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    m11x r2 performance on battery was plugged in?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by oncdoc, Aug 29, 2010.

  1. oncdoc

    oncdoc Notebook Consultant

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    on battery does the turbo turn off? gaming seems slower?

    is it in my head?
     
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    I get a 5-9 fps drop when not plugged in. In Just Cause 2 on high settings (shadows med) I get 30 fps plugged in but only about 23 fps on battery.
     
    Aftermath91, Aug 29, 2010
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    corwinicre Notebook Deity

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    Yes, most likely it slows down. You need to check your power plan settings and change over everything from the AC values to the Battery values if you don't want it to happen, and you need to disable Powermizer to stop the GPU from throttling down.
     
    corwinicre, Aug 29, 2010
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    im 95% sure you guys are having these issues cause of powermizer. justcause2 is a pretty GPU bottlenecked game for us.
     
    tassadar898, Aug 29, 2010
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    Wait, so is there anything I can do to stop the 5-8 fps drop when not plugged in? (it happens with every game)
     
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    Aftermath91, Aug 29, 2010
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