05-01-2012, 07:10 PM

Hey guys i recently started gaming on my MacBook Pro on bootcamp running 64 bit windows 7 home premium (i don't feel like bringing my desktop to my dorm). Everything works great EXCEPT after 30 mins-3 hrs of game play (it varies) my display just turns black and i hear a super annoying looping sound through my headset. I can still hear the fans running and the mouse i have plugged in is still lit up so the computer can't be over heating i don't think. I have to shut it down manually by holding down the power button and when i turn it back on it boots up normally but of course the windows has shut down improperly message comes up but you can boot up normally. No errors are displayed or anything.

Things to note:
- I have my MacBook Pro sitting on a NotePal x2 laptop cooler.
- I have the Laptop hooked up to a monitor, it happens when the monitor is connected as well as without it connected.
- I have the latest display drivers.
- It seems random ALTHOUGH it happened twice on the same exact part of a cut scene. But if i pressed esc to skip it and it didnt happen. This was the only time i could recreate the black screen (Tera).
-Only happens on certain games
-I don't have too many games but i can play skyrim and other less intensive games no problem.

SPECS:
Processor: Intel Core i7 CPU M620 @ 2.67GHz
RAM: 4GB (3.86 GB usable)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
64-bit Operating system

I installed speed fan and here are the temps that i wrote down like 5 mins - 10 mins before screen crash:

GPU: 78C
Core0: 87C
Core1: 81C


This is the game i experience this the most, as it's the one i play the most
(Tera Online - MMO):

Minimum:
OS: Windows XP, VISTA or 7 (Latest Service Pack)
CPU: AMD Athlon64 3200+ or Intel Pentium 4 3.20G
RAM: 2 GB
Graphics Card: Radeon X1600XT or Geforce 7600GT


Recommended:
OS: Windows XP, VISTA or 7 (Latest Service Pack)
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or Intel Core2 Duo E6750 2.66G
RAM: 2 GB or more
Graphics Card: Radeon HD 3870 or Geforce 8800GT



Could it be the game? My graphics card/other hardware/ maybe software/ maybe overheating? ANY information would be great!! Thank you so much for your time!!

05-02-2012, 05:08 PM

Bump!