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    40hz refresh rate can save lives!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Captain Razer, Oct 23, 2011.

  1. Captain Razer

    Captain Razer Notebook Evangelist

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    anyone notice better battery life when setting the refresh rate to 40hz with vsync on! I did! measured my machine using killawatt and noticed a 22watt drop!

    this spared an extra 30 mins without sacrificing the gaming quality except the game will work on 40 frame instead! which can also lead to something else, anyone knows an application that limits the frame rate to the value we want? :)
     
    Captain Razer, Oct 23, 2011
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    what game are you looking to do this on? In Warcraft this functionality is built in.

    For Warcraft: inside of Options ---> Advanced there is a place to modify Foreground FPS and background FPS.
     
    octomobiki, Oct 23, 2011
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  3. dragonx254

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    Sadly most games don't have a FPS CAP. And as far as I know, there's no third-party app that does this.
     
    dragonx254, Oct 23, 2011
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    But you can always do the manual fps cap, in the Intel HD Graphic Property. Under 'Display' > 'General Setting' > 'Refresh Rate' > '60Hz' to '40Hz (If your display is already on 40Hz, then you're good to go.
     
    CGSDR, Oct 24, 2011
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  5. Captain Razer

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    trust me not in an 18 hours flight :D
     
    Captain Razer, Oct 24, 2011
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    Agreed any little bit helps especially on a long flight. My M11x was a life saver :D
     
    GallardosEggrollshop, Oct 25, 2011
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    AirCanada offers ac plugs on all its flights and on some there is hi speed wireless network for 9$ on any flight

    18h Unlimited play time !
     
    lionsheart, Oct 25, 2011
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    Try moving further to the back of the plane. :eek: You know the cheap seats! :D

    Yes I also do the 18 hr flight with the 1 hr running at Narita :p
     
    KSSR1211, Oct 25, 2011
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    LOL Air canada offer an AC Plug on every first class seat and an AC plug for every 2 economy class seats , wifi is not offered on all flights but when it is offered it is offered for all classes :p

    I'v been mostly in the back :D hehe
     
    lionsheart, Oct 26, 2011
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  10. Captain Razer

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    thank god! and here I thought that no one cares about battery life! :D in that case I should open a discussion thread about it! have a couple of techniques that could bring you a 3 times of of it's normal battery life when gaming..I'll let you know when it's ready! :)
     
    Captain Razer, Oct 28, 2011
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  11. shak541

    shak541 Notebook Consultant

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    hey i noticed i only get the optnio for 60HZ refresh rate and not 40 .. how did you get 40 to show up? :S
     
    shak541, Oct 30, 2011
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    Which menu are you trying to adjust to 40hz? I can change to 40hz on my Intel settings and in game. I did mine separately and it worked fine.

    With just playing iTunes all day, WiFi on, and 40hz, I can get about 6-7 hours of battery life.

    This is with AFX off (Trackpad on) Core i5, 6GB RAM, Plextor SATAIII 256SSD. Brightness on 3rd bar. Windows Aero on, with power setting on balanced.
     
    GIJoeMyGoodness, Nov 2, 2011
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    i am trying to adjust them from the intel settings.. i also checked in windows settings too.. only 60hz shows up for my screen.. maybe i have a different display then you? I have the 720P screen.. 1366*768
     
    shak541, Nov 3, 2011
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  14. GIJoeMyGoodness

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    That make sense then. Apparently the 768 screen doesn't support 40hz. Sorry.
     
    GIJoeMyGoodness, Nov 3, 2011
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