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    ASUS G72GX Stuttering

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by zfmusic, Apr 14, 2011.

  1. zfmusic

    zfmusic Newbie

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    Hello,

    I purchased a refurbished G72GX on newegg a little less than a month ago. (also my first laptop) There hasn't been an issues up until about a week ago. I noticed while I was playing WoW my laptop would stutter 1-2 times then drop to unplayable levels where I would have to full power down and then reboot. It only did this once or twice in the last week so I didn't think much of it besides maybe overheating because the laptop does run a little hot.

    Then it happened again while just simply browsing the net and listening to my iTunes. The sound will stutter along with everything else. But now it does it regardless of whatever I'm doing within 10 minutes of rebooting. I've read that sound drivers sometimes conflict, I removed all the creative software to no avail, I have also reinstalled all the drivers to also no avail.

    I was just curious if anyone else has had this problem and has any solutions before I just decide to pack it back up and RMA it before my 30 day warranty is over.
     
    zfmusic, Apr 14, 2011
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  2. sirIsaacNewbton

    sirIsaacNewbton Notebook Consultant

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    slow progression like that sounds like cooling problems

    download hwinfo32 and check your temperatures

    if they are really bad (over 65C while idle) then get some canned air and blow out the vents
     
    sirIsaacNewbton, Apr 15, 2011
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  3. ALLurGroceries

    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    Do you have an atheros wireless card? Does this issue happen if you disable the wireless card and run wired ethernet?
     
    ALLurGroceries, Apr 15, 2011
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  4. Disgustipated

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    You may have core parking problems.

    Try this fix:

     
    Disgustipated, Apr 15, 2011
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  5. DCx

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    Actually, it sounds like your GPU is heating up. It's got an nvidia one, right?
     
    DCx, Apr 15, 2011
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