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    Some graphical corruption has appeared. Fixes?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by DoomMunky, Nov 24, 2012.

  1. DoomMunky

    DoomMunky Notebook Enthusiast

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    Last night, playing a graphics-intensive game (Dishonored, which runs incredibly well on my m14x R1), my Nvidia fan turned on high speed and some graphical flickering appeared. It was definitely the video card, which was at around 60-62C. I didn't have it propped up on anything (to increase airflow), and I don't have a cooling pad. I've never needed it with Dishonored.

    I need to do more testing, but my warranty ran out 3 weeks ago (good timing, Alienware!) and now I'm on my own.

    I'm worried my gfx card is overheating. Any solutions?

    i7 - 2670qm @ 2.20 ghz
    6gb ram
    Nvidia GeForce GT 555M
    Win 7 64bit

    EDIT: See below. It appears refresh rate has something to do with this.
     
    DoomMunky, Nov 24, 2012
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    60-62C is not bad at all while gaming. Here is an article for troubleshooting this type of issues.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Nov 27, 2012
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    Yeah, it's weird, it doesn't seem to be heat related. It's wavy lines running upward on the screen, really only discernable when the scene being displayed is fairly dark. The lines are fairly subtle.

    I can see them now on this page ( Download Heaven DX11 Benchmark | Unigine: real-time 3D engine (game, simulation, visualization and VR)) which is grey. They show up well on those grey tones. Weird. And worrying.

    EDIT: Weird. It appears to be related to refresh rate settings. I lowered the refresh rate for both the integrated Intel gfx and the Nvidia gpu to 40hz and it's changed the lines from quick moving and tightly spaced to slow moving and widely spaced. They're VERY subtle, but in low-light scenes (and in Dishonored, there's a lot of those) they're visible.

    Any thoughts on refresh rate settings and the m14x R1?
     
    DoomMunky, Nov 28, 2012
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    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Dec 3, 2012
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