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    FPS drop in Starcraft 2 after 1 month

    Discussion in 'HP' started by ninjamyst, Sep 12, 2010.

  1. ninjamyst

    ninjamyst Notebook Enthusiast

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    I had my new HP dv7 for a month. In the beginning, I was getting 45-50 fps on high setting while playing Starcraft 2. Now I am only getting 15-20 fps. I did not install anything new. I checked my windows startup programs and they are all legit. CPU idles at 0-1%. What is going on?? Do I need to send this back?
     
    ninjamyst, Sep 12, 2010
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    Clean out your vents.
     
    ronnieb, Sep 12, 2010
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    tried that....same thing. the vents are pretty clean to begin with.
     
    ninjamyst, Sep 12, 2010
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    Are the switchable graphics on?
     
    ronnieb, Sep 12, 2010
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    Check your power plans. When you're on battery it won't run as fast as it would with the ac adapter attached.
     
    XDViPeR, Sep 12, 2010
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  6. ninjamyst

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    XDViPeR - THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.

    My wife was using the laptop on the couch the other day and battery was running out. I told her to switch the power plan to Balanced to prolong battery life. And I completely forgot to switch it back to High Performance afterward. Thanks again. I feel like such a noob. Hope this helps other.

    I am now now getting 40-50 fps on High setting.
     
    ninjamyst, Sep 12, 2010
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  7. GizmoSlip

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    Classic. Be there. Done that. lol
     
    GizmoSlip, Sep 14, 2010
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    Haha, all in a days work. It happened to me as well, when COD Modern Warefare first came out, and I had my inspiron 1520 with the 8600GT M, off course a powerful card back in the day, I left it on "Power Saver" and it would lag really bad, a restart and a power plan check, got me back in the game haha.
     
    XDViPeR, Sep 16, 2010
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  9. Infinius

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    Sorry guys for reviving an old thread, but what settings do you guys recommend I play starcraft 2 on with my dv6tqe? I have the 6770.
     
    Infinius, Aug 18, 2011
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  10. protossgen

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    I have the dv7tqe with the 6770 and I play with EVERYTHING on ultra in native resolution :p
     
    protossgen, Aug 18, 2011
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    100 percent agree with beaverrat...playing on ultra is doable but it won't make you competitive. You should try high/medium settings to ensure lag is minimal.
     
    kurosawa79, Aug 18, 2011
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    i play with textures on medium and graphics on low w/ v-sync on and it locks it at 60 in 1v1s (what i mostly play) and in 4v4s it'll lock it at 30fps mid-game and on

    i COULD play it at higher settings but im just used to the way it looks at lower graphics from my old desktop
     
    dwalk1989, Aug 19, 2011
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    I just overclock my 6770 and play everything at ultra minus shaders. I've played 4v4 like this and it does drop, but the game is only as fast as the slowest player and I'm never THAT person to slow down the game due to lag.
     
    Kalookakoo, Aug 19, 2011
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    What do you guys think of GameBooster? Does it make a significant difference?
     
    Infinius, Aug 19, 2011
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    On ultra, I dont seem to have any issues at all, but then again, I haven't played any bigger matches yet :p.
     
    protossgen, Aug 19, 2011
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