The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    3003WLCi graphic problems

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by alpha-q, Nov 23, 2005.

  1. alpha-q

    alpha-q Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    27
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I seem to have a problem with my laptop. when i play games, the computer heats up to about 60degrees C :eek:verheat: and then the screen shows a lot of lines and the computer freezes...

    i've contacted acer and they just said "your laptop is not designed to play games". what kind of tech support is that? anyways, anyone have the same problem/solutions to it?

    thx
     
    alpha-q, Nov 23, 2005
    #1
  2. madmike23

    madmike23 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    64
    Messages:
    762
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Computers can go a little haywire when you dont have enough juice to run intensive games. Lots of blinking, refeshing and maybe even lockups can occur. It's not just your system, but it any system that's not compatible for the software.
     
    madmike23, Nov 23, 2005
    #2
  3. alex5523

    alex5523 Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    92
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    write a description of your computer like processor,graphics card,ram,etc
     
    alex5523, Nov 23, 2005
    #3
  4. madmike23

    madmike23 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    64
    Messages:
    762
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    http://www.edulaptops.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=32&products_id=136

    Processor Type: AMD Mobile Sempron 3000+
    Processor Clock Speed: 1.8 GHz
    Hard Drive Capacity: 60 GB
    Input Device Type: Keyboard, touchpad, 4-way scroll button
    Mainboard Chipset Type SiSM760GX
    Display Diagonal Size 15.4in
    Display Technology TFT active matrix
    Max Resolution 1280 x 800
    Color Support 24-bit (16.7M colors)
    Cache Memory Type L2 cache
    Cache Memory Installed Size 128 KB
    RAM Installed Size 512 MB
    RAM Max Supported Size 2 GB
    RAM Technology DDR SDRAM
    RAM Specification Compliance PC2700
    Storage
    Storage Controller Type IDE
    Optical Storage Type CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo
    Optical Storage / Read Speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
    Optical Storage / Write Speed 24x
    Optical Storage / Rewrite Speed 24x
    Width 14.3 Inch
    Depth 11 Inch
    Height 1.5 Inch
    Weight 6.2 lbs.
    Graphics Processor SiSM760GX
    Data Link Protocol Ethernet; IEEE 802.11b; IEEE 802.11g; Fast Ethernet
    Wireless NIC Acer InviLink 802.11b/g
    Analog Modulation Protocol ITU V.92
    Battery / Run Time 1.5 hour(s)
     
    madmike23, Nov 24, 2005
    #4
  5. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    1,326
    Messages:
    7,137
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    Well, in your case Acer is somewhat correct, the SiS isnt the best GPU to play games on :( .

    If you do want to play games try increasing the RAM and also if you can afford one get a cooling pad. The laptop has only one fan which is located inside the chassis without a direct opening, so the fan works overtime when running intensive applications leading to overheating issues. I think the GPU is the one overheating in your case as it only has a passive heatsink(no fan). The cpu temperature of 60C is not enough to throttle the computer.
     
    miner, Nov 24, 2005
    #5
  6. alpha-q

    alpha-q Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    27
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    hey mike thx for the specs... ;)
     
    alpha-q, Nov 24, 2005
    #6
  7. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    22,339
    Messages:
    36,639
    Likes Received:
    5,081
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Yeah, I would side with Acer support - that is definitely not designed to play any sort of 3-D games.

    What is probably happening is the Northbridge is overheating - integrated graphics can cause the notebook to overheat, I've see it happen many times before.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Nov 24, 2005
    #7
  8. chris_d

    chris_d Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    13
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Acer Support is correct. Your laptop is not designed for gaming... It would help if you live in an area with a cold climate or in an air conditioned room.
     
    chris_d, Nov 27, 2005
    #8
  9. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    22,339
    Messages:
    36,639
    Likes Received:
    5,081
    Trophy Points:
    931
    A cooling pad would also help keep the notebook cooler - Vantec makes some really nice aluminum ones, they're the best for dissapating heat.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Nov 27, 2005
    #9