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    constant game stop responding

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by diabiosx, Aug 29, 2010.

  1. diabiosx

    diabiosx Notebook Guru

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    Hi I am playing a game called guild wars, and I play it in window mode, the game stops responding(like how internet explorer freezes when load a webpage sometimes) does any1 know what could be the problem?
    OC cpu
    default GPU settings
     
    diabiosx, Aug 29, 2010
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    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    Have you tried disabling OC to see if that helps? Was there a significant period where things were fine with that game?
     
    slickie88, Aug 29, 2010
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  3. diabiosx

    diabiosx Notebook Guru

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    I am thinking one of the components is faulty, just dont know which.I didnt have the problem when i first bought it, this problem started 1month ago and it happens quite frequently now. and no I have not tried leaving the cpu at default speed
     
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  4. diabiosx

    diabiosx Notebook Guru

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    Just Disabled OC and the problem is still there
     
    diabiosx, Aug 29, 2010
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    surfxombie Notebook Evangelist

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    Just this game or others?
    Check drivers etc..

    You have an R1 so not sure if you can do this but try to run it with the normal graphics (not the Nvidia). If you can it will run slow but should test if it is an Nvidia issue.
     
    surfxombie, Aug 30, 2010
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  6. diabiosx

    diabiosx Notebook Guru

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    I tried what you did, in intel the freeze doesnt happen. however in nvidia, the freeze doesnt happen at the lowest setting.
     
    diabiosx, Aug 30, 2010
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    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    What about any other games?

    Does it happen when you run Guild Wars in full screen mode?
     
    slickie88, Aug 30, 2010
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    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Which display driver?
     
    BatBoy, Aug 31, 2010
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    nickcorona Newbie

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    I have the exact same problem.. I thought it was only me. Don't be offended when I say this, but I'm glad I'm not the only one =P

    Specs: i7, 4gb ram, 500gb HD (m11x r2)

    I'd really appreciate if someone could get to the bottom of this issue! I'll help as much as I can to provide you guys with the information you need!
    Thanks!
     
    nickcorona, Oct 15, 2010
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    I've noticed that the problem started occuring after I updated the Nvidia driver to.. I forgot what revision.. But Nautis covers it in this forum. I'm not sure if it's the direct cause. I'll experiment and report back.
     
    nickcorona, Oct 15, 2010
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    Cpt.Zero Notebook Consultant

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    hmmm have you try modz for the stop throttle in the bandwith?
     
    Cpt.Zero, Oct 23, 2010
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