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[Dasherman]

Welcome to another issue of my laptop!

I've been having a lot of fps drops lately, just randomly out of the blue.
Weird thing is, however, that there are no heavy and intensive conditions for the GPU, so I don't really get why it's dropping.
I get them about every 10 to 15 minutes, which is simply a pain in shooters, as it's almost always a death.

Not only the FPS drops though, my sound will become distorted too, both from the game and from Skype.

I have an i7-2630QM and an HD6850M, which should be able to handle the games I play, and most of the time they do.

Does anybody know a possible solution to this problem? D:

[Dasherman]

What is a good program for that?

[Dasherman]

I'll download it and try to see the temps during a drop.
What are normal temps for an i7 laptop?

[Coconut Man]

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*troll post*


Okay, being serious here. Get a Mac.

Okay, actually serious here, I promise. I don't want to start a Mac vs. PC debate here, as this is an actual issue.
I'm honestly not a go to person for this, but if the sound is getting distorted too, then there's definitely a hardware difficulty.
Sorry if I'm being Captain Obvious, haven't used a PC in years.

If the game is on Steam, check the cache just in case. If it's not, if you can, re-download (in case it's the game).
I really don't know much, take rex's word over mine.

[SpleenBeGone]

I'm going to say overheating as well, though with that setup I'd expect to see in the 60*c range.

[Coconut Man]

Probably depends on the surface as well. Also, this is obvious, but if you're spending 30 something hours on a computer at a time like I used to, you're going to have some problems. I fried my iMac's logic board (Macintosh equivalent of a motherboard), but I got free repairs *coughMEcough*

Not really, I didn't repair it. I could've, but taking apart a Mac kinda voids warranties...and I did get a free repair because I'm such an Apple user. Not just me, my entire family too. We're all Apple lovers.
Wow. I get REALLY off topic. >.< Sorry!

[SpleenBeGone]

That's about what I normally see intel processors run under load with basic cooling, and generally what I see for laptops as well.

[SpleenBeGone]

Stock i3 and i5 chips run very cool, but their laptop parts get warm. The first Macbooks with sandy i7's got to 100*c thanks to some poor cooling choices.

[SpleenBeGone]

For desktops parts its around there, the laptop ones are a bit more durable.

[Dasherman]

I guess they must've kind of fixed the 100+ temps, but then still, what temps should my laptop actually be at?

[LD50]

it's been so long since i ran with a laptop. they do inherently run warmer. i'd venture to say it's all those parts in a confined space. they are made to run warmer, but too hot is still a problem. i wouldn't be too worried if it was at the 60-70c, 80 means it's starting to get a bit warm, and anything above 90 should mean it needs a break. make sure to clean your intake and exhaust ports out regularly, dust is a killer.

and invest in a cooling pad. i'm always amazed at how few people get them if they're using their laptops for an extended duration.

[Coconut Man]

I think someone mentioned this before, but check and see if the fan's working.
Also, I would think that laptops would be more durable when it came to temperature. They are portable, after all, and would probably tend to be used longer at a time.

[Dasherman]

For some reason, the FPS drops barely occur anymore, but I'm certain they'll be back...

[Coconut Man]

Well just cross your fingers, eh?