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    Just got MSI GT70 DO2

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by justinb127, Jun 25, 2013.

  1. justinb127

    justinb127 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Have some ?s though.......first off I know nothing about bios or anything like that but my Power button is glowing amber now and I read that that means NVidia optimus is on do need to turn it off im not gaming yet just got the laptop and downloading wow right now so I don't know anything is this bad???

    And second isn't there a app to show me my frames per second while playing a game somewhere???

    sorry im a newb with this
     
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    auzzi Notebook Guru

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    The glowing power button is fine, nothing to worry about there. I'm not sure, but the laptop probably switches on the dGPU when the WoW client opens. You'll always see the power button glow amber like that when you game/have a client open. Even if you have steam open, it will glow amber (which is why I like to exit steam when I'm not using it now- I don't know too much about it either haha)

    And fraps is what a lot of people use. You can also record your game with it.
     
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    justinb127 Notebook Enthusiast

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    :p ya I do have steam open too that could be it thank you and one more thing I heard a lot about these getting really really hot I was wondering if there was something yall use to check the tempature??
     
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    There are several programs for temp monitoring, HWinfo is a great utility for that, and it will also show you detailed system information.

    CPU-Z and GPU-Z relay temps, as well as Speccy.
     
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    justinb127 Notebook Enthusiast

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    thank your for the info first gaming laptop here and don't wanna screw anything up :p
     
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    You're welcome! And good for you; some people dive right in and then scratch their heads later. Seeking knowledge now will pay off. :thumbsup:
     
    Prostar Computer, Jun 25, 2013
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