Laptop Keeps Shutting Off While Playing Sims

[Sondra312]

For about two weeks now my laptop will shut off when I am playing Sims or trying to create new ones. It doesn't do it all the time but has been doing it a lot lately and only when playing sims. It never done it before so I am not sure what is going, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask but I would give it a shot. It gets frustrating when I get far with the sim then the computer shuts off and doesn't save. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions? I did a virus scan that came back clean.

[Metropolis Man]

Maybe a heat issue? Have you ever had your laptop cleaned out? Does your computer shut down doing non Sim things too? If it doesn't then it's unlikely a heat issue since that would permeate all the time.

[Sondra312]

It only shuts down when I am playing the sims. Sometimes it wont do it for awhile and others it will shutdown within seconds. I have stayed on the laptop for hours without it shutting down on its own and that's without playing sims but when I first log on and play sims it will shut down. If it happened with other things then the sim I would be going to a different site. I was just wondering if anyone else was having the same problem. This only started happening a few weeks ago. I have done everything I could think of to help it like confrig, run a virus scan, clean out the laptop but it still does it.

[Pam]

Hi Sondra.

I'd appreciate it if you'd change the title of this thread to something more specific to the topic.  You'll get more people to respond if they know exactly what the thread is about before clicking on it.  It also helps the Forum stay organized.  Just use the "modify" function on your original post.

Thanks!

[LucreziaBorgia]

From my own experience I would suggest you buy a cooler for your laptop. I had the same problem and even after I had my laptop professionally cleaned the problem persisted. Now I can only play the game with a cooler under the laptop.