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    m17x possible trottle fix? PLEASE READ

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Matthew1993, Aug 25, 2012.

  1. Matthew1993

    Matthew1993 Notebook Consultant

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    Hello sometimes im getting 78 degree throttle with myne m17x even if i clean vents and fans while playing bf 3 on ultra still getting throttling and game starts to lag badly. Myne friend recommended me Cooling tab/station from coolermaster for m17x i will get it for 3 days , so my question is will cooling pad for m17x fix this problem?
     
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    nope ! its 2x GTX280M SLI , so will cooling pad fix the problem or not?
     
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    Ok, for the future, please post your configuration, it will be easier to troublshoot.

    A cooling pad may help with temperatures, but just start with rising the back of the machine, it will help quite a bit with temperatures (bottle caps, books...your choice).

    Have you ever cleaned your heatsink fins or did a repaste? For cleaning i mean removing them and actually throughly cleaning them, not just spray air on the airintakes.

    Edit: if you want to buy a laptop cooler, from personal experience i sugest you the Notepal U3.
     
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    i apolagize, myne mistake next time i will post specs , yes i did repaste and cleaned everything for 3 months problem started again so im gonna clean vents and fans again and purchase laptop cooler, so you are tryng to say that myne throttling problem will be fixed then? :)
     
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    Throttling could be a number of reasons. First try to prop up the back of the laptop by 1 inch or so. check if the temperatures improve, since is the cheapest way. If you get an improvement by doing so, then head for a laptop cooler purchase. Also, how is your CPU temperature? throttling may come from GPU or from CPU (or both in the worst case).
     
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    well apparently i put him on book and launched battlefield 3 played for a bit and throttling didn't camed so it's definitely temperature issue
     
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    Just to be sure, use HWinfo to monitor your temperatures. I know from experience that BF3 is somewhat heavy on the CPU. I could be wrong, but it may be CPU throttling.
     
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    ok tnx for your help
     
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    I also recommend the notepal U3, your problem seems to be not enough air getting in from bottom, guessing you play on your bed or something that blocks the vents
     
    Theredninja, Aug 25, 2012
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