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    M17xR4 / 980M issues with Windows 10 15063

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by DeathCom, Jul 24, 2017.

  1. DeathCom

    DeathCom Newbie

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    Edit: Problem solved. I'd delete this post, but I cant.

    Edit: I spoke too soon. Ok, I got build 15063 installed and now my power issues are 100x worse than ever. In 105xx, same PSU, I had zero throttling. Now with 15063 I can't even get the processor over 1.17Ghz (3610QM) It was happily running at 2.29 with no throttling on the 980M. Now GPUZ reports Pwrcap when I even start up a video. This is just unusable. I know its all software because things worked fine in 105xx but I find more and more that Im needing the 15000+ updates because I do play a lot in the windows store.

    Am I gonna have to shell out another $180 for a new power brick? Are those $40 knockoffs on ebay total garbage?
     
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    DeathCom, Jul 24, 2017
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    shatteredx Notebook Enthusiast

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    Not sure about knockoffs but I solved a lot of throttling issues on my m17x r4 when I switched to a genuine 330w PSU. Just my experience.
     
    shatteredx, Aug 5, 2017
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