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This isn't normal, right?

xandercorvus

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I have a Packard Bell Easynote TK87, with an Intel Core i3 CPU 2.53 GHz, 8 GB RAM, nVidia GeForce 610M 1GB. My problem is it doesn't run any game with a decent fps. Orcs Must Die 2, The Forest, Dota 2, League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. With the lowest settings i barely have 24 fps in these games. In CS:GO and LoL sometimes it goes above 60 fps, for about 15-20 sec, then it's down again at 20-30 fps. None of these games have big requirements and my laptop should be good enough to run these with 50-60 fps, right? I know it's just a laptop, but it's not a bad one, and I'm really sure there is something wrong with it.
 


Still the fps sometimes jump up to ~60. That means the 610M could run it around ~60 fps, right? I know it's not a Titan but 50-60 fps at low settings doesn't need a Titan.
 
I'm sure it can spike some higher frames depending on the action in the game, if nothing is going on it may go up. You can try updating the drivers and see if it helps.
 


Already done, nVidia just threw out new drivers one or two week ago. It's the same on a fresh windows, and I also cleaned the dust out of my laptop. I forgot to say the fps jump happening randomly, sometimes when there's action in the game, sometimes when there's not. That's the reason I don't understand.