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    Having FPS problems after a crash

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Kugan, Feb 27, 2011.

  1. Kugan

    Kugan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello!
    I've been play the new MMO called Rift lately. When I first started playing I had the settings on high @ 30-40fps. Yesterday my computer crashed and my fps dropped down to the 20s then gradually started to go lower. Now its at 5 fps on high settings. When I change to low quality rendering the fps goes up to 10-15. I used to play League of Legends at 50fps+ but now its 10-20 fps.
    Anyone know what happened here?

    Specs:
    Intel core i-7 Q720 1.60ghz
    Nvidia Geforce GTX260M
    4gb ram
     
    Kugan, Feb 27, 2011
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  2. Villosa

    Villosa Notebook Deity

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    Was the crash caused by the nVidia drivers?
     
    Villosa, Feb 27, 2011
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  3. Seph-VII

    Seph-VII Notebook Guru

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    First make stealth mode isn't enabled by checking the speedometer touch icon isn't brightly lit. If it isn't being caused by running in stealth mode you should try a power drain by following these steps:

    Power off the system.
    Remove AC lead and Battery.
    Hold down the Alien head power button for 20+ seconds.

    If you are still experiencing frame rate issues can you upload a GPU-Z log file to us after playing the game again for about 30 mins? I ask because It's possible you could be experiencing throttling. This was widely reported with the 260m especially when combined with the 720/740qm CPUs.

    The throttling issues have mostly been resolved with the BIOS release of A08 so this could be a good place to start. Check what BIOS version you're running.
     
    Seph-VII, Feb 27, 2011
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  4. Kugan

    Kugan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Wow.
    I feel so dumb right now. The stealth mode was on. I swore I checked that...but I guess I didn't -_-
    Thanks for helping a out guys lol
    (Btw the crash was from the drivers)
     
    Kugan, Feb 27, 2011
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    Seph-VII, Feb 27, 2011
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