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    5870M CF problems .. and overheating

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by nav10886, Mar 8, 2011.

  1. nav10886

    nav10886 Newbie

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    guys i have a M17x R2
    i7 940XM 5% bios OC
    8 gigs DDR3 (701 MHz)
    xfire 5870's

    i OCed my cards using amd gpu clock tool
    to 840/1050
    but in gpuz my other card displays this
    i am using the lastest ie 11.2v drivers
    Gpu core clock 100 Mhz
    memory clock 150Mhz
    i had Oced it in Xfire mode
    please help
    !!
    and i suffer really bad performance in my games !!
    and my 940 touched 83C during PC mark
    is that normal ?
    i have an external notebook cooler !!
    and the idle temp is 50-59C...
    please help me guys
     

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    nav10886, Mar 8, 2011
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    grzesmaster2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    oc graphip card didn.t give you much kick on games-beside clean your laptop every 6month. I check my -had overheat-you'll be surprissed how much dust you have on radiators
     
    grzesmaster2, Mar 8, 2011
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    nav10886 Newbie

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    i clean my laptop everyweek
    no the gaming performance is really bad
    i get 40 fps at high in bo
    go figure!!
    please help me out
     
    nav10886, Mar 8, 2011
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    EtownsFinest Notebook Deity

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    I would try and run 3D mark vantage and see what scores you get then go from there..
     
    EtownsFinest, Mar 8, 2011
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    My secondary's 5870 temps are also off a bit .. might check it too later on tonight to see what's up with that.

    I thought it was a GPU glitch ...
     
    Digital1337, Mar 9, 2011
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    i ran 3D mark 11 and it didn't recognize my drivers
    i got a result of 4268 on performance mode ie at 720p
     
    nav10886, Mar 9, 2011
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    nav10886, Mar 12, 2011
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