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Sudden drop in performance by around 60% --- most noticeable in games.
I noticed this problem just yesterday when I downloaded the Torchlight 2 demo from Steam and started playing it on max settings.
Lo and behold, I only got 13fps while playing the game Which is weird because I'm able to hit ~25fps playing Crysis 2 on max (a game with much higher sysytem requirements)
After more observation since then, I've noticed that my laptop in general has slowed down a bit --- the mouse movement isn't as smooth, apps don't load as fast, and the system in general doesn't respond as quick as before.
So finally, I decided to benchmark my system again running Crysis 2 on max. Luckily, I benchmarked it two weeks ago using Fraps and got this result on max settings:
Ultra Detail; DX11; High-Res Textures
Min, Max, Avg
16, 31, 22.398
But just now when I benchmarked the game again - at the exact same part of the game I played before - I got this:
Ultra Detail; DX11; High-Res Textures
Min, Max, Avg
0, 22, 9.992
That's a 60% drop in FPS, which makes me positive that there's something wrong with my laptop....
...but I have no idea where to start diagnosing this problem My system specs are in my profile. Help please!