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    Random slowdowns with decent config. Cant figure out.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by TheFennec, Jan 16, 2014.

  1. TheFennec

    TheFennec Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello there,

    I have a 3 years old m17x with a 6970M and commutable graphics.

    When i play any game now the graphics use to slowdown at some point, it's purely random. For instance when i play dota 2, sometimes it runs perfectly fine for a whole day, but most of the time i have to reboot between every game in order to fix these slowdowns.

    I used Alien respawn a few days a go and installed latest Leshcat modded drivers. I also removed the dust in the fans. It may looks like GPU throttling but the temp are quite low (It doesnt go above 80°c).

    Can someone help me? It would be really appreciated :)

    Thanks to the community.
     
    TheFennec, Jan 16, 2014
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  2. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    You may need to repaste to lower the temps and stop the throttling.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jan 16, 2014
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