hello
On seperate occasions my HP laptop has turned itself off while playing TS3. It is getting really annoying as it has lost saved games. My laptop gets hot really quickly and i think that is why it is switching itself off. Also when it gets hot the gameplay is often slow. I don't no weather it is the heat thats making it slow or some of the settings in the game. Please help but PS i'm not that clever at computer terms so please try to put it simply. Thankyou so much. :!:
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~AP
To reduce lags/freezes, I would recommend putting your in-game graphical setting to medium or low. Note, that lowering graphical setting means less details in-game.
At the same time, if your computer is overheating, this can contribute to lags/freezes in-game.
It would also help if you lower your screen size resolution to 1280x1024 or something similar depending on your monitor design.
Win 10 Pro 64 bit / ASUS Maximus VII / Intel Core i7-4790K CPU @ 4 GHz / Cosair Vengeance 16GB RAM / NVidia GeForce GTX 980 SLi / Samsung SSD 840 PRO HDD
However, it sounds like your computer is either just starting to go bad (since it seems like it takes a lot to overheat) or like you're covering the vents on your lap top. Is your lap top blocked at all by anything? Do you keep it against your legs? Does it sit on your bed? Is it up against something? If so, always make sure to keep your lap top on a hard surface to prevent blocking these vents. Even the best computer will shut down if the hot air has no where to dissipate to.
If you aren't doing any of the above, it sounds like either your fan, heat sink, or possibly thermal paste (a substance applied to electronic internals to help control heat passage) may need to be replaced in the future, especially if you notice the problem getting worse. There are tools you can download to push your computer so that it runs "hard" and tools to measure the two temperatures your lap top has to control. If this is the problem, it's actually not that hard to fix. However, since you said you aren't good with computers, it is somewhat more difficult. I have a few simple questions for you... Does your computer seem extra loud? Does your fan make odd noises when it kicks on? Does it ever seem to suddenly stop working or does it seem like it is straining sometimes? How old is your computer? Do you have pets that shed?
Haha well I don't mean to freak you out, I'm simply trying to figure out what your problem may be. Like I said, IF the issue lies in your fan/heat sink, it's actually not that big of a deal. It's also a pretty cheap part to buy off of E-bay or the like.
Can you post your DXDiag output for review, please? Let's take a look at the system environment as well.
http://easims.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/easims.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=21325
Thanks,
-Big Guy-
There's almost no way you can have laptops overheat, unless you use the cooling pad, which will lower the temperature by a small amount.
Another tip to keep computer getting hot is to put near the window too.
Win 10 Pro 64 bit / ASUS Maximus VII / Intel Core i7-4790K CPU @ 4 GHz / Cosair Vengeance 16GB RAM / NVidia GeForce GTX 980 SLi / Samsung SSD 840 PRO HDD