I installed HardwareInfo64 and can confirm the fan ramps up when "CPU Package" temperature exceeds 50 degrees C. HWI64 finds no fans being reported by any of the sensors - nothing on the CPU, GPUs, or motherboard reports any fan readouts - so it is unlikely we can directly control it. Other forums have suggested disabling Intel TurboBoost (This is in the BIOS) and undervolting the CPU using Windows based utilities (like Intel XTU) by 0.1 volts in an attempt to force the CPU temperature down by lowering performance. I am considering trying these things tonight.

Another option is to somehow unlock the BIOS and control the fan such that the temperature is only actived when it exceeds, say 60C. But no idea how to do that yet. From what I have gathered, Razer blocks BIOS access.

Thank you for your answers. It shows that I'm not the only one. I thought to exchange it at the beginning, but we can see that it is a software problem and not a hardware one. So there is no need to change machines. I also noticed that the fans activate as soon as one of the threads exceeds 50 ° by analyzing on continuous with CoreTemp. The only setting I managed to change (because I feel like everything is clamped on this machine) is the advanced power settings. I changed the mode of ventilation on the sector, I passed it from active to passive. But what I would like to do is actually change the temperature of the fans in the BIOS, turning them to at least 60 °. Except that the Thermal Configuration option is not available in the BIOS. From what I saw on the forums, the option was available before but they removed it. I will try other things but it might be hard. Hopefully an update of the BIOS or the system. Keep me posted if you have anything new. Thank you all.

I'm having the same issue. I've had the laptop less than 2 months and all of a sudden the fans are blasting and making a really loud noise. I thought maybe one fan went out so I submitted a ticket for support but after turning the laptop over and using a flashlight, I can see both fans are spinning just fine. I change the settings to the lowest fan setting in synapse but nothing changed or worked.

Enigmaticvii
I'm having the same issue. I've had the laptop less than 2 months and all of a sudden the fans are blasting and making a really loud noise. I thought maybe one fan went out so I submitted a ticket for support but after turning the laptop over and using a flashlight, I can see both fans are spinning just fine. I change the settings to the lowest fan setting in synapse but nothing changed or worked.

exactly the same problem as all of us! we need to be able to change the temperature to at least 60 in the BIOS!

radiotalkSeaFoamGreen407
Thank you for your answers. It shows that I'm not the only one. I thought to exchange it at the beginning, but we can see that it is a software problem and not a hardware one. So there is no need to change machines. I also noticed that the fans activate as soon as one of the threads exceeds 50 ° by analyzing on continuous with CoreTemp. The only setting I managed to change (because I feel like everything is clamped on this machine) is the advanced power settings. I changed the mode of ventilation on the sector, I passed it from active to passive. But what I would like to do is actually change the temperature of the fans in the BIOS, turning them to at least 60 °. Except that the Thermal Configuration option is not available in the BIOS. From what I saw on the forums, the option was available before but they removed it. I will try other things but it might be hard. Hopefully an update of the BIOS or the system. Keep me posted if you have anything new. Thank you all.

did change system coolng policy to passive make a difference?

I have disabled TurboBoost in the Razer Blade BIOS and it makes no difference - CPU easily surpasses 50 degrees Celsius in normal operation and fans continue to ramp up. Open Chrome, watch YouTube is enough to hit the threshold. I installed Intel XTU but the options to control voltage, etc. are all disabled because this CPU/board does not support overclocking. I tried the active/passive cooling policy in the Windows power plan - it has no effect on anything. At this point, from a pure consumer perspective, our remaining options appear to be: Wear noise cancelling headphones in proximity of the computer, Attempt to return the computer, Wait for a BIOS update from Razer that directly addresses the issue (this may never happen), Disassemble the computer and perform modifications like replacement of paste/fan etc. For me personally, I'm going to wear headphones and see if they eventually deploy an update. I will log a ticket to Razer support later today - this is the only official way to notify them of the nature of the problem. I knew with a light weight high performance machine there would be some measure of noise, but honestly I should be able to apply a 1-3% CPU load like watching YouTube without a constant 50% fan load. I currently also own a Razer Blade Pro 17" (2017) and a MacBook Pro (2013) and those devices both have dedicated GPU and don't suffer from this type of constant noise.

