| Mr.Bimbles Iceland. August 19 2012 10:15. Posts 383 | Profile Blog # |
Edit:
I HAVE AN ISSUE!
My computer is only running on one video card when It has two video cards! (How do I change that!!!) I want to solve one problem at a time!
I want to solve that problem FIRST!
Okay, now stop throwing blame at any other reasons why my computer is underperforming, and if you know how to tell me how do I make them both run?
If you don't know how to do it, please don't throw conversation topic changes into the mix... (No offence ofc you are all awesome for trying to help me)
Please I only want to solve one problem at a time!
Information:
+ Show Spoiler +Well there was a problem a couple of days ago where my computer was running on integrated graphics, I disabled that so it runs on the dedicated graphics card.
I have a Alienware m18xR1 laptop.
Everything was working fine and dandy when in the middle of a LoL game frames started dropping to thirty Frames per/s on full graphics from 65 Frames per/s. This has been stuck like that ever since so I can't run on full graphics anymore. I checked and device manager and saw I am still running on the dedicated graphics card so that had not changed.
Just checked and all my drivers are updated (I checked in device manager(don't know if that matters))
Now I just plain old can't run Witcher 2, a game I have been waiting to play, and I would appretiate it if you could/would help.
Once again here are my specs.
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz, 2201 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
OS Name : Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Total Virtual Memory: 15,9 GB
Available Virtual Memory: 12,5 GB
Total Physical Memory: 7,95 GB
Available Physical Memory: 4,94 GB
DirectX 11
Memory: 8192 RAM
Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 6900M Series
AMD Radeon HD 6900M Series (What appears in display adapters)
And then windows rating of my computer:
Processor: 7.5
Memory(RAM): 7.9
Graphics: 7.6
Gaming Graphics: 7.6
Primary hard disc: 5.9
Please help! Last edit: 2012-08-31 10:01:23 |
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| Jacobe United States. August 19 2012 10:28. Posts 40 | Profile # |
| have you tried plugging ur laptop into the power while playing ? |
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| Mr.Bimbles Iceland. August 19 2012 10:35. Posts 383 | Profile Blog # |
On August 19 2012 10:28 Jacobe wrote:
have you tried plugging ur laptop into the power while playing ?
Huh? Uhm, I always have my laptop connected to power.
I maybe forgot to say I have a alienware m18x |
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| Leeoku August 19 2012 11:04. Posts 1078 | Profile # |
| Try turning off vertical sync.. ? but then that is going to spike like crazy. Check for latest graphics drivers |
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| TSBspartacus England. August 19 2012 11:22. Posts 850 | Profile # |
There are a few things you could do, have you checked the temperatures under load or run any tests?
Its possible your GPU is dusted up and needs a clean, or other fan intakes are too dusty.
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| ZeromuS Canada. August 19 2012 11:36. Posts 8291 | Profile Blog # |
If you have cleared the dust, it might be the thermal paste needs to be replaced. Mine has the same problem (different laptop, but i5 with same issue) and the paste needs to be replaced and the cpu. I have overheated the cpu too many times  |
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| Mr.Bimbles Iceland. August 19 2012 11:55. Posts 383 | Profile Blog # |
On August 19 2012 11:22 TSBspartacus wrote:
There are a few things you could do, have you checked the temperatures under load or run any tests?
Its possible your GPU is dusted up and needs a clean, or other fan intakes are too dusty.
How can I find out wether thats true or not? |
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| Mr.Bimbles Iceland. August 19 2012 11:59. Posts 383 | Profile Blog # |
On August 19 2012 11:04 Leeoku wrote:
Try turning off vertical sync.. ? but then that is going to spike like crazy. Check for latest graphics drivers
Doesn't Vsync just cap the frame rate? Like so you don't like go up to 100 frames per second?
But thats not the problem, the problem is that my computer has gotten slower, for some reason. And it just happened suddenly while in a LoL game. |
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| jaj22 United Kingdom. August 19 2012 13:20. Posts 1373 | Profile # |
On August 19 2012 11:55 Mr.Bimbles wrote:
Show nested quote +On August 19 2012 11:22 TSBspartacus wrote:
There are a few things you could do, have you checked the temperatures under load or run any tests?
Its possible your GPU is dusted up and needs a clean, or other fan intakes are too dusty.
How can I find out wether thats true or not?
Run HWMonitor. Then run a game for a bit. Then check maximum CPU and GPU core temps.
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| Medrea August 19 2012 13:47. Posts 9999 | Profile # |
On August 19 2012 11:59 Mr.Bimbles wrote:
Show nested quote +On August 19 2012 11:04 Leeoku wrote:
Try turning off vertical sync.. ? but then that is going to spike like crazy. Check for latest graphics drivers
Doesn't Vsync just cap the frame rate? Like so you don't like go up to 100 frames per second? But thats not the problem, the problem is that my computer has gotten slower, for some reason. And it just happened suddenly while in a LoL game.
Vsync synchronizes the output with the refresh rate of your monitor so that parts of different frames arent displayed, just one whole frame. |
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| Rollin Australia. August 19 2012 14:14. Posts 1143 | Profile # |
On August 19 2012 11:59 Mr.Bimbles wrote:
Show nested quote +On August 19 2012 11:04 Leeoku wrote:
Try turning off vertical sync.. ? but then that is going to spike like crazy. Check for latest graphics drivers
Doesn't Vsync just cap the frame rate? Like so you don't like go up to 100 frames per second? But thats not the problem, the problem is that my computer has gotten slower, for some reason. And it just happened suddenly while in a LoL game.
