Laptop shuts down without warning at random times

[CinnamonCakes]

That’s why people get custom builds, you can’t do anything on branded laptops, PCS have an open case policy so you can do what you like so long as you don’t damage it in the meantime.

Im not saying temps are causing the shutdowns, but either way, they need to be brought under control before troubleshooting further.

gotcha. undervolting is a good idea?

 

[SpyderTracks]

gotcha. undervolting is a good idea?

Not until you’ve got temps under control.

 

[CinnamonCakes]

Not until you’ve got temps under control.

ok. i will try my luck. where can i get a manual for opening this thing up? (one didnt come in the box)

 

[SpyderTracks]

ok. i will try my luck. where can i get a manual for opening this thing up? (one didnt come in the box)

There may be one in your main PCS account, or you can contact PCS for one.

id recommend thermal grizzly kryonaut as the paste, it’s excellent.

 

[CinnamonCakes]

There may be one in your main PCS account, or you can contact PCS for one.

id recommend thermal grizzly kryonaut as the paste, it’s excellent.

ok. will ask for one.
is that liquid metal? cos i'm not touching that gunk with a 2-mile stick

 

[SpyderTracks]

ok. will ask for one.
is that liquid metal? cos i'm not touching that gunk with a 2-mile stick

No, normal paste.

 

[CinnamonCakes]

No, normal paste.

ok thanks. THermalGrizzly make liquid metal thats why i was asking.

 

[SpyderTracks]

ok thanks. THermalGrizzly make liquid metal thats why i was asking.

Most paste manufacturers make a liquid metal version.

 

[CinnamonCakes]

Most paste manufacturers make a liquid metal version.

damn i didnt know that lol. well, thanks. just curious, what happens after i repaste? should that stop the weird power cuts?

 

[SpyderTracks]

damn i didnt know that lol. well, thanks. just curious, what happens after i repaste? should that stop the weird power cuts?

As said, that should bring temps under control and then we can troubleshoot further.

 

[CinnamonCakes]

As said, that should bring temps under control and then we can troubleshoot further.

ok!

 

[CinnamonCakes]

As said, that should bring temps under control and then we can troubleshoot further.

By the way, games keep crashing when playing. I just now underclocked the CPU for the time being to manage temps as I don’t want to simulate anything on an unstable wackadoodle anyway, and was playing to relax. And the game kept crashing every 15 minutes. It’s been crashing since yesterday, before that I haven’t had any issues

should I worry about this or will readying solve both problems?

 

[SpyderTracks]

By the way, games keep crashing when playing. I just now underclocked the CPU for the time being to manage temps as I don’t want to simulate anything on an unstable wackadoodle anyway, and was playing to relax. And the game kept crashing every 15 minutes. It’s been crashing since yesterday, before that I haven’t had any issues

should I worry about this or will readying solve both problems?

until you deal with temps it's impossible to do any troubleshooting.

 

[CinnamonCakes]

until you deal with temps it's impossible to do any troubleshooting.

Ok sorry. Just letting you know one more problem is harassing me. Thank you for your help, this forum is lucky to have you!

 

[SpyderTracks]

Ok sorry. Just letting you know one more problem is harassing me. Thank you for your help, this forum is lucky to have you!

You'll need to remove the underclock as well, we need to get the system performing within tolerances at decent temps before we can test other bits.

 

[CinnamonCakes]

You'll need to remove the underclock as well, we need to get the system performing within tolerances at decent temps before we can test other bits.

Yes will remove it now that I can’t game either. 😕 it was the only reason I kept it, gaming is pretty addictive

 

[SpyderTracks]

Yes will remove it now that I can’t game either. 😕 it was the only reason I kept it, gaming is pretty addictive

Gaming is life

 

[CinnamonCakes]

Gaming is life

Haha until it led me into a dark place of dopamine overdose and depression 😂 had to detox for 6 weeks, and I’m evidently not 100% yet.

 

[Charlas]

After you get a crash, next time you boot windows go into event viewer, win+r type eventvwr press enter, goto Windows Logs, System, find the crash recovery item, and have a look around it before the crash, see if anything is showing in there, if it's a thermal runaway there will be event logs saying it, and if it's memory/dma/HAL then likewise, be easier if you had them to determine the exact cause.

 

[CinnamonCakes]

After you get a crash, next time you boot windows go into event viewer, win+r type eventvwr press enter, goto Windows Logs, System, find the crash recovery item, and have a look around it before the crash, see if anything is showing in there, if it's a thermal runaway there will be event logs saying it, and if it's memory/dma/HAL then likewise, be easier if you had them to determine the exact cause.

I will do that. Not sure how to open “event viewer” tho