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    Samsung Laptop shutting off when GPU is taxed

    I tried with the last link you posted, no dice. Here's a response from a samsung representative that emailed me: "After reviewing post, have you checked the PC Board? The issue that you are having is related to the board overheating and would need to be replaced." Looks like i'll have to find...
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    Samsung Laptop shutting off when GPU is taxed

    In the guide it says "download the appropriate drivers from either Nvidia or AMD site", but my IGPU is intel HD 4000.. so instead i got the display driver from here: http://www.samsung.com/us/business/support/owners/product/NP900X4D-MS1US. Tried it out anyways, no change; computer still powers off.
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    Samsung Laptop shutting off when GPU is taxed

    Yeah i always run games at lowest settings it's the only way i can achieve a playable fps rate. This doesn't occur when watching netflix, youtube, or a twitch stream at 1080p.
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    Samsung Laptop shutting off when GPU is taxed

    Looking at Device Manager, there doesn't appear to be another GPU. As for the fan speed, i've looked with multiple programs to try and see the RPMs (no luck there), but i don't know if it has diminished at all. It sounds like it's working hard when the CPU / iGPU is taxed. Idle: (running...
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    Samsung Laptop shutting off when GPU is taxed

    System model: NP900X4D, Windows 7 professional 64 bit Problem: Laptop powers off randomly without any warning while in games or under GPU stress. Troubleshooting: ■ Using Samsung Recovery Solution 5, I reset the machine to factory defaults and used Samsung Update and Windows Update to get the...