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    M17X Freezing in games *CAUGHT ON TAPE!*

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Ronen91, Feb 16, 2010.

  1. Ronen91

    Ronen91 Notebook Geek

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    Well I have all my drivers up to date..no overclocking and i finally caught the freezing that never happens when im on the phone with a tech from alienware!
    The freezing that is happening has died down but basically at around 16 seconds in the video is what happens when the game freezes and usually stays that way until I do a hard reset by holding the power button on the m17x...any suggestions or help would be great! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKMXEOg_zrE
     
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    Ronen91, Feb 16, 2010
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    Lmao, no way I play on that server. Thats the lotr map for zombie run right? Cs?
     
    tsuekasa, Feb 16, 2010
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    ROFL! yes! my name is Ronen Hit me up!! but in all seriousness i need help lol Got a new computer being sent to me after fighting with dell again
     
    Ronen91, Feb 16, 2010
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    That is EXACTLY the stuttering that my wife's XPS13 was doing.

    We ended up sending it back for a refund because Dell sent the wrong motherboard to the tech 3 times in a row, and we went from a computer that at least worked most of the time, to no computer for a week.

    They had no clue what it was, and replaced the motherboard, hdd, ram, and gpu (part of the mobo). I unfortunately dont know if the issue remained after that because we sent it back the day after it was finally fixed.

    EXACT same issue though, I'm sure of it. I would push very hard for a new system as Dell is going to completely disassemble your system replacing part after part trying to figure it out.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=435088
     
    Zlog, Feb 16, 2010
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    That is the infamous latency stutter of Nvidia GPU's. My system does that while playing a MP3 or Youtube video...makes me lol.
     
    Dellerious, Feb 16, 2010
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    I just talked to dell. after a bit of reasoning with them they are replacing my 280s with ATI cards for free. Worth a shot for others with this problem who have had their computers for several months
     
    Axman, Feb 16, 2010
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    yeah definitely the nvidia cards, i would haggle for the ati's
     
    tsuekasa, Feb 16, 2010
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    All I see is your reflection in those videos...
     
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    I apologize for the bad video I do not own a video camera but now i have a full freezing video in better lighting!!

    I have had the computer replaced 2 times with a motherboard replacement on each one including some keyboard replacements and fan replacements!

    Going for the third one being sent after fighting with dell after 41 days!

    Should i request a different video card...The spec for the new one is a GTX 260M

    Full freezing Video
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXUeHqc18xI
     
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    Wow so it is an issue with nVidia GPUs? I hope it doesn't occur on the M11x.....

    I wish one of you guys had seen my post back when i was trying to figure it out on my wife's xps13. Oh well, its gone now :)
     
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    Mine hardlocks sometimes im being told its my hdd atm.
     
    Kevinmcg, Feb 16, 2010
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    mine hardlocked untill i uninstalled intel chipset. and uninstall raid controller.
     
    Mazdaspeed_6, Feb 17, 2010
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