[email protected] 33 Posted August 10, 2012 So my friends tell me my setup is slightly ghetto, but it gets the job done. I have a macbook pro 15 inch I attach to a tv and place on top of a iceblock (keeps it down to 70c instead of 85-90c) with plastic wrap and rags on it to prevent condensation. I've been playing DayZ for 2 months now and it's been working fine the whole time. About a week ago after playing for an hour or two I start getting framerate drops and lag across the board. It presists until I reset my system. What's going on? Any advice? Is playing the game deteriorating my laptop? I'm fairly new to pcgaming so I don't know much about it.Much thanks for the help,-Alex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redfield-77 315 Posted August 10, 2012 Man your really just jumping right in to the deep end as someone new to pc gaming. I can't help your pc troubles but you got balls :thumbsup: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Disgraced 1123 Posted August 10, 2012 What brand of plastic wrap?I don't know the operating temps of that laptop, but supposedly Intel CPU processors are rated to operate at 100c for their whole operating life. Anyway, your other components can't take that much heat. I do t think the game is deteriorating your machine, but constant high temp operation might be. You might try verifying your permissions (it's in the disk utility).Your friends are right about your setup, but if it works for you, more power to you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Disgraced 1123 Posted August 10, 2012 Man your really just jumping right in to the deep end as someone new to pc gaming. I can't help your pc troubles but you got balls :thumbsup:And if they get too hot... Ice block. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[email protected] 33 Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) What brand of plastic wrap?I don't know the operating temps of that laptop, but supposedly Intel CPU processors are rated to operate at 100c for their whole operating life.Anyway, your other components can't take that much heat. I do t think the game is deteriorating your machine, but constant high temp operation might be.You might try verifying your permissions (it's in the disk utility).Your friends are right about your setup, but if it works for you, more power to you.Usually my temps for my cpu get the highest. Mac's seem to be made for form out of function so they don't handle heat well. XDMy cpu runs at about 65-75 while playing, and the rest of the components run much lower. Should that deteriorate it?EDIT: My setup Edited August 10, 2012 by MoHAlixPr 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zuk 39 Posted August 10, 2012 That really is pretty ghetto.Awesome haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Disgraced 1123 Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) You'd have to ask the genius bar. They can be pretty helpful even in non warranty situations. I just realized that the file permissions thing doesn't matter. Are you running boot camp? Not Parallels or something?What version of windows? Edited August 10, 2012 by Disgraced Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[email protected] 33 Posted August 10, 2012 Yeah I'm running boot camp. It's hilarious because I can run BF3 on lowest settings fine but Arma seems to make it take a hit. XD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
