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    I upgraded i3-3110m to a i7 3740qm and now my pc shuts down when gaming/stress test

    Okay, I think I'll do that.. I still do need a new CPU since my i3 is really old and can't keep up with modern activities.. Do you have any recommendations on which CPU I should trade this one for in the G2 Socket tree?
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    I upgraded i3-3110m to a i7 3740qm and now my pc shuts down when gaming/stress test

    Sorry if I seem ignorant it's my first time doing this :(
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    I upgraded i3-3110m to a i7 3740qm and now my pc shuts down when gaming/stress test

    I researched how the TDP would increase by 10W and then I saw someone else had a 45W CPU with the same processor & motherboard as me so I said f#%k it. Didn't really factor in that my heatsink wouldn't be able to handle the new heat.. also tried updating the CPU by downloading from Intel then...
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    I upgraded i3-3110m to a i7 3740qm and now my pc shuts down when gaming/stress test

    I did apply a grain of Thermal Paste and cleaned the cpu and heatsink before-hand. Idk what cooler I'm using, just the one that came inside the laptop.
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    I upgraded i3-3110m to a i7 3740qm and now my pc shuts down when gaming/stress test

    Hello, I recently upgraded my cpu. Now it will shutdown in a matter of seconds awhile playing games or stress test and the temperature rises to 95-100c. I found that I can disable turbo boost in BIOS and I can play games and such but now I'm only getting 2.6ghz when it should be 3.7ghz (and is...