World of Warcraft FPS and Sound Stutters

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When I play World of Warcraft I have to play without the music as it stutters repetitively. But not only does the music stutters but also the framerate and at some points it gets so severe where my screen freezes entirely for a few seconds. The stutters happen very frequently. I play on a laptop which Im aware is known not to be ideal for gaming. But my laptop should be able to handle the game at the settings I play on. When I first got the computer, it played WoW very well with no issues what so ever. But gradually began to degrade. I play on a VAIO VPCF23JFX
 
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sexyjason6

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Youre gonna have to help me out with GPU-Z because I cant find what Im looking foor. For CPU Temp when playing WoW it varies between 84-88 degrees Celsius. Im currently defragging but for some reason it looks like its stuck at 0% relocating. And I also can't find what Im looking for in the resource monitors. Sorry :(
 
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GPU-Z is here and you want the senors page
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/
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core temp will show your CPU load and temps
http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/
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use task manger to monitor ram usage
 
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My GPU core clocks fluctuate from 200 to 670 MHz very frequently. My CPU frequency varies from 67 to over 100 percent every other second. GPU Load fluctuates from 47 to 99 percent very frequently also
 
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Is there some way you can raise the bottom of the laptop while playing?

do you have a cooling mat or a fan you can cool it with?

I want to rule out thermal throttling issues (parts get so hot they slow themselves down to prevent damage)

can I also get you cpu, gpu and laptop models?
 
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GPU: GF108
CPU: Intel Core i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20 GHz
Laptop: VPCF23JFX

I've had this computer for a couple years, do you think that the temperature wore some parts down after so long?
 
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the heatsink may be full of dust you need to clean out or thermal paste could have dried out

unless you're on the lwoest GF108 mobile chip, your perf should be decent in the games you quoted

I suggest cleaning everything and maybe re installing drivers
 
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Thanks so much man. Just dusting it with an air duster did the trick. I cant believe it, after 2 years of this thing going downhill you brought it back to day one. I just wish I thought sooner to simply ask and get that simple solution. Thanks a lot man. You dont know how much this means to me :D :D :D :D :D
 
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Day 2 things are still running better than before though for some reason Im beginning to experience the FPS drops and music and ambiance sounds stuttering again. Things were cool last night. How can I eliminate this issue for good? Take apart the laptop and really clean it orrr....
 
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i guess by blowing in, the dust just got dislodged but after a day or so, the dust still inside ahs gotten stuck by the fins again

taking it apart may be the only way

a cooling mat usually doesn't provide enough cooling to make much of a difference
 
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And hopefully this is my last question but what exactly am I looking for to clean? The fan? The vents? Do I clean them just with the bottom detached or do i take it out and put it back in? How do I do this?
 
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I don't have any instructions for taking apart your specific laptop

usually involves unscrewing the entire bottom off, sometimes requires taking keyboard and bezels off to access some screws

you want to clean the fan itself and the heatsink and the vent
 
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beside what stickmansam said , do few tweaks regarding your game setting + nvidia control panel
go to control panel>>nvidia control panel>>manage 3d setting>>power management mode : keep it on "prefer maximum performance
beside keep your laptop power option to high performance ,preferred while plugged.
may i ask what setting you play on world of warcraft ? if u can take a picture of it would appreciate it
 
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Ok so Im having some real trouble opening this laptop here. As far as my eyes can see everything is unscrewed. Yet half the laptop wont budge and I dont dare to attempt prying it open. Half the laptop is wide open and allows me to see into the laptop. unfortunately the side that wont budge is the side with the van and such.

 
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