Guild Wars 2

I run GW2 on my Dell Laptop here are the specs:

i7 2670QM
8GB RAM
GT525m
1368×768

I have everything on high except AA, depth blur, vert sync, shadows(medium), shaders (low) are on off or as in (brackets). And I get between 45 – 80 fps depending on environment and how close I am zoomed in or out.

Is there any applications or anything to improve performance, I am happy with how the laptop handles it cause it only cost $680 brand new, Lemme know if there is any tips and I can do to boost performance without blowing my laptop up.

P.S after like 2 hours of playing CPU gets really hot like almost 80 degrees Celsius but this is normal right?

kiingzz.3058:

P.S after like 2 hours of playing CPU gets really hot like almost 80 degrees Celsius but this is normal right?

80C is pretty high for a laptop CPU

It was an estimate to be honest…I have been off GW2 now for ten mins and its 52C (all cores).

52c for an idle computer is not to good. Clean the vents and make sure your not suffocating the air vents.

Actually guys, for the i7s, those are normal temperatures. Every i7 machine i have runs in those ranges with stock cooling and air flow. Desktop, laptop, etc. Lowest ive seen mine every go was 48 on my laptop. When gaming on my Desktop or Laptop, it goes to 75+ usually 80+. Also for laptops, as long as its not over 100C they are fine. Laptops get hotter than desktops due to space constraints, even with proper cooling.

My desktop is currently idling at 53, on a cold morning, completely open, and properly ventilated. I even changed the Thermal on it 2 weeks ago. The old one had cracked and i was getting 70 idle, and 90 gaming. those are high.

Detahmaio.2014:

52c for an idle computer is not to good. Clean the vents and make sure your not suffocating the air vents.

But 52C is ten mins after playing GW2 with some high setting for 2 hours straight. I wouldn’t consider my laptop to be in idle mode ten mins after a GW2 sesh.

Daegalus.8216:

Actually guys, for the i7s, those are normal temperatures. Every i7 machine i have runs in those ranges with stock cooling and air flow. Desktop, laptop, etc. Lowest ive seen mine every go was 48 on my laptop. When gaming on my Desktop or Laptop, it goes to 75+ usually 80+. Also for laptops, as long as its not over 100C they are fine. Laptops get hotter than desktops due to space constraints, even with proper cooling.

My desktop is currently idling at 53, on a cold morning, completely open, and properly ventilated. I even changed the Thermal on it 2 weeks ago. The old one had cracked and i was getting 70 idle, and 90 gaming. those are high.

Yer, mines idling right now at 47C 45 mins after GW2 sesh. Annoying thing though where my left hand sits whilst controlling the WASD buttons it gets really hot, must be where the motherboard is?

Anyway, on the subject of performance, try turning reflections off. Those get pretty expensive. You could also put a frame limiter on to 60 fps and save on some heat either way (or vsync if it’s not dropping too low to cause other problems).

Reflections is off cause it’s pointless anyway I think.

Honestly, atm things are such a mess regarding performance and optimization, it’s near impossible to make suggestions to any one person because no one really has any definitive information on what will and will not work.

kiingzz.3058:

Reflections is off cause it’s pointless anyway I think.

The reflections is one of the main features that make this game look so ffin gorgeous. I tried setting it one notch under the max to see how many fps i gained but the look of it made a world of a difference. Once i set it back to max the game looked amazing again.

It looks quite mediocre with them on low or off.

The reflections option does not just effect water it effects everything everywhere.

kiingzz.3058:

Yer, mines idling right now at 47C 45 mins after GW2 sesh. Annoying thing though where my left hand sits whilst controlling the WASD buttons it gets really hot, must be where the motherboard is?

Thats where the video card chip is. Its usually put right under the top-left corner of laptops. So in most computers, the top-left corner gets hot when playing games. That is usually the side your vent is on too.

kiingzz.3058:

I run GW2 on my Dell Laptop here are the specs:

i7 2670QM
8GB RAM
GT525m
1368×768

I have everything on high except AA, depth blur, vert sync, shadows(medium), shaders (low) are on off or as in (brackets). And I get between 45 – 80 fps depending on environment and how close I am zoomed in or out.

Improve performance? What’s wrong with it?