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    Stuttering issue

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Grimjok3r, Feb 16, 2011.

  1. Grimjok3r

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    hey everyone,
    ive owned the m17x now for 3 months, ive went through heat issues, ssd issues and now i have a new one. About a week ago i started to get horrible stutter when gaming. I dont notice it when watching movies on blu ray but when gaming i see it alot. Its like a micro stutter that follows moving objects. My fps stay really high as if everything is running good except with the stuttering. I run Fraps , hwinfo, and have not seen my fps to be an issue nor my temps which never go over 76 on cpu and gpu's.

    I have crossfire 5870's , i7 940xm , samsung ssd from alienware and i have evrything updated i think. downloaded everything possible from dell drivers and also went through video drivers 10.11 / 10.12 / 11.1 and the stock ones.

    i also want to add that about a month ago i replaced thermal pads and paste on both gpu's and cpu. After doing that i have been able to game for a whole month without issues until recently. My question is , if anyones had stuttering issues like this or may know of a possible fix please help, could it by video problem? thermal paste/pad issue? cpu issue? this laptop has been nothing but nightmares and would highly appreciate some help. Thanks in advance.
     
    Grimjok3r, Feb 16, 2011
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