**** this Laptop

[Skyve]

Can't fucking stand it anymore This piece of shit laptop has been unstable pretty much from the day I've bought it (August 2012) and now it's too late for the warranty.

Whenever I play a game, it'll overheat and eventually crash (there's some good days). I haven't actually ran any temperature tests but the laptop gets very warm and eventually I'll get "Display drivers has crashed" errors along with my wifi becoming very laggy. I'm hypothesizing that my laptop overheating is affecting my GPU and Wi-Fi card thus making them both crash.

I've been updating all my drivers frequently but it doesn't seem to be fixing the issue. I've also reformatted a few months hoping it would re-install all my drivers fresh and maybe fix the issue but again no results. So I come to you guys, any suggestions? Not trying to blow any cash on fixing it as honestly just gonna invest on a tower this summer and get a tablet for school.

Here's some information on it if it can be any help

Spoiler!

Lenovo Y580 IdeaPad
Windows 8.1
Intel(R) Core i7-3610QM CPU @2.30 GHz
GeForce 660M GTX
RAM 8.00 GB

[Love]

Tablet for school is not a smart idea, I tried it and let's just say it wasn't as good. Perhaps if it has an attachable keyboard it could work but I am still not a fan. I suggest a lightweight pc without much regard for power.

I remember when gw2 came out that you couldn't play it, just unfortunate. Laptops overheating seems to be a theme for now and I also don't know how to deal with it. I suggest trying to dupe some1 else into buying it.

[BuDo]

I had a generic Acer laptop that I was playing SRO on for a very long time. I never turned it off and it would be on for days and even weeks. I had no issues. I prefer laptops actually and will be looking for a gaming laptop in the future. Maybe you can do the same as they are built for gaming and will not overheat....A cheaper solution however would be to get a laptop cooler if you truly believe overheating is the problem....

[Spiritual]

I haven't actually ran any temperature tests

Wouldn't it be about time to actually do the tests then?

If it's really caused by overheating, the things that will help are:
-a cooling pad
-open & clean
-apply new thermal paste for cpu & gpu

[Lempi]

May be a stupid question, but where are you placing it while in use? If it's just sitting in your lap or on a chair that is most likely the reason it overheats. Put it on a desk and buy a proper cooling pad for it (you know, the plastic things with the fans in).

[Skyve]

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Always on my desk plus my room is in the basement so the cooling should be adequate imo

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This laptop was suppose to be a "gaming laptop" . Not sure I game enough anymore to warrant buying a tower though, I like being able to go over to my friends house on weekends and play a few games of LoL and what not

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Yeah man those were sad days I had the game at release + 3 day pre-order and couldn't really get into the game till 2 months later. I did manage to eventually level to 80 and run Dungeons by using MSI Afterburner but that was just a temporary fix.

I always manage to sell my PCs to friends or on kijiji so I'll try that I think. Gonna need to find a replacement soon though for taking notes in class (don't you tell me to handwrite biatch)

[BuDo]

This laptop was suppose to be a "gaming laptop" . Not sure I game enough anymore to warrant buying a tower though, I like being able to go over to my friends house on weekends and play a few games of LoL and what not

That's a very poorly built laptop for a gaming laptop....

[poehalcho]

I'll take the oportunity to bitch about my laptop as well cause I am pissed

Stupid laptop is a piece of shit.
I've been trying to install dual boot Ubuntu on it for the last 2-3 days.
I won't recognize what's on the USB's I plug, neither 64bit nor 32bit
It won't even recognize a CD has been jammed in so as to boot from CD.
I've only tried 64bit on a CD so I guess I'll try 32bit tomorrow...

before you ask, yes I changed the boot priorities in the BIOS so no, that's not the issue

Im sick of working on Virtual Box ubuntu, this damn thing is too old for it. Virtual box literally runs at 2 fps... Takes ages to even move files around, when all I wanna do is program some shit in C for school.

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[evilpeta]

that's weird, i run this crappy build

Samsung Series 3 NP350V5C-T01US
2.4 GHz Intel Core i7-3630QM
AMD Radeon HD 7730M 2GB Graphics
6 GB DDR; 500 GB HDD
15.6-Inch Screen
Windows 8 (downgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate)

and i play games pretty much every day around 4-5 hours, high-end pc games and ps2/wii emulators. have not had any overheating issues as of yet.

is your fan working properly? i clean my laptop every couple weeks for any excess dust, maybe you should try that out, and buy yourself a proper cooling pad.

[Razorhead]

I haven't actually ran any temperature tests

Wouldn't it be about time to actually do the tests then?

