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    Acer Predator Helios 300

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Varcx, Jul 29, 2017.

  1. Varcx

    Varcx Newbie

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    Hello! I have a Acer Predator Helios 300. Here is my problem, when it's plugged in it has amazing performance! But when it's not plugged in, it has terrible performance! And the keyboard lights turn off. How can I get the best performance ALL the time? Thanks ~Varcx
     
    Varcx, Jul 29, 2017
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  2. don_svetlio

    don_svetlio In the Pipe, Five by Five.

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    It's not possible. The battery cannot keep components running at full throttle as it cannot supply that kind of power. Even if it were possible, it would reduce battery life to 20 minutes at most.
     
    don_svetlio, Jul 29, 2017
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    B0B B.O.A.T.

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    You can try running your laptop in "High Performance" mode but as per the post above, run time would be extremely limited.
     
    B0B, Aug 16, 2017
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    Really? I thought you could get an hour or two of gaming out of most gaming laptops on battery. Does that mean its gimped gaming on battery? I never really see benchmarks comparing plugged in vs battery in reviews.
     
    Dracowolfe, Aug 17, 2017
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  5. hmscott

    hmscott Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You can't get full AC performance gaming on battery, the battery can't deliver the same high power as AC can. The dGPU will be in low power mode on battery and you will get very poor FPS in comparison to AC power performance.

    If you have an iGPU you can switch to you can get longer battery life, with accompanying even lower FPS performance.

    You have to change your games to simple ones to run effectively on battery.

    Most battery estimates are for light usage, not including gaming. For example the Asus GX501 (from memory) gets 2 hours on light usage, 1.5 hours of video watching, and 40 minutes of gaming on battery.
     
    hmscott, Aug 17, 2017
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