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    Asus G51 Vx Lag!

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by rocker1337, Mar 16, 2010.

  1. rocker1337

    rocker1337 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hello, i recently bought an Asus g51 from best buy.

    all my games ran exceedingly great

    i have my CPU overclocked to 2300MHz and my GPU is clocked to 550/920/1425 respectively.

    however whenever i am playing left for dead 2 it starts to lag up a bit.

    im not sure whats going on, i even have the left for dead 2 settings as low as possible.

    some people have suggested that the computer is downclocking itself, can anyone give me an explanation and how to fix it asap? thank you
     
    rocker1337, Mar 16, 2010
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    ryzeki Super Moderator Super Moderator

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    Check your temperatures using HWmonitor, you have a very high overclock and you are probably reaching such a high temp that the GPU downclocks itself to prevent damage.
     
    ryzeki, Mar 16, 2010
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    rocker1337 Notebook Enthusiast

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    what temperatures should i be sitting at? right now im at CPU 56 C and my GPU is at 85 C
     
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    bobbyp Notebook Geek

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    whoa at idle ur gpu is at 85C... somethings wrong there i would put ur clocks back to default and try new drivers
     
    bobbyp, Mar 16, 2010
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    rocker1337 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok i put my clocks back to defualt and im at 80 C. where would i get new drivers?
     
    rocker1337, Mar 16, 2010
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    ryzeki Super Moderator Super Moderator

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    Still to high. I idle at 60c on average, and while gaming my top is usually 92c. Clean your laptop with a can of compressed air as you probably have a lot of dust there.

    Drivers you can get them from laptopvideo2go.com

    Anyways either you have a lot of dust or you have powermizer down.
     
    ryzeki, Mar 16, 2010
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  7. Abula

    Abula Puro Chapin

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    Try NVIDIA GeForce v186.82 WHQL Drivers, should downclock on vista/7, should lower your idle temps, but you should monitor your in game temps to see if what others suggested is happening. Either way try the drivers maybe they give you better perfomance on the games you play.
     
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    rocker1337 Notebook Enthusiast

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    OK ill do some cleaning and download those drivers Abula. what do you mean i have powermizer down?
     
    rocker1337, Mar 16, 2010
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