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How's the heat on it? Using a PC (desktop) with slightly higher specs than yours, but no problems on High settings. Heavy framedrops like that could mean your CPU is getting throttled due to overheating (based on my old laptop which was a 960M and i5-6700HQ)
Similarly, what settings are you running at? I'm sitting on a 2060 Super (slightly above 2070 in power), and can't get it above high if I want more than 30fps.
So yeah, two biggest things are temps and settings.
I installed something to monitor the temperatures, and indeed my cpu is hovering between 90 and 100 degrees Celsius. Is there anything i can do about that? Maybe applying some fresh thermal paste?
Settings were the first thing I lowered to see if it had an impact, as it didnt make a difference i doubted that was the culprit.
A lot of gaming laptops have the ability to boost the fans. Might sound like an airplane taking off, but that should help regulate the temperature better. Headphones help.
A quick Google search tells me that there's an app called LegionFanControl that might help.
I could give that a try. But I also noticed that the bottom vent-holes were clogged up with dust, so i blew that out but i haven't played after that. Also put it on a laptop stand for better airflow. I really appreciate all the help, thanks.
Have fun!
After unclogging the ventholes and setting my laptop on a laptopstand, the CPU stays considerably coller and I haven't had any issues ingame. So thanks, I appreciate the help!
Fantastic mate, super glad it worked! Have fun!