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Fan noise on Razer Blade 15 2020 - Base Model

  • 7 December 2020
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nuklehed
You didn’t have to change anything? I will try this too and report back. Thanks for the tip!

That did the trick. I reenabled Turbo Mode in the bios and booted. The fans came back on like before. I exited from the Synapse app and heard the fans slowly wind down. Now it's quiet and I have Turbo enabled as I should. I guess we can chalk this up to the Synapse application. Hoping the next update to it fixes this... Thanks for the tip!
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Yeah this fan noise is pretty severe. It's actually so debilitating I can't watch movies or work in public on it (and by work I mean answering emails and using word). The right fan has a higher pitch whine to it than the left too. It would be good to get that fixed.
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chaos2020flame.com
try to stop razer synapse , I have this problem but When I stopped the program, the fans' sound was normal


Fans still on all the time for me... 😕
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interactiveImperial029
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.



I am experiencing the same issue. The noise during web browing use just comes and go. I have raised a support ticket to razer. I will let you guys know if there is a quick fix.
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Mandemz
I am experiencing the same issue. The noise during web browing use just comes and go. I have raised a support ticket to razer. I will let you guys know if there is a quick fix.

Thanks for your message.
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Update:
I have updated the BIOS from 01.04 to 1.06, as a result:

  • fan noise comes less frequently when doing non-gaming related tasks
  • fan noise is more tolerable when it does get triggered


Link for the BIOS update is:
http://drivers.razersupport.com/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=view&parentcategoryid=350&nav=0

Another issue is, post playing games the fan noise takes a while to die down. If you want to quickly reduce/get rid of the noise, the work around is to:

  • Open synapse -> Performance tab
  • Switch to manual fan control (Mind you regardless of the dial it will rev up like a jet engine. Let it be for about 5 seconds)
  • Switch fan control to auto. (the noise should then gradually go down)


From my perspective, this is tolerable for a gaming laptop. I just wish that razer would update their software to hand us back a much needed manual fan control. I am still on the fence whether to return the laptop though. I will keep you guys updated.
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Mandemz
Update:
I have updated the BIOS from 01.04 to 1.06, as a result:

  • fan noise comes less frequently when doing non-gaming related tasks
  • fan noise is more tolerable when it does get triggered


Link for the BIOS update is:
http://drivers.razersupport.com/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=view&parentcategoryid=350&nav=0

Another issue is, post playing games the fan noise takes a while to die down. If you want to quickly reduce/get rid of the noise, the work around is to:

  • Open synapse -> Performance tab
  • Switch to manual fan control (Mind you regardless of the dial it will rev up like a jet engine. Let it be for about 5 seconds)
  • Switch fan control to auto. (the noise should then gradually go down)


From my perspective, this is tolerable for a gaming laptop. I just wish that razer would update their software to hand us back a much needed manual fan control. I am still on the fence whether to return the laptop though. I will keep you guys updated.

Thank you for your contribution. Personally, I had already done these tasks.
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Anyone heard anything from Razer support?
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So i just received mine aswell, even at the first bootup the fans were going - annoying as F to say the least....
Dont know what to do right now - i kinda need a beast machine for study (3D and so on) but this is going to be annoying as f in class.
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I got mine as well recently (Base model 2020 RTX 2060), updated bios to 1.06 and I don't know if there is any difference. I also noticed that whenever the laptop is plugged in the fans go louder and more frequently. Any updates from Razer? Do we know if it's a hardware or a software issue?

I also found this, which might help with the fans whenever the laptop is plugged in:
https://www.myfixguide.com/laptop-fan-always-on/
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This is what happened so far with my support-mailing with razer:

First you need to fill in a long list of info, and also attach 3 different files and screenshots from nvidia version numbers and other.

A few days later they asked me ( I guess they dont believe me by word) to send a video where I need to film the laptop to show that the fans are triggered.
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LemonNews
This is what happened so far with my support-mailing with razer:

First you need to fill in a long list of info, and also attach 3 different files and screenshots from nvidia version numbers and other.

A few days later they asked me ( I guess they dont believe me by word) to send a video where I need to film the laptop to show that the fans are triggered.


I had the same exact problem you had and they gave the same exact response. I sent them the video and in response I was told to return the laptop I bought (I bought mine on January 1st and just returned it today)
btw I did all the firmware updates, bios updates and the steps the Tech support asked me to do. Nothing helped.
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mrk_rizwan
I had the same exact problem you had and they gave the same exact response. I sent them the video and in response I was told to return the laptop I bought (I bought mine on January 1st and just returned it today)
btw I did all the firmware updates, bios updates and the steps the Tech support asked me to do. Nothing helped.

