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    Xps 1730, 3Dmark yesterday:8184 / Today: 2634 : SC2 = 2fps.

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by kapteineirik, Aug 7, 2010.

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    I got some serious issues with my laptop.
    I got a Xps M1730, details at the bottom.
    I play CS, CSS, WC3 and last 6 months I have had bad performance on everyone of them. But I havent had time to bother, but after Sc2 didnt work properly on Low I got little angry.

    So I searched the web, for fan control, heat isssues, etc, and I see many people have struggled with this, to bad most of it is pretty old, and updating to a two year old driver doesnt work as well.

    I have around 50 fps in regular Counter-strike.
    I have around 30 in the start of SC2, and in the battles, down to 1 or 2...

    So now, here is the strange thing.
    I have been trying to hack this ty computer, but didnt find anything, just installed everst ultimate, fraps to check out temperature and fps.

    Yesterday I tried 3dmark06, and I got a score of 8184 with the graphic cards in SLI. (5372 without SLI)
    And I invited a friend on SC LAN. And we played all night, and the fps was working pretty good. Every setting is set on low of course, but I had easily 60/70 fps even in the greatest 2vs2 400 units battles.

    But today, without doing anything else then turning on the computer, my fps has dropped like insane.
    I tried running 3dmark06 again with SLI, and guess the score?
    2634!! Thats pretty awesome, on one day 3dmark06 has dropped 6000 points.
    The even cooler thing is that yesterday my cpu was at around 70/80 degrees. Vacuum cleaned it today, and it is at around 50.
    So with the CPU temperature cooler I get worse performance. And that is something who really grinds my gear.

    Does the CPU on dell xps 1730 clock down if it gets cooler and clock up when it gets hotter?

    So If anybody could help me I will greatly appreciate it.
    Specs to follow.

    Windows 7.
    CPU: Intel Core Duo T7700 @ 2.4 ghz
    Memory: 2048mb
    Bios: A9 (I know some newer bios has arrived, but I do not have a battery, So i can not flash the bios, and I havent found any hackers who have given out a "howto")
    GPU: Nvidia Geforce 8700 GT x 2 (SLI) (Approx total memory 1010mb)
    Current display mode: 1440-900 (Starcraft I use the lowest, 1024 is it? And does current display have anything to do with anything?)
    Drivers: 258.96_notebook_winvista_win7_32bit_international_whql
    Anti aliasing and all other who takes performance is turned off.

    So, this should run SC2 on the lowest, at least without getting 2 fps.
    Anyone out there who could help me?
     
    kapteineirik, Aug 7, 2010
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