This reminds me of a dialogue in the movie “Hasee toh phasee” which goes “Chance Hamesha last nahin, second-last hoti hai” meaning chance is always second last, not last. 
So, try when you can. 
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Thank you, that’s a nice quote and i going to use it more often
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It is only a paperweight after 5 years of use. You got 14K per year worth of use out of it. Moreover, gaming laptops run HOT HOT HOT. So, getting 5 years is not bad. I think someone in a reputed repair shop will be able repair it. But, I would not spend more than 3-4K on such an old “gaming” laptop.
Usually enterprise class laptops such as Dell latitude, Lenovo Thinkpad, etc. run longer. 5 years out of a gaming laptop is not bad. The QC and components used in mass market gaming laptops are not the best and they run HOT HOT HOT. So, a long life is not really their strong suit. If you were to sell it in working condition, you would get around 25K for it with a 1650 so it is not as bad as it looks to you.
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Do all gaming laptop or normal laptop with no dedicated gpu above 5 years is questionable, what do you think about mac as air has no fans how long do you think it last
Luck of the draw. But, I wouldn’t consider 5 years as bad for a mass market gaming laptop.
If it just freezes after 20-30 minutes it can be a RAM issue (Less probability tbh) , otherwise it most definitely is a motherboard issue in which case you can’t do much , the only option is to get it replaced because I don’t think there are shops in India specializing in repairing a motherboard .
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Lenovo X280 faced similar issues, repair shop told it need power-ic replacement which may be costly and time consuming without any guarantee of future issues avoidance.
Removed ram, hdd, etc. and it’s ewaste in cupboard now. Only if there was a way to take out the monitor I would’ve used it.
You should check the laptop in a chip-level repair capable shop, only then consider it lost.
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100% even 5 years is too much if you’re using it regularly or travelling with it , I’m on my 2nd Asus TUF in 6 years and as soon as the warranty ended it developed cracks on the screen lid exactly at the same spots that my old Asus TUF did and cracks on the back cover (Even my friends Asus TUF back cover cracked just after a year and the service center wasn’t able to arrange a new cover even after a month long wait ).
As soon as this laptop breaks down I’ll probably get a windows ultrabook or macbook and never even think about buying a gaming laptop again .
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Thinks business class laptops like Lenovo T, P, X series, Zbooks, etc. have stays fine longer.
you can probably explore nehru place in Delhi, i got a few laptops repaired which were denied by multiple places in Mumbai.
btw i also own a few legion laptops, my experience has been quite opposite. Legion has served me best when i compare with my other laptops like ROG, Alienware, MSI. If i have to rank as per my prefrence and my next buy it will be Legion > ROG > Alienware/MSI
some background
All legions i have - only 2 repairs done that was also my fault, io module was replaced where the lan port and power connector are, no other repairs done.
ROG - have a higher end model with 3080, material quality is decent but keyboard prints are all chipping off like flakes, freezes randomly or bsod could be probably fixed with bios update
MSI - random bsod still exists as the model i have is slim and it cant take heat well.
And then comes Alienware, have 2 of these and it cant be worse than this (btw i have a 2020 model, m15r2 4k and 1080p both)
motherboard replaced - 4
power adaptor replaced - 2
heatsink replaced - 2
display replaced - 4
battery replaced - 8-10
keyboard replaced - 1
touchpad replaced - 1
wifi replaced - 1
entire housing replaced - 1
also these all repairs were done after warranty of 1 year.
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just wondering but have you just incase tried changing the barrel jack i have seen sometime where it had caused overheating issues
yes there are ways to use the monitor,
you can get logic boards for laptop display.
if I am not wrong there seems to be a few in Nehru Place delhi.
Contact lalbabu ps sahani have watched him fix laptops seems good legit work
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Don’t think it’s worth the effort with the expenses involved.
Hope OP gets access to a good chip-level repair shop
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Could be a BMS or Power Circuitry issue. relevant circuits may have been affected.
you need someone who repairs laptops on a chip/IC level.
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Yeah as far as I heard legions are good quality but seems mine haven’t
I will keep looking for repairing and if there is any update will sure post here
I would suggest trying to sell your laptop in a used market, like Nehru Place, and putting that money towards purchasing a new one. Even if you get your current laptop fixed at one of these repair shops, there’s no guarantee that it will stay working.
I have a story about this. About a year ago, my friend’s laptop broke. We went to a repair shop in Nehru Place, and they fixed it, stating the motherboard had shorted. However, just a day later, the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) appeared, and the laptop wouldn’t boot. We took it back to the same guy, and he warned us, “See, the motherboard is failing and resistors are shorting out. It’s better you sell this crap before something else breaks.”
We decided to take his advice and sell it. The problem was, my friend had some work-related data on it that he needed to finish first. The next day, he finished his pending work at the office and called me. “Meet me at Nehru Place directly,” he said. “We’ll sell this thing. I’m leaving in half an hour.” But ten minutes later, he called back, completely frustrated. “Dude, the BSOD came again!”
I told him to come home. I reinstalled Windows on it (I used Windows 10 for a faster install, since Windows 11 can take ages) and the BSOD didn’t occur. By the time the installation finished, it was late evening, but we ran towards Nehru Place and reached the shop in time. The guy there tested everything for a good half hour before quoting us a price. The entire time, we were just hoping, “Please, no BSOD. Please, no BSOD.”
Luckily, it didn’t crash. He gave us a thousand rupees less than what we asked for, but we were just happy to get something for that junk. The next day, my friend used that money to help buy a new Acer Aspire for ₹35,000. I had suggested it since he doesn’t play games much, so there was no need for a gaming laptop. Honestly, notebooks with integrated graphics often run better because they produce less heat. His new laptop is running fine, and he has had no complaints.
It’s funny, I have an old Dell Inspiron 3530 notebook that is 13-14 years old. I turned it into a home server three years ago, and that beast is still running like a champ, while these new laptops don’t even seem to last more than four years.
So, that’s what I would suggest: try selling the laptop and add that money to your budget for a new one. Maybe go for a notebook series that has no dedicated GPU, but don’t go for a super-slim model. Because of their slim design, those can run even hotter than gaming laptops and break easily.
Hope this helps!
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Yeah I thought of this, if I could repair it I can sell for some money now it is not posting so no one will buy it, if I could make it work could sell to someone and move on, also i am not willing to spend more than 8k for repair