Mr.Duck on 27/12/2010 at 05:12
Up until a few months ago my ASUS Netbook G72GX ran most semi-new and new games, with few exceptions (smooth if I toned down the graphical settings), smooth as silk.
But it seems, if memory serves me correct, that for some months now many games that are more graphically taxing are beggining to take on a slowdown pattern that has me both worried and annoyed.
The sum-up?
I start playing a game then after 5 - 8 minutes, it slowdowns on the fps, after about a minute or three of this, it returns to normal. Repeat and rinse.
It tends to happen with new and not-so-new videogames (i.e The Witcher and Fallout: New Vegas, Minecraft and such), though old games seem to be safe (i.e. Diablo 2, Deus Ex, etc). Now, I do notice that the temperature naturally rises when I play games that demand more out of the laptop, but this baby used to take it without any hitch even if it heated up some more.
And I have 6 gigs of DDR2 memory and 1gig of DDR3 in video memory, so it ain't exactly the computer struggling due to old hardware (fs....lappy's 1 year old).
My Qs are:
1. Is this a hardware or a software issue?
2. What are the recommended solutions that don't involve gutting up my lap, getting a new one (or a desktop) or taking it to shop (I live in Mexico, so my choices are limited...)?
My specs are the following:
ASUS Notebook G72GX series.
6Gigs DDR2 RAM memory.
Intel Core Duo 2.53 GHz.
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits.
500 gig HD.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M with 1 gig of DDR3 video memory.
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All in all not a bad lap, and as I said so before, for the first year and a half, more or less, it ran just fine. So this leaves me stumped and wondering. Hope you fellows can throw some good suggestions.
Thanks in advance.
:)
Renzatic on 28/12/2010 at 03:50
When I'm usually talking to you on Steam, don't you sometimes have to split for a few to let the laptop cool down? Just because it used to take the heat doesn't necessarily mean it still can. If you've played with it on something soft that traps heat like a bed (PLAYED WITH IT ON A BED OLOLOL) or other similar places, you could've overheated it just enough to do some small internal damage that's gotten worse over time.
So my guess is it's a hardware issue. Still, couldn't hurt to reformat Windows and see what that does, if you haven't already.
Mr.Duck on 28/12/2010 at 07:30
I'd like to believe they stress-test these babies so they don't fold at the first bend. I mean, I game a lot, but not 24/7 with overclocking or some hardcorez bull...surely it could take some banging before croaking, no?
Still....worst case scenario, lets say it is a hardware issue. What's damaged most likely?, videocard?
Solutions for that outside of a replacement?
:-/
Hrrrrmmmm.....
Btw.....d/l some NVIDIA monitoring tools, seems my videocard gets hot up to 97°C when I'm doing SERIOUS gaming.
Dammit....
[EDIT] Hmmmm.....GPU temp for the videocard is around 201.2°F when running a beefy game....I'd say that's rather hot...SNAFU thinks the GPU fan might have gone kaput, yet I hear a fan.....I think I do....hmmmm....he also thinks that the videocard is lowering gears to not fry my balls....thoughts?
Ok, it's currently at 82°C according to SpeedFan...which is still pretty hot, so it seems.
Renzatic on 28/12/2010 at 08:43
Well, you've probably overstressed the thing at some point. Playing alot of games on a really hot day in a really hot room. It'd be enough to overstress the fan on the graphics card, or at worst, desolder something inside your computer.
Other than reinstalling Windows and hoping for the best (which I seriously doubt will do much because the thing is getting just about hot enough to boil water), the only thing you can do is take it to a shop or ship it off to Asus. Laptops are hard things to fix.
Mr.Duck on 28/12/2010 at 09:22
Sadly that's a no go in my short vaycay in the US.....so I'll have to pray Mexican geeks are geeky enough to fix this....urgh....
So what got borked?, the fan?
Actually....know what?=, get the fuck inside Steam, please, need to talk it live, not commute over the forums...too slow, RAAAR!!!
:)
Think a laptop cooling pad will help a bit?
Renzatic on 28/12/2010 at 17:42
Quote Posted by MrDuck
Sadly that's a no go in my short vaycay in the US.....so I'll have to pray Mexican geeks are geeky enough to fix this....urgh....
So what got borked?, the fan?
Actually....know what?=, get the fuck inside Steam, please, need to talk it live, not commute over the forums...too slow, RAAAR!!!
:)
Think a laptop cooling pad will help a bit?
Sorry. I went to bed right after posting that, otherwise I would've. I'll hit you up later on tonight, though.
And yeah, it wouldn't hurt.
JACKofTrades on 28/12/2010 at 19:36
Open it up and clean out the dust? The air passages in laptops are pretty small so they tend to clog up fairly quickly.
Renzatic on 28/12/2010 at 19:43
There's the common sense answer that wins the thread. I don't know why I didn't think of that.
Mr.Duck on 29/12/2010 at 04:07
n00b question = how do I open zee laptop, mein führer? :o
WILL IT FUCK MY SHIT UP, SON!?
:'(
Renzatic on 29/12/2010 at 04:53
GET ON STEAM, YOU JACKITY-ASS! >: (
