Acer Predator Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop dies everytime i game

NoCarbz · July 20, 2021

2 years ago i bought an Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-52) and been working 3D animation and some gaming on it ever since.Around 3 months ago, when i was playing Destiny 2, it suddenly just turns off. Not even a BSOD, it just dies. Ever since then, everytime i boot up any game at all, it does that after 5-10 minutes of gameplay. I thought that it must have been something with the cooling, so i tried cleaning the fans in it. No luck. With my limited knowledge of tech stuff, i decided to buy and apply fresh thermal paste on the CPU and GPU. Still, the problem persists. What can i do to fix this? I'm currently studying abroad, and i couldn't find any service center in this city. And i'm gonna be quarantined for sometime. I won't survive without gaming at all.

Things i've tried:
1. I thought the GPU might be damaged,so i tested gaming with the integrated graphic. Still dies.

2. Someone suggested that the RAMs might be damaged. So i tested each of them individually. I even borrowed my friend's SODIMM RAM and put it in mine. Still dies

3. The battery could be the problem, right? So, I took out the battery and turned it on without it. It ran a bit longer than usual, but it still dies.

4. Maybe the power brick's the problem? I borrowed my friend's (exact same model) and used it on mine. Still dies.

5. Maybe its the graphic driver? Updated it, still dies.

mr fobs · July 20, 2021

I wouldn't rule out the battery being the problem, laptops can rely on both battery power and power brick power when doing heavy tasks, so it could be not getting enough juice from the battery. You could also try just running it from the battery and see what happens.

You should see if there are any BIOS updates for your machine as well.

Sadly however it sounds like maybe a bad system board..