I hear you there, I had to quit playing SH3 about a month or two ago because my computers temperature started to hit 100 degrees, peaking at about 120 before shutting down. So I'm just finishing up a new build, can't wait to attack another convoy.

Was that a desktop or a notebook? My previous notebook experienced soaring temperatures, in spite of all my precautions: never put it on a soft surface, always use a flat, hard support underneath and preferably a cooling mat. The first time it began to run hot, I disassembled it down to a bare chassis and replaced the CPU/heatsink combo. Man, that is a chore! It ran fine for a year and a half after that, but recently began to run hot again. This time, I was able to source a new part from an American supplier, but to no avail. It still runs in the mid 70's; last time I ran it it hit 80 Celsius, which is very hot, even for an AMD mobile CPU. It has become unstable to the point of uselessness. The sound jitters, like when you speak into a fan, and the mouse pointer skips across the screen. I always had my data backed up, so I didn't lose anything. I replaced it last week with a new gaming notebook with very high specs and it just eats through GWX and asks, "Is that all you got?" Even in convoy battles it just breezes through with no lag at all.

Yeah an HP G50 Laptop, I'm pretty sure that it is the GPU/HDD making most of that heat, I was thinking of applying some new TC under the Heatsinks (as well as cleaning them) Also I have mine sitting on top of a grill (BBQ maybe?:haha:) so it kinda floats there

What kind of laptop? mine has a 2.1 Sempron (a tough little chip that one is)
I am also a pretty heavy smoker so it tends to suck that up also (needs constant vent cleaning) Also how do you change a laptops CPU, I always thought those were integrated like the GPU's are?

It's an HP Pavilion dv8120ca. It has an AMD Turion CPU at 2 GHz. It has a lovely 17 inch widescreen, but the graphics card is too weak for even stock SH3, something which I realized to my chagrin only after I had bought it. Thus, the reason why when I replaced it I got a high spec gaming notebook by ASUS. I've replaced CPU's in desktops and servers, but never in a notebook; the only ones I've worked on have been my own. What I replaced was the CPU cooling fan, not the CPU itself.

You've probably already been told, but smoking near a computer is very bad for the machine. I've cleaned smokers' computers and they are absolutely vile inside. All the dust in a chassis in a non-smoker's computer is silver/gray, but a smoker's dust is tarry and brown. I have cleaned my brother's a few times and it is a chore. He doesn't smoke, but he lets his buddies light up in his house and smoke dope, something which I would kill someone for if they tried it in my home.

Ok, I've got one Gb stick of PC3200, I'll have another dig around to see if I can find any more! PM your address and it'll be winging it's way across the Atlantic to you. All I ask in return is when you can - donate to subsim.com :yeah:

Yeah I know, so with my latest build I am being careful. When I smoke I try to do so in another room but mostly I just open the door and blow the smoke out to another room :haha: though I should try those patches

Here is a little bump as I already mentioned here somewhere. Man was Germany great! I felt like I stepped in a **** when I returned (and no I'm not the only one who felt that way ). Was just great fun ( u995 was pretty epic too lol, never thought those torpedoes are so big)

Anyway thanks Doolar Semler and Herr-Berbunch I'm PM'ing you now