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    Possible major issue with all Origin games on Alienware 13. Need help reproducing.

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by TheSandman2236, Dec 10, 2014.

  1. TheSandman2236

    TheSandman2236 Notebook Consultant

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    In both the Titanfall video and my BF 4 video I'm getting a steady 35-50 FPS. BUT -- every 7-10 seconds the frames drop completely to zero. I'm not sure if it's the standard spinning HDD -- but this is only happening on Origin games.





    I'm uploading my titanfall video now.
     
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  2. J.Dre

    J.Dre Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Do you have that 500GB Hybrid HDD?
     
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  3. TheSandman2236

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    1TB standard HDD -- I think I just need to get rid of it. I'm almost positive it's the HDD now.
     
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    ninja2000 Mash IT

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    I am just installing both now and will test. I also have the 1tb hdd. Will also be putting an ssd in later today too.

    Oh and did you disable the origin overlay? that often causes problems
     
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  5. ninja2000

    ninja2000 Mash IT

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    Just been playing bf4 at 1080p medium settings without any massive drops or stutters
     
    ninja2000, Dec 11, 2014
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  6. TheSandman2236

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    Do you have Titanfall?
     
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    What settings are you using on BF4 to get 35-50fps?
     
    gabswiss, Dec 11, 2014
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  8. TheSandman2236

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    Medium-High -- I'll go back and double check though.
     
    TheSandman2236, Dec 11, 2014
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    Is that 35-50 fps with the high res panel or the lower 13xx panel?
     
    pathfindercod, Dec 11, 2014
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  10. ninja2000

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    Yup. Installing it now. Will give you an update later
     
    ninja2000, Dec 11, 2014
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  11. ninja2000

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    Just played a couple of rounds with no stutter
     
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  12. TheSandman2236

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    What HDD are you using?
     
    TheSandman2236, Dec 12, 2014
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    I saw something about massive frame drops with the Alienware Alpha running Origin games and the person said they disabled Origin Overlay and it fixed the issue. Go to Application Settings>Origin In Game and then uncheck "Enable Origin In Game".
     
    Xanius, Dec 12, 2014
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  14. ninja2000

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    standard 1tb 5400rpm drive
     
    ninja2000, Dec 12, 2014
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    Did this issue ever get resolved?
     
    Egnix, Dec 16, 2014
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  16. TheSandman2236

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    Haven't had time to look at it yet, still having eGPU problems.
     
    TheSandman2236, Dec 16, 2014
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