On 10/05/18 17:36, Felix Miata wrote:
Ben Caradoc-Davies composed on 2018-05-10 17:13 (UTC+1200):Alexander, are there any signs of overheating at the time of the freeze?Any _other_ signs? Apparently "random" freezing after 30 minutes heavy use, such as watching a video with a 1GHz CPU and 276MHz (normal clock) GPU[1], _is_ a sign of overheating or other physical malfunction, not likely a problem that changing driver or kernel could likely solve.
Other signs like elevated sensor temperatures, fans screaming, raised surface temperatures, smoke ...
I have a 2010 vintage Acer Aspire 1430 (Arrandale i3-330UM) and it still works fine on those rare occasions that I use it. It has a weaker GPU than the Acer Aspire V5 (121), but its Intel HD Graphics (Ironlake) might be better supported than the AMD Radeon HD 6290.
If the problem only started with a system update as reported, it could be a software defect. I suggest gathering more evidence.
Kind regards, -- Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand