Recently (within 2016) my computer has been crashing completely while playing some games (discovered so far: Minecraft, Overwatch and Europa Universalis IV). Games which I was previously able to run perfectly (MC and EU4 I've had for years). It isn't crashing, however, in WoW, CS:GO and Gmod.
In the case of Minecraft, it crashes 5-20 minutes into playing, it varies. Only on my friend's server, so far hasn't crashed in singleplayer and haven't played any other servers yet.
I believe it's overheating, but I'm not 100% sure because, feeling the underside of my laptop, there seem to be different "tipping points", and I would guess a set tipping point is a trait of overheating.
My laptop specs right off the box:
NP5105RE - S01AU
OS: Windows 8 (64b)
CPU: Intel Core i5 3230M
LCD: 15.6" HD(200n it ,Anti-Ref) UMS
VRAM: AMD HD8750M gDDR3 2GB
MEMORY: 8GB (DDR3 1600MHz/4G*2)
HDD: 1TB (5.4KR SATA)
ODD: None
WIRED: 1Gb LAN
COMMUNIC: 802.11 bgn (1X1) + BT4.0
At one point I started putting baby wipes under my laptop to cool it down, but I've gotten through a pack already and it's time to get to the bottom of this.
I'm useless with computers so I don't know if old/faulty hardware is to blame or if it's software. Since the problem only occurred after updating to Windows 10 and I'd downloaded hundreds of useless programs, I reset my computer to factory settings. After testing minecraft I discovered that I didn't work.
If anyone has any ideas as to what the problem is, or even better, how to fix it, please speak up I really don't want to buy a new computer.
if you think about overheating, make sure your fans work correctly. also have an eye on your graphics card temperature (there should be a display for this in the amd catalyst center, but im not sure here).
if you think about overheating, make sure your fans work correctly. also have an eye on your graphics card temperature (there should be a display for this in the amd catalyst center, but im not sure here).
I managed to get a report from OpenHardwareMonitor after 2 hours of Minecraft, but I don't know what any of it means, but the CPU temperature was getting close to the displayed max temperature.
Recently (within 2016) my computer has been crashing completely while playing some games (discovered so far: Minecraft, Overwatch and Europa Universalis IV). Games which I was previously able to run perfectly (MC and EU4 I've had for years). It isn't crashing, however, in WoW, CS:GO and Gmod.
In the case of Minecraft, it crashes 5-20 minutes into playing, it varies. Only on my friend's server, so far hasn't crashed in singleplayer and haven't played any other servers yet.
I believe it's overheating, but I'm not 100% sure because, feeling the underside of my laptop, there seem to be different "tipping points", and I would guess a set tipping point is a trait of overheating.
My laptop specs right off the box:
NP5105RE - S01AU
OS: Windows 8 (64b)
CPU: Intel Core i5 3230M
LCD: 15.6" HD(200n it ,Anti-Ref) UMS
VRAM: AMD HD8750M gDDR3 2GB
MEMORY: 8GB (DDR3 1600MHz/4G*2)
HDD: 1TB (5.4KR SATA)
ODD: None
WIRED: 1Gb LAN
COMMUNIC: 802.11 bgn (1X1) + BT4.0
Here's a photo of my current setup (usually the second monitor is on):
http://imgur.com/w1fjahx
At one point I started putting baby wipes under my laptop to cool it down, but I've gotten through a pack already and it's time to get to the bottom of this.
I'm useless with computers so I don't know if old/faulty hardware is to blame or if it's software. Since the problem only occurred after updating to Windows 10 and I'd downloaded hundreds of useless programs, I reset my computer to factory settings. After testing minecraft I discovered that I didn't work.
If anyone has any ideas as to what the problem is, or even better, how to fix it, please speak up I really don't want to buy a new computer.
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Curse Premiumif you think about overheating, make sure your fans work correctly. also have an eye on your graphics card temperature (there should be a display for this in the amd catalyst center, but im not sure here).
I managed to get a report from OpenHardwareMonitor after 2 hours of Minecraft, but I don't know what any of it means, but the CPU temperature was getting close to the displayed max temperature.
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Curse Premiumwhat gpu governor do you use? best would be "adapted" or "ondemand".
did you (for some reason) overclock it or is your graphics card overclocked from stock?