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    AW 17 r4 1080 throttle in SteamVR

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by flokke, Jan 1, 2017.

  1. flokke

    flokke Newbie

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    Hi,

    First of all... HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone and thanks for all the help you provide for alienware users!
    Im currently using the AW17 r4 1080.

    When ever i start steamVR the 1080 only clocks at 1558MHz.
    Temps are between 55°C and 60°C. So its not an thermal issue.

    Also the steam performance test says, thats its NOT VR capable.

    I dont have this problem with any other game.

    Tried various drivers. Nothing seems to work.

    Any solution?
     
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    flokke, Jan 1, 2017
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  2. rinneh

    rinneh Notebook Prophet

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    Go to nvidia control panel > power management > maximum performance for the steamvr app.
     
    rinneh, Jan 1, 2017
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  3. flokke

    flokke Newbie

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    still no boost clock
     
    flokke, Jan 1, 2017
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  4. don_svetlio

    don_svetlio In the Pipe, Five by Five.

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    Updated drivers and firmware? Have you checked if TDP throttling is occurring? GPU-Z can tell you the performance cap reason.
     
    don_svetlio, Jan 1, 2017
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  5. flokke

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    Searching the nvidia forums i found that desktop cards had the same issue with some drivers in July. It got fixed.

    Unfortunately nvidia uses different drivers for pascal and pascal mobile. So I cant use the fixed desktop drivers.

    What makes me curious is that noone took notice before me.

    Or is it just a problem with my specific unit? Dont think so. Im not a total pc noob. :)

    It would be helpful if someone could check their 1080 clocks while using steamVR.
     
    flokke, Jan 1, 2017
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