Good troubleshooting for freezing laptop?

[Copen-08]

Hi. I've got an alienware laptop that seems to freeze after running for a bit. I was wondering what are some good ways to troubleshoot this? Is there any software I can use to test my hardware and get a log like "The RAM blocks from 6B to 7.5GB didn't respond correctly. Please make sure they are properly inserted"  or maybe check whats going on with my CPU and GPU percent and heat wise?

[itisme911]

Just now, Copen-08 said:

Hi. I've got an alienware laptop that seems to freeze after running for a bit.

INstall somethign like coretemp to see if you are over heating, though I suspect its software based, try windows repair/update. Also update all drivers. If all else fails try new install or new storage (ssd or hdd) with new install.

[Copen-08]

22 minutes ago, itisme911 said:

INstall somethign like coretemp to see if you are over heating, though I suspect its software based, try windows repair/update. Also update all drivers. If all else fails try new install or new storage (ssd or hdd) with new install.

Hi, and thanks for the reply. I'm downloading coretemp now, and overheating was pretty high on my "It's probably this" list. I've tried a few drives, and windows installs, but the freezing persists. If it does turn out to be over heating what are my options for cheap and easy ways to fix that? I've managed to take apart and put this thing back together, but I'm not good at soldering, so my options might be more limited then most.

[itisme911]

7 hours ago, Copen-08 said:

Hi, and thanks for the reply. I'm downloading coretemp now, and overheating was pretty high on my "It's probably this" list. I've tried a few drives, and windows installs, but the freezing persists. If it does turn out to be over heating what are my options for cheap and easy ways to fix that? I've managed to take apart and put this thing back together, but I'm not good at soldering, so my options might be more limited then most.

Well most laptops use Sh*t thermal compound, so you should just be able to take it apart put better comopound where it needs to be, clean out dust n stuff n put it back together.

[Copen-08]

Alright, thanks.