Frame rate significantly decreased.
Frame rate significantly decreased.
I am experiencing significant and frequent frame rate drops while gaming on my Dell G5 5587 laptop. My system specifications are: Intel® Core™ i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz 2.21 GHz, 16.0 GB RAM, and a GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design 6GB. I am connected to an AOC G2590FX monitor. These drops occur across all games, irrespective of their age or graphical settings. Despite running games on ultra high settings, task manager indicates normal performance, but I consistently observe FPS fluctuations, dropping from 144 to 15 and then returning. This severely impacts my ability to play multiplayer games. I am utilizing a cooling pad, although the laptop remains hot. I have attempted various troubleshooting methods found online, including adjusting Windows settings, but these efforts have been unsuccessful. Assistance is needed urgently.
Thank you for your response. This may be the source of the problem, considering my laptop frequently overheats. How can I determine if thermal paste replacement is necessary? How do I verify whether thermal throttling is occurring?
You can check clock speeds and confirm thermal throttling with Intel Extreme Tuning Utility:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/downloa...-Intel-XTU
That's for the cpu end.
For gpu, there's Msi Afterburner:
https://www.msi.com/page/afterburner
I will test both options. I’ve found an additional perplexing issue. Frame rate drops resolve when my laptop is not connected to an external monitor. Could you offer a possible explanation?
I execute CPU and memory stress tests. During these tests, both thermal throttling and power limit throttling displayed yellow indicators and confirmed "yes." I’m uncertain whether this indicates a positive or negative outcome. My monitor resolution is identical to my laptop, both set at 1920 x 1080p.
It functioned without crashing, but due to processor thermal and power throttling, I consider it a failure.
Hold on...
Because it's a laptop, the power limit may be determined by Dell and not adjustable. However, thermal throttling is the more significant concern.
Would you consider opening your laptop to clean the CPU and GPU heatsink fans and replace the thermal paste? Alternatively, a PC shop could perform this service—though availability may be limited.
The external monitor issue stems from a driver problem. Utilizing both the laptop screen and an external monitor constitutes a multi-monitor setup, which increases power consumption. Updating the driver might resolve this—provided the developers addressed it.
I’ve cleaned my laptop of dust and plan to replace the thermal paste. I've also updated all monitor drivers, hoping it resolves an issue. My laptop’s refresh rate is 60Hz and my monitor is 144Hz. Can I use the monitor at its 144Hz refresh rate even when using a single monitor setup, regardless of my laptop’s 60Hz refresh rate?