Jinxter wrote:
Anyone downloading anything in the house?
Wired internet cable direct to laptop correct?
Is his laptop running any background process that would eat CPU cycles?
Is he plugged into power and disabled any power saving features on the laptop?
If he is running ANY torrent in the background, he needs to turn it off.
That laptop uses a new NVIDIA tech called Optimus, where if basically disables/hampers its own 3D performance when not gaming to cut power consumption. This feature may be malfunctioning. If it stays on, the NVIDIA card won't be effective with 3D graphics. Try disabling this feature.
Other than that...I usually recommend to NOT game on laptops...
wired internet direct
no one else even using the internet
no background process, using plugged in power, no torrent running.
Lap tap is brand new, hes going to try disabling the optimus, other than that, he meets the recommended requirements for the game.
And since he is just starting college, i thought he would get more use with the laptop.