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    M17x R3 throttling issues for diablo 3

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Voondiaz, Jun 19, 2012.

  1. Voondiaz

    Voondiaz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Any of u have throttling issues when playing diablo 3? Cause I sometimes and most of the times im facing this issue. My M17x would hit up to 77 degree celcious whenever i played diablo and then it would start to throttle..

    Anyone of u who uses M17x R3 had ever been strucked with this issue? :/
     
    Voondiaz, Jun 19, 2012
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  2. unclewebb

    unclewebb ThrottleStop Author

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    Run ThrottleStop with the log file option selected so you have a record of what is going on. Remember to turn on GPU monitoring before you start logging and exit ThrottleStop after you are finished gaming. Upload the data to www.mediafire.com or copy and paste the data to www.pastebin.com so I can have a look.
     
    unclewebb, Jun 19, 2012
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  3. darkdomino

    darkdomino Notebook Deity

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    Yes I get overheating with Diablo 3 if my laptop is on a flat surface. As long as it's propped up in my coolermaster laptop stand, it runs like a champ and never goes above 64c ... Diablo is the only game I have that does this.

    My M17x is always at my desk anyway, so it's not a big deal to keep it on the stand.
     
    darkdomino, Jun 20, 2012
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  4. livid

    livid Notebook Consultant

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    Welcome to the world of throttling on the 580M and the 485M. The only way to keep the notebook from throttling is to place it on an aftermarket notebook cooler as those two GPU's require good ventilation.
     
    livid, Jun 20, 2012
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    Narkoleptik Notebook Consultant

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    I wasn't having an issue with throttling at all until after patch 1.0.3. I think they changed something in the config files that is causing it.
     
    Narkoleptik, Jun 20, 2012
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    SmaShT Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was having horrible throttling issues with Diablo 3, but as someone else mentioned, just place something that allows the back to be lifted (Gatorade caps seem to be a great temporary solution) and all throttling will be gone.
     
    SmaShT, Jun 20, 2012
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  7. Alienware-Luis_Pardo

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    A few updates may do the trick, this article will point you in the right direction. There's also another thread with a lot of useful information here.
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Jun 20, 2012
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