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    Dramatic FPS drop

    Discussion in 'HP' started by iNinja, Aug 11, 2011.

  1. iNinja

    iNinja Notebook Enthusiast

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    Recently I noticed my computer's performance has dropped a lot. I first noticed this about 2 days ago on LoL when I was the last one to finish loading. With a computer this powerful, I usually finish leading first. Then today I check my frame rate on WoW and I got ~30. I used to get a lot higher (used to be locked on 60fps). I also noticed a bit of screen tearing when paying TF2. I haven't really installed much lately (Realplayer, TS3) so I have no idea what's causing this. Do you guys have any explanation or solutions for me?

    If not, what's the best way I can restore my computer to factory state? I don't have much on my computer yet and I wouldn't mind doing this.

    My computer:
    HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition | i7-2630QM | 1GB GDDR5 Radeon HD 6770M | 8GB DDR3 RAM | 640GB 7200RPM Hard Drive | Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN
     
    iNinja, Aug 11, 2011
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    qfn123 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Use the HP recovery manager and choose minimal system restore
     
    qfn123, Aug 11, 2011
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  3. iNinja

    iNinja Notebook Enthusiast

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    Will minimal system restore delete my drivers? Will I have to reinstall them?
     
    iNinja, Aug 11, 2011
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    R3d Notebook Virtuoso

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    No it wont. But the drivers will revert to the stock drivers.
     
    R3d, Aug 11, 2011
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    dirtyfingers Notebook Consultant

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    I would definitely suggest it. Thats the first thing I did after I created my recovery discs.
     
    dirtyfingers, Aug 12, 2011
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  6. V_Chip

    V_Chip Be about it.

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    I just completed a Clean Install of Windows 7 on my notebook. I had to reinstall each and every driver manually in order to revert back to the OEM experience, per se. My GPU driver did not install correctly and my system was lacking enough in the gfx department that I could not ever run Windows Aero.

    I'd suggest using the HP recovery manager to revert back to stock OEM drivers. If not all is well afterwards, I found my solution in installing the drivers through the Device Manager.

    Wishing you luck.
     
    V_Chip, Aug 12, 2011
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