As the world advances, the demand for laptops with long battery life is increasing, and eSports is becoming a common profession because of its high earning potential and growth opportunities. Other than being a source of earning and one of the top most sources of entertainment nowadays, gaming laptops have their fair share in problems such as short battery life, portability struggles and heating issues. Although manufacturers are trying to overcome these obstacles by certain improvements and additional features, other than investing in such laptops, there are certain strategies that could be followed to subdue these problems for smoother gaming.

Professional hardcore gamers often complain about the nuisance caused due to the short battery life. Additionally, travelers who rely on gaming laptops to cover long distances staying busy and entertained, also get frustrated due to the limited battery capacity. Through firsthand experience, I have concluded some basic tips that would help the users preserve battery life.

Checking the battery health before  investing:

In my viewpoint, the users should be very precautious about battery while buying their gaming laptop. Erroneous batteries will obviously result in inefficient battery life. Users should check the battery health in the first place through software offered by the companies

If your laptop doesn’t offer any such preloaded software, you can download HWiNFO64 (hardware info 64) that offer in-depth information about hardware and diagnostic tools. With its help, users will be able to have an insight to the battery health. If they see any problem such as lower percentage of the battery health, they should consider changing the laptop immediately.

Regulating Display Settings:

Another helpful strategy is to maintain the screen display. Keeping the laptop’s brightness above 40% will add to the battery efficiency loss. Hence, maintaining the screen brightness up to 40% or less will help in saving battery.

Turning on Power-Saving Mode:

Most of the laptops offer power-saving mode. When in this mode, the laptop turns to sleep mode during inactivity. It also limits screen time out consequently promoting battery longevity. Power-saver mode will also limit the operating frequency of GPU and CPU resulting in slower clock speed and lesser battery consumption.

Minimizing graphic settings:

By customizing the graphical settings, gamers and graphic designers can also save the battery life. Minimizing the graphics setting and lowering the frames per second will help in battery consumption. Choosing graphic tools that are light to use will also help in avoiding battery degradation.

Limiting Keyboard’s backlight:

While searching for some strategies to enhance my laptop’s battery life, I also found that even the negligible thing like the keyboard’s back light consumes power. This backlight uses LEDs that require battery to function properly. Although the use is lesser as compared to other devices, I would recommend the users to switch it off as it does contribute to the battery drainage.

Prioritizing hybrid Graphical Processing Unit:

Gaming laptops mostly use discrete graphic cards for better performance. However, these discrete graphic cards consume more battery leading to short battery life. Users facing this issue should invest in laptops that offer both discrete and integrated Graphical Processing Units allowing users to switch manually between both GPUs based on their use.

Gaming laptops having NVIDIA or AMD enable users to manually switch to integrated GPU when performing light tasks to conserve battery. When the users are performing tasks like gaming or they are using other graphical applications, they can switch to discrete GPU for seamless operation. Since not all laptops offer this hybrid GPU feature, users must research thoroughly before investing.

Razer Blade 14 :

Users planning to invest in gaming laptops must also check the Razer Blade 14 because of its superior performance in terms of its battery life. Although users complain about its short battery life as well, but it is much better as compared to other laptops. With its exceptional elegance in design and highly appealing screen settings, it performs very well in gaming handling a titles on high or ultra settings comfortably. The GPU provides impressive gaming performance, achieving 160fps in QHD resolution while playing.

Clearing background processes:

As per my research, apps running in the background start using the GPU. Consequently, the GPU demands battery to run significantly limiting the battery life. Therefore, clearing background apps is a necessary step for increased battery efficiency.

Investing in cooling fans:

Overheating also adds to the decreased battery efficiency potentially damaging the hardware. Being a user myself, I can confidently say that investing in a cooling pad is very helpful as it provides additional cooling fans to keep the temperature optimal. High graphic settings while gaming may overburden the GPU and lead to overheating.

Maintaining the cooling system:

Just like every other thing, gaming laptops also require maintenance. Cooling system’s hygiene is necessary for the laptop to prevent it from overheating. If the dust particles get hoarded in the cooling system, they will retard the airflow resulting in failed fan activity and unnecessary noise.

Lenovo 5i Region Pro:

Investing in laptops that conquer this issue is also a suitable option. As per my research, users should check Lenovo 5i pro as it offers good cooling solution and helps in maintaining the temperature while gaming. Razer blade 14 is also well known for its aluminium body that helps in keeping the temperature of the laptop optimal.

