Hello Zargontapel,
Yes, you have to watch CPU temperatures on laptops. I suggest you find a utility that will let you monitor your CPU temperature. Options that will let you control your temperature:
1) TThrottle
2) run only 1 project at a time (default is 2 for a dual-core)
3) run only 50 % of the time (1 sec on / 1 sec off) - -default is run 60% ( 3 sec on / 2 sec off)

In either case, with 8 GB, choose:
1) BOINC never suspended (This means leave it in memory even if higher-priority programs are running)
2) set Leave Application In Memory on (you have 8 GB!)

Lawrence

Thanks for the advice, but what you said made me see that my client is actually running four processes simultaneously, as if I had four cores. Also, how and where would I change the option to keep it in memory? Sorry, but I'm a computer newb

Hello Zargontapel,

Go to My Grid - Device Manager and look at (Selected Profile). I am using a named profile (Home) which I have edited rather than the Default profile that comes with a new BOINC installation. I changed some of the options to the way I wanted them, then I saved the changes with Custom Options and SAVE. Some of the options I didn't want to select at all - selecting 0 usually means Do Not Select. I am perfectly happy letting BOINC have 75-90% of my memory, etc. And make sure you set 'On multiprocessors, use: 50% of processors'. This will cut down the number of BOINC projects to 2. 25% will run just 1 BOINC project. This will reduce the heat. Also set 'Leave Application in Memory' to Yes. BOINC projects will be swapped out to Virtual Memory if you are running another program but you will not lose any computations unless you reboot which will cause BOINC to restart from the last checkpoint.

Use 1 profile for desktops and another for laptops. I would use Home and Work respectively. I have Home set to Maximum Output.

Lawrence