warcraft crash on mbp = defective gpu ?

[Thunder82]

This is a Problem with WoW (latest patch broke something) & OSX, not your computer. I have a problem with my new Unibody 2.53 where I will lag out and the game will either hang eternally, or completely crash when I fly over certain areas. Both of my bosses also play wow on their early '08 MBPs and have similar issues with dropping and crashing randomly. I don't believe it is an issue with heat at all, as before the latest expansion, we could run the game for hours on end with no issues at all.

I blame it on the latest WoW build & OSX. Load the game via Bootcamp and I bet you won't have any issues (even though your notebook will be running 2x hotter!)

 

[dchen720]

i do think the problem is with the overheat GPU.
because I noticed, in these cold days, when the house heat is turned on, and windows are closed all the time, there's basically no air circulation... it crashes more often, i can almost predict that.

also, when the comp's heated up,,, and i go to window mode, and then try to go back in again, then the warcraft crashed,, non-responsive... I can almost predict that trend....


before the snow and stuff,, i always try to open the window, when i play games on my mbp, and it was a bit better...

i noticed the temperature goes up to 70c when the window's shut,,

should i bring it into the apple store ????