Frequent Performance Drops

[Wymorn]

Frequently, when playing games, my performance will drop significantly with my FPS going from 30-40 to around 10-20, sometimes worse. It only lasts at most 1-2 minutes but usually around 30 seconds, and will only occur every 2-5 minutes or so.

I have tried all of the following things, to no avail:

• Reformatted Hard Drive and reloaded all software
• Defragmented my hard drive
• Disabled unnecessary background processes
• Followed all the recommended steps in the thread that was stickied

Even decreasing the settings to the point where I get solid 70 FPS, I still got these drops. Also, the drops happen despite what is occurring during the game.

Getting a little frustrated because the system I have was made to be a gaming PC, and the performance drops make the games almost unplayable in certain situations.

[1 g0t 0wn3d]

i would say that it is ether a power of a heat problem
judging from your gpu id say its a laptop and thus not a power problem
try putting the laptop on a cool hard surface while you play and see if it makes a difference

[Wymorn]

Originally Posted by 1 g0t 0wn3d

i would say that it is ether a power of a heat problem
judging from your gpu id say its a laptop and thus not a power problem
try putting the laptop on a cool hard surface while you play and see if it makes a difference

When I first started having this issue, I moved the laptop to a cool plastic table, and I have it elevate to partially alleviate any air movement problems, and I am still getting the problem.

[1 g0t 0wn3d]

how old is the laptop perhaps dirt has built up

[Wymorn]

Originally Posted by 1 g0t 0wn3d

how old is the laptop perhaps dirt has built up

I got it around the end of November of last year.

[1 g0t 0wn3d]

I would attempt cleaning the cans and heatsinks with compressed air

[1 g0t 0wn3d]

fans*

[Cdx]

Hello Wymorn.
Welcome to TSF.

Sometimes dust will clog in your graphics card fan, causing it to overheat and create lag spikes or FPS drops.

Turn your laptop over, make sure it is off and unplugged from the wall.

Unscrew the graphic card hatch, i believe you should be able to use compressed air or blow into the fan and clear the dust out.

This fixed a similar problem for a desktop computer, maybe this is your problem.

Try it and post the results.

Thanks!

[Lord Sirian]

Download Everest from here:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

And SensorsView from here:

http://www.stvsoft.com/SensorsViewPro21Setup.exe

Use them to check your temperatures and post them back here.

[Wymorn]

Hello everyone, and thanks for responding. I have fixed the issue, which was in fact dust in the GPU fan (as well as the heatsink fan). Thanks for helping out, you guys rule.

[1 g0t 0wn3d]

Your welcome have a good time playing games and dont be scared to pop back in and say hi =]

[Cdx]

Originally Posted by Wymorn

Hello everyone, and thanks for responding. I have fixed the issue, which was in fact dust in the GPU fan (as well as the heatsink fan). Thanks for helping out, you guys rule.

I had a feeling it would be the evil dust bunnies!!!

I'm glad we helped you solve your issue.

Could you please scroll up to the top of the page, click on "Thread Tools" and then select "Mark this thread as Problem Solved".

Thank you,
Cdx