interactiveImperial029
I have disabled TurboBoost in the Razer Blade BIOS and it makes no difference - CPU easily surpasses 50 degrees Celsius in normal operation and fans continue to ramp up. Open Chrome, watch YouTube is enough to hit the threshold. I installed Intel XTU but the options to control voltage, etc. are all disabled because this CPU/board does not support overclocking. I tried the active/passive cooling policy in the Windows power plan - it has no effect on anything. At this point, from a pure consumer perspective, our remaining options appear to be: Wear noise cancelling headphones in proximity of the computer, Attempt to return the computer, Wait for a BIOS update from Razer that directly addresses the issue (this may never happen), Disassemble the computer and perform modifications like replacement of paste/fan etc. For me personally, I'm going to wear headphones and see if they eventually deploy an update. I will log a ticket to Razer support later today - this is the only official way to notify them of the nature of the problem. I knew with a light weight high performance machine there would be some measure of noise, but honestly I should be able to apply a 1-3% CPU load like watching YouTube without a constant 50% fan load. I currently also own a Razer Blade Pro 17" (2017) and a MacBook Pro (2013) and those devices both have dedicated GPU and don't suffer from this type of constant noise.

Exactly. I agree. I've undervolved with ThrottleStop. This delays the fan coming on by pushing the 50C a little down the line. But again, the 50C is a ridiculous benchmark. My Dell XPS15, a beast in itself, has zero issue. I am not sure what the logic of 50C is, but I want control over this in BIOS.

coolRedOrangeinsight381
did change system coolng policy to passive make a difference?

No, that doesn't change much.

interactiveImperial029
I have disabled TurboBoost in the Razer Blade BIOS and it makes no difference - CPU easily surpasses 50 degrees Celsius in normal operation and fans continue to ramp up. Open Chrome, watch YouTube is enough to hit the threshold. I installed Intel XTU but the options to control voltage, etc. are all disabled because this CPU/board does not support overclocking. I tried the active/passive cooling policy in the Windows power plan - it has no effect on anything. At this point, from a pure consumer perspective, our remaining options appear to be: Wear noise cancelling headphones in proximity of the computer, Attempt to return the computer, Wait for a BIOS update from Razer that directly addresses the issue (this may never happen), Disassemble the computer and perform modifications like replacement of paste/fan etc. For me personally, I'm going to wear headphones and see if they eventually deploy an update. I will log a ticket to Razer support later today - this is the only official way to notify them of the nature of the problem. I knew with a light weight high performance machine there would be some measure of noise, but honestly I should be able to apply a 1-3% CPU load like watching YouTube without a constant 50% fan load. I currently also own a Razer Blade Pro 17" (2017) and a MacBook Pro (2013) and those devices both have dedicated GPU and don't suffer from this type of constant noise.

You are right. This shows that there is no solution that can fix the problem. You can try anything you want, Razer blocks access to fans, whether in the bios or for third-party software. The only solution would be to urge Razer to fix the problem with a BIOS update. In addition, it's very easy to do, I hope that with all the complaints, they'll eventually make a difference.

