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    m14x stuttering

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by mrbee33, May 8, 2011.

  1. mrbee33

    mrbee33 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey, anyone else having some stuttering problems? mine does it while watching a movie or playing a game like every 15 seconds or so. it just has a quick stutter and then its normal for another 15 seconds. any way to fix this?

    Thanks
     
    mrbee33, May 8, 2011
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    ted264 Notebook Consultant

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    happened on mine...... it was the refresh rate of the monitor.... it was set to 40hz......

    set it to 60hz!

    fixed my issues
     
    ted264, May 9, 2011
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    mrbee33 Notebook Evangelist

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    thanks for the tip, i hope it works!
     
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    mrbee33 Notebook Evangelist

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    heres an image of where the stuttering occurs:

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    still happened when i turned it from 40 to 60hz
     
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    did you update to latest video driver?
     
    ted264, May 9, 2011
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    yup i did yesterday, i think it might have made it worse actually. im thinking of rolling the driver back
     
    mrbee33, May 9, 2011
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