If it's really caused by overheating, the things that will help are:
-a cooling pad
-open & clean
-apply new thermal paste for cpu & gpu

Indeed
Test your temps
realtemp or speedfan

Check if the CPU fan works!!
u'll feel/hear that easily

and opening laptopt to check for dust; also good idea if u have the know-how
otherwise u could damage the laptop

My old laptop did exactly the same thing; getting very warm, to the point my graphics went
to 1 FPS & driver crashing
after removing all the dust, everything OK again

[Skyve]

This laptop was suppose to be a "gaming laptop" . Not sure I game enough anymore to warrant buying a tower though, I like being able to go over to my friends house on weekends and play a few games of LoL and what not

That's a very poorly built laptop for a gaming laptop....

I guess? A number of factors could be behind this

[Skyve]

I haven't actually ran any temperature tests

Wouldn't it be about time to actually do the tests then?

If it's really caused by overheating, the things that will help are:
-a cooling pad
-open & clean
-apply new thermal paste for cpu & gpu

Indeed
Test your temps
realtemp or speedfan

Check if the CPU fan works!!
u'll feel/hear that easily

and opening laptopt to check for dust; also good idea if u have the know-how
otherwise u could damage the laptop

My old laptop did exactly the same thing; getting very warm, to the point my graphics went
to 1 FPS & driver crashing
after removing all the dust, everything OK again

I'll buy one of those compressed air cans and see if that can help. Is there anything I should be careful of?

[Skyve]

I haven't actually ran any temperature tests

Wouldn't it be about time to actually do the tests then?

If it's really caused by overheating, the things that will help are:
-a cooling pad
-open & clean
-apply new thermal paste for cpu & gpu

Indeed
Test your temps
realtemp or speedfan

Check if the CPU fan works!!
u'll feel/hear that easily

and opening laptopt to check for dust; also good idea if u have the know-how
otherwise u could damage the laptop

My old laptop did exactly the same thing; getting very warm, to the point my graphics went
to 1 FPS & driver crashing
after removing all the dust, everything OK again

I'll buy one of those compressed air cans and see if that can help. Is there anything I should be careful of?

[Razorhead]

I'll buy one of those compressed air cans and see if that can help. Is there anything I should be careful of?

Well, just don't blow it from the outside!
otherwise u will blow any dust into the fan, which can block the fan completely...
Just look up a disassembly guide

[Skyve]

I'll buy one of those compressed air cans and see if that can help. Is there anything I should be careful of?

Well, just don't blow it from the outside!
otherwise u will blow any dust into the fan, which can block the fan completely...
Just look up a disassembly guide

What How can I blow it from the "inside"?

[Razorhead]

I'll buy one of those compressed air cans and see if that can help. Is there anything I should be careful of?

Well, just don't blow it from the outside!
otherwise u will blow any dust into the fan, which can block the fan completely...
Just look up a disassembly guide

What How can I blow it from the "inside"?

Open it
Take apart the cooling system

I've seen it enough
people at home using canned air
Trying to blow out the dust from the outside
Blowing all the dust into the fan, which blocked the fan from spinning at all

[Fiction]

Just wanna say, I've got this same laptop, but with an SSD and I've never had any issues with it. I've always kept it on a cooler if I use it for gaming though.

[Skyve]

Just wanna say, I've got this same laptop, but with an SSD and I've never had any issues with it. I've always kept it on a cooler if I use it for gaming though.

No kidding eh. How much are those laptop coolers?

[vietxboy911]

I bought a MacBook pro with Retina display for school about a month or so ago.
Before I get bashed, i'll just say that this laptop I feel is worth it. I only pretty much use it for school and webbrowsing etc; the battery life is pretty insane so you dont have to constantly be near a power outlet to have your laptop charging. Not to mention the display and etc etc. stuff you probably already know.

That being said, it probably would'nt be the best to play games with, lol. Using a tablet for school has so many limitations, I feel that you should get a laptop nevertheless.

If you have the money to spend on one and use it just for school, i'd recommend it.
Since you are looking to make a tower in addition, things might get pretty pricey..

[Fiction]

Just wanna say, I've got this same laptop, but with an SSD and I've never had any issues with it. I've always kept it on a cooler if I use it for gaming though.

No kidding eh. How much are those laptop coolers?

I bought one for like 20 bucks off Amazon, and it really does well. Pretty much anything that gets your laptop off it's intake vents helps. Then on top of that it's got a fan that helps airflow. You can buy them as cheap as 10 bucks, but I'd say the sweet spot would be around the 20-30 dollar range. Mine is still going after 2 years or so.

[Skyve]

Just wanna say, I've got this same laptop, but with an SSD and I've never had any issues with it. I've always kept it on a cooler if I use it for gaming though.

No kidding eh. How much are those laptop coolers?

I bought one for like 20 bucks off Amazon, and it really does well. Pretty much anything that gets your laptop off it's intake vents helps. Then on top of that it's got a fan that helps airflow. You can buy them as cheap as 10 bucks, but I'd say the sweet spot would be around the 20-30 dollar range. Mine is still going after 2 years or so.

Ah nice cheaper than I thought. I just have to find one that isn't too bulky as I wanna be able to carry it in my backpack