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    m17xr2 strange readings from various sources

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by jedinorth, Nov 24, 2011.

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    jedinorth Notebook Enthusiast

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    just a quick background
    computer was running wonderfully and bf3 great.
    performance started to diminish and it was really playable,
    uninstalled drivers, used driver sweeper and did clean install

    started to get really bad lag spikes
    messed with it some more (checking with gpuz, minor overclocking with spahire trixx.)
    plays bf3 okay but i have been watching my sensors (clock temp etc using gpuz and hwinfo64 and running furmark

    furmark says im running stock clock 500 and 888 at %100 load both gpus
    (temsp are okay 70c on left and 63c on right)
    gpuz says %100 load at 148.5 and 239.6 for the slave (67.5 and 54 when at idle) primary seems to get a proper reading?
    hwinfo say the same
    saphire trix is off
    power settings set to max performance
    power play is on
    tried turning both on and off.

    anyone got any suggestions?
    im really worried that i will run into this issue when i install the new 6990s i ordered.
    would a nuke and pave help?


    m17xr2 with the i7820qm and dual 4870 im running ccc 11.11
     
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    jedinorth Notebook Enthusiast

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    i set saphire trixx to 620 and 930 and im getting a proper reading from card 1
    but card 2 only changed to 167.4 and 250.6


    could i just be getting faulty readings? wouldnt both cards have to be at the same clock speed to operate?
     
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