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    XPS 1530 Shuttering Problem with games

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Dragonshway, Jun 20, 2009.

  1. Dragonshway

    Dragonshway Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello, so I have had my 1530 with a 8600GT for almost a year now. And I notice that from time to time, some games have this nasty shuttering problem, games like the new Prototype, PES 2009, and Spiderman: Web of Shadows. I know that the laptop can handle the games b/c when it wants to run good, it runs silky smooth, however, that only lasts for about 2 minutes before it starts to skip like a really fast powerpoint doc. (And it cycles through good and bad every 2 minutes or so) So, anyone knows how to fix this or have this same problem? Thanks a bunch.
     
    Dragonshway, Jun 20, 2009
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    Sounds like it might be a temperature issue. Maybe it's getting hot and then throttling the cpu/gpu speeds. Once the temps come down a bit it'll clock them back up until it gets hot, then throttle them down again, etc. etc.

    What kind of temps are you getting?
     
    madhatter340, Jun 21, 2009
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    Sounds like an overheating issue if it's cycling up and down like that.
    If I were you I'd download hwmonitor, check what sort of temps I was getting whilst gaming, and then go from there.

    Considering you've had it for nearly a year, chances are there's plenty of dust built up in the fan / heatsink assembly.
    Giving it a good clean-out with some compresssed air would probably sort your problems.
     
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    Besides compressed air / laptop cooler (Which I ordered for both), is there anything else I can check for? Or any other possibilities for the shuttering problems? Thanks
     
    Dragonshway, Jun 27, 2009
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    Updating the 8600GT drivers is one thing.
     
    Howitzer225, Jun 27, 2009
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