Disconnecting peripheral devices when not in use:

Peripheral devices like mouse, keyboard, etc use power to run smoothly. Some of them also use LED  indicators to provide information or feedback consequently affecting the battery life. Therefore, limiting  the use of peripheral devices such as USB, external hard drives, gaming controllers, etc when not in use may also help in saving battery.

Limiting the use of CPU through management software:

While using the laptop, users should limit the use of CPU depending on their use. CPU management software help in controlling the use of CPU to assist power consumption. Although, 100% use of CPU is typically safe, but for power consumption purposes, it is better to limit it as much as possible.

Investing in Ryzen controllers:

Users can choose Ryzen controller if they use Ryzen processors. This will allow undervolting so that the CPU will get limited volt supply and increase battery efficiency. In addition to this, they can also have control over the clock speeds of the CPU as per their use. Some models of Ryzen also enable temperature monitoring of the CPU preventing from overheating and power inefficiency.

Upgrading and updating drivers and  firmware:

Bugs and viruses crucially affect the hardware as well as the battery life of the laptop due to the malicious activities that consume power and drain the battery. Frequently refreshing the firmware and drivers of the system will help in preventing these problems. Updating them to newer versions may enhance their compatibility to the hardware and improve the functioning overall.

Removing wireless connections:

Wireless connectivity also consume power. WiFi, Bluetooth, headphones, etc are some of the wireless connections that use battery to remain in touch with computer. Therefore, it is better to turn them off when they are not in use.

Gaming laptops exhibiting loud noise while being used will also suffer short battery life. The reason behind this is the increased power consumption by the cooling fans to combat the overheating being the indirect  source of the noise. Therefore, if your laptop is making loud noise, get it fixed as soon as possible to avoid loss of efficiency.

Avoiding harmful ways of charging:

Another possible reason of the inefficient battery life could be not using the original charger of the laptop. Through my own experience, this affects the battery and battery life resulting in limited battery capacity. Avoid overcharging your laptop or using it at the lowest charging point to prevent battery damage.

A common myth about gaming laptops is that the battery won’t damage even if the laptop is continuously plugged in while being used. If the gamers are constantly leaving their laptop on charging while playing, if not  immediately then gradually the battery will be gravely impacted as it will require constant high volts resulting in its damage. Therefore, debunking this myth, the users should be cautious.

Choosing upgradable components:

The upgradability limitations of the gaming laptops can be very infuriating as it may be costly and time consuming at the same time. Choosing laptops having modular components such as storage devices, RAM, CPU, GPU, etc accessible and easy to upgrade by the users is a viable choice. Manufacturers also offer upgradable components making upgradability favourable for the users.

Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 offers easy upgradability to its users offering access to internal components and RAM upgrade process. Other than its beauty and uniqueness, it offers innovation in its design. Safe to say, it is the best gaming choice.

Graphic designing is yet another profession that favours such laptop with great graphic settings. However, due to short battery life, professionals get annoyed and search for better options. ASUS ROG Strix Scar  might be a suitable option for such users as it offers excellent graphics for such professional activities.

Choosing portable options and keeping power banks:

Portability is yet another concern that users might face. Due to the short battery, users especially travellers must carry chargers along with them and then also face the hassle of finding charging points. Carrying power bank is a suitable option to avoid such challenges. Nevertheless, most power banks are unable to charge the laptop as it requires higher volt supply. Because of this reason, I would recommend the users to opt for laptop-suitable power banks such as 42000mAh and 64800mAh power banks. You can take guidance from experts and research related to the type of power bank your laptops require.

However, nothing is better than investing in laptops that are portable in their design and have favourable battery life. Razer Blade 18 offers such features to its user with its excellent portability. Its beautiful design and amazing display with excellent brightness levels are cherry on top. It also offers high quality performance comparable to laptops having TDP or TGP.

Avoid overclocking if the laptop does not support:

Hardcore gamers and other professionals using gaming laptops tend to overclock the components such as GPU  to have increased efficiency in relatively less time. Well, it is obvious that if you increase the speed, it will allow the laptop to overheat because of the high graphics setting. As have already mentioned that  overheating results in affected power efficiency, users should only overclock components in laptops that allow this feature otherwise they will have to face the challenges along the way.

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