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I am pretty desperate at this point. I bought a used hp pavilion gaming laptop from some kid who upgraded the ram to 32 gigs and 1 TB of storage but it really struggles. Every time I play a game it has a ton of lag spikes and the fan is always on at the highest setting making the laptop sound like a jet engine. I know that this laptop is capable of running games really good, I just don't know  what the exact problem is. If anyone knows what the problem could be or has a specific question I c

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@WillConklin wrote:

... Every time I play a game it has a ton of lag spikes and the fan is always on at the highest setting making the laptop sound like a jet engine.


@WillConklin 

 

Sounds like due to heat, too much heat will make machine rung slower and slower. There are some ways you can reduce heat for your machine such as

 

           https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/best-laptop-cooling-pad/

 

Regards.

BH
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