Help with Laptop issues with games.

[CapinKirk1701]

Hey, so I know Laptops are bad for gaming but I have some issues relating to the specifications for games. I have apparently the recommended specs for The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, however I can barely run it just like most of the other games I try. This really frustrates me. So I think it could be throttling or something like that (Not an expert) but really this is just so annoying. My specs are dated yeah but surely I should be able to run some games from the past few years. I have even seen Youtube videos of people playing these games with the same specs as me but I just can't seem to run anything.

 

My specs: 

CPU: AMD A8-6410 APU

GPU: AMD Radeon R5 Graphics

RAM: 8.00 GB

[Electronics Wizardy]

Yea, you apu is a low end apu from a few years ago, and wont do well. You numbers seem about right compared to the others on the internet.

[don_svetlio]

10 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Yea, you apu is a low end apu from a few years ago, and wont do well. You numbers seem about right compared to the others on the internet.

That's not the reason

 

17 minutes ago, CapinKirk1701 said:

Hey, so I know Laptops are bad for gaming but I have some issues relating to the specifications for games. I have apparently the recommended specs for The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, however I can barely run it just like most of the other games I try. This really frustrates me. So I think it could be throttling or something like that (Not an expert) but really this is just so annoying. My specs are dated yeah but surely I should be able to run some games from the past few years. I have even seen Youtube videos of people playing these games with the same specs as me but I just can't seem to run anything.

 

My specs: 

CPU: AMD A8-6410 APU

GPU: AMD Radeon R5 Graphics

RAM: 8.00 GB

Let me guess, HP or Acer? Regardless, it's overheating as that laptop is NOT MEANT for gaming. If you want to game on a laptop, you buy a 600$ machine which has the cooling capacity to support it's hardware under a 3D workload, not a 200$ cheapo system meant for cat videos and porn

[CapinKirk1701]

8 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Yea, you apu is a low end apu from a few years ago, and wont do well. You numbers seem about right compared to the others on the internet.

I'm just annoyed that I have the recommended requirements yet a git like 20fps on Skyrim.

[CapinKirk1701]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

That's not the reason

 

Let me guess, HP or Acer? Regardless, it's overheating as that laptop is NOT MEANT for gaming. If you want to game on a laptop, you buy a 600$ machine which has the cool capacity to support it's hardware under a 3D workload, not a 200$ cheapo system meant for cat videos and porn

Well I am in the middle of trying to get a new desktop for gaming. However I know someone with lower system requirements than me who can manage to run games better than me. It's just annoying.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, CapinKirk1701 said:

Well I am in the middle of trying to get a new desktop for gaming. However I know someone with lower system requirements than me who can manage to run games better than me. It's just annoying.

Cause you chose a poor laptop. If you buy a laptop with proper cooling you won't have an issues.