Laptop overheating only when using trainz.

[hotgrove]

For the past week i've noticed my laptop giving off extreme heat when i'm using trainz but is more or less normal any other time ?

Just wondering if anyone has experienced similar problems.

 

[shaneturner12]

It is normal for a laptop to become very hot whilst using Trainz, as it uses system resources a lot more than most other programs.

Shane

 

[cascaderailroad]

Use a chill pad, or build a home made one using a box fan underneath ... vaccuumm out the vents regulary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeWpFmmBKVM&feature=related

Perhaps the CPU needs a reapplication of thermal paste ? Arctic Silver thermal paste is way better than ceramic, and bargain thermal paste. A professional PC Tech (such as Stalpes may be able to take your PC apart and clean and apply Arctic Silver thermal paste).

 

[hotgrove]

Thanks for the prompt replies.

My main concern was getting told my machine was about to grind to a halt thus losing the routes i am working on.

Thanks again.

 

[fran1]

Back up your work to an external drive just in case.

 

[Vern]

It might be worth checking for fluff etc in the air intake. I find on my current laptop, Surveyor doesn't normally have the fan working that hard, as opposed to RW when I was doing something the other day in the route editor it was on full blow and I could smell the heat!

Years ago I had an old Toshiba laptop which I used with the MSTS route editor and that used to get so hot, eventually the heatsink peeled off the CPU!