My Aspire A515-44-R7LG keeps losing battery when gaming

MLDSM_

Hi all,

So, like the title says, my Aspire A515-44-R7LG starts going down in battery when I'm gaming (specifically Valorant) and I tried closing background tasks, uninstalling programs, etc. and it's still going draining mid-game.

Is there anyway I can fix this? Maybe I need to upgrade a few parts in my laptop?

Any help will is greatly appreciated.

JackE

This is normal behavior when gaming cpu/gpu power demand is high and both the battery and the power supply must work together to meet the demand. At these times, the battery is discharging to help the charger meet power demands.

To extend playing time, battery should be near 100% charged and plugged in BEFORE starting the game. Once battery drains below about 50%, charging it takes precedent over the cpu/gpu gaming demands and throttling behavior starts. The only remedy for this is to temporarily stop gaming and allow the battery to charge back to 100%.

A bigger power supply will also help extend playing times, for example going from a 45watt to a 65watt. Also a fresher battery usually has a higher full charge capacity than an older battery.

Easwar

Hi @MLDSM_,

It's pretty normal. If a laptop isn't plugged in then it will be using battery power, therefore discharging. Games are typically much more intensive than most programs so naturally the laptop will discharge faster as it works harder, probably why you noticed it.

https://www.quora.com/My-laptop-battery-drains-while-gaming-even-though-its-plugged-in-and-using-the-factory-supplied-adapter-What-could-be-the-cause#:~:text=It's pretty normal.,probably why you noticed it.

JackE

This is normal behavior when gaming cpu/gpu power demand is high and both the battery and the power supply must work together to meet the demand. At these times, the battery is discharging to help the charger meet power demands.

To extend playing time, battery should be near 100% charged and plugged in BEFORE starting the game. Once battery drains below about 50%, charging it takes precedent over the cpu/gpu gaming demands and throttling behavior starts. The only remedy for this is to temporarily stop gaming and allow the battery to charge back to 100%.

A bigger power supply will also help extend playing times, for example going from a 45watt to a 65watt. Also a fresher battery usually has a higher full charge capacity than an older battery.