Does installing and running games slow down a laptop?

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+ Reply to ThreadPage 1 of 212LastJump to page: Results 1 to 10 of 13 5Likes TopAllThis Page Thread: Does installing and running games slow down a laptop?Bookmark & Share LinkBack URL Add Thread to del.icio.usTweet this threadShare on FacebookReddit!Google+StumbleUponThread ToolsShow Printable VersionSubscribe to this Thread…Search Thread Advanced Search22nd July 2013, 03:08 AM#1devaskygordon123 Newbie Join Date Feb 2013Posts 9Rep Power 2 Does installing and running games slow down a laptop?

I just bought an Alienware m14x r2 for the purpose of running audio recording and music production software on it next year, when i will be working at my uncle's recording studio. In the mean time though, ive been playing some games on it, such as Far Cry 3, Saints Row 3, and Dark Souls. Ive been gaming pretty heavily, for hours at a time, but im using a laptop cooler and monitoring my temperatures to keep them in check. I still have more than half of my hard drive space empty, so the games arent taking up a ton of space. But ive heard that lots of gaming can slow down a computer. and i need my computer to run fast and smoothly enough to be able to run these music programs and audio software. Is gaming bad for my laptop or will it slow it down?

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telling us your system spec and the temps you are getting would help the community advise further.

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Reply With Quote 22nd July 2013, 04:25 AM#3devaskygordon123 Newbie Join Date Feb 2013Posts 9Rep Power 2 Re: Does installing and running games slow down a laptop?

Its an Alienware M14x r2, with an intel core i5 3210m CPU. The GPU is a 1gb NVIDIA GT650m. The temps im receiving when the pc is idle is around the low to mid 50s, and when fully gaming, the high 60s and rarely the low 70s.

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Where did you hear games can slow down a PC? Not true... move along... NEXT!

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Reply With Quote 22nd July 2013, 09:23 AM#5Jarhead Resident College Junior Join Date Jan 2011Location Florence, SCPosts 7,325Rep Power 39 Re: Does installing and running games slow down a laptop?

Originally Posted by HTWingNutWhere did you hear games can slow down a PC? Not true... move along... NEXT!Yep, basically this.

Though with an asterisk: If you're using a SSD as the main OS/programs drive and you're filling that up to the brim, you'll have some performance loss associated with that. However, this only affects loading and saving speeds, and not gameplay itself (a CPU/GPU problem).

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Reply With Quote 22nd July 2013, 09:35 AM#6James D Notebook Virtuoso Join Date Nov 2008Location UkrainePosts 2,923Rep Power 24 Re: Does installing and running games slow down a laptop?

Just a note... you should have 2 partitions on HDD and install games on second partition.

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Reply With Quote 22nd July 2013, 12:12 PM#7hockeymass that one guy Join Date Jun 2011Location Baahhston, MAPosts 3,193Rep Power 19 Re: Does installing and running games slow down a laptop?

Originally Posted by James DJust a note... you should have 2 partitions on HDD and install games on second partition.Why is this important...?

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Reply With Quote 22nd July 2013, 12:18 PM#8Jarhead Resident College Junior Join Date Jan 2011Location Florence, SCPosts 7,325Rep Power 39 Re: Does installing and running games slow down a laptop?

Originally Posted by hockeymassWhy is this important...?I'm not really sure about this either. It's still a single physical drive, and you still have to wait for it to spin around to get to your data, regardless of partition. And SSDs can access everything equally fast.

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Reply With Quote 22nd July 2013, 12:22 PM#9J.Dre Notebook Deity Join Date Jun 2012Location USAPosts 1,546Rep Power 9 Re: Does installing and running games slow down a laptop?

It's not relevant.

Games do not slow down your computer - general everyday use does, over time. Your HDD/SSD performance will degrade over time and that will result in what appears to be a slower system.

There's no need to worry about it. Keep on gaming!

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Reply With Quote 22nd July 2013, 06:30 PM#10elmyo Notebook Consultant Join Date Jun 2013Posts 121Rep Power 1 Re: Does installing and running games slow down a laptop?

Originally Posted by devaskygordon123Its an Alienware M14x r2, with an intel core i5 3210m CPU. The GPU is a 1gb NVIDIA GT650m. The temps im receiving when the pc is idle is around the low to mid 50s, and when fully gaming, the high 60s and rarely the low 70s.
if you just bought that version, why didn't you buy the newest version which is probably similar in price and has a better gpu and cpu?

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