[SOLVED] FPS Drops/High CPU usage

[keyj55]

I just signed up for this site, because I have been looking through this forum for days, trying every solution I could find. So far nothing has worked. I even took my laptop in to a repair shop, and they couldn't figure it out.

I'm not too familiar with how to list my specs, but I have a GE62 Apache Pro with i7 processor, 16 GB Ram 64 Bit. Hope that helps.

Here's my problem. I use a live streaming program, and I used to get 60 fps. Now it drops to 30 fps, and stays there for a bit, then drops again to 15. The CPU usage appears to be high. I have the latest driver. I took a suggestion I saw here, which was to go into settings in the Nvidia control panel and set the processor to Nvidia rather than the standard. That seemed to help, but it is happening again today. I have the power plan set to high performance.

This software I use for streaming is the only thing I have on my computer besides Skype, so there's tons of space available.

Please someone help me lol

 

[izoli]

Only other thing I could think of would be delete and re-download the streaming program. What program are you using?

 

[keyj55]

Its uh...called smbroadcast. Probably havent heard of it lol

 

[izoli]

On your input quality, does it stay at 1920x1080@60(or whatever the resolution may be) but the actual FPS drops to 30 or does the quality move down to like, 1280x720@30? Maybe it is automatically putting it down a notch if your internet can't keep up 1080p@60FPS? Has your internet plan changed at all or did they implement any new speed step caps?

I hadn't heard about it, but google I think gave me a little bit of an idea lol

 

[keyj55]

Well on the broadcaster I use it is set at 1280x720. That usually doesnt drop..but I have seen a few times that it did drop to 1024 or something. But yes..that normally stays while the frames drop. Today it seems to be acting normal again.
No internet change or speed caps that I know of.

 

[keyj55]

I did notice that yesterday when it wasnt working, everytime I started my computer I could hear something, not sure if it was the fan or what, but today as it is working well I dont hear the noise.

 

[izoli]

What kind of noise? could be fan going out or hard drive failing.

 

[keyj55]

It sounded fan like to me, like a whirring noise. I found replacement fans for this laptop online. Is that something I could buy and take in to have replaced?

 

[izoli]

It sounded fan like to me, like a whirring noise. I found replacement fans for this laptop online. Is that something I could buy and take in to have replaced?

I am not sure, if it is just making a whirring noise then that just sounds like it is trying to cool the computer down. the temps didn't look that bad though from what you said so unless it is going in and out that shouldn't be an issue. go to speedtest.net and check your upload speeds and if they look good, do it again when your FPS drops and see how they compare. to stream at 720P 60FPS probably would want at minimum 5Mbps upload

 

[keyj55]

Yes I have done that. Upload speed is usually at about 7 mbps, even when the frames drop. Thank you for all your help, I really appreciate it, and hope that your good deed gets rewarded! I'm just going to get a new computer lol.