- Aug 25, 2016
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I have a relatively wierd problem.
My gaming laptop randomly changes to be fast or slow. It is an on and off problem, as some days it will be able to run most of the games I normally play (No Man's Sky, Subnautica, Space Engineers for a few examples on Steam) on maximum graphics, with at least 45 fps. However, on other days it will be incredibly laggy and slow, having trouble even running something as simple as Roblox at more than 15 fps while on lowest settings, while struggling to play No Mans Sky at even 1 fps. Is not related to being on battery, sometimes it runs faster on battery than it does plugged in.
Checking task manager shows that the only thing that occasionally reaches 100 percent is disk (Has always been a problem for me, but has never caused slowness, and even reaches 100 percent during its 'fast' phases). During slow phases, the computer doesn't even seem to go over 10 percent of CPU, and RAM is never a problem, whereas on 'fast' phases the CPU is usually higher. The problem persists through restarts, randomly deciding on whether it wants to be fast or slow throughout the day (Might be slow at night, will speed up in the morning for an example, or might be slow in the morning and speed up again later.)
I have finally decided to post this issue after a very long time of searching online, finding nothing like this problem. I can supply more info if needed.
Specs:
Intel Core I7-4720HQ @ 2.6 GHz (Although Task Manager reads it as running at 3.5 GHz...)
Intel HD Graphics 4600
Nvidia GeForce GTX 850M
8GB DDR3 RAM
I don't know what other specs to put. I do not know much about computer parts.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
My gaming laptop randomly changes to be fast or slow. It is an on and off problem, as some days it will be able to run most of the games I normally play (No Man's Sky, Subnautica, Space Engineers for a few examples on Steam) on maximum graphics, with at least 45 fps. However, on other days it will be incredibly laggy and slow, having trouble even running something as simple as Roblox at more than 15 fps while on lowest settings, while struggling to play No Mans Sky at even 1 fps. Is not related to being on battery, sometimes it runs faster on battery than it does plugged in.
Checking task manager shows that the only thing that occasionally reaches 100 percent is disk (Has always been a problem for me, but has never caused slowness, and even reaches 100 percent during its 'fast' phases). During slow phases, the computer doesn't even seem to go over 10 percent of CPU, and RAM is never a problem, whereas on 'fast' phases the CPU is usually higher. The problem persists through restarts, randomly deciding on whether it wants to be fast or slow throughout the day (Might be slow at night, will speed up in the morning for an example, or might be slow in the morning and speed up again later.)
I have finally decided to post this issue after a very long time of searching online, finding nothing like this problem. I can supply more info if needed.
Specs:
Intel Core I7-4720HQ @ 2.6 GHz (Although Task Manager reads it as running at 3.5 GHz...)
Intel HD Graphics 4600
Nvidia GeForce GTX 850M
8GB DDR3 RAM
I don't know what other specs to put. I do not know much about computer parts.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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