M15x stuttering issue fixed with A03?

Hi! I've got my new M15x two weeks ago. It came preinstalled with A03 bios. I've updated the Nvidia driver to the latest and updated Windows 7 and DirectX runtimes. So far, my M15x has been fantastic! I'm very happy and proud of my purchase. I have not experienced any stuttering or throttling so far. So, my question: Is the throttling issue fixed with the A03 bios or I'm just lucky? Thanks.

 

Could anyone confirm whether it's been fixed or not? Thanks.

 

no it has not, but don't worry about it if you don't see it with your daily use, then you should be fine.

 

Oh, I thought I was the lucky one. So, it hasn't been fixed yet. Tell me, how do you trigger it? Is the throttling that bad? Or is it just a tiny frame drop once in a while?

 

Every game I've played, ME2, both Crysis games, WoW, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., FEAR, Dirt 2, SFIV etc I've been able to play at maxed settings full res (1600x900 for Crysis tho) and haven't seen any frame rate stutter. Smooth as a baby's butt so far.

 

same here. no throttling so far. if you want more information about throttling then read the first page of the M15x throttling post, should be on the 1st or 2nd page of the forum. if you don't see it happening than don't worry about it.

 

Interesting... I guess I should dig into that infamous post regarding throttling. Hopefully, my M15x will remain "cool" with me. Obviously, I'm not going to overclock it. I'm very satisfied with its performance so far. Mass Effect 2 maxed out, Bioshock 2 maxed out too. That's nice...

 

tell me about it. this machine has yet to disspoint me, and constantly exceeds my expectations. I have yet to make it come anywhere near stutter, and probably never will. its only limitations right now (for me) is the hard drive (7200rpm). Can't wait to get a lightening fast SSD

 

There are no power or thermal constraints in the design that would require the M15x to throttle. The phenomenon brought up is the Powermizer software dynamically clocking near 100% utilization. The benefit you could expect by changing Powermizer's current behavior does not outweigh the risk associated with altering Powermizer's core algorithms. End of the day, the M15x plays games great and that's what it was designed to do.

 

hello,

i have the core i7 720qm
260m
6gb 1333mhz
bios a03
just got this system

when i run prime 95 and furmark together, i see a definite throttling.
when the temp of the gpu reaches 74 and when JUST about to reach 75, it throttles back and reaches 69 degrees or so. and then it again regains its 550mhz core clock and reachers 74, and then throttles back onces again with this cycle.

i think this is caused by temperature issue. if it was lack of power, the point of throttling will be rather random. however in my case, as soon as it reaches 75, it throttles. ALWAYS in this temperature.

if i let cpu at idle, and run furmark, it will go up to like 78 degrees or so. i didnt see it throttle till then. i just turned the program off after seeing that it doesnt.


the thing is that, as long as i put the temp down, i can run the gpu at 550mhz with not throttle while running prime 95. again, whenever the temp reaches 75, as SOON as it does, it throttles back. so i want to rather confirm that it is more cause of the temp, not lack of power.

but well 75 degrees is not that hot at all....

any other ideas????