I've had a Razer Blade 15 2060 for almost 2 years. It recently starting having loud fan noise. I wonder if it's a bug or something. Very annoying.

radiotalkSeaFoamGreen407
Hi, I recently purchased a Razer Blade 15 Base Model, that I received yesterday (thank you Amazon). Very nice machine, but I have a problem. The fans are very often active. They are not at their maximum speed, but they trigger for minimal functions such as open web browser, go on youtube, etc... Even my old PC, much less powerful, didn't make any noise when I performed such tasks. The only time the fans stop is when I'm not doing anything. But you don't do nothing when you have a beast like that in your hands. The noise of the fans is exhausting in the long run, and I wish I could fix this problem. I checked the task manager and the CPU does not exceed 10%. I tried to change the fan speed manually with Razer Synapse, but it makes the situation worse. I also tried softwares like Notebook Fan Control, SpeedFan, etc... but nothing change. I contacted Razer customer service but they did not provide a solution. I specify that I did all the Windows updates, drivers (NVIDIA, Intel,...) and even the BIOS update. If you've ever encountered a similar problem, and you have ideas on how to fix it, I would be grateful to you. Thank you all.

Hi i have the same laptop and the advance. Its very easy to "Fix" this issues , Launch Synapse> System>Perfomance>Fan Speed>Auto. That is hehe

fastLightSlateGray437
Hi i have the same laptop and the advance. Its very easy to "Fix" this issues , Launch Synapse> System>Perfomance>Fan Speed>Auto. That is hehe

Thanks for your message but if it was that simple I wouldn't have asked the question on the thread. We've obviously all already tested this, and by the way Razer PCs are set to this mode by default so there's nothing to be done. I was hoping that today's Synapse update would change something, but we'll have to wait a longer. Nothing has changed, the cooling is still poorly optimized.

radiotalkSeaFoamGreen407
Hi, I recently purchased a Razer Blade 15 Base Model, that I received yesterday (thank you Amazon). Very nice machine, but I have a problem. The fans are very often active. They are not at their maximum speed, but they trigger for minimal functions such as open web browser, go on youtube, etc... Even my old PC, much less powerful, didn't make any noise when I performed such tasks. The only time the fans stop is when I'm not doing anything. But you don't do nothing when you have a beast like that in your hands. The noise of the fans is exhausting in the long run, and I wish I could fix this problem. I checked the task manager and the CPU does not exceed 10%. I tried to change the fan speed manually with Razer Synapse, but it makes the situation worse. I also tried softwares like Notebook Fan Control, SpeedFan, etc... but nothing change. I contacted Razer customer service but they did not provide a solution. I specify that I did all the Windows updates, drivers (NVIDIA, Intel,...) and even the BIOS update. If you've ever encountered a similar problem, and you have ideas on how to fix it, I would be grateful to you. Thank you all.

I just bought this laptop and I love it so much... I really don't want to return it. I wish I saw your post before I did. I literally just took it out of the box and opened up internet explorer and it started making a loud vacuum noise... I knew I was in trouble. But I am kind of relived that you said that there will probably be a update soon and that it's not a hardware issue. I hope that the noise of the fan doesn't pick up in my discord calls or while im streaming... :(

awadramy
I just bought this laptop and I love it so much... I really don't want to return it. I wish I saw your post before I did. I literally just took it out of the box and opened up internet explorer and it started making a loud vacuum noise... I knew I was in trouble. But I am kind of relived that you said that there will probably be a update soon and that it's not a hardware issue. I hope that the noise of the fan doesn't pick up in my discord calls or while im streaming... :slightly_sad:

If the noise will be an actual problem for you, I recommend that you place a support ticket immediately and don't wait for an update. You would want to switch to a different device. This amount of noise for simple operation (open web browser) is considered abnormal in this industry. I was curious and sought reviews of this product. The noise is never mentioned. We either have defective units or Razer has screwed something up. I'm personally living with it but I'm not using this device near a microphone.

fastLightSlateGray437
Hi i have the same laptop and the advance. Its very easy to "Fix" this issues , Launch Synapse> System>Perfomance>Fan Speed>Auto. That is hehe

Actually, I agree with one of OP's posts here. When I use Synapse to control the fan noise, it's actually worse because the fan will literally never turn off or even go below 50%. The "Auto" fan setting in Synapse (the default) is the best, but it still ramps the fan up and down super hard any time the system goes over 50C - which is frequently.

bradhebert
I've had a Razer Blade 15 2060 for almost 2 years. It recently starting having loud fan noise. I wonder if it's a bug or something. Very annoying.

