Author Topic: Freezing while watching video. [Overheating?] (Read 669 times)

Hiiro326 · June 26, 2011, 06:42:54 AM

My laptop freezes alot when I watch videos. If I turn my computer back on it happens faster. Every time it cuts my computer time by about 5 minutes before I have to restart. This only really happens late at night after it's been on all day. I'll be watching Reaper and Sam will be like "And-d-d-d-d-d--d-d-d--d-d-d-d-d-d-d--d-d-d-d--d-d-d-d--d-d-" until I shut it off. How can I tell if this is because of overheating?

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Regulith · June 26, 2011, 06:49:39 AM

...Does your laptop feel hot?

What surface is it on when this happens?

Makingblah · June 26, 2011, 06:57:13 AM

Laptops have incredibly inferior cooling systems compared to computers. They overheat 24/7. Try keep your laptop on a cool surface. Not on your lap, because then it will overheat worse. (lol, laptop. should be tabletop.... wait a second..)

Regulith · June 26, 2011, 06:59:05 AM

My lap is actually one of the few places mine won't overheat.

Makingblah · June 26, 2011, 07:10:26 AM

Hey, mine overheats when you turn it on. :D
I spilled a pint of water over it once though. Hasn't been the same since.

Regulith · June 26, 2011, 07:13:02 AM

My laptop once overheated to the point that it literally fried the keyboard. Had to buy a new one on Amazon and swap it out. Now when it's on a surface I find something to prop it up on :V

steve5451 · June 26, 2011, 08:57:38 AM

Everyone seems to have a problem with laptops overheating but me. Mine can get warm, but certainly never overheats.
I tried running Crysis on it (It was horrible, I don't even wana think about it. :S) and it got warm, but didn't get hot. My cat crawls up to the side with the air vent and it's cute, though. :D

Timezbrick · June 26, 2011, 09:01:13 AM

My laptop crashed once, Overheated.
I think some of the wires were melted, so I needed to buy a new part for my Laptop.
I don't remember what part trough...

Makingblah · June 26, 2011, 09:01:39 AM

i found my cat asleep on my dads laptop a few days ago

steve5451 · June 26, 2011, 09:02:27 AM

At one point I had my laptop on 24/7 in a hot room used as a server, downloading stuff, creating wifi, and a bunch of other stuff and it was still cool.

Hiiro326 · June 26, 2011, 09:02:41 AM

Didn't happen tonight. I moved the pillow that was under it when sitting on this ass fitting chair. Thanks guys.

Freeze · June 26, 2011, 09:04:19 AM

Quote from: steve5451 on June 26, 2011, 08:57:38 AM

Everyone seems to have a problem with laptops overheating but me. Mine can get warm, but certainly never overheats.

Makingblah · June 26, 2011, 09:04:49 AM

I find that windows vista on a laptop never works that great. I mean, the laptop that overheated for me had 3gb of ram and a 2.8Ghz dual core processor. Not much worse then my current computer. My computer will get semi hot on the inside, but nothing threatening. The laptop burns you. I have windows 7 on my computer as well.

steve5451 · June 26, 2011, 09:07:06 AM

Maybe it's just because I have a single core 2.2ghz Intel Celeron processor in my laptop.
It gets the job done. Don't need any more, that's why I have a desktop.

Freeze · June 26, 2011, 09:41:07 AM

Quote from: steve5451 on June 26, 2011, 09:07:06 AM

Maybe it's just because I have a single core 2.2ghz Intel Celeron processor in my laptop.
It gets the job done. Don't need any more, that's why I have a desktop.

I have a 1.6 ghz single core intel atom.
lol