Boidster
Refugee
I finally upgraded my old potato laptop (Core i5 3xxx, GTX960M) to a top-of-the-middle-of-the-line Acer Helios 300 (i7 10xxx, RTX 2060), tossed in a 1TB WD Black, got the shovelware removed, set up Steam and 7D2D to enjoy the amazing visuals and rock-solid full-screen performance of...
...25 FPS.
That can't be right. Drop it down to "High" settings. 26 FPS.
Drop down to "Medium" (the potato ran at Medium+ at 40FPS, mind, though in a 16x9 window). 27 FPS.
Drop down to "Low". 30FPS.
Okay at this point, being a rational person and knowing I did not hallucinate the performance of the potato I assumed I had done something wrong. Force a Windows Update check. Force a GeForce driver check. Everything was fine. So I started to download 3DMark and while waiting for that I noticed that the battery icon looked 3/4 depleted. Laptop is plugged in, WAT DO? Then some toast pops up "Battery Boost is enabled. Click here to adjust battery settings."

Check the cord, it's plugged into the wall. Check the brick, everything is snug. Check the back of the laptop, it's plugged in but better push on it just in c... >click<. Suddenly the laptop's fans spring to life like a 737 (the good kind, not the -Max). The battery icon shows its charging animation. And 7D2D? 75FPS on Ultra (with blending at Ultra+). <Borat> It's verry nice...
So, yeah, push firmly on the power jack, dumbass.
...25 FPS.
That can't be right. Drop it down to "High" settings. 26 FPS.
Drop down to "Medium" (the potato ran at Medium+ at 40FPS, mind, though in a 16x9 window). 27 FPS.
Drop down to "Low". 30FPS.
Okay at this point, being a rational person and knowing I did not hallucinate the performance of the potato I assumed I had done something wrong. Force a Windows Update check. Force a GeForce driver check. Everything was fine. So I started to download 3DMark and while waiting for that I noticed that the battery icon looked 3/4 depleted. Laptop is plugged in, WAT DO? Then some toast pops up "Battery Boost is enabled. Click here to adjust battery settings."

Check the cord, it's plugged into the wall. Check the brick, everything is snug. Check the back of the laptop, it's plugged in but better push on it just in c... >click<. Suddenly the laptop's fans spring to life like a 737 (the good kind, not the -Max). The battery icon shows its charging animation. And 7D2D? 75FPS on Ultra (with blending at Ultra+). <Borat> It's verry nice...
So, yeah, push firmly on the power jack, dumbass.