FPS drops while playing WOT from 45 to 10/Not heat issue

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Musketeer_Man

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Hi there, I've been playing on my factory made, Intel laptop and because it is a low-end computer, I run it on low settings and get about 45-50 FPS. But just about every day, my frames will drop considerably to about 10-15 and my entire computer performance will be extremely hindered. This will continue for an half hour at least or several days at most. The laptop is about 6 years old and it has always worked quite well for gaming considering it's price tag until the last month or so. I am still looking to upgrade and build my own pc but I want to keep using this until I get the opportunity and/or funds to do so. I don't believe it is a Heat issue because I run at about 39C while gaming. It could be a RAM issue and if so, how do I take care of that? Since it is a laptop I have been advised not to replace any parts or risk causing other issues with the computer.
My CPU specs are:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2310M CPU @2.10 GHz
Ram: 6.00 GB
64 bit
 
Solution
Only if temp was an issue so shouldn't have done anything. Your temps are lower than expected. Nothing seems wrong. If usage of all hardware is fine and so is speed and temps than it has to be software related.