My laptop is underperforming [Games]
My laptop is underperforming [Games]
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“This system experienced CPU thermal throttling during testing, likely due to the combined heat output of both the processor and graphics card. Lowering the voltage on the CPU (undervolting) resolved this issue, as demonstrated by subsequent readings. While userbenchmark can provide a general performance snapshot, it doesn’t accurately reflect real-world in-game scenarios because it only tests one component at a time. Laptops present an additional challenge due to shared heatsinks – a common constraint limiting cooling capacity. When the CPU and GPU are pushed together simultaneously, throttling is still possible; monitoring your temperatures while gaming is crucial. ”
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“I was experiencing significant frame rate drops in my laptop. After trying several solutions, including adjusting power settings, I discovered that combining new RAM with undervolting using ThrottleStop seemed to resolve most of the issue. Specifically, I turned off ‘Disable Turbo’ and undervolted as much as possible. Over the past three hours of testing, I've observed significantly fewer random FPS drops – a substantial improvement compared to before. The combination appears to have stabilized performance.”
80 on GPU, I don't know how to check individual temperatures, I'm basing it off of what I saw on ROG Center and ThrottleStop. I'll play a bit more and see how much temps I get now. The undervolt fixed the major issues I have but the random FPS drops are weird to me even if they're super rare now in comparison
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Funny thing about recommended specs..
This dont always mean you can run a game, how you think you can run a game.
Same with minimum specs, just because you can play the game on the minimum hardware, dont mean it will be a good experience.
Typically the recommended specs is just a guideline on what you should have to have a good experience. It does NOT nessacarily mean its good for max settings. Im not 100% knowledgeable on explaining this topic, but there are videos online showing that even using recommended specs dont always result in ideal performance depending on what you expect out of the game.
How long have you had this laptop?
At 1st glance with all the info you and other tech guys have given on here, it sounds like you could be having an issue with thermals. We all know laptops are worse off for thermals so it honestly would not surprise me.
IF you have had this laptop for some time, whens the last time you cleaned it out? Meaning cleaning fans of dust and such.
Has it always been like this since you bought it or is this a new issue?
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The problem isn't necessarily related to the memory (RAM) itself. Despite potential concerns about insufficient RAM, the core issue remains unresolved and likely stems from a different source. The performance bottleneck might be elsewhere, as indicated by the continued issue even with adequate RAM. Further investigation is needed to pinpoint the true cause of the problem.
It looks like the FPS Drops that I'm currently experiencing (the inconsistent random drops) are whenever my CPU usage suddenly jumps to 100%. I'm not sure why this happens but that's what I've noticed.
I've been testing on Sekiro and it also just usually only drop whenever I'm travelling between locations (which is probably due to loading)