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    M14x R2 Crysis 2 Problem

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by theDaemon, Jul 1, 2012.

  1. theDaemon

    theDaemon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey Guys

    I have a problem.On Crysis 2, my laptop downclocks to 270mhz core clock.On all other games it works at 835Mhz?I forced GT650m to be on at all times but still there is no relief. I did a recovery of my laptop and reinstalled Crysis 2 but still had the same problem.Crysis 1 works fine at max so.
     
    theDaemon, Jul 1, 2012
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  2. Alienware-Frank_L

    Alienware-Frank_L Company Representative

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    Have you white-listed the game yet? If not, here you can get the guide on how to. Check it and let us know.
     
    Alienware-Frank_L, Jul 2, 2012
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  3. piratefly

    piratefly Newbie

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    I also have this problem too :(
    When playing game, I noticed that the Core clock of Gt650m on m14x R2 always throttles down and run at 270-400 Mhz after a few minutes instead of 745-800 Mhz although the temp is OK (~65) and I have enabled "prefer max power performance" on Nvidia control panel. So the FPS will be dropped
    I tried new beta driver 304.48 and latest bios A03 but nothing changes. It looks like this is the power management issue.
     
    piratefly, Jul 3, 2012
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  4. Colpolite

    Colpolite Notebook Deity

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    Was this throttling horror issue at 65c ever fix or Is Dell/Alienware playing blind and dumb on us?
     
    Colpolite, Aug 17, 2012
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  5. abec

    abec Notebook Guru

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    i never had any problem playing crysis 2 with m14x r2.
    it's running smooth, the game setting is set to ultra.
    what i do is whitelist the game ;)
    based on msi afterburner, gpu temp is around 65c - 69c.
     
    abec, Aug 19, 2012
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