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Imagine that you are about to fight with your enemy or you are on the battlefield where your enemies are waiting to kill you. But just then you realize that you don’t have enough bullets or enough weapons to fight them , what would happen? Don’t worry, it was just an imagination, Your gaming laptop’s battery is your important weapon, especially if you are outdoor gamer. So its very crucial to know how to keep gaming laptop battery healthy.
Today’s video gaming technology requires high-performance laptops, and during gameplay, it consumes the maximum resources of its components, one of which is the laptop battery.
Let’s Learn how to keep gaming laptop battery healthy
Don’t let the battery fully drain.
Don’t let your laptop’s battery charge fully empty because randomly doing so can reduce the battery’s life span. Keeping the battery charged within 25-75% to keep your battery healthy.
While Plugged in, remove the laptop battery
It sounds wired, but its true that playing games while the laptop is plugged in can decrease the lifespan of the battery. Best practice is using a laptop while gaming outdoors.
Shut it down when not in use
We all knows while not using shutdown the laptop, But sometime we do delay or forget to give rest to our laptop. Especially after a long time of intensive gaming, shutting down your laptop for moments is good practice for healthy batteries.
Graphics resolution setting for Game
Limiting the graphic resolution and frame rate while gaming can boost your battery performance as well as battery lifespan.
Changing the power settings
Follow the below settings is very important to keep gaming laptop’s battery healthy.
Some simple tips from my experience…
- Reduce LCD and LED brightness
To keep your gaming laptop battery healthy, minimize the display brightness because the display consumes a lot of battery power. To do so, read your manufacturer’s’s guides & Manuals. - Close unused applications
Close all the applications that you are not using. - Lower the volume or use headphones
Select the Sound icon and drag the slider to the left to lower the volume, or use headphones. - Unplug not required devices
Remove all the external devices that are not required while gaming, and do not charge any devices using your gaming laptop; it is harmful for the laptop battery. - Turn off Bluetooth
If not using this feature, disable the feature to avoid draining the battery. For more information, How to Fix Bluetooth Issue on Windows 10 Laptop - Prevents it from overcharging
The important thing is to prevent your gaming laptop from overcharging. We all laptop users have the bad habit of charging our laptop while sleeping. Keep your laptop charge ranging between 20 and 75%.
Finally
Commonly, most gaming laptop batteries are made of lithium-ion, which has a higher energy density and doesn’t degrade as quickly over time. So to get the best from your gaming laptop’s battery and keep healthy, practice above the adjustments and settings.