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    Severe lag

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by wrathofdeath, Jun 19, 2012.

  1. wrathofdeath

    wrathofdeath Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys,


    I have been noticing whenever I play Dirt 3 (or any game) my computer will run smoothly at 40-50fps for a minute or so and then just lag like crazy... I have my computer propped up and a cooling pad on the bottom. Any ideas? Settings on dirt are not maxed out or anything basically everything on medium.... and AA to 4x

    Need an answer asap
     
    wrathofdeath, Jun 19, 2012
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  2. Rishwin

    Rishwin Notebook Deity

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    What temps are you getting? Normal temps, gaming temps, and the temps when it starts tarding out and running like crap. That will help confirm or rule out overheating.
     
    Rishwin, Jun 19, 2012
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  3. wrathofdeath

    wrathofdeath Notebook Evangelist

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    After 30 seconds of benchmarking dirt3: cpu (88c) gpu (73c)
     
    wrathofdeath, Jun 20, 2012
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    thehunterooo Notebook Consultant

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    GPU looks okay, CPU may be getting a little hot though, but that should not be causing the slowdown at that temp.
     
    thehunterooo, Jun 20, 2012
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    Now the disk is done de-fragmenting and its been rebooted.... ill post up here how everything works..
     
    wrathofdeath, Jun 20, 2012
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  6. Alienware-L_Porras

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    I think you should take a look at this article. If the temperatures are getting above 90C I would recommend you to get a cooling pad or maybe try repasting it.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jun 20, 2012
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