The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Benching

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by ettehbrute, May 28, 2011.

  1. ettehbrute

    ettehbrute Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    141
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Ok so after a couple of runs with the new clocks 800/1060/1050, it was insane, getting great fps in games and stuff, but i got a bsod with it referring to the video drivers. what should i do lol.
     
    ettehbrute, May 28, 2011
    #1
  2. ettehbrute

    ettehbrute Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    141
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    31
    atimpg.sys has failed? any ideas, its happening alot now
     
    ettehbrute, May 28, 2011
    #2
  3. ettehbrute

    ettehbrute Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    141
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    31
    i think i has to be the drivers, now. anyone know a stable ocing driver?
     
    ettehbrute, May 28, 2011
    #3
  4. ettehbrute

    ettehbrute Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    141
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Problem signature:
    Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
    OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3
    Locale ID: 1033

    Additional information about the problem:
    BCCode: 116
    BCP1: FFFFFA8003E2B4E0
    BCP2: FFFFF88002F1445C
    BCP3: 0000000000000000
    BCP4: 0000000000000002
    OS Version: 6_1_7600
    Service Pack: 0_0
    Product: 768_1
     
    ettehbrute, May 28, 2011
    #4
  5. raven evo

    raven evo Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    49
    Messages:
    159
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    turn your clocks down
    and use amd gpu clock tools for OC but you need a correct version for your card and i cant remember what version it is :S
     
    raven evo, May 28, 2011
    #5
  6. The Revelator

    The Revelator Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    5,395
    Messages:
    4,571
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Update to the newest drivers, now Catalyst 11.5d Hotfix, which seems to provide some additional o/c headroom: AMD Catalyst? 11.5b hotfix

    Try using TriXX to overclock your card: Sapphire Technology - TriXX Tweak Utility. The driver resets you're getting generally means the o/c is too aggressive for the card so, as Raven Evo says, turn the clocks down a little. Alternatively, 800/1050 is usually manageable, but might require increasing voltage to 1.05v, which TriXX allows. If already at 1.05v, increase in small increments up to 1.10v. If the problem continues, you're probably going to have to accept that your card is not much of an overclocker. Let us know.
     
    The Revelator, May 28, 2011
    #6
  7. ettehbrute

    ettehbrute Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    141
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    31
    experiment under way!

    *edit*
    As of right now the clocks seem to be @ 750/1050/1050 @ 65 degrees
     
    ettehbrute, May 28, 2011
    #7
  8. JohnnyFlash

    JohnnyFlash Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    372
    Messages:
    2,489
    Likes Received:
    11
    Trophy Points:
    56
    There's only the core clock and the memory clock, no need to list a 3rd number; only nVidia cards are built like that.

    Good luck with the testing!
     
    JohnnyFlash, May 28, 2011
    #8