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    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Ben7078, Jan 30, 2017.

  1. Ben7078

    Ben7078 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, i recently bought the r3 and it has a i7-6700hq and it runs rubbish compared to my r2 with a i5.
    im not sure if its the processor but when i click this there is lag like when i click the windows button then setting or something it freezes and i cant move the mouse for a second then it does it.
    it just doesnt feel as fluid as my r2
    i done all the updates i can thing of however dell support site just lists them all so not sure which ones i need if any
    any recommendations? help would be appreciated

    i7-6700hq
    16gb ram
    256 ssd
    1tb hd
     
    Ben7078, Jan 30, 2017
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  2. Galm

    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    Have you done all the standard checks?

    Drivers up to date/installed?
    Not on power saver?
    OS is on the ssd right?
    Check temps?
    Task manager usages?
     
    Galm, Jan 30, 2017
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  3. Ben7078

    Ben7078 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes done all that it. It happens on battery and when plugged in.
    I have now sorted it or narrowed it down to intel graphics as it doesn't do it now I have pressed fn and f7 my question now is does this affect the life of the graphics card?
     
    Ben7078, Jan 31, 2017
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  4. Vasudev

    Vasudev Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Have you checked the clock source you're using? HPET likely suffers from issues you stated above, TSC is better.
     
    Vasudev, Feb 1, 2017
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    no im not too sure what you mean all i have done is pressed fn f7 and now its smooth but not sure if this will affect my gpu life
     
    Ben7078, Feb 6, 2017
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    Vasudev Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you clean installed your PC or even factory installed OS, OS defaults to TSC. Your problem was fixed because you switched to NVidia only.
     
    Vasudev, Feb 7, 2017
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