
Otherwise I completely agree with your suggestions. it's really better to use that on a new computer, risks are much lower. I wouldn't use fumark tho, when there really is an issue with power or over heating it could easily blow up some things. Otherwise consider searching the used market for a cheap GPU That might be enough to let your PC limp along until you're ready to upgrade.Ĥ) If that doesn't work, downclock another 10%.ĥ) If that doesn't work, consider removing the cooling shroud over the GPU and verifying the integrity of the thermal paste (ONLY IF YOU KNOW HOW TO DO THIS).

Verify your GPU's temperature under load using a program like Furmark + MSI Afterburner.ģ) If that doesnt work, try downclocking you GPU's max core speed by 10%. It would be worth updating your motherboard's BIOS as well since the PC is 5 years out.

The link above provides several indepth solutions number 1 worked for me alhamdulillah, then today my 2nd device needed a hard reset. Watch for changes and research bug fixes and document your changes in shaa’Allaah. It sounds like your computer shuts off due to overheating.Ģ) If that doesnt work, download the latest drivers for your GPU. Sadly, the more updates go out they can cause havoc with your computer system and network. 1) I would start by removing the card and cleaning any airflow blockages. Lastly, you can open Terminal by clicking the Spotlight icon on the top right corner (magnifying glass icon), type Terminal, then hit Return.Hmmmm, after 5 years there's a good chance that dust has accumulated around your cooler. The other method is by bringing up the Launchpad via the four-finger trackpad gesture or clicking the Launchpad icon on the Dock, type “Terminal”, and hit Return. One is by opening the Finder, then click Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > Terminal.

Step 1: There are three ways of opening Terminal on your Mac laptop. If you’re afraid of messing up your computer with Terminal, don’t worry – this trick is harmless and is a foolproof way of turning off your Mac laptop display without putting it to sleep mode or shutting down the entire computer.

If your Mac laptop runs OS X 10.9 or newer, you can turn off your laptop display using a simple Terminal command. Use Terminal to turn off the display (Mac) One thing I noticed is that often it will say that a system file by the name of '' isn't working or doesn't respond, and it just so happened to show before some crashes, but again, it wasn't the same for all times thats happened, so I doubt that its actually capturing the issue in the system files. If you’d like to wake up the display, simply press any key, click your mouse, or use the trackpad. For the most part, when the screen goes black, it doesn't give any solid or consistent errors. Step 4: Your laptop display should turn off as soon as you press the Enter key.
