It's an ok machine but the symptom is typical of heat buildup. Are you keeping up the 1st of the month regimen of canned air vent cleaning?
I am having a rather strange problem with my laptop where the keyboard will cease to function while using certain applications. I have done extensive troubleshooting on this topic but it is fairly complex and I haven´t been able to find anyone with a similar issue.
The problem occurs with any autodesk software like 3ds max and Mudbox. It also occurs frequently with League of Legends, although that is the only game app that seems to cause the problem. I have played several far more demanding games on my laptop without any problems.
While using these apps, eventually my keyboard will simply cease to function. I´ve also tried attaching a usb keyboard when the problem arises but it doesn´t help. Shortly after this happens (5-10 min) the PC will crash. I get a blue screen and the PC restarts. Of course the keyboard still doesn´t work after the restart so I´m forced to shut down completely.
The thing about this issue that confuses me is that I´m unable to shut down my PC in the traditional way whenever it happens. If I choose the shut down option my PC will simply try to shut itself down for about 5 minutes, then just restart itself in safe mode with the keyboard problem still persisting. The only way to solve the issue seems to be to just force shut down by holding down the power button.
This issue can be somewhat hard to replicate since the timing seems completely random. Sometimes I can use the app for 1-2 hours without interruption, other times the problem occurs after a few minutes. Again, once the keyboard becomes disabled I´m essentially forced to just hold down the power button since nothing else causes the keyboard to function again.
I recently backed up my data and reset my laptop and reinstalled windows. This hasn´t solved the problem which leads me to believe the issue may be hardware related. Yet, the problem only occurs with certain applications and not others. Which would suggest that is related to specific software I am using.
Sorry if this is a long-winded strange explanation but the problem I am experiencing is fairly odd. (also incredibly annoying) I am on a Lenovo Ideapad y700 laptop. If anyone can offer any insight into this problem it would be greatly appreciated.

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