Best time compression that wont fry your system

[commandosolo2009]

Hello skippers,

It came to my attention to start this thread since my old laptop got fried in the head and went dead on me. I was playing SH5 on it, and I used to clock tc to 2048 and sometimes 3072, but that caused me to lose ships, end up in unexpected confrontations with DD, and caused the lap to overheat. One more confession to make. I didnt use a laptop stand (which does a great job in venting the heat).


I'm currently serving a painful 128x since its a flotilla requirement (Enigma flotilla) though LzZ (part of Devils of the Deep) who is in charge of training, accepted me into the flotilla as a Fleet Boat. From my calculations, a long run from Perth (Australia) to Singapore which is about >4000 Km, should take 95 minutes in real life time, running at 128x at 11kts constant speed. I expect more time since its Sept 1942 and Japanese air cover would constantly and on more than one occasion, cause me to dive and surface after a while. (Speaking of which, how long should I stay underwater in broad daylight after a radio contact is reported, and what is the typical safe depth in shallow and deep waters to stay out of sight of Air cover?)


So, I think a wait time is a good thing if you want to preserve your piece, but is it ok on a laptop?

this is my model and its specs. Been around since last Oktober.

Sony Vaio VPCEA16FA

Intel Core i5-520M 2.40 ~2.93 Ghz (with turbo boost)
Win 7 64 bit Home Premium
Memory 4Gb expandable to 8 Gb
GPU ATi HD5650 1Gb memory.

I'm running it 50 fps on map screen at map zoom 0-660Km tc 1x

I'm worried since I got it, overheating (well at least with certain games and lots of work) has been on my priorities.

I'll clean it up and report back for results.

Might also download the service manual and open up the shafts and blow air thru them.

Please post workarounds or ideas, and your experiences as well if you take the sim on a laptop.


Cheers!