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    M11X R3 Extreme Lag

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by wrathofdeath, Oct 18, 2015.

  1. wrathofdeath

    wrathofdeath Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello, I've posted about this here before but still can't figure this thing out >-<

    I'll explain my information sequentially.

    1. I open my game and play it for about 10-15 minutes (any game, this has no prejudice).

    2. After that time goes by and something happens in game with a lot of particles (anything), the game completely lags to about 10-15 fps from a solid 45-50.

    3. It continues until I tab out and go back into the game where then the fps is back at 45-50.

    4. The laptop isn't overheating anymore as I've fixed that.

    I've tried game boosters (to no avail as expected). Could this be my GPU overflowing with data? Or something else? I'm not TOO experienced with things of this nature.

    Any help is appreciated! Thank you! ^~^
     
  2. kosti

    kosti Notebook Virtuoso

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    When you say "particles" do you mean you are seeing artifacts? If indeed you are seeing artifacts, it may indicate that your GPU is about to die.

    Otherwise, you may want to lower the level of details in your games and check framerates then. Also monitor your temps while the game is running.
     
  3. wrathofdeath

    wrathofdeath Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't believe they're artifacts. Regarding the overheating part, I repasted the cpu and gpu 3 months ago. I will attach a gpu-z log of my temps. ^~^ Thank you!
     

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  4. kosti

    kosti Notebook Virtuoso

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    Your temps are getting quite high towards the end of the log. Make sure the fan has plenty of room underneath the laptop to be able to draw in air. I would also recheck your thermal paste. Make sure not to apply too much. Too much paste will be worse.
     
  5. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    I suggest a cooling pad. The temps are still high after those 15 minutes.