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    COD lagging

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by xhero, Aug 23, 2010.

  1. xhero

    xhero Notebook Evangelist

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    Call of Duty 4 and Modern Warfare 2 are lagging. I have reinstalled the ATI drivers off the Dell site and that didn't work. Stealth Mode is not enabled. What else could it be?
     
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    could be a power play issue, check with gpu-z what clocks you are getting when gaming.
     
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    Press the stealthmode button and go back and forth.

    When the light is brighter, the mode is ON.

    Thanks for the info inap.
     
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    When I press the stealth mode button it says "Stealth Mode access detected. Choose Yes to enable No to Cancel."

    I have the Stealth Mode indicator installed and it says it is off.

    Here are the GPU-Z screenshots.
     

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    is that when gaming? check if you have power play enabled.
     
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    Power play was disabled. Yes that is during gaming.
     
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    yeah enable then, then check your clocks again. your clocks is not jumping to 3d clocks.
     
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    It still occurred with Powerplay enabled. I found out that Norton was running a scan in the background that's why it was slow.
     
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    so its working now?
     
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    yes it is working now. Thanks.
     
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