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    260m throttling

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by ckwbff, Feb 10, 2012.

  1. ckwbff

    ckwbff Notebook Enthusiast

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    I ran powermizer switch as administrator but my gpu keeps throttling. I'm using high performance power plan, and I also went under nvidia control panel and set power management to maximum performance. Nothing seems to work. Temps are 45c-80c.

    This is how much it throttles and it's permanent until I reset.
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    ckwbff, Feb 10, 2012
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    psyauto Notebook Guru

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    I have the same problem. For now I can come around it only if I remove any OC I did to the gpu and return to stock clocks...
     
    psyauto, Feb 11, 2012
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    I know if you over clock too high the cards go into a funky mode. I only correct clock mine, 550/1000/1350.
     
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    It happens at stock clocks
     
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    for some reason it seems you are stuck at battery clocks. have you tried nVidia system tools and manually set the clocks?

    Edit; another possible issue is the power brick. If there is not enough power the system may be down clocking you..........
     
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    ckwbff Notebook Enthusiast

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    Nvidia system tools does not work. I've noticed that if I underclock by 30mhz on all three clocks it stops downclocking.

    Would power brick issues make my screen turn off and on?

    Nevermind, underclocking only postpones the downclocking.
     
    ckwbff, Feb 12, 2012
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    Yes a power brick that is being strained could provide under voltage and the inter circuitry could then shut the internal screen off. I am not saying this is your issue but I would try and find someone with a compatible brick with better wattage output and see..............
     
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    ckwbff Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do you happen to know what tip size (L1,L2,L3) for the targus 180w?
     
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    Presently I am using the L2 but I think one of the others works as well but is a bit looser................
     
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    ckwbff Notebook Enthusiast

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    What does it mean if underclocking to 496/885/1245 completely fixes the issue? Is it a power brick issue or a bad GPU?
     
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    too general a question. If you never had a heat issue I would say this leans toward a brick issue. You could however still have internal capacitor issues that a new brick would not solve. Same could be said of the mini board the power plug goes into. This is why I recomend borowing another brick...........
     
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    No heat problems. But I did just notice my left side USB ports on the mini board don't work.
     
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    not a good thing, I think that is part of that power board too.......
     
    TANWare, Feb 13, 2012
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