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    Running slow? I am

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by exileskim, Jun 21, 2009.

  1. exileskim

    exileskim Newbie

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    I just reformated my dell 1530 and I feel like its going slow when playing games still.

    I got the t8300 2.4ghz
    4gb ram
    8600 card

    Just ran 3dmark06 for the first time and I got 4799

    Also when I play games it seems like I only get like 15 to 20 fps tops

    What can I do to get better performance without losing all of the quality?

    Thanks
     
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  2. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    are you running on AC, and set the power options to High Performance? (this option is for CPU...)

    installed nvidia drivers?
     
    paper_wastage, Jun 21, 2009
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  3. UofTSilent

    UofTSilent Notebook Guru

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    And which game are u talking about? o_O
     
    UofTSilent, Jun 21, 2009
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  4. Quicklite

    Quicklite Notebook Deity

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    The bench seems normal for a 8600m GT. :)

    Your GPU might be overheating, and forced to underclock as result. Can you download this app:

    http://www.cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php

    Keep it running in the background, and try play games again? after a few minutes, close the game, and upload a screenshot of HWmonitor.

    We can then tell you whether your laptop is overheating. In which case you might have to contact Dell.
     
    Quicklite, Jun 21, 2009
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  5. exileskim

    exileskim Newbie

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    Ut oh,

    So I played Prototype for about 30 minutes

    GPU got up to 89C
    CPUs got to 63C
     
    exileskim, Jun 21, 2009
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