So I used to use my laptop for gaming, running most games on high settings if not max. Things were ticking away quite nicely, but over the last few months I've noticed the temperature has been getting hotter and hotter until now I can barely squeeze 20/30 mins out of a game at medium to low setting before it shuts down. Idle temp is approx 50c and I've seen it hit 96c then poof...
I know laptops usually run hotter than desktops but now even Skype has caused silly temps to occur, so I started doing some digging as it's nearly 18 months old and out of warranty.
After spending many hours following advice from the internet and friends, I have so far; taken it to pieces (as much as I dare) and cleaned all the fan, vents and everything else; updated everything possible like drivers, etc; removed as much as I can from startup and running apps; tried a cooling mat which little to no difference overall; and used harsh language!
The room I'm generally in isn't particularly warm, I prefer a cool room to a warm one (coz I'm weird like that) and the only thing I haven't done is check/change the thermal paste/pad on the processor to the heatsink as I don't fancy taking it to pieces THAT much as it's a pig to even take the basics off!
So apart from that last thing, I'm at a loss as to what it could be that causes my rocketing temperatures and subsequent shutdowns. What sort of temp reduction could I be looking at if it was the thermal paste?
Funny thing is though, I can sit with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop open, using both at the same time for anything I like and watch the processor usage go way over the usage when on something simple like Skype, and although it gets hot, it doesn't reach the temps to cause a shutdown. Weird huh?
Toshiba Qosmio X770-11c
i7-2670QM @2.6GHz
8gb DDR3
NVidea GeForce GTX 560M
Windows 7 64bit
7200rpm SATA HDD
Any advice/help/knowledge appreciated as I'm not really wanting to pay out for a new laptop if the thing goes pop or catches fire!
I know laptops usually run hotter than desktops but now even Skype has caused silly temps to occur, so I started doing some digging as it's nearly 18 months old and out of warranty.
After spending many hours following advice from the internet and friends, I have so far; taken it to pieces (as much as I dare) and cleaned all the fan, vents and everything else; updated everything possible like drivers, etc; removed as much as I can from startup and running apps; tried a cooling mat which little to no difference overall; and used harsh language!
The room I'm generally in isn't particularly warm, I prefer a cool room to a warm one (coz I'm weird like that) and the only thing I haven't done is check/change the thermal paste/pad on the processor to the heatsink as I don't fancy taking it to pieces THAT much as it's a pig to even take the basics off!
So apart from that last thing, I'm at a loss as to what it could be that causes my rocketing temperatures and subsequent shutdowns. What sort of temp reduction could I be looking at if it was the thermal paste?
Funny thing is though, I can sit with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop open, using both at the same time for anything I like and watch the processor usage go way over the usage when on something simple like Skype, and although it gets hot, it doesn't reach the temps to cause a shutdown. Weird huh?
Toshiba Qosmio X770-11c
i7-2670QM @2.6GHz
8gb DDR3
NVidea GeForce GTX 560M
Windows 7 64bit
7200rpm SATA HDD
Any advice/help/knowledge appreciated as I'm not really wanting to pay out for a new laptop if the thing goes pop or catches fire!
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