Guys, Help my comp is shutting down all the freakin time :´(

[Bumme93]

Hey out there.

My comp shuts down often, it just started a week ago, but ever since then it had been during it uncontrolably. It often shuts down when im playing a game, like CS:GO or so. I can hear and feel the fan, so i dont think that the problem, also it doesnt generate that much heat, the cabinet aint that hot at least. Really dunno whats wrong, the fan is pretty clean, so i dont think its dust or shit like that..

My spec is

MSI GTX780DX

CPU: The 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
OS: Windows 7
Chipset: Intel® HM67
Memory: DDR3 1066/1333MHz ,Slot : 4
LCD Size: 17.3" Full HD (1920x1080) or HD+ (1600x900) LED backlight
Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX 570M
HDD: 750GB SATA 7200rpm (missing atm)+ Intel 120GB SSD
AC Adapter: 180W


Help me out guys.. PLEASE

 

[ewok93]

Try running a temperature monitor, it may not feel hot, but it may be overheating before the heat can reach the outside where you can feel it. I suggest HWmonitor.

 

[Bumme93]

Have DL HWmonitor now, what should i be aware of, there is pretty many temperatures. And is there a limit it shouldnt cross?

 

[ewok93]

70c or 165f

 

[Bumme93]

Well at this moment its just internet use and its crossing 70 at a few spots..
At my Intel Core i7 2630Q is most of them between 60 and 75 but they are swifting alot..
The temp at my GeForce GTX 570M is 42, is that high when its just plain use, no games is on.

 

[Bumme93]

Okay, when im in a game the temp at my Core #0 - #3 goes from around 67-69 up to 79-88 ... What does that mean, is my fan fucked or?

 

[ewok93]

Yeah, that's bad. It's overheating.

 

[Bumme93]

But what is causin it to overheat like that..?

 

[tachybana]

make certain you aren't blocking the laptop fan (dust it off with a vaccum brush)

 

[ewok93]

Bad fan, maybe? Do you know how to clean it? Laptops pretty much suck up dust, so even if your house isn't dusty, it still can be.

 

[Bumme93]

I can blow it or take a vacuum? I have tried with a vacuum, didnt really help alot - should u take out the fan like and clean it seperatly? or can i just blow into it when its in the machine?

 

[ewok93]

Take it out if possible, clean it well.

 

[Bumme93]

@tachybana - im positive at it aint blocked, the flow through the laptop aint brilliant, but i have lifted the back of it up and giving it so much space as possible. So it should get the air flow thats needed.
Im trying to blow it and dust it off, and then watch the result - if it worked ill let u know and if it dont, i will let u know too 😀

 

[ewok93]

If you can't get it to stop overheating, you can also get a laptop cooler like one of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834982185 . They're not too expensive and will probably solve your problem.

 

[beyondlogic]

@tachybana - im positive at it aint blocked, the flow through the laptop aint brilliant, but i have lifted the back of it up and giving it so much space as possible. So it should get the air flow thats needed.
Im trying to blow it and dust it off, and then watch the result - if it worked ill let u know and if it dont, i will let u know too 😀

blowing the dust out wont probly work so well your thermal paste is probly cheap crap or has hardened with all the heat abuse its taken not so uncommon

i had overheating issues was round 79 i got sick of it found a tutorial online how to remove the base of my laptop to get at the cpu cooler and gpu removed that cleaned of the paste which ironicly toshiba paste went into a blue tac rubber form from the heat abuse. if you have a heatpad under the cooler dont remove it use a cotton swab to remove the thermal grease with Isopropyl Alcohol 99.9% Pure dry of the chips and clean cpu and gpu cooler apply mx4 paste to the 2 dies spread evenly put the coolers back on. usually you have to tighten each one in a cross so the coolers sit properly.

this dropped my temps straight down to 51c i also cleared out the gunk that was stuck in the fan mesh inside the case alot of dust etc this can only be accessed inside the case requires fan to be removed to access to usually

 

[ewok93]

Yeah, it needs a deep cleaning, and a reapplication of thermal paste if at all possible. Those cooling pads are great though.