Why are games lagging on my laptop? [closed]

I have a Dell laptop with these specifications:

Intel B950 2.1 GHz
4 GB RAM
Intel HD Graphics 2000
Windows 8.1

I know these specs are low but it run games for others. I have seen people with same GFX card and playing games without any lag on medium settings. For example,

Fifa 14 works on this guy's laptop without any lag. Youtube Link He says, it works on 60-70 FPS without FRAPS. But on my laptop, it works on only 20-30 FPS and lags continuously (dropping to 4-10 FPS).

Sorry for tags, I couldn't create ones which fits for the question.

It happens to every game, even COD:MW1. I have updated my drivers.

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Best Answer

Intel integrated video cards are notorious for having sub-par gaming performance. You're going to be constantly struggling to get good frames with that setup, however there are a couple things you could try:

Uninstall any unwanted programs: over time programs might accumulate. Some have processes running constantly in the background.
Disable any unwanted startup programs: other programs you might want, but only use sparingly. you can disable startup programs so they only run when you need them.

A program I frequently use to flush the garbage out of my system is CCleaner. It lets you manage installed programs, startup items, system cache, and registry cleanup. Since you're dealing with system files, take extra caution not to delete or remove anything you want to keep.

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Why does my laptop lag when I close the lid?

This could be due to the integrated graphics being used as the default or as it is a laptop automatically going into power saving mode when the lid is closed.

Why does my FPS drop when I close my laptop?

Effeectt is correct, it's the laptop going into a low-power mode because the lid is closed, you can disable it from BIOS, or do as he says and move it from your face, which is recommended. Changing a setting or two in the BIOS seems hardly damaging, if I want to save power on my laptop, I'll put it to sleep.

Why are my games lagging on my laptop?

1) Lower the graphical settings: This is the most obvious one if your games are lagging; try and lower your graphical settings. Start by lowering/turning off extra frills like Hair FX (AMD tressFX or Nvidia Hairworks), Ambient occlusion, reflections, tesselation, volumetric lighting/god rays.

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