Do laggy games harm your graphic card??

DCaruana · 04-14-2009, 12:51 PM

hi

i bought an HP Pavilion dv6 laptop for school stuff and for casual gaming and i have recently installed call of duty 4 in it

i was just wondering.... is the graphic card being stressed when the game lags a bit?

....and does this harm it as well??

btw the game's resolution is set to 800x748 and GPU's temperature goes up to 61 C

My laptop's specs are: Windows Vista 32 bit
Intel Dual Core T4200 2.00Ghz
Nvidia Geforce 9200M GS
3Gb Ram

thanks for your help

Mikhalkov · 04-14-2009, 01:30 PM

When a game lags, it means that it's demanding more than your GPU can handle, meaning that it's working as hard as it can. Stressing any component constantly will likely shorten it's lifespan, but as long as it's not overheating, it's not going to cause any serious problems. After all, CPUs and GPUs aren't any fun unless you're pushing them to the max.

DCaruana · 04-15-2009, 12:28 PM

appreciate your help

..can you please tell me what is the limit of the gpu's temperature?

..i play on a laptop and the gpu's temp goes up to 62 C

is that normal?

04-14-2009, 12:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
DCaruana Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2 OS: windows vista	Do laggy games harm your graphic card?? hi i bought an HP Pavilion dv6 laptop for school stuff and for casual gaming and i have recently installed call of duty 4 in it i was just wondering.... is the graphic card being stressed when the game lags a bit? ....and does this harm it as well?? btw the game's resolution is set to 800x748 and GPU's temperature goes up to 61 C My laptop's specs are: Windows Vista 32 bit Intel Dual Core T4200 2.00Ghz Nvidia Geforce 9200M GS 3Gb Ram thanks for your help

04-14-2009, 01:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mikhalkov Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 403 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Do laggy games harm your graphic card?? When a game lags, it means that it's demanding more than your GPU can handle, meaning that it's working as hard as it can. Stressing any component constantly will likely shorten it's lifespan, but as long as it's not overheating, it's not going to cause any serious problems. After all, CPUs and GPUs aren't any fun unless you're pushing them to the max. __________________ "I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year." -1957 "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." -1949 Last edited by Mikhalkov; 04-14-2009 at 01:31 PM.

04-15-2009, 12:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
DCaruana Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2 OS: windows vista	Re: Do laggy games harm your graphic card?? appreciate your help ..can you please tell me what is the limit of the gpu's temperature? ..i play on a laptop and the gpu's temp goes up to 62 C is that normal?