FPS drops while playing WOT from 45 to 10/Not heat issue

Musketeer_Man · Jan 21, 2016

Hi there, I've been playing on my factory made, Intel laptop and because it is a low-end computer, I run it on low settings and get about 45-50 FPS. But just about every day, my frames will drop considerably to about 10-15 and my entire computer performance will be extremely hindered. This will continue for an half hour at least or several days at most. The laptop is about 6 years old and it has always worked quite well for gaming considering it's price tag until the last month or so. I am still looking to upgrade and build my own pc but I want to keep using this until I get the opportunity and/or funds to do so. I don't believe it is a Heat issue because I run at about 39C while gaming. It could be a RAM issue and if so, how do I take care of that? Since it is a laptop I have been advised not to replace any parts or risk causing other issues with the computer.
My CPU specs are:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2310M CPU @2.10 GHz
Ram: 6.00 GB
64 bit

k1114 · Jan 21, 2016

Check your ram and cpu usage when it slows down. Need to find the real issue before trying possible "solutions" that may not actually be the problem. What software did you use to check temp because that is low and suspect it's not right.

Musketeer_Man · Jan 22, 2016

k1114 :

My cpu usage is alright from what I can tell. It jumps back and forth from about 20% to 60% and my Physical memory stays at about 60%. 3.58 GB's it says. I use speedfan for my temperature monitoring.

Musketeer_Man · Jan 22, 2016

Is it possible that my cpu is too cold and that is slowing it down? I have no basis to back up that hypothesis but it's a guess.

k1114 · Jan 22, 2016

Not unless you are dropping in the negatives and you can't be doing that without liquid nitrogen or the like. Then you may have condensation issues. Speedfan is one of the worst software for temps. Use hwmonitor, speccy, core temp, other better ones. Check your speed. Hdd usage?

Musketeer_Man · Jan 22, 2016

k1114 :

I used hwmonitor and it says my temps are about 42 C. My speed is 798 MHz. Space is 449 out of 596GB's

k1114 · Jan 22, 2016

800mhz when it's lagging? That might be it but check usage per core. Is that idle temp? Still very low for a load which may mean it's not the cpu bottlenecking. I meant hdd usage like how much is it being used bandwidth wise. I guess you are on windows 7 and can't check? Can you hear the hdd being very active or does it have a hdd activity light?

Musketeer_Man · Jan 22, 2016

Yeah, I am on Win7. No, that is with the game running. I do hope it is not bottlenecking. By HDD being very active, do you mean the fans getting louder or actually hearing the cpu hum? Both cores are at 798 mhz. BTW, thx for your help. I am newish to the techie world and am still learning every day

How do you check the bandwidth of the HDD?

Musketeer_Man · Jan 23, 2016

I was watching my clock speed and it rotates back and forth from 800 mhz to 2100 mhz. Could it be that the clock keeps going down and slowing my cpu?

k1114 · Jan 23, 2016

If you're alt tabbing out of the game, then it will drop. As long as it stays up when it's needed, it's fine. The humming is probably hearing the electric motor in the hdd spinning the platters. Hdd activity could be heard from soft ticks from the hdd actuating arm moving around a lot. The fan deals with the cpu so that doesn't help since temps are fine there.

Musketeer_Man · Jan 23, 2016

Yes, I do tab out of the game alot. But would it drop from 45 frames to 10 and stay there for multiple days because I tabbed out? It doesn't seem that likely. Is there a fix for having your mhz drop from 2100 to 790? I'm pretty sure that's the reason because when it drops I lose about 70-75% of the computer performance and the ratio for the mhz drop is about the same.

Musketeer_Man · Jan 23, 2016

Here is a better readout of my cpu specs. Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i3 2310M @ 2.10GHz 45 °C
Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
RAM
6.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 034W60 (CPU 1) 45 °C
Graphics
Generic PnP Monitor (1366x768@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 3000 (Dell)
Storage
596GB Western Digital WDC WD6400BEVT-00A0RT0 ATA Device (SATA) 36 °C
Optical Drives
MATSHITA DVD+-RW UJ8B1 ATA Device
Audio
High Definition Audio Device

k1114 · Jan 23, 2016

Check your power options. You might also want to see if changing to high performance helps any. Sometimes windows updates screw with those settings. Are you plugged in?

Musketeer_Man · Jan 23, 2016

Yes, I am plugged in. I changed my settings to High Performance. My cpu is working ok now but it goes back and forth between lag and normal.

k1114 · Jan 23, 2016

What's max temps? It maybe software related and that gets complicated. Maybe a fresh install is needed.

Musketeer_Man · Jan 23, 2016

Max is 54. That's recorded with the HWmonitor

k1114 · Jan 24, 2016

Check gpu usage?

Musketeer_Man · Jan 24, 2016

What program do I use to check that?

k1114 · Jan 24, 2016

Musketeer_Man · Jan 24, 2016

275 MB, but that's with it working fine.

k1114 · Jan 25, 2016

That's vram usage? I asked about gpu usage.

Musketeer_Man · Jan 25, 2016

I'm a little confused...That last post I had was on the GPU app and I went to sensors and looked at the Memory usage part. Where should I be looking if that isn't correct?

k1114 · Jan 25, 2016

It's in the same place but it's the gpu load.

Musketeer_Man · Jan 26, 2016

Sorry for the slow reply. Around 60% while I am gaming and 80% when not actually fighting. Then when I go back to main screen it is like 2%. This is while the cpu is working fine. It has worked ok for the last two days or so. I activated speedstep in bios. Could that be helping?

k1114 · Jan 26, 2016

Only if temp was an issue so shouldn't have done anything. Your temps are lower than expected. Nothing seems wrong. If usage of all hardware is fine and so is speed and temps than it has to be software related.

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