Your CPU is most likely overheating. Replace the CPU or buy a faster computer.
I agree with southern_comfort, she is most likely right.
Computers shutdown when they overheat, it’s a protection mechanism. If they didn’t, they would fry/blow up something. Is it a laptop or a desktop? I’m guessing laptop. Most likely it is the GPU that is overheating.
When was the last time you cleaned the laptop’s vents and fans?
Did you ever replace its thermal paste?
If not, you should. Avoid playing games with the computer until you do it (and the overheating problem gets solved) or else you’ll end up with a dead computer unnecessarily.
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I agree with southern_comfort, she is most likely right.
Computers shutdown when they overheat, it’s a protection mechanism. If they didn’t, they would fry/blow up something. Is it a laptop or a desktop? I’m guessing laptop. Most likely it is the GPU that is overheating.
When was the last time you cleaned the laptop’s vents and fans?
Did you ever replace its thermal paste?
If not, you should. Avoid playing games with the computer until you do it (and the overheating problem gets solved) or else you’ll end up with a dead computer unnecessarily.
This.
Another question, is your computer’s fan up against a wall, or is it inside of some kind of enclosure? If it’s a yes to the first one, you need to move your computer away from the wall. If it’s the second, I recommend installing some sort of ventilation system for the enclosure. For the desk we have, we put a fan at the back of the enclosure (where the fan is on the computer) and wired it up to a light switch, cut a few holes in the desk where we wanted to put everything, and now it works just fine.
@Pianosaurus Rex - Excellent addition! In case the computer is a laptop, I’d also suggest a cooling pad, they help a lot. (You’ll still have to clean the ventilation and fans!)
thank you guys for your suggestions but i had this computer COMPLETLY replaced last month i havent used it until now im useing this computer for only minecraft because my mac is being used for work at school and things (and macs are kinda annoying for minecraft its hard to right click) but anyway so this computer has been replaced and i always keep the laptop on my lap with the vent hangin over the side so its not overheating from that or my computer would shut down all the time its only when playing minecraft its kinda annoying
any suggestions now?
~cronolgical
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What do you mean by “replaced”?
Minecraft is VERY intensive on GPU’s.
My own laptop heats a lot more playing Minecraft than it does Playing Call of Duty: MW2 or Test Drive Unlimited
Btw, keeping the laptop in your lap doesn’t help with the heating, it’s quite the opposite.
my computer was TRASH befor it kept getting blue screens from playing roblox when i was a kid -_- dumb game……anyway so about a month ago i got it replaced at staples as in EVERYTHING cleaned off all files memmorie bs ect i started with a brand new windows softwear and ****. also when i try to play TF2 my computer shuts down befor it even fully loads is there a special download i can get for helping this somehow? im not sure exactly what a GPU is so i cant talk much about that from what i understand its a device in the computer that makes it run but besides that i really need some help im gana start a minecraft channel but i cant if this computer dose not work for minecraft
~cronolgical
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oh i missed ur last post befor mine the vent is on the left side there is no vent on the bottom and i hang the whole left side off my legs at all times its also cold in my house so i dont know why it overheats. if that is the problem
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What they did at staples was formatting and re-installing Windows, it has nothing to do with the ventilation system of the laptop.
Laptops generally have a poor and small ventilation system. It’s the price we pay for having them so small. It gathers a lot of dust inside, reducing airflow inside the laptop, causing it to be unable to dissipate the heat its components generate (especially the GPU and the CPU) properly. Thermal paste (a “paste” that is applied between the CPU/GPU and their coolers) also degrades, which in turn also causes the laptop to have problems dissipating the heat. Did you ever clean the ducts, fans, or replaced the thermal paste?
And yes, keeping the laptop in your lap only contributes to overheating, even if you don’t block the air ducts. They only vent the CPU and GPU, but there are more components in the laptop generating a lot of heat inside, especially the hard-drive and RAM. That’s why they have little feet so they can get ground clearance which helps them dissipate heat from those components. In any case, you should get a laptop stand or a laptop cooler; at least keep it elevated from the table.
The fact that the laptop’s fan spins really fast and it shuts down (using a graphics intensive game) points directly to an overheating problem, especially considering it is a 3 year old laptop.
any suggestions beyond keeping it cool? any programs i can get or something? and settings i can change on the game or the computer?
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Running the least possible amount of programs while you’re gaming is probably the best you can do software-wise, considering you had the Windows re-installed a couple weeks ago. It should help the laptop a little bit, but it won’t solve your problem.
The best (easy) thing you can do for it is get a can of compressed air. Turn the computer off, remove the battery, and blow the dust off the vents with the can of compressed air. This should help it a lot! The laptop will thank you by living a little longer.
Keep it lifted from the ground. I don’t have a laptop stand myself, but I use anything I can get my hands on to keep it an inch or so from the table.
And if you are comfortable disassembling the laptop you can go further: clean it internally, especially the fans, with some q-tips and replace the thermal paste. Don’t do it if you’re not used to laptop’s internals though, it is very easy do kill it just by looking at it (and by looking at it, I mean touching the laptop’s internals).
thanks alot! il see if any of this works if it dose il let u know
~cronolgical
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Thank you. :)
Hopefully you’ll be hugging Creepers in no time! :D
i do love to hug da creepers ^w^ i can play minecraft its just i need to save and quit every tiem the fan starts running THE SECOND it saves and quits the fan just STOPS its so strange
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Not strange, it’s normal.
Although Minecraft has low resolution graphics, it is very intensive on the hardware. I used to play it (SSP) on my 4 year old laptop and the fans would start spinning like there was no tomorrow too; after closing Minecraft they would settle down in a few seconds. Especially after the 1.8 update..
Have you been playing it for a long time? Or did you buy it recently?
minecraft? ive been playing minecraft since 1.7.3 why u ask?
and no its not after a few seconds its just “SPIN SPIN SPIN” -minecraft close- “INSTANT STOP”
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lol i should add a post for “minecraft” just so random people can talk about minecraft! what fun that would be…
not now tho i have 2 diff post im switching back and forth on right now so…
im a lil busy
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Thats real wierd cause I have a toshiba 3 years old is a laptop and it has the exact same problem!
maybe it’s also got somthing to do with the model?
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