Hello, I suppose this was only a temporarily fix. Now even running a game on only one core it will eventually (although after a longer time) create same issues.
Still I am curious to know if it is bad for the processor when I assign one core to handle a heavy task.
I have opened the case, and surprisingly there is no dust at all anywhere. It was quite clean actually, so it rules out the possibility of it being a problem with dust blocking heat from escaping.
So if it is not dust, and it is not dual core processor, it leaves me now with two possible situations, who are somewhat related.
1) GPU throttle. It will reduce or increase core clock, memory clock, and shader clock "as needed". If you look at my screenshot in the post above from Tera, you will see the memory clock has dropped from 800MHz down to 300MHz. Why it decide to do this during a 3d game is beyond my knowledge. But from some testing I have done in Minecraft (where I can run at 250+ fps) it is very noticeable here where core clock sometimes drops to 200MHz from its 600MHz native and my fps drops down to 1-2 fps.
2) Overheating. The reason it reduces clock rates would be an indication he wants to lower energy consumption (ie. heat generation).
My question this time is: Would buying a Laptop Cooling Pad help me?
My concern is if I went to deliver the computer for service, chances are they will send a brand new one in return - and how long until that new one wil experience the same kind of issues?
