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Macbook Pro late 2013 Prone RAM/SSD issues?

Currently working on a late 2013 MacBook pro and it has started to freeze at random times, to the point it will reboot. I have done a time machine, formatted the hard drive, and reinstalled the basic OS and upgraded to the current OS. It seems to want to freeze without much reason or which program could be causing it. I have first aided the drive, and the diagnostics came back fine. What could be causing the freeze, and how hot does the outside of the laptop normaly run? As of right now, its anywhere from 117-115F above the row of Fkeys
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Reset the SMC, then Reset the PRAM.  Sometimes those go out of whack and need a reset and everything will start working correctly.

For a MacBook Pro, to reset the SMC:
Turn off the power.
Connect the power cord.
Press and hold the left shift control option keys then press and hold the power key.
Hold it for a few second, then let go.

To reset the PRAM.
Turn on the Mac,
Press and hord command option p r
Wait for 3 chimes (older Macs) or Wait for the screen to blink 3 times (newer macs)
Let go of the 4 key and let it continue to boot.

If those 2 don't fix it, then boot into recovery mode and Reinstall the OS.  You can reinstall without wiping the disk and it will reinstall just the operating system files.  Sometimes system files become corrupt on the disk and need to be refreshed.  It's best to make a backup before you start in case something messes up.
You may also want to start activity monitor to see what's running. Maybe you have a virus.  Download Malwarbytes and any other AV and run a scan.  There are Mac viruses now.  You may want to install Privacy badger and an adblocker on your browser.  There's a lot of malicious ad sites that should be blocked to prevent things from running in the background.
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