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    Y500 performance dropoff when not plugged in

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by LPDAL, Sep 10, 2013.

  1. LPDAL

    LPDAL Notebook Enthusiast

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    Has anyone noticed that the frames on dedicated PC Games drop off when the Y500 isn't plugged in? I edited all the power prefences for "not plugged in mode" and the performance still sucks. Is there a fix for this?
     
    LPDAL, Sep 10, 2013
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  2. octiceps

    octiceps Nimrod

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    No fix. Most laptops with powerful discrete GPU's throttle severely when unplugged because the battery simply cannot supply enough power.
     
    octiceps, Sep 10, 2013
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  3. Jobine

    Jobine Notebook Prophet

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    If you have a Haswell Y-series, i recommend switching to the iGPU while gaming to improve framerates on battery.
     
    Jobine, Sep 10, 2013
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  4. Untamed

    Untamed Notebook Geek

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    If you've been reading this forum and every thread, clearly the Y500 does not have Haswell or an iGPU, that is a much discussed Y510p feature.

    I'm going to reiterate what octiceps said, it's not possible.
     
    Untamed, Sep 13, 2013
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  5. octiceps

    octiceps Nimrod

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    Yeah come on jobine702, I expected better than this from you, 'cause I know you do read every thread on this forum.
     
    octiceps, Sep 13, 2013
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