Solved Crash during gaming but no bsod

[davejhill14]

Hello,
I had a bsod yesterday whilst gaming and followed your instructions concerning the set up of sf diagnostics and crash dump files etc.
however, my laptop is now crashing with no bsod. I am just getting a complete power down and the laptop is turning off. Usually with the bsod it reboots but It's remaining off now.
I had a problem with a previous laptop and you guys where great.
Any help you can offer is greatly appreciated, many thanks
Dave

 

[shadow2201]

A complete shut down with no error, at least off the top of my head, sounds like an overheating problem.

 

[davejhill14]

could it have something to do with the ac adapter perhaps? that's a little warm. I'll try gaming without it

 

[shadow2201]

No, the AC adapter shouldn't have anything to do with it, per my experience the power brick is always warm.

 

[davejhill14]

Ok. is there a way of fixing the overheating issue?

 

[davejhill14]

Hi Shadow,
Having looked at other heating posts I am convinced you are correct (as you probably already knew).
I have downloaded and run the SpeedFan program and the gpu is at 57c with a little red warning flame.
I am only running internet explorer while I get this reading.
Is there a way to fix this or do I need a new gpu?

 

[shadow2201]

If you are an advanced user, you can always open up the laptop and clean out the fans, using canned air or however you feel most comfortable. Otherwise I would suggest investing in a cooling pad for your laptop that will help push air through the system and keep it all cool, this option has prolonged the life of a couple old laptops I use just for fun.

Something like this will do just fine:

Amazon.com: Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim Ultra-Slim Laptop Cooling Pad with 160mm Fan (R9-NBC-XSLIA-GP): Computers & Accessories

 

[davejhill14]

Fantastic, Thank you so much for your help.

 

[shadow2201]

Fantastic, Thank you so much for your help.

You're very welcome!