Gaming with battery plugged in with AC power or just using AC power?

[JeffXz]

Situation: Now im usually playing games with my battery plugged in, they said it will affect the battery, But when i plugged in the battery while gaming, My games performance increases, but when the battery unplugged, the game's FPS decreases

Question: Should I gaming with battery plugged in with AC Power or just using AC Power?

Pls reply soon

 

[webworkings]

Well you can do it which ever way you want. It will put a strain on the battery, making it not last as long as it should (between charges) and also not long lasting over all, but I don't really see any harm in it if you are not doing this 'all the time'.

If you game a lot, then you really should consider a desktop. They are better for this kind of thing. No matter how hard they try, laptops really aren't made for it.

 

[jsmithepa]

You have gone into the deep end of people worrying about every little thing, like the more you flip of switch, it accelerates its wear and you often go into a dark room and kill yourself hitting the furniture.

If running games at a lower performance bothers you then you have no choice but to keep the battery there. Enjoy your gaming, never mind if it gonna wear out, everything eventually die.

OK to run games at a lower performance? Go into the trouble of removing the battery then, I hope it's convenient and repeat connect/disconnect don't break any latches.

 

[velo3100]

If you game a lot, then you really should consider a desktop. They are better for this kind of thing. No matter how hard they try, laptops really aren't made for it.

Thats not entirely true. It depends on the laptop. If you are talking about "portable" gaming laptops then compromises will be made. But if you are talking about a desktop replacement with one of the pascal gpus then it is as good as a desktop as their maintainability is the same. The only advantage I know that desktop gamers have is the refresh rate of the monitor. As long the owner keeps the laptop clean and does regular updates, they shouldn't have any problems playing the games they want.

 

[velo3100]

I personally always play with the battery unless it is dead. The amount of wear will depend on how much the laptop heats up. A way of checking if you need to replace the battery is to use it normally for things like surfing the web until the warning comes up. If the battery life has stayed the same as when you first bought it then you have nothing to worry about. But if the laptops shuts down before the warning comes then replace the battery.

 

[webworkings]

velo3100

Thats not entirely true. It depends on the laptop. If you are talking about "portable" gaming laptops then compromises will be made. But if you are talking about a desktop replacement with one of the pascal gpus then it is as good as a desktop as their maintainability is the same. The only advantage I know that desktop gamers have is the refresh rate of the monitor. As long the owner keeps the laptop clean and does regular updates, they shouldn't have any problems playing the games they want.

Point taken. But then again, how many people (on average) keep their systems clean and updated.

 

[JollyGreenGiant2]

Their are also programs out there that will, allow you to use the laptop with the battery plugged in without the battery constantly charging. Mine for example has a MSI program that stops the charge and 100 percent and will let it drain to about 90 percent before the charge kicks back in. You could look into something like that.

 

[1shado1]

Their are also programs out there that will, allow you to use the laptop with the battery plugged in without the battery constantly charging. Mine for example has a MSI program that stops the charge and 100 percent and will let it drain to about 90 percent before the charge kicks back in. You could look into something like that.

My MSI does the same thing, only when the battery drains to 95%. As I run it pretty much plugged in all the time, it takes the battery about 2 weeks to drain to 95%. After a year and a half, my battery is only showing 5% wear. My last laptop (ASUS ROG G75) did the same thing. On the other hand, my new cheapie HP Pavilion which I use as a spare keeps the battery at 100% 24/7 while plugged in. I'm guessing its battery won't last very long with a constant trickle charge being applied.

Is this the function of a special program, or some sort of chip built into the battery?

 

[JollyGreenGiant2]

Their are also programs out there that will, allow you to use the laptop with the battery plugged in without the battery constantly charging. Mine for example has a MSI program that stops the charge and 100 percent and will let it drain to about 90 percent before the charge kicks back in. You could look into something like that.

My MSI does the same thing, only when the battery drains to 95%. As I run it pretty much plugged in all the time, it takes the battery about 2 weeks to drain to 95%. After a year and a half, my battery is only showing 5% wear. My last laptop (ASUS ROG G75) did the same thing. On the other hand, my new cheapie HP Pavilion which I use as a spare keeps the battery at 100% 24/7 while plugged in. I'm guessing its battery won't last very long with a constant trickle charge being applied.

Is this the function of a special program, or some sort of chip built into the battery?

Its part of the energy management system. There are third party programs that will do this, but most gaming laptops will come with the software already on them nowadays.

 

[1shado1]

Their are also programs out there that will, allow you to use the laptop with the battery plugged in without the battery constantly charging. Mine for example has a MSI program that stops the charge and 100 percent and will let it drain to about 90 percent before the charge kicks back in. You could look into something like that.

My MSI does the same thing, only when the battery drains to 95%. As I run it pretty much plugged in all the time, it takes the battery about 2 weeks to drain to 95%. After a year and a half, my battery is only showing 5% wear. My last laptop (ASUS ROG G75) did the same thing. On the other hand, my new cheapie HP Pavilion which I use as a spare keeps the battery at 100% 24/7 while plugged in. I'm guessing its battery won't last very long with a constant trickle charge being applied.

Is this the function of a special program, or some sort of chip built into the battery?

Its part of the energy management system. There are third party programs that will do this, but most gaming laptops will come with the software already on them nowadays.

Thanks!!

 

[velo3100]

velo3100

Thats not entirely true. It depends on the laptop. If you are talking about "portable" gaming laptops then compromises will be made. But if you are talking about a desktop replacement with one of the pascal gpus then it is as good as a desktop as their maintainability is the same. The only advantage I know that desktop gamers have is the refresh rate of the monitor. As long the owner keeps the laptop clean and does regular updates, they shouldn't have any problems playing the games they want.

Point taken. But then again, how many people (on average) keep their systems clean and updated.

I would hope everyone that is serious about keeping their hardware as long as possible.

 

[webworkings]

velo3100

I would hope everyone that is serious about keeping their hardware as long as possible.

Agreed, agreed.