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    680m + GW2 = Low clock speeds?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Couchking, Aug 26, 2012.

  1. Couchking

    Couchking Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey everyone,

    I'm hoping someone here can help me out. I've had my 9170 for almost a month now and just recently had my 7970m swapped for the 680m a few days ago at Sager. Since then, I've been noticing my GPU has been underclocking/throttling when I play games, specifically GW2 and BF3. According to MSI afterburner's OSD, it runs at 324mhz the entire time in Guild wars 2 with an average 27fps and around 528~MHz in BF3 with varying frames per second depending on map. Utilization remains around 99% the entire time but my frame rates suffer because of those low clock speeds (i think). 3dmark11 total score is around 6300 and my card doesn't go above 60 degrees ever. Everything is set to use the high performance nvidia gpu.

    Has anybody experienced this problem?
     
    Couchking, Aug 26, 2012
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  2. joeelmex

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    No problems here. Played it for about 2 hours last night.
     
    joeelmex, Aug 26, 2012
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  3. fenryr423

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    Never had this issue. I average around 55 fps in gw2 with everything capped using 304.79 drivers
     
    fenryr423, Aug 26, 2012
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  4. lowfreq

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    where can i get the new driver for my 680m on my sager 9170? link?
     
    lowfreq, Aug 26, 2012
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  5. fenryr423

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    I'm just using 304.79 straight from nvidia. It will say it doesn't support the 680m but it definitely does.
     
    fenryr423, Aug 27, 2012
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    new beta driver for 680m out today at nvidia.com check that out
     
    fenryr423, Aug 27, 2012
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    Make sure you get the appropriate x64 of x32 bit version. Nvidia had the x32 bit version for the x64 download link for awhile : /
     
    saleeminc, Aug 27, 2012
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    they fixed that about 7 hrs ago
     
    fenryr423, Aug 27, 2012
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    any performance boost to GW2 with the new drivers? @fenryr423 are you getting full utilization at all times? Mine seems to be inconsistant. Some areas I get full but other areas will swing down to 60% lowering my fps. But when it IS maxed I get the same fps as you. Do you OC yours?
     
    Vergeofinsanity81, Aug 28, 2012
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  10. fenryr423

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    I OC mine 854/2400. The only time my utlization drops drastically is when Vsync kicks in. I havent been to many areas though. With any brand new game you are going to experience issues like that. As the game matures along with drivers these issues are resolved
     
    fenryr423, Aug 28, 2012
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  11. Couchking

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    With the new beta driver released yesterday I'm getting full 99% utilization with 40+fps at all times. :)
     
    Couchking, Aug 28, 2012
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    Nice to hear that Nvidia still does the driver job right.
     
    sirana, Aug 28, 2012
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    bout 50 fps+ with my 7970m and everything maxxed, so i would expect similar numbers with the 680m
     
    vlps, Aug 28, 2012
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    Just wanted to update, the problem is back and my card is once again stuck at 324mhz in both BF3 and Guild Wars 2
     
    Couchking, Aug 31, 2012
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    Make sure your laptop is plugged in.
     
    Vergeofinsanity81, Aug 31, 2012
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    On battery mode if you try to game with the GTX680M it'll be locked to 324MHz for core.
     
    hackness, Aug 31, 2012
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    As far as I can tell, everything is set to high performance and it's still gimped at 324 :-/
     
    Couchking, Sep 1, 2012
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    50-100fps i set it to stop at 60fps in the graphics settings. strange...u have u tried calling tech support?
     
    lowfreq, Sep 8, 2012
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