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exalted
Profile Blog Joined March 2004
United States3612 Posts
July 30 2009 13:07 GMT
#1
Hey,

I have trouble with BW getting really choppy during very "graphic-intense" times, i.e.

o microing goliaths vs carrier
o anything vs carrier

This is probably a computer-related issue, but my laptop isn't that old (but tends to overheat)

I just touched the bottom of my laptop, and it is sick hot, so that is probably the issue. Any suggestions? One of those laptop fans that you put underneath the comp?

*****
too easy
jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6642 Posts
July 30 2009 13:09 GMT
#2
exalted!

Have you tried enabling CPU throttling?
The road to hell is paved with good intentions | aka Probert[PaiN] @ iccup / godlikeparagon @ twitch | my BW stream: http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/jello_biafra
exalted
Profile Blog Joined March 2004
United States3612 Posts
July 30 2009 13:09 GMT
#3
i'll probably end up getting one of those laptop cooling pads

not sure what my choices are here in taiwan, fuck taiwan

can't even buy sour cream

i tried to make avocado dip yesterday, but the avocado was of a shitty quality, i didn't have sour cream so i used fucking yogurt, the store only had fat-free mayonnaise, it was a disaster
too easy
exalted
Profile Blog Joined March 2004
United States3612 Posts
July 30 2009 13:15 GMT
#4
On July 30 2009 22:09 jello_biafra wrote:
exalted!

Have you tried enabling CPU throttling?


i have not at all, can you tell me more about this?

as a temporary solution, i have jammed small stacks of magic cards under my laptop to raise it about 1/2 inch
too easy
jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6642 Posts
July 30 2009 13:16 GMT
#5
It was added in the latest patch, in game go to the Speed settings and it should be there. It makes an instant significant difference to the noise my PC makes when I enable it so it may be of some help.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions | aka Probert[PaiN] @ iccup / godlikeparagon @ twitch | my BW stream: http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/jello_biafra
n.DieJokes
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States3443 Posts
July 30 2009 13:17 GMT
#6
On July 30 2009 22:15 exalted wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 30 2009 22:09 jello_biafra wrote:
exalted!

Have you tried enabling CPU throttling?


i have not at all, can you tell me more about this?

as a temporary solution, i have jammed small stacks of magic cards under my laptop to raise it about 1/2 inch

I've been using my wallet to do this for about half a year, it's a permanent solution for me
MyLove + Your Love= Supa Love
exalted
Profile Blog Joined March 2004
United States3612 Posts
July 30 2009 13:19 GMT
#7
how high should i elevate it? right now its only about 1/2 in, is that enough or should i make a tower out of it?
too easy
exalted
Profile Blog Joined March 2004
United States3612 Posts
July 30 2009 13:20 GMT
#8
never even saw the cpu throttling option before - cool! just enabled it.

what exactly does it do?
too easy
jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6642 Posts
July 30 2009 13:25 GMT
#9
It just stops BW from using 100% of remaining computing power like it was originally designed to do being from 1998 when they could use all the spare power they could get.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions | aka Probert[PaiN] @ iccup / godlikeparagon @ twitch | my BW stream: http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/jello_biafra
StorrZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States13919 Posts
July 30 2009 13:44 GMT
#10
Hopefully that works, other wise it could be your comp
Hwaseung Oz fan for life. Swing out, always swing out.
Wohmfg
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom1292 Posts
July 30 2009 13:48 GMT
#11
I have the exact same problem, so I stole one of my mum's cooling racks for her cooking, and my brother made a cardboard funnel with 2 computer fans inside it and jammed it up against the back vent of my laptop. It used to get laggy running all sorts of programs/games and now I can run wow at 30 fps. :D
BW4Life!
KingofHearts
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Japan562 Posts
July 30 2009 14:05 GMT
#12
your laptop sux get a decent desktop.
moshi moshi~
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66364 Posts
July 30 2009 14:07 GMT
#13
On July 30 2009 23:05 KingofHearts wrote:
your laptop sux get a decent desktop.

your comment sux

This is probably a computer-related issue, but my laptop isn't that old (but tends to overheat)
POGGERS
Kersed
Profile Joined January 2009
United States35 Posts
July 30 2009 14:27 GMT
#14
On July 30 2009 23:05 KingofHearts wrote:
your laptop sux get a decent desktop.


I play SC on a desktop that can't even run the original Half-Life. I'm genuinely surprised that I can run War3 at medium settings. I'm pretty sure that his laptop's hardware isn't the reason he's getting shitty FPS.
Xbox Live Gamertag: i k e r s e d i
insectoceanx
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States331 Posts
July 30 2009 15:13 GMT
#15
Enable the cpu throttling and the problem will most likely go away since urlaptop wont be overheating. also make sure your laptop is at least set on a flat hard surface, elevating it a little cant hurt either.
LeperKahn
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Romania1850 Posts
July 30 2009 15:19 GMT
#16
Are you sure you aren't just having a panic attack at these "intense" moments? I know that is a problem for some pro players.
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ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
July 30 2009 15:53 GMT
#17
Yeah like everyone else said if the laptop is getting hot then it will chop, i seriously doubt you have a laptop running at <333mhz that will lag sc.
U Gotta Skate.
Husky
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3362 Posts
July 30 2009 16:25 GMT
#18
On July 30 2009 22:09 exalted wrote:
i'll probably end up getting one of those laptop cooling pads

not sure what my choices are here in taiwan, fuck taiwan

can't even buy sour cream

i tried to make avocado dip yesterday, but the avocado was of a shitty quality, i didn't have sour cream so i used fucking yogurt, the store only had fat-free mayonnaise, it was a disaster


5/5 for this and this alone
Commentaries: youtube.com/HuskyStarcraft
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17922 Posts
July 30 2009 16:34 GMT
#19
Does anyone elses STarcraft lag when you use cpu throttling?

like mine will get choppy as piss when iuse it and wontr be if its disabled
Artillery spawned from the forges of Hell
dhe95
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States1213 Posts
July 30 2009 16:41 GMT
#20
On July 31 2009 00:53 ghermination wrote:
Yeah like everyone else said if the laptop is getting hot then it will chop, i seriously doubt you have a laptop running at <333mhz that will lag sc.

I still have a 13 year old 100mhz computer. The thing is, I need to find my spare monitor to plug it in, and there's no way to get it onto the internet.

Anyway, my laptop used to overheat a lot too. Just blow into the vents where the hot air come out, 1st time I tried that a lot of dust came out. Worked wonders.
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