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Alienware Mothership v7, waiting for M14x and M18x !
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nitevision92
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 Feb 27 2011, 02:10 PM
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Hey all, sorry for the long absence! Been very very busy with college.
Anyways, my M15x has been throttling very badly for the past few months. Contacted Dell support but they denied the problem and offered to switch a new GPU (same model, GTX 260M.)
The GTX 260M has had a very bad reputation for throttling and I am pushing them for a HD5850. The reply was that I would have to pay since it is considered an "upgrade".
Don't know about you guys but I feel it is a fix rather than an upgrade, and therefore should be covered under warranty.
Before you reply, DO NOT tell me my stealth mode is on or my power adapter is disconnected or that I need to update my drivers or BIOS. I have tried everything there is to try and the throttling is still there.
I have even used anti-CPU-throttling software recommended by the NBR forums and even then the problem persists. Clearly, the GPU is the problem.
Now he's in denial and offering me the same-GPU fix. What should I do?
This post has been edited by nitevision92: Feb 27 2011, 02:14 PM
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nitevision92
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Mar 26 2011, 11:02 PM
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So they changed my GTX 260M for a new GTX 260M.
3DMark 06 Benchmark is now only 7-8k.
The older forum members will recall that I used to break 12k when I first got the system....
WTF is going on?? (No "your stealth mode is on" BS plz)
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nitevision92
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Mar 26 2011, 11:09 PM
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GPU SM2.0 used to be 5.3k, now only 3k something.
GPU HDR/SM3.0 used to be 5.6k, now only 2.6-2.8k.
CPU used to be solid 3k+, now only about 1.2-1.5k.
Checked BIOS and Power plan, Throttlestop etc. No effect.
But if I run the CPU test all by itself it's OK. 3k+.
This post has been edited by nitevision92: Mar 26 2011, 11:12 PM
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nitevision92
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Mar 26 2011, 11:13 PM
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GPU was around 70-71 Celcius.
Not enough juice? How then?
This post has been edited by nitevision92: Mar 26 2011, 11:14 PM
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nitevision92
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Mar 26 2011, 11:29 PM
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Yes, I think so. Not stated on the adaptor itself though.
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nitevision92
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Mar 26 2011, 11:35 PM
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Yes, confirmed it's 150W. But there wasn't any problem with the old card...
I ran the OCCT Power Supply test, the test stopped at 2min and said the CPU was too hot. 90+ Celcius.
This post has been edited by nitevision92: Mar 27 2011, 12:00 AM
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nitevision92
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Mar 27 2011, 12:22 AM
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QUOTE(lee_what2004 @ Mar 27 2011, 12:16 AM) Thermal paste didn't done properly ? Maybe I should contact Dell again. |
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nitevision92
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Mar 27 2011, 02:55 PM
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QUOTE(Lil Kiasu @ Mar 27 2011, 12:46 PM) My laptop's acting up again... Upgraded to NV Driver v267.76 edi and some improvements in my gaming performance... but the GPU becomes sott once in a while with the screen becoming all white for a while or some flickerng etc~  C'mon la bloody lappie~!!!  Don't tell me that I should stick to V197.16 all the time by sacrificing performance for stability~  QUOTE(dark_axl21 @ Mar 27 2011, 01:00 PM) Mine will crash occasionally if I use the updated drivers!  If worse will hang there then BSOD  Just curious, what BIOS you guys using? |
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