PC doesn't want to use full potential.

massgdaboss

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Apr 10, 2018
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I have a trash HP netbook with a 1.7ghz i3, 8gb ram and Intel Family HD intergrated graphics, which I have owned for 3 years. Recently whilst running games my fps has dropped from it's previous 40-50 to 20-25. I have checked task manager whilst running the game and neither cpu nor memory seem to want to go higher than 65%. However, when running multiple heavy applications at once it can run at higher percentages. I have done a windows memory diagnostic check, malwarebytes root kit, avasts free antivirus (full) scan and do memory cleaning often. All of these have yielded nothing. Any ideas as to what the problem may be?
 
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game performance might be limited by graphics - graphics use at 100%. so other components might not be used at 100%
If you previously had better performance, cleaning the laptops cooling system and possibly applying new thermal paste might solve some issues caused by throttling due to high temps.
game performance might be limited by graphics - graphics use at 100%. so other components might not be used at 100%
If you previously had better performance, cleaning the laptops cooling system and possibly applying new thermal paste might solve some issues caused by throttling due to high temps.
 
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