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[AustrianAndI]

 Hey guys, I recently stared having trouble with my laptop overheating and turning off.  It can usually last for a few hours if I prop it up and be careful.

But my problem is, I want to marathon session Dragon Age, and I want to have this issue figured out before it comes out.

So to all those laptop PC gamers out there, how have you dealt with similar issues?

Modifié par AustrianAndI, 19 octobre 2009 - 05:14 .

[danien.grey]

First, you should avoid using a laptop as your primary computer if you can (unless it's one of those monster desktop replacement ones). Laptops are designed with mobility in mind, and their systems don't handle strenuous activity well...despite what the manufacturers would like you to think.

Second, when you have to use a laptop for power-gaming, it's best to purchase a cooling pad for it, because otherwise most laptops will overheat from the strain.

Third, you might want to check the thermal paste that bonds your CPU to the heatsink in your laptop. Given that laptops are compressed systems and everything is tight for mobility, it's even more important to have a good connection to your heat sink.

Fourth, you might want to consider relocating the area you're going to power-game your laptop in. Somewhere cool like a basement or a room that's air conditioned will help with overheating issues.

Finally, handle the dust. A lot of people let dust build up inside their computer systems and wonder why everything keeps overheating. Dust = no air flow. No air flow = hot computer. Hot computer = overheated computer. Especially on the laptop, buy a compressed air canister and blow out the air vents. They're already small enough, try to keep the dust out of them.

Modifié par danien.grey, 19 octobre 2009 - 05:35 .

[Red Viking]

Also, check to see if anything's blocking the heating vent. You don't want that obstructed.

[AustrianAndI]

Yeah I bought the thing with portability in mind (for college) an gaming in mind (for me =D). So I kind of wound up with a big-ass gaming laptop. It used to run just fine, I would play mass effect all day and it would work fine. I guess dust would be the most clear culprit here? or do you think it might just be because the machine is aging? I haven't had it very long, and thanks for the tips, I'll definitely try them out.

[GhoXen]

Usually a laptop shouldn't break/severely "age" before its warranty period ends(and a lot of them break right as the warranty ends ><). What games were you playing which were leading to your laptop overheating? Please also post your laptop's specs and your ingame settings for that game/those games so we may compare.

[flem1]

If you have a 8600M, RMA it immediately. That has a known flaw.



Otherwise, canned air is the key.

[flem1]

Modifié par flem1, 19 octobre 2009 - 08:12 .

[Linarc]

I have a 8400 GS, and it has a heating problem. When I played Mass effect, the game stopped working after1 hour os so, wasn't a good thing... I'll see what I can do with it before I start playing dragon age...

[M_arc]

Some basic tips:

check if your fan still works properly, there are tools to check temperature and fan speed

shut down all unnecessary processes, I hate them so much... Check your starting up programs ect, you often have lots of garbage running in the background

check for dust, laptops attract massive amounts of those evil dead skin cells

Modifié par M_arc, 20 octobre 2009 - 12:26 .

[Linarc]

I'll try them, thanks!

[Antiuna]

I have the same problem. I cleaned out the dust and that helped immensely. However, what has helped the most is I set up an actual fan behind my lappy, or play next to an open window. Cold as hell but my compy runs MUCH better when I do this.

[AustrianAndI]

GhoXen wrote...

Usually a laptop shouldn't break/severely "age" before its warranty period ends(and a lot of them break right as the warranty ends ><). What games were you playing which were leading to your laptop overheating? Please also post your laptop's specs and your ingame settings for that game/those games so we may compare.

ugh >_<  I knew I should have written those down or something.  The only things I know off the top of my head are that I have 4 gigs of ram and an nVidia card that's pretty top of the line.  Any good way I can obtain this information?

M_arc wrote...

Some basic tips:

check if your fan still works properly, there are tools to check temperature and fan speed

shut down all unnecessary processes, I hate them so much... Check your starting up programs ect, you often have lots of garbage running in the background

check for dust, laptops attract massive amounts of those evil dead skin cells

What are some common background programs that don't need to be running?  I don't want to accidently close something essential.

[Ninjaphrog]

AustrianAndI wrote...

 Hey guys, I recently stared having trouble with my laptop overheating and turning off.  It can usually last for a few hours if I prop it up and be careful.

But my problem is, I want to marathon session Dragon Age, and I want to have this issue figured out before it comes out.

So to all those laptop PC gamers out there, how have you dealt with similar issues?

My wifes mother has the exact same problem! She has been using her laptop as her main computer for about 1 and a half year now. It will overheat if you simply watch a movie on youtube and shut down. It gets so damn hot on the bottom near where I believe the battery intake is that it once almost set fire to a piece of paper it was sitting on...

She solved the problem though, by setting it ontop of a metal box.

I think if you let air come under the PC, it should help, but it could be it's just because of her laptops design. Not really an expert in this, just thought I'd give my idea ^^

[Death Breeze]

My Desktop Notebook has been having overheating issues aswell, it is my main computers so i use it for eveything although it was built for gaming. It once crashed when i was playing Dragon Age:Journeys but has never crashed when playing an actual game, say CoD4, weird.
The cost-free solution i found to this is eleveating the laptop somewhat off the surface so more colder air can get into the vents under it and facing the back of the laptop into open space so the hot air is disperesed and not gathering up against a wall or something. Also, clean the laptop's vents and fans if you can once in a while, the dust buildup adds to the overheating. I recently ordered a cooling pad with fans aswell, i hope it does its jobs when i get it. NZXT Cryo if you wanted to know.

My GPU got up to 90C, i could boil water soon.

Modifié par Death Breeze, 28 octobre 2009 - 04:46 .

[vyvexthorne]

This sounds kind of silly but it works really well.. you can get a wire dish rack, flip it over and just set the laptop on it... There's also plenty of wire shelving out there which comes in all shapes and sizes.

[AustrianAndI]

I have tried the "elevate your laptop" thing, and right now it's working WONDERS for me. I just hope things don't get out of hand. When I first bought my computer I remember wasting entire days doing nothing but playing Mass Effect and there were never heat issues.

[vyvexthorne]

like someone else suggested.. Have you opened it up and blown out any dust? Computers love dust.. especially lap tops as they tend to travel more and like to get into dusty sticky corners. Laptops are very adventurous.