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    Alienware M17x random fps drops HELP!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Matthew1993, Jul 9, 2012.

  1. Matthew1993

    Matthew1993 Notebook Consultant

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    Hello i recently got Alienware m17x myne system specs are:

    8 gb ram, 2x GTX 280M sli, ssd 80 gb, hard drive 320 gb q9100 2.26 ghz

    When i play games like Medal of Honor 2010 i run everything on highest and the game is not lagging even for a bit... and after few minutes playing fps drops to 5-10 fps for no reason for 5 seconds then fps comes back to normal... even sound in game laggs lol i run everything on high performance and gpu temperatures are around 70 .. also i have latest driver 301.42 anyone know what could be a problem? im thinking about removing my battery while playing even when its fully charged and plugged in the adapter to see if it fixes the problem lol...
     
    Matthew1993, Jul 9, 2012
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  2. unclewebb

    unclewebb ThrottleStop Author

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    Have you tried running ThrottleStop yet? Run it with the Log File option checked and you might find that you have a Clock Modulation throttling issue. When gaming, the log file should show both types of clock modulation at 100.0% in the log file. If either of these ever drop below that value, that's throttling. It's a very common issue with this model and can be significantly improved by using ThrottleStop. Make sure your laptop does not get too hot when running ThrottleStop to correct this problem.
     
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  3. Matthew1993

    Matthew1993 Notebook Consultant

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    lol i found out what was the problem i was hitting 78 degree throttle tommorow ill take laptop to one expert to clean fans and repaste it :)
     
    Matthew1993, Jul 10, 2012
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    MickyD1234 Notebook Prophet

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    If you got it from Dell, or the warranty has been registered to you, they will send an engineer to replace the heatsink (along with new pads and paste) - if you're having to pay anything ;)

    They know about this issue so it shouldn't be a long fault-finding session :D
     
    MickyD1234, Jul 10, 2012
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