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    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1gb fps freezes, BIG problems

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by abdullah_mag, Jul 10, 2010.

  1. abdullah_mag

    abdullah_mag Notebook Evangelist

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    i just bought a Sony Vaio Vpcea16fa.

    it comes with i5 520m 2.4ghz (2.93 with turbo boost)
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1gb DDR3
    4gb RAM
    Win7 64 Bit

    it runs all games i play very good with relatively high Fps, but i sometimes get fps freezes, like the game freezes for 2~3 seconds, then all the frames that should've displayed in those 2~3 seconds display all at once in rapid succession, or even get smashed together into 1 frame, this happens as often as every 1 minute

    my old laptop (Acer Aspie 6920g) has about 1/3 if not less of the performance capabilities of the new sony vaio, but i can run most games with same specs on both laptop, and i don't get the fps freezes on the Acer.

    i seen llots of people with this problem but no solutions.

    any idea what to do?

    P.S: just to clear meaningless posts, i already checked for the latest drivers for the graphics card, and the BIOS don't offer me the option to turn off Speed Step, or to tweak cpu/gpu clocks or voltages.
    i was going to undervolt the laptop, but RMclock doesnt work with ix processors, and CPUgenie gave me a bsod from the first try.
     
    abdullah_mag, Jul 10, 2010
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  2. downloads

    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    What's the maker of the HDD?
    (Yeah I know it doesn't sound like it's related to the problem but if it's Western Digital it is related)
     
    downloads, Jul 11, 2010
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    ur hard drive might be dieing... to check so , download HDtune and do a health check on hard drive using software.... i don't think its a driver or overheating problem..
     
    sean473, Jul 11, 2010
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    everything in the HDD is ok, i downloaded HDtune and the health check says everything "ok"

    i bought the laptop 5 days ago, so i know it's not the hdd
     
    abdullah_mag, Jul 12, 2010
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    Brendanmurphy Your Worst Nightmare

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    By any chance is it a 7200 rpm 500gb hd?
     
    Brendanmurphy, Jul 12, 2010
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    key001, Jul 13, 2010
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    sean473, Jul 13, 2010
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