This actually worked for me lol

I have this exactly same issue. Very disturbing noise all the time except when on battery. What concerns me when googling I find the same issue from Razer blades years ago so Razer probably doesnt give a shit.

I just got my early 2020 15" base model and "fixed" the issue by first confirming all fan profiles in Synapse were set to auto - they weren't initially. Then I went into the bios and disabled Turbo Boost. That finally worked for me. Before disabling Turbo Boost in the bios, changing the fan profiles in Synapse did nothing at all to the fan speeds; they just kept whirring away and were quite irritating. I also tried adjusting the Control Panel\\Hardware and Sound\\Power Options\\Edit Plan Settings > Change Advanced Power Settings. Under the Balanced profile (which is my active profile), I changed the Processor power management > Maximum processor state > Plugged in to under 100% (99, 98, 97, etc). These adjustments also had no impact. With fan noise gone, they did fire up when playing GTA5 which is completely expected. The question is if I should have to live without ALL the features I paid for? I guess I have 29 days to figure that out. I created a ticket with support yesterday.

bizSkyMagentasite379
I just got my early 2020 15" base model and "fixed" the issue by first confirming all fan profiles in Synapse were set to auto - they weren't initially. Then I went into the bios and disabled Turbo Boost. That finally worked for me. Before disabling Turbo Boost in the bios, changing the fan profiles in Synapse did nothing at all to the fan speeds; they just kept whirring away and were quite irritating. I also tried adjusting the Control Panel\\Hardware and Sound\\Power Options\\Edit Plan Settings > Change Advanced Power Settings. Under the Balanced profile (which is my active profile), I changed the Processor power management > Maximum processor state > Plugged in to under 100% (99, 98, 97, etc). These adjustments also had no impact. With fan noise gone, they did fire up when playing GTA5 which is completely expected. The question is if I should have to live without ALL the features I paid for? I guess I have 29 days to figure that out. I created a ticket with support yesterday.

Interesting! Can you please tell me how to find the turbo boost settings, i cant get to it in bios? :smile_:

radiotalkSeaFoamGreen407
Hi, I recently purchased a Razer Blade 15 Base Model, that I received yesterday (thank you Amazon). Very nice machine, but I have a problem. The fans are very often active. They are not at their maximum speed, but they trigger for minimal functions such as open web browser, go on youtube, etc... Even my old PC, much less powerful, didn't make any noise when I performed such tasks. The only time the fans stop is when I'm not doing anything. But you don't do nothing when you have a beast like that in your hands. The noise of the fans is exhausting in the long run, and I wish I could fix this problem. I checked the task manager and the CPU does not exceed 10%. I tried to change the fan speed manually with Razer Synapse, but it makes the situation worse. I also tried softwares like Notebook Fan Control, SpeedFan, etc... but nothing change. I contacted Razer customer service but they did not provide a solution. I specify that I did all the Windows updates, drivers (NVIDIA, Intel,...) and even the BIOS update. If you've ever encountered a similar problem, and you have ideas on how to fix it, I would be grateful to you. Thank you all.

try to stop razer synapse , I have this problem but When I stopped the program, the fans' sound was normal

LemonNews
Interesting! Can you please tell me how to find the turbo boost settings, i cant get to it in bios? :smile_:

Reboot and hold the Del key down. This will take you into bios. I forget the menu name exactly, but It will be related to CPU. I just turned off turbo boost and left everything else default. Make sure you Save and Exit. GL!

chaos2020flame.com
try to stop razer synapse , I have this problem but When I stopped the program, the fans' sound was normal

You didn’t have to change anything? I will try this too and report back. Thanks for the tip!