Hey everyone, I've recently purchased an MSI Katana A17 laptop, and I've run into a couple of issues. Initially, while gaming, the fans would go crazy, hitting around 6000 to 7000 RPM and wouldn't settle down until I powered off the laptop. I took it to MSI and they did a BIOS update and replaced the thermal paste, which solved that issue. However, now I'm experiencing a new problem where the laptop shuts down while playing CPU-intensive games like Europa Universalis 5 and Victoria 3. Interestingly, GPU-heavy games like Cyberpunk and Helldivers 2 run just fine. I've been monitoring the temperatures using HWINFO and would love to hear anyone's thoughts on what might be going wrong!
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Have you checked the temperatures while gaming? Overheating could cause the system to shut down to protect itself. It sounds like it was a problem earlier with the fan speeds and might still be related to heat management during CPU tasks.
Yeah, that makes sense! I took a screenshot while gaming and the temps were hovering between 90-98 degrees, which seems pretty high. Even if it dips down when I'm not in-game, it might be pushing it too far during intense sessions.