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    XPS1530 Shuts down when gaming

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by madocks, Feb 26, 2009.

  1. madocks

    madocks Newbie

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    I have just bought a new game - dawn of war 2.

    Approx 30 mins into the game the laptop just shuts down, no BSOD, just powers off. When i reboot it there is no system error saying it was a major crash or any warning telling me why.....

    I have installed a heat program to record the heat on teh GPU and the CPU, at the point of crash the GPU is around 85 degrees C.

    I have taken the back off the laptop and cleaned the Heatsink fan, it was pretty dusty.

    I have turned all game settings to minimum.

    I have updated my GFX drivers to the most recent.


    The problem still persists, all my mates play this game online and im gagging to get some of the action.

    Any help appreciated.
     
    madocks, Feb 26, 2009
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  2. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    What's the highest CPU temperature?
     
    namaiki, Feb 26, 2009
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  3. niteh

    niteh Notebook Enthusiast

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    Are you running RMClock? That breaks thermal management on some CPUs so rather than downclock when it reaches a certain temp, it will just shutdown once it reaches another.
     
    niteh, Feb 26, 2009
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    Kilador Notebook Consultant

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    It happens the same to me lately, and my CPU never goes above 71ºC, and my GPU over 78ºC (when gaming).

    I'm using RMclock for one year now, and never had this problem.
     
    Kilador, Feb 27, 2009
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