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    Furmark issues M17xR3 580M 3D Bundle

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by jackfsc2, Oct 4, 2011.

  1. jackfsc2

    jackfsc2 Notebook Geek

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    Has anyone with the 580M tried running Furmark? The FPS drops each time the card reaches 62 degrees celsius.

    Furmark runs smoothly on my other laptop with the 460m which is leading me to believe that there is something wrong with my 580m or laptop in general.

    FPS drops from 41 to 5 every time the graphics card reaches a temperature of 62-64 degrees resulting in a graph that looks like /\/\/\ where as the 460 has a nice curve
     
    jackfsc2, Oct 4, 2011
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  2. elquetefocka

    elquetefocka Notebook Evangelist

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    maybe yor gtx580m is throtling, try with throtlestop
     
    elquetefocka, Oct 4, 2011
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  3. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    Throttle stop is a CPU tool, not GPU. The throttling is a well documented issue with power hog programs like furmark. The GPU will run fine in games.
     
    DR650SE, Oct 4, 2011
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    widezu69, Oct 4, 2011
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    elquetefocka Notebook Evangelist

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    in my old m15x i was using throtlestop to prevent the gpu throtling until the a08 bios
     
    elquetefocka, Oct 5, 2011
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