Vsync caps the framerate to specific values most of the time, so if you're constantly generating above 60fps, it will lock it at 60, but once you drop to 50s it commonly locks to 30fps (which is terrible).Last edit: 2012-08-19 14:14:59 |
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| Tom Cruise Denmark. August 19 2012 18:57. Posts 476 | Profile # |
On August 19 2012 10:35 Mr.Bimbles wrote:
Show nested quote +On August 19 2012 10:28 Jacobe wrote:
have you tried plugging ur laptop into the power while playing ?
Huh? Uhm, I always have my laptop connected to power. I maybe forgot to say I have a alienware m18x
you prolly just hit the touch button that turns on/off super beast mode for ur cpu. i used to do that all the time when i had my m15x and it's annoying.
edit: it's the button next to command center (touch button) if i recall correctly. i'm 100% this is your problemLast edit: 2012-08-19 18:57:53 |
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| Mr.Bimbles Iceland. August 19 2012 23:21. Posts 383 | Profile Blog # |
On August 19 2012 14:14 Rollin wrote:
Show nested quote +On August 19 2012 11:59 Mr.Bimbles wrote:
On August 19 2012 11:04 Leeoku wrote:
Try turning off vertical sync.. ? but then that is going to spike like crazy. Check for latest graphics drivers
Doesn't Vsync just cap the frame rate? Like so you don't like go up to 100 frames per second? But thats not the problem, the problem is that my computer has gotten slower, for some reason. And it just happened suddenly while in a LoL game.
Vsync caps the framerate to specific values most of the time, so if you're constantly generating above 60fps, it will lock it at 60, but once you drop to 50s it commonly locks to 30fps (which is terrible).
How do I see if that is what's going on and if it is going on, how could I fix it.
*Note that I would prefer to keep Vsync, but just to have it at around 60*
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| Mr.Bimbles Iceland. August 19 2012 23:26. Posts 383 | Profile Blog # |
On August 19 2012 18:57 Tom Cruise wrote:
Show nested quote +On August 19 2012 10:35 Mr.Bimbles wrote:
On August 19 2012 10:28 Jacobe wrote:
have you tried plugging ur laptop into the power while playing ?
Huh? Uhm, I always have my laptop connected to power. I maybe forgot to say I have a alienware m18x
you prolly just hit the touch button that turns on/off super beast mode for ur cpu. i used to do that all the time when i had my m15x and it's annoying. edit: it's the button next to command center (touch button) if i recall correctly. i'm 100% this is your problem
Let me tell you this, I will name every single button that is infront of the keyboard on the laptop.
Power button
De- volume
In- volume
Mute button
Rewind or play previous track
Play or Pause
Fast forward or play next track
Eject
Wireless control center
Alienware command center.
There is no super beast mode button, xD
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| Mr.Bimbles Iceland. August 19 2012 23:38. Posts 383 | Profile Blog # |
| And when I went to autoconfigure graphics in witcher 2, it put my graphics to low, so I doupt that it actually is overheating due to dust. |
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| Mr.Bimbles Iceland. August 19 2012 23:46. Posts 383 | Profile Blog # |
| Just confirmed its not overheating. Everything was normal there. |
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| TSBspartacus England. August 19 2012 23:58. Posts 850 | Profile # |
hmm, sounds like possibly your graphics card has cut out, have you tried re-installing the drivers for it from the AMD website? A full clean re-install might help
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| Tom Cruise Denmark. August 20 2012 01:06. Posts 476 | Profile # |
On August 19 2012 23:26 Mr.Bimbles wrote:
Show nested quote +On August 19 2012 18:57 Tom Cruise wrote:
On August 19 2012 10:35 Mr.Bimbles wrote:
On August 19 2012 10:28 Jacobe wrote:
have you tried plugging ur laptop into the power while playing ?
Huh? Uhm, I always have my laptop connected to power. I maybe forgot to say I have a alienware m18x
you prolly just hit the touch button that turns on/off super beast mode for ur cpu. i used to do that all the time when i had my m15x and it's annoying. edit: it's the button next to command center (touch button) if i recall correctly. i'm 100% this is your problem
Let me tell you this, I will name every single button that is infront of the keyboard on the laptop. Power button De- volume In- volume Mute button Rewind or play previous track Play or Pause Fast forward or play next track Eject Wireless control center Alienware command center. There is no super beast mode button, xD
wait what.. you dont have a touch button that looks like a speed meter?
![[image loading]](http://i.dell.com/images/global/products/laptop-alienware/laptop-alienware-highlights/alienware-m15x-design5.jpg)
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| Mr.Bimbles Iceland. August 20 2012 11:33. Posts 383 | Profile Blog # |
On August 20 2012 01:06 Tom Cruise wrote:
Show nested quote +On August 19 2012 23:26 Mr.Bimbles wrote:
On August 19 2012 18:57 Tom Cruise wrote:
On August 19 2012 10:35 Mr.Bimbles wrote:
On August 19 2012 10:28 Jacobe wrote:
have you tried plugging ur laptop into the power while playing ?
Huh? Uhm, I always have my laptop connected to power. I maybe forgot to say I have a alienware m18x
you prolly just hit the touch button that turns on/off super beast mode for ur cpu. i used to do that all the time when i had my m15x and it's annoying. edit: it's the button next to command center (touch button) if i recall correctly. i'm 100% this is your problem
Let me tell you this, I will name every single button that is infront of the keyboard on the laptop. Power button De- volume In- volume Mute button Rewind or play previous track Play or Pause Fast forward or play next track Eject Wireless control center Alienware command center. There is no super beast mode button, xD
wait what.. you dont have a touch button that looks like a speed meter?
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