Aspire 5742g i5 480m gt540m overheat

Hello, I have an aspire 5742g ith cpu ang gpu listed above. My general problem is overheating in 3d aplications. Laptop wasnt used like 2 years. Recently I've cleaned fan and heatsink with alcohol and compressed air. I have also repasted cpu ang gpu with good quality thermal compound. Problem is that laptop reaches 95+ degrees in e.g world of tanks but in simple tasks or idle it reaches 45 degrees... I saw many problems with that aspire model but no one solved that problem. I've also updated bios to newest version but that didnt help either. Does someone have any ideas how to fix it ? Could the heatsink lost his properties over time ???

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JackE

If you're not experiencing throttling or auto-shutdown, the temperature indicated is probably higher than actual. Jack E/NJ

Wesker465

Cpu does lowering its frequencies so throttling is occuring, also games are starting to stutter.

JackE

What Windows version? Jack E/NJ

Wesker465

JackE said:

What Windows version? Jack E/NJ

Windows 7 home premium x64

JackE

Did it ever NOT overheat with similar or the same games? Jack E/NJ

VegasWhoa

Wesker465 said:

Hello, I have an aspire 5742g ith cpu ang gpu listed above. My general problem is overheating in 3d aplications. Laptop wasnt used like 2 years. Recently I've cleaned fan and heatsink with alcohol and compressed air. I have also repasted cpu ang gpu with good quality thermal compound. Problem is that laptop reaches 95+ degrees in e.g world of tanks but in simple tasks or idle it reaches 45 degrees... I saw many problems with that aspire model but no one solved that problem. I've also updated bios to newest version but that didnt help either. Does someone have any ideas how to fix it ? Could the heatsink lost his properties over time ???

My recommendation is to always use a third party fan control app like notebook F** C*****L and set your fan at 100% speed 24/7

it sounds like you are out of warranty, if the dedicated video card goes aka BSOD, you atleast have the intel onboard graphics to run everyday tasks.

Wesker465

JackE said:

Did it ever NOT overheat with similar or the same games? Jack E/NJ

Yes, before it was left for 2 years it never throttled...There was 75-80 degrees yes but never above 90-95

VegasWhoa said:

Wesker465 said:

Hello, I have an aspire 5742g ith cpu ang gpu listed above. My general problem is overheating in 3d aplications. Laptop wasnt used like 2 years. Recently I've cleaned fan and heatsink with alcohol and compressed air. I have also repasted cpu ang gpu with good quality thermal compound. Problem is that laptop reaches 95+ degrees in e.g world of tanks but in simple tasks or idle it reaches 45 degrees... I saw many problems with that aspire model but no one solved that problem. I've also updated bios to newest version but that didnt help either. Does someone have any ideas how to fix it ? Could the heatsink lost his properties over time ???

My recommendation is to always use a third party fan control app like notebook F** C*****L and set your fan at 100% speed 24/7

it sounds like you are out of warranty, if the dedicated video card goes aka BSOD, you atleast have the intel onboard graphics to run everyday tasks.

Hmm I'll try that app

Yes laptop has its age but if its still operational Im gonna try save it from overheating and throttling.

If this app wont work ill drill holes under laptop ( where gpu and cpu is ) and add 2 fans connected to usb and try cool it down that way.... Theres also copper mod Im thinking to try...

But Im still wonder: could heatsink itself lost its properties during 2 years?

VegasWhoa

Your laptop is doing everything mine was doing before it **** the bed. Do anything 3D related, the 940mx blue screened. Of course 1’yr & 1 month which of course is past the warranty LoL. Now its completely dead from pressing FN + F4 sleep function.

I believe it went into a 007 self destruct mechanism. For whatever reason, putting it into sleep caused the bloody thing to heat up as if it wanted to make babies.

JackE

>>>Yes, before it was left for 2 years it never throttled...There was 75-80 degrees yes but never above 90-95>>>

Exact same game? Jack E/NJ

Wesker465

I was playing WoT and my GF sims 3 - both now throttles after few minutes. However laptop never turned off itself from overheating but problem is serious cause its now useless....

yttara

you can have a rest, then use it.

Wesker465

yttara said:

you can have a rest, then use it.

You kidding ?? Have a rest every 5 mins ? -_-

JackE

>>>I was playing WoT and my GF sims 3 - both now throttles after few minutes. However laptop never turned off itself from overheating but problem is serious cause its now useless.... >>>

These are the exact same versions/numbers that played OK two years ago? Does this mean they were not updated in any way? Jack E/NJ

Wesker465

JackE said:

>>>I was playing WoT and my GF sims 3 - both now throttles after few minutes. However laptop never turned off itself from overheating but problem is serious cause its now useless.... >>>

These are the exact same versions/numbers that played OK two years ago? Does this mean they were not updated in any way? Jack E/NJ

They were updated of course...

JackE

Yeah. That's the problem. Now we don't ***know*** if it's the old hardware or the new updated software. But I'm gonna guess it's the updates trying to be more compatible with Win10 than Win7. Is there some way you can revert back to an unupdated versions from 2 years ago to test this? Or at least posted the problem on the WoT etc forums to get their views on running the latest stuff on an older Win7 machine? Jack E/NJ

Wesker465

JackE said:

Yeah. That's the problem. Now we don't ***know*** if it's the old hardware or the new updated software. But I'm gonna guess it's the updates trying to be more compatible with Win10 than Win7. Is there some way you can revert back to an unupdated versions from 2 years ago to test this? Or at least posted the problem on the WoT etc forums to get their views on running the latest stuff on an older Win7 machine? Jack E/NJ

Yes of course, my Gf has original ver 1.0 sims 3 ( unpatched ) so Im gonna install it and verify it.

Ive also formatted windows yesterday so the system is clean and up to date with drivers.

Wesker465

Wesker465 said:

JackE said:

Yeah. That's the problem. Now we don't ***know*** if it's the old hardware or the new updated software. But I'm gonna guess it's the updates trying to be more compatible with Win10 than Win7. Is there some way you can revert back to an unupdated versions from 2 years ago to test this? Or at least posted the problem on the WoT etc forums to get their views on running the latest stuff on an older Win7 machine? Jack E/NJ

Yes of course, my Gf has original ver 1.0 sims 3 ( unpatched ) so Im gonna install it and verify it. Ive also formatted windows yesterday so the system is clean and up to date with drivers.

Unfortunatelly its overheating the same way

JackE

Open Control Panel. Search power. Edit power plan. Do you recall if you tweaked these settings? What's the plan now? Did you mess with any of its advanced settings particularly for the CPU? Jack E/NJ

Wesker465

I was always using default high performance settings... I have the IT knowledge but this problem I think its in heatsink itself...

JackE

I assume you cleared out all the dust bunnies hiding inside, not just around the fans & c/gpu when you re-pasted. Your fans are probably crapping out not running full-tilt when they shoud. Replacement fans are cheap. Heat sinks don't usually fail. Try another paste and new fans. Jack E/NJ

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