ROG ASUS Gaming Notebook PC Strix FPS

[BeachyBlues]

I have this gaming laptop, and it has pretty good graphics. However, whenever I plug in the laptop to the wall, the frames jump up. Is this supposed to happen, and is it bad to constantly keep my laptop charged in while gaming? Also, I have Audio-Technica headphones, and whenever the laptop is plugged into the wall, when I plug my headphones into the laptop, I get a buzzing sound in the right headphone. How can I fix this?

[Arya]

First of all, your FPS is jumping up because the Laptop suddenly has more electrical power to play with. That means it can send more power through the graphics card, getting you a nice FPS boost. This is a very well-known quirk of gaming laptops.

Secondly, the buzzing you're hearing is static from the power plug being picked up by the soundcard. I know it's annoying, but with a laptop there's very little you can do about it. The issue is a lack of shielding on the soundcard - a part you can't really access.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

You basically have to play games while plugged in via AC power adapter; that's typically how they work.

[BeachyBlues]

ok, thanks for the info.

[Arya]

As for why that happens, it's all to do with electrical flow.

When your laptop is running off battery, it will do everything possible to save energy and make the battery last as long as possible. One way it can do ttat is by reducing the flow of power through parts like the graphics card - effectively "underclocking" it. Obviously you lose a lot ofv performance, but you gain battery life.

Plugging the laptop in means it has all the power it could ever need, and frees up the CPU and GPU to run at full potential. That gives a major boost to performance.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Wolfıe eredeti hozzászólása:

As for why that happens, it's all to do with electrical flow.

When your laptop is running off battery, it will do everything possible to save energy and make the battery last as long as possible. One way it can do ttat is by reducing the flow of power through parts like the graphics card - effectively "underclocking" it. Obviously you lose a lot ofv performance, but you gain battery life.

Plugging the laptop in means it has all the power it could ever need, and frees up the CPU and GPU to run at full potential. That gives a major boost to performance.

No because you can switch to high performance even on battery to run full power.
The difference is the output of the battery, which is usually no where near what the AC Adapter can output; so when you have this issue, your battery simply can not provide full CPU/GPU performance at 100% loads like the AC power adapter can; its that simple really.

I have used some Laptops where you can actually run the full performance when running off the battery. However most laptops come with the cheapest battery possible, and typically do not design them with high performance while on battery, in mind.

Some laptops have better, higher capacity (# of Cells + MAH) available as well, which can of course help.

[BeachyBlues]

Is it bad for me to use my laptop while charging, for long periods of time?

[PepuroniPeetsa]

If you plug the laptop in, you have more power for the GPU. And since it's a laptop, it might be switching to the integrated CPU Graphics on battery power, depending on your settings.

[SenMithrarin85]

RJGaming eredeti hozzászólása:

Is it bad for me to use my laptop while charging, for long periods of time?

Not at all. Only thing that comes of that is the battery health declining. Its best to use the laptop on battery regularly (just not to game obviously)

[Arya]

RJGaming eredeti hozzászólása:

Is it bad for me to use my laptop while charging, for long periods of time?

No, that's completely fine. Urban myth says it causes extra battery wear, but I recently checked over a friend's four year old laptop that's been run off charger almost all of it's life. The battery was absolutely fine.

I admit that's a small sample size to judge from, but it does make me doubt the claim that it noticably increases battery wear.

[BeachyBlues]

Ok, thanks. Charge it while gaming, but not for basic functions.