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    560M Sudden Poor Preformance

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Hyperr, Jan 14, 2014.

  1. Hyperr

    Hyperr Newbie

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    Hello guys,

    I am recently having problems with my 560m preformance.

    Under load:
    Max CPU usage: 21%
    Max RAM usage: 80%
    GPU info:
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    Everything ran fine untill Nvidia's R331 driver update.
    Assasins Creed Black Flag ran at +40FPS and reduced to 15-20FPS after the update.
    I degraded to R327 driver and the FPS went back up to +40FPS.
    After a few weeks of using the R327 driver I got a white screen with 8 beeps and
    decided to clean my laptop and check all connections.
    I rebooted and after a few tries the laptop booted and ran perfect.
    Two weeks later all FPS on my games dropped to 7-15FPS.
    Even after updating to R331 driver the FPS dropped further to 3-12FPS!

    I am clueless.

    System Config:
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M
    Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB
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  2. Hackintoshihope

    Hackintoshihope AlienMeetsApple

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    The GPU could be failing :/, 8 beeps means lcd/gpu failure. The updates probably don't have much to do with it although you could try a program such as driver sweeper to take care of remaining drivers and try a reinstall. Otherwise the gpu is simply on its last legs :(.
     
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  3. Meaker@Sager

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    There have been reports of nvidia's drivers causing failures in fermi based GPUs.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 14, 2014
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  4. Hyperr

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    I feel like the GPU is simply underpreforming due to the drivers.
    I bought the laptop with a 460m and got it replaced with a brand new 560m using Dell Support.
    The 560m has been used less than 1 year and should be working fine...

    I will try Driver Sweeper. :(

    Is there more detail on the Nvidia driver failure on fermi based GPU's?

    Could it be caused by BIOS version? I installed InsyderH20 V1.0 A08
    due to factory bios being outdated and factory A08 was unstable. As we all know ;)

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    EDIT:

    Hello again guys,

    I used the Driver Sweeper as you requested. It removed a lot of crap.
    After installing R332 and rebooting, my rig boosted to a staggering 80fps
    where it only got 7-12fps under the same load last night. I am very thankful!

    What a difference!
    info2.gif

    Thanks again!
     

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  5. Alienware-L_Porras

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    What do temperatures look like while gaming?
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jan 16, 2014
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  6. Hackintoshihope

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    WOOOOHOOOO :D Glad you got it working :)
     
    Hackintoshihope, Jan 16, 2014
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