[closed[ battery drains when playing games on charger (ideapad) | Legion Series | Page 1

hollow acorn Oct 8, 2022, 5:20 AM

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HELP - Battery drain when plugged in and gaming

Model - Ideapad Gaming 3 15ACH6, Specs- Ryzen 7 5800H with RTX 3050, 170W Bundled Adapter

Whenever I play games plugged in, even lesser resource-demanding games like Fortnite/Overwatch/Valorant the battery seems to drop by 0.1% per hour or so. It might initially seem like nothing, but this should not be happening. I have latest BIOS and drivers installed, Latest Windows 11 Version 22H2. I have read some posts saying it is because of the 135W charger some people got with it, but I got a 170W. There is no way I'm using the full power of the CPU and GPU with these games, and I monitor power usage with HWInfo too. It's still there. Any way to completely fix it so that it only uses power off the wall without draining the battery?

slender crest Oct 8, 2022, 5:23 AM

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0.1% hour isn't an issue

hollow acorn Oct 8, 2022, 5:28 AM

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It seems like that to me too but that shouldn't it be not happening in the first place?

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When the combined power draw is well less under 170W
during gameplay CPU and GPU at max read 90watts together

pallid dawn Oct 8, 2022, 6:09 AM

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Even if you power off the machine the battery will still drop it's charge slowly. That's how it works.

#[closed[ battery drains when playing games on charger (ideapad)