A good gaming laptop can be worth its (surprisingly heavy) weight in gold for gamers on the go. However, unlike traditional consoles or handhelds, it can take a lot of fiddling to get the best performance out of yours. If you haven’t dug into all the arcane settings and features of your gaming laptop, I’ve rounded up some of my favorite hacks and tips for boosting your performance.
Always use your included charger for the best performance
If you’re used to using a laptop mainly for work, you probably haven’t thought too much about the specifics of your power supply. For a gaming laptop, though, it can matter a lot. Running high-end, graphics-intensive games requires a lot of power, and most laptops will try to limit power consumption when they’re not connected to a power source.
While most gaming laptops can charge the battery from a generic USB-C charger, if yours comes with
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