Solved Overheating and shutting down when gaming

[spike62]

Hi,I've been experiencing an issue with my laptop,as the title says,it overheats whenever I play a game(Mostly with high resolution/graphics),and shuts down,and I have to wait a while for it to cool down before I can boot the laptop up again.
When I first got this laptop,I was able to play games for a few months without overheating,but all of a sudden it just started to overheat and shut down.
System specs:
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz
Motherboard: TOSHIBA Portable PC
BIOS: 6.30
RAM: 4.00 GB
HDD: TOSHIBA MK6475GSX
Sound card: (1) Realtek High Definition Audio (2) AMD High Definition Audio Device
Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 7600M Series
OS: Microsoft Windows 8 Single Language 64-bit 9200 Multiprocessor Free

 

[David Bailey]

You reckon a cooling pad would help ?

https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=cooling+pad+for+laptop&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

 

[spike62]

I have already tried that,and it still overheats.

 

[Sven1458]

if you are comfortable opening up your Laptop, try cleaning ( evicting ) all the dust bunny's

Sven

 

[David Bailey]

When cleaning my computer I tape a straw to the crevice attachment of my vacuum cleaner.
Good for cleaning tight places.

 

[popeye]

Clogged or dead fan most likely plus the heatsink paste may be dried out depending how old it is.

 

[spike62]

I'll try cleaning it up.Also whenever I play a game while the laptop is charging,the charging icon keeps lighting on and off again and again,and my game lags whenever that happens.This is the temperature and fan speed while I play a game.

Edit:Also I was using a cooling pad.

 

[David Bailey]

I'll try cleaning it up.Also whenever I play a game while the laptop is charging,the charging icon keeps lighting on and off again and again,and my game lags whenever that happens.This is the temperature and fan speed while I play a game.
View attachment 59420
Edit:Also I was using a cooling pad.

Do you know the actual temperature ? In C or F.

 

[popeye]

Your power brick could also be going bad.

 

[spike62]

I'll try cleaning it up.Also whenever I play a game while the laptop is charging,the charging icon keeps lighting on and off again and again,and my game lags whenever that happens.This is the temperature and fan speed while I play a game.
View attachment 59420
Edit:Also I was using a cooling pad.

Do you know the actual temperature ? In C or F.View attachment 59421

No,but I ran Piriform Speccy and this is what I got during normal use,I was not running any programs while I took this screenshot and the temperature was above 80.

 

[David Bailey]

I'll try cleaning it up.Also whenever I play a game while the laptop is charging,the charging icon keeps lighting on and off again and again,and my game lags whenever that happens.This is the temperature and fan speed while I play a game.
View attachment 59420
Edit:Also I was using a cooling pad.

Do you know the actual temperature ? In C or F.View attachment 59421

No,but I ran Piriform Speccy and this is what I got during normal use,I was not running any programs while I took this screenshot and the temperature was above 80.
View attachment 59432

Too hot.

 

[RolandJS]

I have an older Acer that now, when doing high-stress things, not only has an external cooling pad, but also aimed at the proc corner is a Walmart $5.00 AC 5" fan -- together, no more sudden shutdowns.

 

[theveterans]

better start opening it up and repasting the CPU. Normal usage without gaming should be around 40-50 Celsius

 

[popeye]

better start opening it up and repasting the CPU. Normal usage without gaming should be around 40-50 Celsius

My temps when not gaming:

 

[spike62]

I finally figured out what's causing this probelm.As popeye said and I quote:

Your power brick could also be going bad.

There is something wrong with my power brick,as I said when I charge and play games,the charging indicator light goes on and off repeatedly and my game lags at the moment that happens.So I charged my laptop upto 100% and gamed(without a cooling pad/fan) to see if it overheats and shuts down,and it didn't,I was able to play without any problems.So when the low battery warning appeared,I plugged in the charger,and the indicator went on and off again,game lagged,also the battery low warning would pop up and dissapear from time to time,laptop started to overheat and eventually shut down.
So I'm gonna have to get another charger and see if that works,also see if there is anything wrong with the fan.

 

[RolandJS]

Even with a brand new power brick, it's still a good idea to use an external notebook cooling assembly [twin fans or 1 giant fan], AC or USB powered.

 

[spike62]

Even with a brand new power brick, it's still a good idea to use an external notebook cooling assembly [twin fans or 1 giant fan], AC or USB powered.

Yes I should probably use something to cool it down.

 

[spike62]

So I'm using a new power brick,and twin fans and I checked the temperature for any changes and noticed it dropped,also when gaming I'm not experiencing any overheating.
So thank you everyone for your help.

 

[khaledsak]

Try this...

Try this..

[video=youtube;n6Rmj5DrHwA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6Rmj5DrHwA[/video]

and this..

[video=youtube;CfdPQxvFlzA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfdPQxvFlzA[/video]

I do it, and its work perfectly...