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    M15x jittering ?!

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by waihonh, Aug 6, 2011.

  1. waihonh

    waihonh Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guyz,

    havent been awhile posing in here. I am currently using M15x with 840QM along with the GTX460m. I am experiencing some jittering when I am using itunes and google chrome. It always jitter when I start my google chrome or new page. Sometimes it also jitters even I did not open google chrome.

    also I experienced a sudden FPS drop when play league of legends as well.

    NB i am sure i did turn off my stealth mode.

    please help guys.


    Brian
     
    waihonh, Aug 6, 2011
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  2. rob scorpio

    rob scorpio Notebook Enthusiast

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    i am having the same issue, i have just updated the BIOS and still getting the issue, i have been looking at other forums on updating the clock/cpu speed but im still unsure as i dont want to blow myself/new laptop up
     
    rob scorpio, Aug 6, 2011
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  3. noelho

    noelho Notebook Consultant

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    Are you using McAfee Antivirus Plus?

    They released an update recently and started having these stupid jittering issues too. Never had it before, and ive had the system since Dec 2009.

    Ive already posted on their forums. If they dont come up with a solution im just going to uninstall it and go with some other AV solution
     
    noelho, Aug 6, 2011
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    rob scorpio Notebook Enthusiast

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    im using AVG was told its not power hungry but im unsure
     
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  5. noelho

    noelho Notebook Consultant

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    noelho, Aug 6, 2011
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    waihonh Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the advice !!!

    I think I am going to uninstall it then, which Anti virus u guys recommending ?

    Brian
     
    waihonh, Aug 7, 2011
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    kaspersky i prefer
     
    elflegolas, Aug 7, 2011
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  8. noelho

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    im too cheap to pay for an AV, and i hate all the adverts/popups/annoying reminders from the free AVs ....

    so i went for Microsoft Security Essentials ... not sure how good it is at catching viruses/trojans etc, but its good enough for me coz i never visit unknown websites and open strange attachments anyway (the two most common causes for infections!)
     
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    MSE is great for free. Microsoft finally bought the right stuff. ;)
     
    runamonk, Aug 8, 2011
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    waihonh Notebook Enthusiast

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    so biscally its because of the Anti Virus from Mcafee?
     
    waihonh, Sep 6, 2011
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  11. noelho

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    yup .. most likely .. try disabling it and see if your problem goes away..

    or keep task manager open and switch to the processes tab (view all processes from users) and sort by CPU usage to see which process is killing your machine
     
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    pepemosca Notebook Evangelist

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    +1

    Go for Microsoft Security Essentials.
     
    pepemosca, Sep 8, 2011
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