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    Vid Card Crashes

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Sn34ky, Aug 21, 2011.

  1. Sn34ky

    Sn34ky Newbie

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    Hello,

    Not sure where to start but will try my best to explain. I got some problems with my video card .. as it appears :O While playing this game called: League of Legends. or LoL for short.
    after a couple of games online I can get one of the following problems:
    1. Blue Screen
    2. Crash with a message my video card is either overheating or outdated. (its deffinetly not outdated I checked on the website)
    3. Crash with a message from windows.

    I made 2 screens that might help:

    Reliabillity report:
    http://imageshack.us.../807/helpd.jpg/

    Temperatures (the ones on the right):
    http://imageshack.us...703/tempsi.jpg/

    Error message:
    http://imageshack.us...0/40887125.jpg/

    Translated it says something like:
    Driver doesnt respond anymore and is recovered.

    I allready tried reinstalling windows but that doesnt work the problem keeps getting back. My laptop seems even slower after doing this also when its booting it takes a long time for the windows 7 logo to load.

    Thank you in advance,

    Remco
     

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  2. svl7

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    Links are broken... and what are your specs? Let me guess, GTX 260m?
     
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  3. Sn34ky

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    Ah, lol sorry, haven't seen the DxDiag... if 68°C is your max temperature while gaming you don't have to worry about the temps...

    But it seems your GPU is dying. Do you get funny colored screens and similar from time to time?
    If you're still under warranty call Dell and get the card replaced. If you don't have any warranty left I recommend raising the voltage of the GPU a little bit, this can help.
     
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  5. Sn34ky

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    yeah sometimes my screen acts weird while just being on internet and also some weird blue screens while surfing.

    I dont think I have any warranty left but I might get lucky.

    Guess replacing it is the best option. So should I go for a same card or is there any better ones out there?
     
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  6. Kratzen

    Kratzen Notebook Consultant

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    You should atleast go for a 460m or 5850m, which are the two best officially supported cards.
    But since you are out of warranty you might aswell go for the gold and get a 6970m.
    With that card you should see a MAJOR leap in performance compared to 260m.

    here you can see a comparison of all available mobile gpu's:
    Mobile Graphics Cards - Benchmark List - Notebookcheck.net Tech
    As you can see the 260m ranks nr 61, whereas the 6970 ranks 27 (or 6 out of the single-card setups)

    There is a long thread about the 6970m, where to get it and how to install it, and fixes and workarounds for a few bugs. If you are gonna get a new card anyway, spend some time reading that thread, and spend a little extra money on a card that will tripple, or even quadruple your framerates, or let you play on max settings with higher fps than you do now on lower settings.
     
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  7. Sn34ky

    Sn34ky Newbie

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    ah thank you very much for all the help :D the most posts I have ever seen in any of my threads :D will try to find a good site to buy one of those cards and gonna try dell support tomorrow :D thank you again
     
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  8. Kratzen

    Kratzen Notebook Consultant

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    you are welcome :)
     
    Kratzen, Aug 21, 2011
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  9. Mexic00ls

    Mexic00ls Notebook Deity

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    also try looking for one here Computer Components , u should be able to find one pulled from another alienware laptop
     
    Mexic00ls, Aug 21, 2011
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    noelho Notebook Consultant

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    oooh ... this is useful info ... i keep getting random blue screens too ... ill pester my dell reps before my warranty runs out next dec ;-) .... but i might be using a 6970m by then anyway lol =D
     
    noelho, Aug 22, 2011
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  11. Sn34ky

    Sn34ky Newbie

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    well those sites are all very usefull just not for me :p I am from outside US so its kinda complicated to get those parts without a creditcard. but still some nice info for other people as well
     
    Sn34ky, Aug 22, 2011
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  12. Mexic00ls

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    lol im sure u can find an nbr user @ marketplacefrom....? wherever your at and see if they would except a money order..... or something similar...... other than that i dont know what to tell except good luck.........
     
    Mexic00ls, Aug 23, 2011
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