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    Asus G2S Problem

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by nick3123, Dec 14, 2007.

  1. nick3123

    nick3123 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i recently bought the asus G2S, for those not familular here are the specs

    2.2ghz centrino duo
    2 gig ram
    GeForce 8600M GT
    asus

    Whenever i play counterstrike source the game will run alright for the first 10 minutes or so occasionally skipping a frame or 2. How ever after this the frame rate will really start slowing down to around 5 frames per second and below, the game eventually crashes.

    For a notebook that was marketed as a gamers choice this has become a real pain.

    Any ideas as to what could be causing this?
     
    nick3123, Dec 14, 2007
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Check heat, upgrade drivers.
     
    Lithus, Dec 14, 2007
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    Nrbelex Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Keep the performance monitor open as you play and look for what's changing as you play. If nothing changes, try reinstalling the game.

    ~ Brett
     
    Nrbelex, Dec 14, 2007
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  4. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    I also suspect overheating which leads to the GPU being throttled down. These new gaming notebooks are always on the brink of their thermal envelopes.

    A cooling pad might help, but only a few degrees. Maybe they are all you need, or maybe not...

    And definitely upgrade drivers, and also BIOS if you have a lower version than the latest.
     
    E.B.E., Dec 15, 2007
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  5. nick3123

    nick3123 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey my bios is up to date and im not sure if it's related to heating because i can play world of warcraft and call of duty 2 for hours and hours on maxed out graphic settings
     
    nick3123, Dec 15, 2007
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    Theros123 Web Designer & Developer

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    Install latest GPU drivers from Laptopvideo2go.com
     
    Theros123, Dec 16, 2007
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  7. nick3123

    nick3123 Notebook Enthusiast

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    yeh already done
     
    nick3123, Dec 16, 2007
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