Laptop: Battery/Plugged In Problems

Hello.

Previously, I installed the game and changed very little about the video settings as I didn't understand them. I cranked everything in graphics to Normal/Weak/Low to stay safe. I did not also change the default resolution the game put me on. This has served me well ever since July 30. My game plays on 30-40 FPS, even when on battery.

Come to present day. I opened NVIDIA to change a shortcut that interfered with in-game binds. It seems that simply launching the app made it change settings by itself, optimizing everything. My resolution gets widened, shrinking everything - but most importantly, on battery the game is no longer playable. I either receive normal frames only for them to suddenly dip to 10 FPS, or the game just stays at 14-15 FPS.

I have fixed the resolution issue but even when I changed back everything to settings I do remember, the FPS problems stay. I have attempted to change things when NVIDIA was on, and I have changed them without NVIDIA on. My battery is also being gobbled up super fast thanks to this, and never before has my fan turned on before this loud.

Will a reinstall of the game with NVIDIA unlaunched change things? :( I'd really like to go back to just a few hours ago when I could get my 35 FPS consistently whether on battery or on charging...

If there is any other system information required I can provide. These are the specs I got off the system details on my laptop.

Device name LAPTOP-JBOI7R16
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8300H CPU @ 2.30GHz 2.30 GHz
Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.88 GB usable)
Device ID 116A77F6-D6DE-4D5E-8F01-0443A317BC66
Product ID 00327-35859-53194-AAOEM
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Edit to mention that my graphics card is DirectX 11.

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Does this issue occur if the game is played in windowed mode or borderless fullscreen? Can you submit a Final Fantasy XIV system report? Simply go to the 'Config' option on the Final Fantasy XIV launcher and to the right of 'System Information' click on 'Display.'

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Thank you for replying so quickly! I always prefer the game to play on borderless windowed, as that was where the game stabilized when I first started playing. NVIDIA changed that to fullscreen, and when fixing my resolution issue I also changed that back to borderless windowed.

This information is with the NVIDIA application unlaunched. If needed I can get information with it running.


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SYSTEM_OS Windows 10 Home Single Language 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (19041.vb_release.191206-1406)
SYSTEM_CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8300H CPU @ 2.30GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.3GHz
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SYSTEM_BIOS 8JCN56WW
SYSTEM_LANGUAGE English (Regional Setting: English)
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SYSTEM_PAGE_FILE 21378.301MB
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SYSTEM_DIRECTX_VERSION DirectX 12
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DEVICE \\.\DISPLAY1
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SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_MAKER Intel Corporation
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VRAM 128.000 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_SHARED_VRAM 4033.150 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DAC Internal
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SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_DATE 10/12/2020 05:30:00
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SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_DATE 11/20/2020 05:30:00
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English

SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_PIXEL_SHADER
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VERTEX_TEXTURE
SYSTEM_SOUND Speakers (Realtek(R) Audio)
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_ID {02665EE1-3042-41DF-8D1B-CE173AB6143B}
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FFXIVLauncher
FINAL FANTASY XIV
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Calculator
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Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
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Microsoft Update Health Tools
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jucheck.exe 00003ADC
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe 000031AC
C:\Program Files (x86)\Lenovo\VantageService\3.9.23.0\Lenovo.Vantage.AddinHost.exe 00002C54
C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\NvNode\NVIDIA Web Helper.exe 000027E0
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C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\E0469640.LenovoUtility_4.1.22.0_x64__5grkq8ppsgwt4\LaunchUtility\utility.exe 00002A78
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C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2021.21090.10007.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Photos.exe 00002550
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I'd like to provide an update on the issue.

It seems that initially the game was switching to Intel(R) when on battery. I have managed to make it stay on GeForce GTX card, but once more the game is having dip spikes and drinking up battery and heat. At this point I'm unaware if this is a game problem or as a whole a system problem. I'll update my Windows and get some other support. Sorry and thank you.

Thank you for the reply.

Thank you for the update! I was just going to let you know, there maybe some difficulties running the game on an integrated graphics card (those are no longer supported). Though its running on the GeForce GTXm you may want to try lowering the graphics settings just in case.

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