Qosmio Q50 - game lag - is it overheating?

Hi all,
I took a break from playing games for a few months to concentrate on my studies. I started playing them again recently, but after about 10 minutes the fans become really loud (probably working at their full power) and the game lags to the extent that it is unplayable. The fans then calm down and the game plays normally again for another 5 minutes and then the same process occurs.
The process:
1-> Launch game and play for about 10 minutes
2-> The fans become very loud and the game lags greatly lasting around 1 minutes
3-> The fans calm down and the game plays smoothly
4-> After about 5 minutes we go back to step 2
I didn't used to experience this problem, and I do not know why I am suddenly experiencing it. Is my laptop overheating? Why would the game lag when the fans are working at there hardest and not when they are working quietly? Wouldn't it make more sense that the laptop would run smoother when the fans are working harder because the system should be cooler?
Is there anything I could do to fix this?

>Why would the game lag when the fans are working at there hardest and not when they are working quietly?
Fans work faster and harder because of the higher temperature.
The CPU and GPU would be clogged down to reduce the heat dissipation
What does this means? This means that both chips would run slower and this could affect game performance.
Is it more clear for you? I recommend reading some threads here regarding this theme
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