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coconnor:
Quote from: OpiumGirl on 2009 July 20, 19:38:39
@coconnor,
So, what was the actual cause of your issues?
It seems that the laptop was just running too hot. Can't be certain; however, issues have stopped for now at least.
OpiumGirl:
Quote from: coconnor on 2009 July 20, 19:59:53
Quote from: OpiumGirl on 2009 July 20, 19:38:39
@coconnor,
So, what was the actual cause of your issues?
It seems that the laptop was just running too hot. Can't be certain; however, issues have stopped for now at least.
Cool, what have you done to curb the heat problems? I'm just curious. I don't own a laptop for gaming, just a MacBook for doing everyday stuff so I rarely push it enough to overheat it. Just interested in what steps you took to cool it down since it seemed to "resolve" your issue to the best of your knowledge.
coconnor:
Leticron suggested that heat seemed to be an issue after looking at a report produced by a program called HWMonitor (which I opened and ran before playing the game). He gave me some suggestions, one of which was to clean the heatsink. I have done this in the past on a desktop (a lot more room in those), but on a laptop I didn't know where to start. So, I went to the manufacturer's website and found the information I needed for my particular machine and then followed the directions. Hopefully will not have to do that again any time soon! The heatsink & fan are hard to get at.
I had previously purchased and installed additional RAM to it though, which involved removing the keyboard since one module is installed under that; and then opened the back to install the other, but this seemed more tedious and involved.
Thought about taking it to "The Geek Squad" for a few minutes ... then decided I would try it myself.
JBoat:
Get a high quality (i.e. expensive) laptop cradle/base with some decent fans on it to cool those laptops! They were never meant for extended gaming in the first place, and sitting on a flat desk or in a warm room is just asking for trouble. :)
coconnor:
Quote from: JBoat on 2009 July 21, 04:33:10
Get a high quality (i.e. expensive) laptop cradle/base with some decent fans on it to cool those laptops! They were never meant for extended gaming in the first place, and sitting on a flat desk or in a warm room is just asking for trouble. :)
Any in particular you would recommend? I have actually been trying to find one of these for some time, but every one I know of currently has bad reviews, mostly related to the durability and effectiveness of the fan units.
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