Why does my laptop decrease performance at 75C?

M491

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Sep 29, 2016
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Hey again, I have an old laptop that I use specifically very light gaming. I play only one particular game that was created in 2007 and has no updated graphics. The game is heavy on the CPU but after about 10 minutes of play my CPU heats up to about 73C (max) and begins to lower the FID and MHz decreasing the FPS to around 5 FPS. Is there any solution to this? I might also mention that I just cleaned it without taking it apart as best I could and without running any applications I'm getting a max 53C which I understand is good but I'm sure once I start my game again after 10 minutes it'll heat up and bring the FID from 11-12 to a steady 7.00. This bothers me a ton as this game is so easy to handle and my laptop can handle it fairly well when the CPU isn't hitting 75C.

Again, any solutions? Thanks.
 
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As digital cat laptop is thermal throtlling and cleaning might help your try purchasing a laptop cooler. They dropped my temps dramatically when I was using a laptop to Also don't use your laptop on bed if its on your lap its okay because the matress on the bed block the intake and exhaust at the bottom if he laptop so the best option is to purchase a good laptop cooler with 4-8 fans.

Digitalcat

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Aug 22, 2015
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The Laptop is throttling it self, in order to prevent it self from overheating beyond a critical point it lowers it's clock speed to ensure it stays under 75 Degrees. Try opening your laptop and cleaning out all of the dust and other things you might be able to find in there, laptops do run hot, but not that hot usually.
 

The Slayer

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Aug 12, 2016
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As digital cat laptop is thermal throtlling and cleaning might help your try purchasing a laptop cooler. They dropped my temps dramatically when I was using a laptop to Also don't use your laptop on bed if its on your lap its okay because the matress on the bed block the intake and exhaust at the bottom if he laptop so the best option is to purchase a good laptop cooler with 4-8 fans.
 
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