I was cleaning my fan and when I put it all back together the fan started making this humming noise and the whole laptop was vibrating. Does anyone have any idea what I can do to fix this?

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Hey everyone!

I'm considering the MSI Modern 15 B13M-288IN for ₹72,000 for a friend who works in digital marketing.

Specifications:

Processor: Intel Core i7-1355U (13th Gen)

RAM: 16GB DDR4 3200MHz

Graphics: Intel Iris Xe integrated graphics

Storage: 512GB PCIe Gen 3 NVMe SSD

Display: 15.6-inch Full HD IPS-level

The primary use cases are:

Digital marketing tools and platforms

Google Ads and Meta Ads

SEO tools and analytics dashboards

Multitasking with multiple browser tabs

Microsoft Office and other productivity applications

I'd appreciate feedback from people who own or have used this laptop.

Is it worth ₹72,000, or are there better options at this price?

How is the real-world performance of the i7-1355U for everyday multitasking?

How is the battery life under normal office usage?

What are the build quality, thermals and long-term reliability like?

How good is MSI's after-sales service in India?

Would you recommend this laptop for the next 3–4 years?

I'm particularly interested in honest owner experiences and long-term reviews, rather than just the specifications.

Thanks in advance!

I tried undervolting my CPU using these settings, but I think I may have reduced performance after setting PL1 to 55W and PL2 to 70W. I later found out that this laptop can draw up to 100W for CPU-only workloads, so I’m thinking I should adjust the TPL limits. As for the ratios, should I increase them to reach 5 GHz?

For the GPU, I settled on 2707 MHz at 850 mV. Although I haven’t tested it extensively yet, this seems to have reduced temperatures by around 6°C and power consumption by 12W. However, after running Cinebench R23 GPU Test, I got 46,000 points without undervolting and 43,000 with undervolting, which is a performance loss of roughly 7%.

What would you recommend to avoid losing performance while keeping the benefits of undervolting? Should I try overclocking the GPU memory?

I’d also really appreciate it if anyone with the same hardware could share their CPU and GPU undervolting settings.

My specs:

- Laptop: MSI Katana 15 HX

- CPU: Intel Core i7-14650HX

- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (8 GB VRAM)

My Katana 15 HX with an RTX 5070 never goes above about 55 W GPU power, even in a GPU-only stress test with the CPU idle and temps in the 50s. MSI lists up to 115 W (with Dynamic Boost, "may vary by scenario"). Is this normal, or can anyone get more out of theirs?

**Laptop**

- MSI Katana 15 HX B14WGK, i7-14650HX, RTX 5070 Laptop GPU, 16 GB RAM

- Windows 11 Pro, NVIDIA driver 591.44

- Original 240 W charger, plugged in

- BIOS: updated from E1587IMS.105 to E1587IMS.108

**Settings**

- MSI Center: Extreme Performance, Discrete Graphics Mode

- Windows power mode: Best Performance

- "NVIDIA Platform Controllers and Framework" and the Intel Dynamic Tuning components are installed, with no errors in Device Manager

**What I measured**

- `nvidia-smi -q -d POWER` shows Default, Current and Requested Power Limit = 55 W, Max = 115 W

- FurMark GPU test, 5 minutes, CPU idle: the GPU held 54.8 to 55.0 W at 49 to 57 C and about 1,500 MHz. The only active throttle reason was SW Power Cap (no thermal slowdown, no power brake)

- After the BIOS update, a combined CPU + GPU FurMark gave the CPU about 100 W and the GPU about 55 W

- In games the GPU also stays under 60 W

- `nvidia-smi -pl 115` gives "Changing power management limit is not supported"

- MSI Center's advanced menu only has core/VRAM clock offsets and fan speed, no power limit

**Questions**

1. Does your Katana 15 HX 5070 go above 55 W under load?

2. Is 55 W the normal base on this model, with Dynamic Boost only kicking in in some scenarios? What triggers it?

3. Did a specific BIOS version or MSI Center setting change it for you?

If you can, run this while stressing the GPU and tell me what you see:

`nvidia-smi --query-gpu=pstate,power.draw,power.limit,temperature.gpu,clocks.sm --format=csv -l 1`

I'm happy to share my full logs.

Thanks!

Hi guys, 👋

I have a problem where the 'D' key on my keyboard sometimes doesn't work. I’ve looked into this issue, but I’d also like to hear about your experiences.

📌 1. All my drivers are up to date; I’ve also cleaned the cooling system and applied fresh thermal paste.

📌 2. I’ve noticed that this happens specifically while I’m gaming. Among the WSAD keys used for character movement, the 'D' key works intermittently—sometimes it responds, sometimes it doesn’t. Based on what I’ve found, it seems there might be some adhesive inside the keyboard that melts when the laptop heats up, causing the key to lose contact with the keyboard circuit board.

📌 3. I take very good care of my laptop and constantly monitor its temperature using MSI Afterburner.

The stats are as follows:

GPU: 50°–60°C

CPU: 60°–70°C

❓️Is there any way to fix this issue other than replacing the keyboard? If you’ve encountered a similar situation, please share your thoughts. Thanks! 🤗

For a year, my tracked max temps CPU and GPU will fall between 33-36⁰c at total idle.

This week, there's nothing I can do to get my temps under 48⁰c. That's the new permanent baseline, almost overnight. EDIT: Overnight of switching back to Hybrid GPU mode after a brief stint in Discrete.

Does anybody have a theory or any suggestions?

I used to feel comfortable leaving it open for hours, the fan is driving me crazy though now.

For almost two years now I own an msi titan 18hx. And even though its fast it never really blew me away performance wise. It was struggling with ac black flag resynced, Cyberpunt etc.

