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Increasing FPS
Teneksi:
My current laptop has a tendency to overheat and shut itself down when left on high performance for more than 45 minutes or so, and gets only 7 FPS while looking directly at ~20,000-30,000 bricks (and only 3 or 4 on power saver). How could I go about improving its performance, or what kind of computers should I look at to smoothly (20 to 40 or more FPS) run up to about 30,000 or 40,000 bricks?
Gateway E-475M
Windows Vista Business 32-bit
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7500 @ 2.2GHz
2038 MB RAM
65GB hard drive dunno speed.
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In hopes of getting better FPS, I recently and regrettably tried buying a new laptop (I'm really smart) which actually runs a bit WORSE than this one, and significantly worse while trying to record with Fraps.
Toshiba Satellite A505-S6004
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
2.13GHz Intel Core i3-330M Processor (I believe this is where the problem is)
4GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Memory
500GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive (5400RPM)
I also noticed that on this one, the.. adapty.. thingamajig... square bit on the power cord.. Gets very hot. Painful to touch. I'm thinking that is not supposed to happen.
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I suppose I'm not as smart about computers as I thought I was. What specs or whatnot should I look for in a computer to run large projects in Blockland, and possibly some higher-end games like L4D2, etc.? (I got about 2 FPS when I tried running the L4D2 demo at lowest possible settings)... Also, being able to get this result on a laptop would be nice, but I could deal with a desktop if it could handle these better without getting burnt out.
I don't have too much of a budget, so I'm looking for a kind of balance, not for the best possible computer if it's going to cost a lot, and I don't yet know how we're going to define "a lot".
Devvy:
i'd say to keep it from overheating, keep the side with the vent outlet propped up on books.
Teneksi:
--- Quote from: Devvy on March 25, 2010, 02:36:31 AM ---i'd say to keep it from overheating, keep the side with the vent outlet propped up on books.
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I usually have it out on my foot or right knee, leaving the vents exposed. If I put it down on a soft surface it overheats in about three minutes :P
mctwist:
Do you know what graphic-card it has?
Teneksi:
--- Quote from: mctwist on March 25, 2010, 03:26:42 AM ---Do you know what graphic-card it has?
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I do not. Where would I find this?