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    XPS 1530 keeps on dying on COD MW2

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by pchan, Dec 16, 2009.

  1. pchan

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    Hi!

    Bought this new game COD: Modern Warfare 2 hoping that its playable in the 1530 but was disappointed again. whenever i play it on my 1530, it dies out after around 30-45 mins. Screen will just go black and power turned off. It only happens when playing the game, else the unit behaves ok. And yes, im already on the lowest video settings of the game, but still to no avail..

    I have a very good suspicion that its because of heat issues, but my problem is how to prove it. When i was playing an online game, my temps goes as high as 98C but it my unit doesnt turn itself off. this is the first time im seeing it is turning itself off. Im already using I8Kfangui temp monitor but i cant seem to make it save into a file its temperature reading before the crash happens. Anyone has an idea on how to know or record the temps before system crashes? Or anyone knows a tool that can do this..

    Anyways, this was also blessing in disguise coz i tried running the pre-boot diagnostic tool and found out that looks like my HDD is dying on me after 2 yrs... called dell and they have agreed to replace it, luckily i got a 3 yrs warranty :)
     
    pchan, Dec 16, 2009
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