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    Troubleshoot on GeForce 8400GS on my XPS M1330

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by weeeee, Jul 12, 2008.

  1. weeeee

    weeeee Notebook Consultant

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    I sometimes play games like Warcraft III but every time halfway through a game like DotA or any other game, the fps drops and becomes laggy. I'm thinking it's the GPU downclocking by the driver when temps reach almost 90 degrees centigrade. (I use HWMonitor 1.10 to check the temps when this happens.) I'm pretty sure this GPU has more potential and it's due to the driver issue capping the performance of the card. What should I do the remedy this situation? I'm using version 175.97 from the Dell website. Thanks.
     
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  2. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    It's not downclocking, it's overheating. You are not alone, many many many of us have had issues with this. Check out the link in my signature for more (lots more) information.
     
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  3. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Its downclocking cause its overheating. You will need to try out a few cooling solutions
     
    flipfire, Jul 12, 2008
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