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    G50V-A1 Gaming on Battery

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by flipballer11, Oct 2, 2008.

  1. flipballer11

    flipballer11 Newbie

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    I've been playing Devil May Cry 4 when I'm connected to my power supply (High Performance Mode) and there's no lag.

    The problem is when I'm only running on battery (no ps connected) the game lags very badly. I still have my laptop on High Performance Mode and it still lags. I tried the overclocking feature too and put it on Turbo Extreme and it still didnt help. I even tried putting the game settings into their lowest possible settings and still no difference.

    So I was wondering whether there's something wrong with my G50.

    Does anyone experience the same thing?
     
    flipballer11, Oct 2, 2008
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  2. JasperA66

    JasperA66 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've played both HL2 and Bioshock on battery without a problem - other than the battery running down in about 40 minutes.
     
    JasperA66, Oct 2, 2008
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    Xonar Notebook Deity

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    Sometimes Windows automatically detects you are on battery, and switches your mode to "Balanced" or "Battery Life". Try going back to just battery, and see if Windows changed it for you, and the change it back.
     
    Xonar, Oct 2, 2008
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    Me too having the same issue with DMC4. I have G50V-X1
     
    amitava82, Oct 3, 2008
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  5. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    PowerPlay for the gpu probably. It downclocks in battery mode to save power.

    That or the cpu is going down due to power save options.

    It should not be a big deal since you really cant game on battery power for long.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Oct 3, 2008
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  6. flipballer11

    flipballer11 Newbie

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    o icic. is there anyway to prevent the downclocking? lol was just curious since i get bored in class sometimes want to game for a bit =P
     
    flipballer11, Oct 3, 2008
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    RdWing Notebook Consultant

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    Look for a program called Powermizer switch. It's what you want.
    Just beware you might get 30-40 minutes gaming before your battery hits 0.
     
    RdWing, Oct 3, 2008
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    adyingwren Notebook Evangelist

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    Probably less than that tbh... I can't even play medieval 2 total war on battery with mine... oh well.
     
    adyingwren, Oct 3, 2008
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  9. flipballer11

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    thanks, i'll give that a try
     
    flipballer11, Oct 3, 2008
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  10. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Yep, PowerMizer is causing this, and PowerMizer switch will probably help you.

    There is also a switch in the graphics advanced settings (nvidia control panel), but not sure if it actually helps with keeping the GPU clocks high on battery. I have not tried it, but the downclocking on battery is pretty resilient in newer versions of the drivers.
     
    E.B.E., Oct 4, 2008
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  11. Portugeeza1

    Portugeeza1 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi flipballer11

    I have this same problem with my g2s, I've put this down to the gfx drivers
    could you install the 174.74 gfx driver from laptop video2go and tell me if you can play with out lag on Battery with this driver.
     
    Portugeeza1, Oct 11, 2008
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  12. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Did you disable powermizer?
     
    E.B.E., Oct 12, 2008
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