Acer Nitro 5 gaming performance dropping over time

Jayden_Devine

Hi everyone,

I have an Acer Nitro 5 laptop that was running games really well when I first bought it. Roblox, Fortnite, and even some heavier titles worked smoothly. But lately, the performance feels much lower. FPS drops randomly, and loading takes longer than before.

I already tried basic things like cleaning the fans, reinstalling GPU drivers, and switching to high-performance mode. It helped a little, but not enough. The laptop still feels weaker in games compared to how it was in the beginning.

Has anyone else experienced this kind of slowdown on Acer Nitro or Predator laptops? Do you think upgrading thermal paste or changing BIOS settings could help improve performance?