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    Gaming on AC

    Discussion in 'HP' started by skystar2, Jun 16, 2011.

  1. skystar2

    skystar2 Notebook Consultant

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    When i play some games I notice the battery drains so quickly, so is it OK to game on AC and remove the battery while i am gaming? because i am concerned about health of the battery, and hence charging the battery when its battery is hot is not good.

    What do you think?
     
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  2. CUDA.

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    The battery would drain a lot more quickly! This is mainly because the CPU, GFX card and screen require a lot more power than usual as they are working at maximum capacity processing the huge amount of data a game requires to function.

    It is perfectly OK to use the laptop on AC power alone. Just make sure you don't snag or remove the power cord by mistake!

    Batteries nowadays have large charging cycles and will probably last the average consumer the life of the laptop (around <3 years). However if you do a lot of gaming, it would be quite sensible to remove the battery.

    Happy Gaming! :)
     
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  3. skystar2

    skystar2 Notebook Consultant

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    Thank you very much for your tips
     
    skystar2, Jun 16, 2011
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  4. aintz

    aintz Notebook Evangelist

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    i only use a battery when i go to university. when at home i just pull the battery out. just gotta make sure u dont snag the powerline by accident (i did that a bunch of times lol)
     
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  5. Lkr721993

    Lkr721993 Notebook Geek

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    leaving the battery in shouldn't cause any problems, but taking it out will be fine too. i just leave mine in since I like to move around a bit
     
    Lkr721993, Jun 16, 2011
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