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    Sudden FPS drops in games.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by lepekhovm, Jan 23, 2011.

  1. lepekhovm

    lepekhovm Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello peepaw, ;)

    My 17x is being a bad lad when playing any games. I know you answered this question A LOT, but what should I do if my 280m SLI :cool: run the game smoothly for like 20 secs, and then FPS suddenly drops to like... 5 or so for 5 seconds, and then gets back to normal. :eek: Help pweees? :confused:
     
    lepekhovm, Jan 23, 2011
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    V3_Shae Notebook Consultant

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    What game? BC2 does that once every time I join a game, but it's non-recurring. Does it do it over and over? More info plz!
     
    V3_Shae, Jan 23, 2011
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    Fatal1ty39 Notebook Consultant

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    Fatal1ty39, Jan 23, 2011
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  4. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    That's called throttling. Try using these drivers or these,you'll have less issues with them. Also some people say with the A06 BIOS get less system throttling so you might want to flah that too,doesn't seem to bring any other issues.
    cheers

    EDIT: remember to clean the old ones first,uninstall them and use CCleaner for any remainders,reboot and install eighter of the above.
     
    katalin_2003, Jan 23, 2011
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    when did you clean your laptop inside?--i had the same every game lost performance- short after run-heat was a problem. i open my alienware after 6month use and i was surprise how vents was locked by dust. throttling is also another way to prevet burn your cards
     
    grzesmaster2, Jan 27, 2011
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  6. lepekhovm

    lepekhovm Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah people, i believe its throttling tbh. Lost Planet 2 (GODLIKE GRAPHICS btw haha), Just Cause 2, DiRT 2, cod 5, metro 2033... fed up. So... going to try to reinstall teh drivers provided by katalin_2003.
    you saved my laptop several times before man, Merci Beacoup dude.
     
    lepekhovm, Jan 27, 2011
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  7. EtownsFinest

    EtownsFinest Notebook Deity

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    Have you tried using Throttlestop from UncleWebb I had the same issues with my R1 this program fixed everything :D
     
    EtownsFinest, Jan 27, 2011
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