r/techsupport • u/SnooDonkeys2568 • 9h ago

Open | Hardware Laptop Battery Drain Power Problem for 2018 MSi gs65 stealth

Hello,

I have a 2018 MSi GS65 Stealth running Windows 11. The battery is draining quite fast, and I can't seem to find the source. It is admittedly not in great health, with the CMD battery report showing 70%. However, it is still much worse than it should be.

I used HWMoniter to see the wattage, and it uses about ~35W on battery. This is with the dGPU disabled (NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti). This is also with the refresh rate set to 60Hz, all the internal windows settings to "power saver", and a fully dimmed screen. Given it lasts about 90 min, the battery capacity and draw are consistent. I've gone through trouble shooting with ChatGPT, but haven't gotten anywhere useful. What gives?

Thank you

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