Huge fps drops on high end laptop

[NervousAndPotato]

@The_Tibber I meant he probably installed the latest drivers after the format, sorry for the misunderstanding.

[The_Tibber]

Ahh kk :P

Some people dont know that you need to get those kind of drivers from the manufacturer website and just rely on Windows update xD

[loserito8]

Hey again ! Tried to get the log from Afterburner, hope I got the correct file (if not, sorry, it's the first time I do it !)... Can't add it to my answer apparently because of the extension, but here's the link to get it:

https://filebin.net/61o9dampwtzvt237/HardwareMonitoring.hml?t=2ug8edzm

Take only the last entry by the way, the previous ones didn't record fps datas.

Thanks in advance !

EDIT: oh, and I had indeed updated all my drivers, including bios. Didn't change anything unfortunately.

[NervousAndPotato]

Sorry, I had to be more clear. I meant while in-game you can monitor your PC's statistics from the up-left corner of your screen(Sadly, logs are not helpful). While playing you can see what changes when FPS drops happen. The reason you are doing these things is to see if the issue is with voltage, overheating etc.

Here is how to configure those settings 

Btw is G-sync on/off?

[The_Tibber]

Alright, lets do a antivirus sweep just to check.

Download this and run the scan: https://www.malwarebytes.com/antirootkit/

After, press the Win key and type cmd the run as admin.

In the black window type:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

Then type: 

sfc /scannow

Now run windows update to check for updates, then run windows security.

Once you find the virus and threat protection, run a quick scan.

[loserito8]

Hey again ! Thanks everyone for your advices.

Did the whole anti malware stuff, but didn't find anything.

Took a few screenshots with afterburner's infos on. Some when everything's fine, other when the * hits the fan (pun intended).

(keep in mind that I'm playing on an ultra thin gaming laptop though, so I guess the CPU/GPU temp are supposed to be way higher than on a desktop computer, or even on a "regular" gaming laptop).

As you'll see, the CPU temp drops by 20°C when my fps drop, AND my GPU voltage is divided by two (indicating "no load" a couple lines below).

Does that simply mean that I'm having thermal throttling ? Or is the throttling caused by the GPU voltage in a way (like the CPU taking the GPU load, causing it to overheat maybe) ? I'm at loss, but maybe someone here can help me. Thanks in advance !

[The_Tibber]

Yeah 80c+ is pretty toasty.

Are you able to go into your Laptop's bios and change the fan profile?

So when your CPU reaches 70c they go 100% and the lower temps are at a speed that is still active but not incredibly loud.

Also do you have the laptop on a flat surface? despite their name they are not build for your lap under heavy load.

[loserito8]

Also, thought I'd point out that I've just tried plugging my laptop on my TV (HDMI). I was capped at 48fps, stable, no drop. And my GPU temp was 15-20°C lower.

[The_Tibber]

Just incase OP needs to reply

[NervousAndPotato]

Oh yeah I think I found it. Cap your FPS to 60 FPS or something close to it because at 100FPS your PC turns into a toaster.