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Är_du_kissnödig? Jun 25, 2018 @ 9:04am

New Acer Aspire 5 bad performance

I bought a new pc and I ran fortnite to test it. But on medium settings I only got 15-20 fps and on low I only got up to 30 fps and on both it had very much stuttering. The thing is that on a review on youtube it got 45 fps on medium settings. Very playable. So basically a basic game like fortnite is unplayable on my computer but not on the reviewers. Is my laptop broken or am I missing some softwear? Pls help.

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SenMithrarin85 Jun 25, 2018 @ 9:06am

what are the specs of of the laptop?

⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧ Jun 25, 2018 @ 9:11am

Originally posted by Themeatloafismine:
I bought a new pc and I ran fortnite to test it. But on medium settings I only got 15-20 fps and on low I only got up to 30 fps and on both it had very much stuttering. The thing is that on a review on youtube it got 45 fps on medium settings. Very playable. So basically a basic game like fortnite is unplayable on my computer but not on the reviewers. Is my laptop broken or am I missing some softwear? Pls help.

1. It's a multimedia laptop, not rly designed for gaming.

2. Never rely on youtube videos.

3. Write down your specs.

Är_du_kissnödig? Jun 25, 2018 @ 9:52am

AMD FX-9800P processor
AMD Radeon RX 540-grafics card with 2 GB memory
256 GB SSD & 8 GB RAM-memory

Sapph Jun 25, 2018 @ 9:58am

Originally posted by Themeatloafismine:
AMD FX-9800P processor
AMD Radeon RX 540-grafics card with 2 GB memory
256 GB SSD & 8 GB RAM-memory

Sounds about right for that hardware. FX-9800P is a low-power 4-core cpu based on AMD's architecture from 2012.
And the GPU is a low-power gpu chip as well, weaker than GT 1030.

Last edited by Sapph; Jun 25, 2018 @ 9:59am

Är_du_kissnödig? Jun 25, 2018 @ 9:59am

And why should I not trust youtube videos? I saw multiple videos from reliable tech channels confirming that my computer is slower than it should be. It even lags when I use it for regular surfing on the internet.

It just annoys me that my phone can play fortnite bettet than my computer

Last edited by rotNdude; Jun 25, 2018 @ 10:26am

Sapph Jun 25, 2018 @ 10:13am

Originally posted by Themeatloafismine:
It just annoys me that my phone can play fortnite bettet than my computer

Mobile Fortnite is basically complete different game, can't really compare the 2.

Also, those videos you watched, probably used lowest settings/lower resolution.

Last edited by Sapph; Jun 25, 2018 @ 10:14am

Monk Jun 25, 2018 @ 10:28am

Couple of things, are you plugged in to the mains when playing, have you set power options to performance and are you sure you are running off the GPU and not the CPU?

Är_du_kissnödig? Jun 25, 2018 @ 11:19am

Originally posted by Monk:
Couple of things, are you plugged in to the mains when playing, have you set power options to performance and are you sure you are running off the GPU and not the CPU?

I am plugged in, I have now set to highest performance and it helped a bit. And if I open the task maneger mid game it says that the gpu is used. Are there any other things that could affect my performance?

⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧ Jun 25, 2018 @ 11:27am

Originally posted by Themeatloafismine:
Originally posted by Monk:
Couple of things, are you plugged in to the mains when playing, have you set power options to performance and are you sure you are running off the GPU and not the CPU?

I am plugged in, I have now set to highest performance and it helped a bit. And if I open the task maneger mid game it says that the gpu is used. Are there any other things that could affect my performance?

Resolution, settings, heat/temps, number of programs that run in the background, outdated drivers sometimes for example.