Why would you return it though? There's quite a lot of us that have this problem, even someone that has had their blade for 2 years and just recently noticed that the fans go louder than before. It must be some sort of software problem
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orfpou
Why would you return it though? There's quite a lot of us that have this problem, even someone that has had their blade for 2 years and just recently noticed that the fans go louder than before. It must be some sort of software problem


For me, my fans were turning on and off randomly and they sounded like sitting next to some airliner thats how loud they got. Because I just got the laptop, I had not really installed anything on and I was doing light web browsing, and the way fans were responding made no sense so I could only imagine if I started gaming on it.
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mrk_rizwan
For me, my fans were turning on and off randomly and they sounded like sitting next to some airliner thats how loud they got. Because I just got the laptop, I had not really installed anything on and I was doing light web browsing, and the way fans were responding made no sense so I could only imagine if I started gaming on it.

Fair point. For me, as I wrote before, I updated the bios to 1.06, changed some power options and turned turbo boost off and these things made some difference but it could be better.
Either way I hope they fix it soon if it's a software issue
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orfpou
Fair point. For me, as I wrote before, I updated the bios to 1.06, changed some power options and turned turbo boost off and these things made some difference but it could be better.


So did I, and idk why it still felt like something was off because of the noise
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Does anyone Razer Blade 15 (early 2020) sound like this? https://voca.ro/15LvjMNWhWui
The recording was done with the built in microphone, and it picks up this annoying high pitched noise that only happens when fans are at 1000-3500RPM. All 4 laptops (I've exchanged 3 times, on 4th laptop now) sound exactly the same. I'm surprised Razer has not addressed this seeing the amount of threads for fan issues with this laptop.
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Also, how can I update my laptop to BIOS 1.06? I am looking at the Razer website an all that seems to be available for the model I have is a master guide, no file for BIOS
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Gigiana
Does anyone Razer Blade 15 (early 2020) sound like this? https://voca.ro/15LvjMNWhWui
The recording was done with the built in microphone, and it picks up this annoying high pitched noise that only happens when fans are at 1000-3500RPM. All 4 laptops (I've exchanged 3 times, on 4th laptop now) sound exactly the same. I'm surprised Razer has not addressed this seeing the amount of threads for fan issues with this laptop.


Mine it's just loud not high pitched. You can update the bios from here:
http://drivers.razersupport.com/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=view&parentcategoryid=350&nav=0
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I also spoke with Razer Support, asked me for a video as well etc. They ended up suggesting me to try and repair Synapse and do this:

1. In the search box on the taskbar, enter Command Prompt. Press and hold (or right-click) Command Prompt (Desktop app) from the search results and select Run as administrator.

2. Enter DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth (note the space before each "/"). (Note: This step may take a few minutes to start and up to 30 minutes to run and complete.)

3. Enter sfc /scannow (note the space between "sfc" and "/").

4. If the scans find corrupted data and repaired them, do a restart. Observe the device if the issue has been resolved.

They suggested if none of these work to do a factory reset.

I tried the first two and nothing changed but I haven't tried the factory reset because I don't think it will do anything.

I also wrote feedback in the Synapse application about the situation in hope that Razer takes us seriously and does something about this through an update as I believe it's a software issue. I suggest you to do the same.
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orfpou
Mine it's just loud not high pitched. You can update the bios from here:
http://drivers.razersupport.com/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=view&parentcategoryid=350&nav=0


Thank you! Finally figured it out. Unfortunately, BIOS update isn't available for the model I have. 😞 I'm really sad about this because I actually really like this laptop, it's literally just that noise I posted that's driving me insane.
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Gigiana

Are you sure it isn't available? What model do you have?

You should also try this:
https://www.myfixguide.com/laptop-fan-always-on/

And going to BIOS and turning off Turbo Boost
In my case, both helped and toned down how often the fans are loud but the noise isn't completely gone
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orfpou
Are you sure it isn't available? What model do you have?

You should also try this:
https://www.myfixguide.com/laptop-fan-always-on/

And going to BIOS and turning off Turbo Boost
In my case, both helped and toned down how often the fans are loud but the noise isn't completely gone


I did the Turbo thing in BIOS and it doesn't seem to make a difference. But why should it make a difference, if I only hear this whistling/howling noise when the fans are running below 4,000RPM? I don't understand why Razer made their GPU fan SO loud in general.
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Gigiana
I did the Turbo thing in BIOS and it doesn't seem to make a difference. But why should it make a difference, if I only hear this whistling/howling noise when the fans are running below 4,000RPM? I don't understand why Razer made their GPU fan SO loud in general.


I tried recording my fans as well from the internal mic but they don't sound the same with yours. Try changing the cooling settings in control panel from the link that I posted. Either way, if this is your 4th laptop and it still sounds exactly the same as the other ones that probably shows that it's a software issue for all of us. As someone on this thread said, they should allow us for more customisation on when the faster fans kick in and everything should be ok.
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orfpou
I tried recording my fans as well from the internal mic but they don't sound the same with yours. Try changing the cooling settings in control panel from the link that I posted. Either way, if this is your 4th laptop and it still sounds exactly the same as the other ones that probably shows that it's a software issue for all of us. As someone on this thread said, they should allow us for more customisation on when the faster fans kick in and everything should be ok.


What do your fans sound like?
I agree, this is beyond ridiculous that they don't allow us to customize this type of stuff. Oh, and to answer your last question I have the Base Model early 2020 (RZ09-0328).
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