Well, I got a new lappy. It works great on battery, eats up whatever I throw at it. And gives it's resources to whatever needs it. When on battery, the multiplier still stays at a healthy 30, BUT the processor only allows the game to use around 20% of the resources! How can I fix this?!?! I have an intel i7 SB mobile chip (details in attached benchmarks).
GTAIV Benchmarks:
On AC:
Average FPS: 28.84
Duration: 43.51 sec
CPU Usage: 65%
System memory usage: 46%
Video memory usage: 88%
Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1920 x 1080 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Shadow Quality: Very High
Reflection Resolution: Very High
Water Quality: Very High
Texture Filter Quality: Anisotropic x16
Night Shadows: Very High
View Distance: 100
Detail Distance: 100
Hardware
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Service Pack 1
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
Video Driver version: 280.26
Audio Adapter: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2720QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
On Battery:
Average FPS: 7.02
Duration: 44.02 sec
CPU Usage: 26%
System memory usage: 44%
Video memory usage: 84%
Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1920 x 1080 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Shadow Quality: Very High
Reflection Resolution: Very High
Water Quality: Very High
Texture Filter Quality: Anisotropic x16
Night Shadows: Very High
View Distance: 100
Detail Distance: 100
Hardware
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Service Pack 1
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
Video Driver version: 280.26
Audio Adapter: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2720QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
GTAIV Benchmarks:
On AC:
Average FPS: 28.84
Duration: 43.51 sec
CPU Usage: 65%
System memory usage: 46%
Video memory usage: 88%
Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1920 x 1080 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Shadow Quality: Very High
Reflection Resolution: Very High
Water Quality: Very High
Texture Filter Quality: Anisotropic x16
Night Shadows: Very High
View Distance: 100
Detail Distance: 100
Hardware
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Service Pack 1
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
Video Driver version: 280.26
Audio Adapter: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2720QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
On Battery:
Average FPS: 7.02
Duration: 44.02 sec
CPU Usage: 26%
System memory usage: 44%
Video memory usage: 84%
Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1920 x 1080 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Shadow Quality: Very High
Reflection Resolution: Very High
Water Quality: Very High
Texture Filter Quality: Anisotropic x16
Night Shadows: Very High
View Distance: 100
Detail Distance: 100
Hardware
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Service Pack 1
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
Video Driver version: 280.26
Audio Adapter: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2720QM CPU @ 2.20GHz