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    M17 problems....

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Naildir, Nov 19, 2011.

  1. Naildir

    Naildir Newbie

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    i am having some problems with my alienware
    ive had it for about 2years now
    and all of a sudden everything starts to lag (Fps lag)
    even WoW wich ive never had any fps issues with
    ive updated updated everything i could think of
    any help would be nice
    thank you
     
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  2. ratchetnclank

    ratchetnclank Notebook Deity

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    Tried cleaning it out? Could be full of dust which makes it overheat and then the laptop will throttle.

    Whats your specs, how much fps you getting on wow?


    Have you tried looking at the clock speeds of your hardware with cpu-z / gpu-z what does it show?

    Basically we need more information to work with.
     
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  3. Naildir

    Naildir Newbie

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    i am getting about 10-15fps
    even in dungeons the fps doesnt change

    i clean my laptop regulary and as it is now its not hot at all but it might help if i completely disembled my laptop and clean it thoroughly?

    i posted a picture attachment to this post i hope it informative enough
     

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    stealth mode?
     
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  5. Naildir

    Naildir Newbie

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    checked that
    stealth mode is deactivated
    also im running my power on high performance
     
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    Naildir Newbie

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    hmm i think i know what the problem is
    my crossfireX is not working...
    even though it is enabled GPU-Z says its disabled but is available
    i already tried disabling and abeling it again but that didnt work
     
    Naildir, Nov 20, 2011
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    mbob Notebook Geek

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    Reload Windows or drivers? Do you have a backup or restore point to fall back to?
     
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    If you've never actually disassembled the system, there's no way you could have cleaned it properly. I'm willing to bet it needs a solid cleaning.

    You do have a CrossFire issue there. When my 5870s wouldn't use CrossFire, I would usually do a complete power drain, which includes disconnecting the BIOS battery on the bottom of your laptop. Hold the power button for 30 seconds, which should reset everything. After that, go into CCC and disable CF, then enable it. See what happens there.

    Do you have any 3DMark programs? A benchmark along with your max temperatures will tell you quite a bit. If you use GPU-z for monitoring temps, make sure you go in under 'SENSORS' and click twice in the box where the GPU temperature is displayed. The word 'MAX' will appear in small green letters if you've done it correctly. Otherwise you won't know what your maximum temperature is, only the current, which is useless.
     

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  9. Naildir

    Naildir Newbie

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    i thank you all for your replies but it seems my problem has been solved i dont know how butt suddenly crossfireX started working properly :p
    im sorry for wasting your time and i also thank you for using your time to help me :*
     
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    It is never a waste man, no worries. Next time you're bored, open that beast up and give it a proper cleaning though. Glad to hear your problem is fixed though.
     
    TurbodTalon, Nov 20, 2011
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