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Asus Vivobook, screen frequently turning black for a split second

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September 12, 2014 6:48:24 AM

Until recently my laptop, an Asus Vivobook with an i5-processor, touchscreen and a 500 gig harddisk, worked just fine, no problems whatsoever. But when I started playing GuildWars 2 it developped a nervous 'tick'. Let me explain: of course the battery of my laptop doesn't last forever, so sometimes I have to plug it in while playing GW, and as soon as I do that the screen starts to black out randomly, as bad as sometimes every 3 seconds. It turns itself on again, and there's no loss of performance (at least not a noticeable one). It gets worse: when I stop playing it continues to flicker on and off. I know that it's not a heat problem, at least I don't think so. SpeedFan detects temperatures up to 67 degrees while playing, but that's it, my laptop should be able to handle that. And while I'm writing this thread SpeedFan indicates a core temperature of 48 degrees, the charger is plugged in and I get a lot of blackouts....

Can anyone help me?

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September 12, 2014 6:53:33 AM

Does it do this while not gaming such as while web browsing or just hanging around on the desktop? Also does it happen only on the charger?
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September 14, 2014 1:40:50 AM

Yes, it does, but starting the game speeds it up. Which makes it sound like a heat-related issue, but how much can a laptop handle?
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September 14, 2014 2:45:47 AM

oh, and by the way, I tried connecting my beamer to my laptop, no more blackouts, just none... but I can't carry around my beamer all the time, can I? :) 
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