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Overheating problems on Gateway P-6831fx

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murphyslabrat

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I was wondering about any ideas to test it on, since I am kinda at a loss. It is always in video games, and turning the settings all the way down only seems to make the computer last longer before it crashes, instead of eliminating it.

Left for dead on minimum settings (excepting screen size, it is always at 1440x900) lasts about 30 minutes (enough to get to a critical point before crashing).

Team Fortress 2 doesn't crash on minimum settings, but does so pretty quick on max settings.

COD:4 lasts about 5 minutes on max settings, and maybe a good 30 minutes on minimum ones. I have had it crash in less than a minute on one killhouse match with 30 players.

When it crashes the screen shuts off (black) and the sound runs for a second before beginning to loop.
 
Update to the latest drivers for everything, is the laptop very hot when you game? very well could be overheating, what's the room temp like?
 
Yeah, it is really hot when it crashes. It happens a lot more when it is hot, but it happens at minimal settings for some games. For it to be overheating would be an epic fail for the Gateway design team.
 
I think Speedfan has logging. So you could get that and log the temps and after a crash check the log to see what happened.

That is of course assuming your graphics actually has a temp sensor AND is readable.

Other than that you may want to invest in one of those laptop cooler thingys. I know Walmart sells em (at some locations) or just order one. They are around $15 USD.

And as others have said: Check your drivers. Graphics drivers are very bad for not upgrading/uninstalling properly - often times leaving a mix of old and new files that don't work well together.
 
It's been a while now, but I opened up the laptop and checked the heatsinks. It was like a dryer's lint filter, after a particularly fresh batch of fluffy towels. One week later, and after about 30 hours of Call of Duty 4, I think it's safe to say that the dust was the problem.
 
Originally posted by: murphyslabrat
It's been a while now, but I opened up the laptop and checked the heatsinks. It was like a dryer's lint filter, after a particularly fresh batch of fluffy towels. One week later, and after about 30 hours of Call of Duty 4, I think it's safe to say that the dust was the problem.
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teh bunnies ..dust 🙁 ..thanks for the update 🙂
 
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