Mac book Pro issues

[Jorgisimo1115]

Hi everyone,

I have a MacBook pro (15 inch) that I got before college in 2011. It's processor is 2.2 GHz Icore 7, memory is 4 GB 133MHz DDR3, and Intel graphics 3000 384 MB. Currently running El capitan for the OS. I have recently been running into issues while playing games where the entire screen will go black and it will shut off. It takes a while to start back up as I get the attached screen when rebooting. This only happens when loading up into my online game. It eventually gets to the boot up after 8 to 10 minutes of waiting. It periodically does this. Could it be overhearing since Mac made these macs out of titanium. It gets pretty hot. I know it's an old laptop but been playing on this since my alienware x51s motherboard died. Any ideas? I ran a diagnostics and noting popped up as an issue.

 

[DeltaMac]

Aluminum, not titanium. The Titanium G4 PowerBooks were much older, 2001-2003 models
You are having symptoms related to failure of the graphics chip, which is a very common issue on 2011 15- and 17-inch Macbook Pros. (Do a search for radeongate)
There are various fixes for that, some work to a point, some just delay the inevitable.

 

[Yebubbleman]

Seconding @DeltaMac here. That sounds like you have an issue with the discrete GPU (Radeon HD 6xxx series). Unfortunately, if we're both right about that, then there's not a whole lot that you can do. There are some guides out there for disabling the discrete graphics (and that does end up resulting in a functional system), but it's a pain and requires a fair amount of either hacking and/or soldering. You're better off selling it for scrap and acquiring a new(er) laptop.

 

[Fishrrman]

2011 MBP 15"?

You've got... RadeonGate.

If you don't know what that is, you'd better start reading up on it.
Essentially, the discrete GPU has failed.
Not worth "fixing" any more. Apple won't repair it.

It's possible to permanently disable the discrete GPU and use ONLY the internal "integrated" graphics.
See this thread:
Force 2011 MacBook Pro 8,2 with failed AMD GPU to ALWAYS use Intel integrated GPU (EFI variable fix)

But other than that... it's time to start looking for a replacement.

 

[ScreenSavers]

Yep definitely the GPU failing. There are software (and hardware) ways to bypass it. Both are quite complex. I’d start searching for a newer laptop.