kojakz4888 wrote:
@Akodia: While I appreciate the fact that you have a similar problem I do not believe that is the end of it for me. There are still things out there that are possible causes or contributions; they may be small, but a few little things can add up to a big increase. You seem to have a hopeless stance on the issue. That is, you think there is nothing that can be done short of buying a new laptop. I, on the other hand, will continue to pursue resolutions that do exist.
@Wingrider01: My CPU is not throttling any sort of performance. Indeed it is not even using 100% CPU, undoubtedly partially do to the fact that the laptop is a dual-core. I actually had a SpeedStep throttling issue with my last Dell laptop and agree with Akodia that it is not a contributing factor. I never even play the game without being plugged into the wall; therefore, power consumption settings do not come in to it.
Check ATI Powerplay settings. A lot of notebooks default to balanced which even when plugged in don't push your videocard to its fullest. Change that to performance, and consider getting some kind of cooler to put under your notebook because it will probably get extremely hot if you play for very long.