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    Sudden drop in performance

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by PapaAlfrego, May 15, 2011.

  1. PapaAlfrego

    PapaAlfrego Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys,

    so a couple days ago my m11x r1 just started running really slow on black ops, i thought, "oh its just black ops" but then i tested 5 other games and FPS dropped drastically, to the point that it is unplayable. I defragged, and virus check 5 times. It was working tuesday, i came home wednesday, then it was just horrible.

    -Papa
     
    PapaAlfrego, May 15, 2011
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  2. sabricaze

    sabricaze Notebook Evangelist

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    Time to reformat~
     
    sabricaze, May 16, 2011
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  3. DrGoodvibes

    DrGoodvibes Notebook Deity

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    "If we don't get more power to the warp drive we're all going to have to get out and push!" - Star Trek
     
    DrGoodvibes, May 16, 2011
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  4. madpacket

    madpacket Notebook Enthusiast

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    Check to see if your cooling intake fan is clogged with dust.
     
    madpacket, May 16, 2011
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  5. unclewebb

    unclewebb ThrottleStop Author

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    Run ThrottleStop in Monitoring mode and create a Log File so you can go back and have a look at your CPU performance after you are finished gaming. If the CPU is not throttling then you need to run a GPU-Z log file and check for GPU throttling too. Also look in the Task Manager and make sure that nothing is hogging your CPU.
     
    unclewebb, May 16, 2011
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  6. smelly cat

    smelly cat Notebook Guru

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    sounds like thermal throttling to me
     
    smelly cat, May 16, 2011
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  7. PapaAlfrego

    PapaAlfrego Notebook Consultant

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    Hey thanks for the responses guys, im going to check the throttlestop thing, but im not sure how that will help.
     
    PapaAlfrego, May 16, 2011
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  8. MasivB

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    Restore power management defaults and use high-performance
     
    MasivB, May 17, 2011
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  9. PapaAlfrego

    PapaAlfrego Notebook Consultant

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    oh ok, because im running "Game Power Plan" by game booster, so this is the problem?
     
    PapaAlfrego, May 17, 2011
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  10. MasivB

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    I am not familiar with "game booster" but I would suggest not using it.

    If you need to disable services do so in 'services.msc'

    And what I've heard it maybe frees up only 20MB's of RAM if your system is configured properly with no bulk.

    Perhaps maybe there is some dust in the fan. I would take a look at that.
     
    MasivB, May 17, 2011
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  11. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    iv been using game booster for years.

    I DO suggest using it. its a quality piece of software. also, btw, i use game booster and used msconfig to disable everything. i went from 900mb usage down to less then 400mb at times.
     
    ajslay, May 17, 2011
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  12. MasivB

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    Meh sounds like a noob program to me. Nothing a user can't disable themselves.
     
    MasivB, May 17, 2011
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  13. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    it really isnt. i have my windows 7 certification and i use game booster all the time. its got some good features.
     
    ajslay, May 17, 2011
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