And then a couple of weeks ago I sent my laptop for repair because some keys stopt working. When I got it back I immediately noticed how quick everything was. I installed black flag and it run 55fps on the highest settings without a problem. Cyberpunk, highest setting between 50 and 60 fps. Even The Witcher 3 remasterd with pathtracing and frame generation between 50 and 60 fps.

This lasted for two and a half weeks. In the morning I played The Witcher without any problems, when I started the game in the evening again it went from 55fps to 20fps in about 15 seconds. even if I turn on raytracing completely i do not get more then 40 - 45 fps. Same thing with the other games.

I reinstalled windows, I cleaned the fans, I placed new thermal paste but nothing results in better performance. 15 seconds in game and the voltage to the gpu is being cut from 170+ watts to 90 something.

I really do not understand why it is thermal throttling all of a sudden. Or why my laptop performed so well for two and a half weeks. Is there anybody who can help with this?

MSI titan 18HX
RTX4090

64gb ram

YouTube is now full of reviews on nvidia rtx spark based laptops, with msi n16 with 128gb ram in the mix, i can get a good discount with these at work however i am not a windows user, how are msi laptops with linux these days?

Does rtx spark drivers work well on linux? Older laptops seem to report laptop/trackpad lag issues, sound crackling and webcam issues, does anyone know if the n16 has the same issues? Are they using similar chipsets for these things?

Thanks in advance

Cpu average temp 64 celsius

Gpu average 45 celsius

13420h & 4050

So I just got the new MSI Vector 16 Hx Ai, Intel Ultra 9 275Hx, RTX 5070 Ti 12Gb. And whenever I run UEFN and right click on static meshes, the screen freezes goes black and restarts, my eye care settings don't even register on restart. I changed the viewport scale to 1.6 and now the right click works. Now sometimes when I am working it just freezes and does the black screen and then shows up. Sometimes it beeps as I move my mouse.

I was playing Control Resonant for about 4 hours and the GPU just crashed mid game. I work really long hours and I need the GPU to do as it says and handle heavy workload for a long time.

Please help 🙏🏾

I am going to buy new laptop but seeing price make my heart pounding hard . But at local store I get to know Acer and MSI had cheap laptop for sale (comparatively) so please help me compare in both of them plss is urgent

So, basically I have had this MSI modern 15 for a year now and never had a single problem until, a month ago or so, it started giving problems on turning on.

Let me explain: the laptop simply started doing nothing whenever I pressed the power button but usually trying to press it some more times actually works except this time it doesn't.

Literally I press the power button, long press it or repeatedly press it but still nothing happens no matter what I try.

I've already tried to do the EC reset as for the MSI website suggested but still nothing happens and I am starting to think it's a button malfunction.

For further details you should know that when plugging the charger the led charging does not turn on (or at least usually it doesn't even tho this morning it did for just a couple of minutes) but idk if this could be related to the battery being fully charged.

Also there is a small hole on the back of the computer like a reset button but on the user manual that came with the laptop it says it is "optional" and, in fact, trying to press inside of it does nothing as if there wasn't even a button at all.

I've tried it all but I don't know what to try next and it really bothers me since the laptop is less then a year old and I'm desperate.

I won't try to open it or take a look at the inside or something because it still has it's warranty but the thing is I need it to power on at least one last time before sending it to repair because I desperately need to finish and save a backup of the work project I was working on.

This situation started yesterday and except for the led briefly turning on this morning nothing really changed since.

Can someone help me in any way? Is there something I can do to power it on bypassing the power button or something?

Hello all! Posting late but got a good deal, Second Hand (Used) MSI GP65 Leopard with RTX 2060 At Rs 35k INR around 1 months ago.

So i have a MSI Cyborg 15 A2RUDX for a Month now and theres a firmware update sitting on the Optional Updates waiting to be checkboxed and installed i have previous ptsd from my Dell Presition by a bios update that i didnt expect or know it was there so if theres a known issue with MSI Firmware Update breaking Laptops i aint gonna update it unless if windows forced me to or it fixes vurniablitly

I have some weird lighter spots on the right side of my laptop screen (MSI Sword 17). They're most visible when the screen is white. I don't know what they are or what caused them.

Hi has anyone had one of theses RTX 5050 512gb intel core 7 IPS display it’s down on price to £950 anyone know if its upgradable or should I spend a bit more and go for a 5060?

My MSI Crosshair 16 crashes atleast every 10 minutes when playing any game thats larger than Minecraft. I would be on CS2 match and it would crash atleast 2 times every game. Does anybody know a fix it just started doing this :D

Hi guys, is this temp normal for idle for this model?

60-65°C on idle

75-80°C on heavy tasks/games

Alright

I have been battling this shit for the last 13 hours

I closed my laptop last night after a discord call

Open it this morning, it's restarted, alright

I go to enter zoom, all fine, I go to talk- nothing - I plug in my headset and try with that mic - nothing

I don't even want to recount the amount of bullshit I've tried so far

My problem is I got this :

The playback remains dead silent during the sound test despite the level meter moving, there's likely a breakdown in the driver's ability to route the microphone's audio to your speakers or apps. Try running the hardware and devices troubleshooter to see if it can detect this specific routing problem.

MSI Center says the mics are working perfectly

The speakers are working

Except Discord gets no input, recordings get no input, the damn base windows sound settings check GETS NO RECORDING

I've done resets, reboots, rollbacks, uninstall reinstall

Absolutely nothing has fuckin worked

I'm at wits end

The mics are fine but the endpoint is fucked and I don't know what to goddamn do

I restarted windows audio and Windows audio endpoint in services and that didn't fix it either

It all says

This device is working properly

And MSI diagnostics says it's great

And yet still

I can't record or talk ANYWHERE

edit: more details in comment and link to video showing what I'm struggling with