Hello there !
I wanted to ask you guys : did you have any issues with a recent and huuuuge windows update?
Windows update was showing me like 30-something important updates last week, so I installed them. I didn't play much in the meantime, and noticed today that most games were horribly laggy and unplayable : Witcher 3, Shadow of Mordor, etc...Turns out the update heavily underclocked my GPU and I had no idea how to set it to its default settings...Even though, it was the default settings that seemed corrupted, by working at a lower speed: on MSI afterburner it showed me 405Mhz (base) and around 800Mhz for boost.
Fortunately a restauration fixed everything, apparently it had something to do with DirectX (even though it didn't show up on the update list). But now I have again like 36 important windows updates showing up...and I am not touching them with a 10 foot pole.
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Anyone having gaming problems with the 7260 AC? Running on an external usb wireless adapter no ping problems but get intermittent (every 5ish minutes or so) lag spikes on the in built card.
Has anyone tried installing a Killer N card or similar in this laptop? Don't really mind forking out the cash if it will give me a stable connection. Sick of missing last hits in Dota....... haha. -
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I had similar lag problems in Dota over WiFi, but I assumed it was my ****ty router.
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Definitely not router, totally fine on my USB wifi card. I have uninstalled drivers and updated to the latest - switching the power to high under adapter settigns in device manager has helped i think a little, the the spikes are still happening.
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Found this on the Intel forum...
7. Re: AC 7260 frequent ping spikes
Vigz Nov 15, 2014 12:44 AM ( in response to samthebam)
Hello,
After doing a bit of research, the ping spikes are caused when the wireless card scans for networks. I was actually able to reproduce the issue and can confirm this. You can do so yourself.
Go to cmd, type ping www.google.com -t
If you're on Windows 8 or 8.1, all you need to do is access the wireless network list by clicking on the wireless icon on the bottom right and it will automatically refresh. For those on Windows 7, click the wireless icon on the bottom right and click on the refresh button next to your connected network. As you are doing this, you'll notice that the ping counter on the command prompt will spike up. I thought it was an issue with the card as well and I was wondering about getting a replacement as well. It can be ridiculously annoying for gaming. It seems as though Windows likes to re scan for networks periodically causing random lag spikes. If there was a way to stop scanning while you're connected to a network, that would be great.
UPDATE: Oh boy, I was able to find a solution. It involves using the Registry Editor. Be careful not to change anything else except for the things that are listed.
1. Open Registry Editor (Windows 8/8.1, right click where Start button was, click Run, type regedit. Windows 7, click Start, click Run, type regedit)
2. Head to 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ System\ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Class \ {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318} [Be sure to expand the 4d36e.... folder]
3. Inside will be a number of folders named 0000, 0001, 0002, etc. Look through all these folders until you get one that says Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 in the registry.
4. Once the device has been found, search for a value called ScanWhenAssociated.
5. If you see this value, set it to 0 on hexadecimal. If you don't see the value, click edit from the top, select new, and click DWORD (32-bit) value. Rename this value to ScanWhenAssociated (exactly as shown). Make sure this value is set to 0 on hexadecimal.
6. Restart the computer. This is important. The changes won't take effect unless you do.
I rebooted and tried using cmd to ping google.com. I refreshed the networks and PRESTO! There were no more lag spikes!!! Try it out yourself. I'll give this a couple more days of testing. Big thanks to Lenovo for the guide: [SOLUTION] latency spikes and network unstability ... - Lenovo CommunityEason likes this. -
Awesome find, man, gj. Will try that when I get my P34 back.
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Funny how things don't always work out the way you'd expect.
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You could also remove the boot entry using MSCONFIG - http://superuser.com/questions/465047/how-to-remove-an-old-os-from-the-boot-menu
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I'm really liking this laptop! -
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Another problem is if the cooling/heatpipe is Aluminium as Liquid Pro will corrode it but as ours is Copper it's fine.
I have no problems and a decent reduction in temps whilst play BF4 for extended periods of time so its a winner for me! -
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I also set a profile 3 to be active on battery, where I turn on power saver (auto downclocks to 800 MHz unless CPU is active) and cap the clocks at x20.dclanz likes this. -
Looks like Gigabyte swapped out the Mobo a second time. Great support. But if this laptop dies again it will be the last gigabyte product I ever buy.
"We did test and found BSOD and GPU did not detect, we swap a new MB.
Burning test for 2 days after swap MB, now everything is fine." -
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A few more months in and I am still really happy with my P34W. I can't say I've had any issues like some of you here have experienced and I am happy about that. These days I mostly keep it on my desk on cooling pad to play BF4 which it runs well.
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edit: as an aside, I asked gigabyte for a new bottom cover to replace my old one, and they're mailing it to me. Cool! (one of the screw holes got stripped)Last edited: Jul 27, 2015 -
Interesting-- Just benchmarked my new QHD razer blade vs my p34. (this is with turbo off on both machines, both machines set to throttle to x20 at 88C.
P34:
P8581
CPU max: 88C
GPU max: 81C
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Thats a real hothead, ay?
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I think your RB15 has been repasted since you bought it from LVNeptune, and that plays a big role with the temps. I will run a 3dmark11 later, it's been a while I haven't benchmarked my p34wv3 and I just happened to have replaced all thermal pads with Fujipoly 11w/mk's and repasted with CLU.
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I've got IC7 coming soon so I'll repaste the p34 and see if it runs cooler
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So its quite hot here in Dubai, and with a 24°C room ambient temps, this is what I got:
P9617 http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/10102229
Max temps: 95°C CPU / 81°C GPU
Fan set on Auto-Low.
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With the advent of W10 nearly upon us, I like many others will install the "upgrade". I'm not enthralled about the prospect of a Reinstall though, so I hope Gigabyte will give us "clean install" options.
What I mean is that I would have to restore 8.1 ---> upgrade to pro (I bought a license) and then upgrade to 10 again, should the need ever arise.. -
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Well, I can't repaste. The upper right screw seems like it's been epoxied in place-- nearly stripped the screw trying to get it to work, even tried pliers-- absolutely won't budge. Might experiment with using IC7 putty on the heat pipes by the fans.
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I upgraded my windows 8.1 install with the insider preview the day I bought my P34w and this morning it's no different, seems I've been running the final build for a couple of weeks already! What will be interesting is when I attempt to do a clean install (no recovery) as it's supposed to pick up OEM keys that are embedded into the hardware (but only once you have completed the upgrade).dclanz likes this. -
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There are other measures you can take, but they're a little extreme, e.g. using a metal file or a dremel to make an incision so you can use a flat heat (better grip and sometimes necessary if the screw is stripped). -
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WOOO I got it!
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With turbo disabled, looping 3dmark11 results in CPU temps peaking at 90C and GPU at 83C. This is about 1 hour after repasting with IC7 so it may improve.
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I haven't ordered the SSD yet, but I can do some simple testing when I do end up getting it. I installed Windows 10 and it's running great, I just did an in-place upgrade for now but plan on doing a clean install in a couple of weeks.
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Today, temps on the P34 are down to 83C gpu 87 CPU max (no turbo).
The blade is just so nice looking (love the screen) that I just feel like a second class citizen using the p34So... any ideas on what one can do when you own both a razer blade and a p34?
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