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    Display driver

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Beej1986, May 11, 2011.

  1. Beej1986

    Beej1986 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Last few days, when playing intense games (crysis) twice now I have gotten an error saying display driver stopped working, and game freezes. It then says driver recovered, i reboot the game, no problems. Anyone know if this is from just intense gaming, or is this a real issue?
     
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    takeabyte Notebook Evangelist

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    I can confirm this for you later today with Crysis....
     
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    Serephucus Notebook Deity

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    Download HWMonitor and keep it open while you're gaming. Once you get a crash, post a screenshot of HWMonitor here, showing as many temperatures as you can.
     
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    takeabyte Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't konw how long you were playing, but I've been playing for about 30 minutes now, the m14x is super hot on my lap, and no game crashes.

    I got max temps on Core 0, 1, 2, 3 as follows: 91, 90, 87, 85 degrees C

    Video card had a max temp of 69 degrees with the fan roaring away.
     
    takeabyte, May 11, 2011
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