High Spec Laptop Running Lows FPS All the Time

[Quicky9229]

Hello,
I have a new Asus N56V Laptop with High Specs, and whatever game i run it always has low FPS no matter what the game and i have no clue why. Here are my specs :-

System
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Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz
Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Model N56VM
Total amount of system memory 6.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2

Storage
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Total size of hard disk(s) 673 GB
Disk partition (C 95 GB Free (279 GB Total)
Disk partition (D 394 GB Free (394 GB Total)
Media drive (F CD/DVD

Graphics
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Display adapter type Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
Total available graphics memory 1421 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 64 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 1357 MB
Display adapter driver version 8.17.12.9635
Primary monitor resolution 1920x1080
DirectX version DirectX 10

Network
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Network Adapter Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
Network Adapter Atheros AR8161/8165 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20)
Network Adapter Atheros AR9485WB-EG Wireless Network Adapter
Network Adapter Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter

It also has an Nvidia Geforce 630M Graphics card but thats not a primary card...
Please help, im getting very annoyed at this laptop.

Thank you.

 

[Quicky9229]

Thanks echondo i will keep that in mind. Do you have any idea why i cant run Fallout New Vegas on this then? when i know for sure it does run on this? just constantly crashes?

 

[mesab66]

"Display adapter type Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000

It also has an Nvidia Geforce 630M Graphics card but thats not a primary card... "

Can you do a quick check to make sure the Nvidia card is enabled and/or is being usd for your games (nvidia control panel).....I've seen some laptops not utilising the dedicated card where it should. The 630M wont get you high eye candy but it will be better than the HD 4000.

 

[Quicky9229]

Mesab66 i have no clue what im looking at really, could you be abit more specific? thanks

 

[echondo]

Thanks echondo i will keep that in mind. Do you have any idea why i cant run Fallout New Vegas on this then? when i know for sure it does run on this? just constantly crashes?

Both Fallout 3 and New Vegas are prone to crashing in Windows 7, especially with a quad core or higher(like with hyper threading like your i7 has).

I get crashes as well on both those games, there are various workarounds but nothing will fix it sadly, I've even installed Vista in a partition and downloaded Steam and New Vegas onto the new partition and it still crashed and I only have a quad core i5 in my machine. Sometimes it doesn't but usually after 2 hours of playing I'll crash sooner or later, I've even crashed in 30 minutes of launching before.

It's a poorly optimized game is all.

 

[Quicky9229]

ah right thanks for that. i hope skyrim doesnt have the same problem then . you said that should run on low for me shouldnt it? do you know how to make the 630m the primary? would that help for anything?

 

[mesab66]

Right mouse click on an empty part of the desktop and select Nvidia Control Panel. Under 3D settings, select manage 3D settings. Check Program Settings tab then select from the drop-down list, one of your games - if it's not listed click on the 'Add' button to add it.

Someone else with a laptop utilising nvidia and HD gfx (optimus?) may better confirm this. I'm sure the nvidia card - in such a setup - has to 'see' each game in order to interact with it. If the games are already in it's list then they should be accelerated by the card (unless the card has been deactivated or the nvidia drivers are not installed)

 

[echondo]

Right mouse click on an empty part of the desktop and select Nvidia Control Panel. Under 3D settings, select manage 3D settings. Check Program Settings tab then select from the drop-down list, one of your games - if it's not listed click on the 'Add' button to add it.

Someone else with a laptop utilising nvidia and HD gfx (optimus?) may better confirm this. I'm sure the nvidia card - in such a setup - has to 'see' each game in order to interact with it. If the games are already in it's list then they should be accelerated by the card (unless the card has been deactivated or the nvidia drivers are not installed)

I've never had to do that, and I don't update my drivers that often, but I am on a desktop. He could try this but I doubt it would help.

ah right thanks for that. i hope skyrim doesnt have the same problem then . you said that should run on low for me shouldnt it? do you know how to make the 630m the primary? would that help for anything?

None of the Elder Scroll Series have I ever had a problem with it crashing randomly. And yes, you should be able to play it on low, maybe have to lower the resolution a bit down but I doubt it. My cousin with a GT 330m can run Skyrim on low with some mods but the resolution is 1366x768.

Now, you can try this, download MSI Afterburner and have it open and running while you launch a game, it should be turning on and have temperatures and core/shader clocks going from 0 or a low clock to a higher clock.

Like this: http/www.geeks3d.com/public/jegx/200912/furmak_msi_afterburner_gtx295_gpu_usage.jpg

 

[vrumor]

Enter BIOS and change primary graphics adapter from IGPU to whatever the other is.