laptop is cool but theres still fps drops

hi

i have a dell xps 1730 and this are my specs

nvidia geforce 8800 gtx sli

4 GB of memory

250 hdd space

i have cleaned the fans but no luck i still get drops and goes back to normal. is there a way to stop this little annoying thing

 

Try changing / updating the video driver?

 

sounds like drivers... or the game's engine itself.

 

What Game is that ? Because in few games there is option to dynamically adjust the FPS of the game

 

all of the lmao.. how do u change them

 

how do i do that

 

go into your control panel
uninstall nvidia driver.
restart
go to nvidia.com
download lastest notebook driver
install new driver
restart done

 

After reading the title, I think we need to define 'cool' here.

Could you run 3dmark05 or 06 or a stressful game and monitor both the CPU temperature and GPU temperature. If you have already done this can you tell us what the max temp was?

 

What Game your playing ?

 

cant cuz i only can get them from dell

 

temp cool and how do i check the temp in the 3dmark06

 

Use a monitor such as HWMonitor or Rivatuner.

 

farcry 2

left4dead

mercenaries 2

fallout 3

red alert 3

crysis

all of those games gets me random slowdowns

 

it was 183 F

 

Ok, that's about 84c. That's a bit hot and it probably means that your heatsink compound is failing. It's very common on these M1530's. For those of us that have removed the heatsink, cleaned it up, and reapplied thermal compound we went from temps of 85c and higher to max temps of 75c.

Before I did the mod my GPU was hitting 85c and higher and each time the GPU would downclock. You really want temps of 80c or lower and the downclocking will stop. Myself, joeytav, and stepintoliquid are just three people on this forum that had the exact same symptoms as you. We all replaced our thermal compound and fixed this problem. There are lots of others who have done the same.

I'm not saying that you should do this mod. Do you have experience with this kind of thing? If so, then go for it - you will solve this problem yourself.

 

but mine is a m1730 and im a pc noob

 

OK, thank you for your honesty. I would rather someone tell me that they are a noob than them act like they know what their doing and brick their machine.

This problem requires removing the heatsink.

1. Do you still have a warranty?
2. Do you have steady, careful hands?
3. Do you have any experience taking apart electronics?

Edit: The same thing can happen on the M1730. I think Dell has a major production problem with their application of heatsink compound. Hopefully some M1730 owners that have dealt with this will chip in on this thread.

 

1.yes 3 years
2.only when i get nervous i dont.
3.does the psp count?

 

If you can dismantle a PSP, put it back together, and it works, that's pretty good skills.

Unfortunately, after going here:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xpsm1730/en/sm/sysboard.htm#wp1032627

It looks like the M1730 is nothing like our M1530's. For the M1530 all we have to do is pull off the bottom cover and we have access to the cooling assembly. For the M1730 it appears that you have to pull apart the whole system and remove the system board to get at the heatsink.

That changes things. If you have never removed a system board from a notebook, then I would have to recommend that you not do the procedure. There are just too many things that can go wrong.

On the other hand, I have read accounts of people doing this mod and having great success. You just really have to know what you're doing to pull this off.

I'm going to say use your warranty on this one. If you are very brave and have the skills then DIY. It's your call just be advised that you have been warned about the complexity of this job.

 

so i can talk to dell and they can fix this?

 

i used driver detective and updated some of my drivers and dell updated my chipset. my fps improved but my fps goes down by half every 5 min and goes back up.

 

Keep in mind that the newest NForce drivers do not equal good gaming performance. Some of them are better for video/media playback. Look for drivers that are better suited for gaming.

 

anyone know how to use the nvidia control panel and what driver should i get for the 8800 gtx

 

try to go for 185.20 which looks promising.
you can get it here for vista 32 or here for vista 64.
Before you install them make sure that you uninstall your previous video driver, and ideally, boot in safe mode, run ccleaner or driver cleaner.net (to completely remove the old video driver) and then install the new driver that i provided.
Also, i'd like to state that 84C degrees is pretty much standard on a m1730. if you lift the back of your laptop while gaming to allow better air flow, the temps will drop to the high seventies - low eighties.

 

i got xp but i googled it and got it ill try it soon

update: tried and it still reduces but takes long to reduce idk but i think its the heat.

 

your next step would be to clean the cooler fins, but for that you need to disassemble the notebook, here's the service manual

 

well thank you all all i need to do is get the courage to open up the laptop. :S

 

yeah, i know how you feel.
first time i had to open my 1710 i was nervous too.
But if you do everything slowly and pay attention to the manual you won't have any problems!
Good luck!! and report back.

 

Right now I'm using my g1 phone and I need help

I reached the fans and cleaned them but I forgot where the
Long black blue and white cables go.. gimme a pic or explain
It very much in laimens term(sorry if I misspelled)

update: im on my laptop so far everything works, i can't believe that i just put it apart and put it back together .

 

umm still heats up too much and this is my final reply: do i have to clean the vents and the fans of the video card?

 

please provide temps, idle and under load. please raise the back of the lappy when you load test it.
anything around 35c for the cpu and 70c for gpu is ok for idle. (the fans are not even working then)
as for under load - well the cpu does not go much higher than 45 maybe, and the gpus should be in the low 80s.

 

its 64c 147f and its on the nc2000 cooler

 

Install the 185.20 driver from laptopvideo2go.com

its a really good driver and it will boost your speed in games exponentially.

 

i already got it thanks.

 

if you are referring to idle temp - it's excellent. if you're referring to temps under load then you have an exceptional lappy
anyway, you're good.

 

but theres still fps drops bt half. oh well

 

there's a new dox driver at lv2g... maybe you should give it a try...

 

just got a new videocard from dell thanks to the warranty and it works now.. which driver should i download for the 8800 mgtx sli

 

Just install Nvidia latest 179xx drivers as it increased my fps and max temp was 68 with SLI.