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Overheating/Command and Conquer Generals

post #1 of 5
6/1/04 at 10:08pm
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Hey all, does anyone play Comand and Conquer Generals around here? If so, does anyone else get hardware failure from overheating while playing it? It's not when I play the scenario games or 1v1. Actually, it's when I fill a gigantic map with 8 players (me included). I've tried changing the detail from high to medium and I keep the screen at 1024 x 768, but the game still shuts off saying that the hardware is overheating. I don't overclock either. Oh, and I also play UT2k4 without the computer shutting the program down (1024 x 768 highest on all details). Any thoughts? I was thinking about getting the Antec laptop cooler anyways...

I run xp pro, 3.4 GHz, 1G RAM, Radeon 9600 with Omegas
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post #2 of 5
6/1/04 at 10:22pm
make sure your vents are clean... and try raising the back of the lappie to get more airflow under the bottom.
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post #3 of 5
6/1/04 at 10:45pm
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Hmm, I just noticed that I'm missing the rubber pad that's right where the vents are. I guess I'll just prop it up like you said and I'll ask alienware for another one.
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post #4 of 5
6/1/04 at 10:55pm
Future reference...all Tech inquiries go in the Peer to Peer Tech section. Thanks.
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post #5 of 5
6/2/04 at 2:51am
man - I thought I was the only one with the same prob - I'm running the same setup - ( on a A51 desktop ) but it happens to me during Zero Hour. The EA site has some specifics - and I've updated my drivers - wonder if the game hates the ATI chip??
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