So I just did a Funmark benchmark of my Nvidia 560M. My highest temperature was 85C.
I just turned on the laptop and it was cold from the begining. the room is very cold since I left the windows open all day. I don't no if it's a bad thermal paste, but I bought my laptop in 2012 and was running Battlefield 3 on high setting before. No I get 10 FPS on low setting!
This is my Funmark benchamark test:
http://www.ozone3d.net/gpudb/score.php?which=34292
I got also this windows score (I know it's not accurate) But the GPU should be at 7,2 not 6,5.
http://puu.sh/bwxjN/1d04389b85.png
I know Nvidia 560M throttles on low temperature, and have some issues. but it has been working before. I have done a clean install with the same disc it came with, and I installed all drivers from Alienware site before I installed the drivers from Windows update.
I really don't know if the issue is the CPU or the GPU. How can I tell?
I have an Alienware M17x r3 if that helps.
The only upgrade I have done is that I have installed a SSD. I have upgraded to the newest BIOS, and tried the old one that the laptop came with.
it's possible that it's the heat causing this problem, but I don't have any hope that a new thermal paste will sort this issue out. It will maybe help me from 85C down to maybe 75C. I'm pretty sure the problem will still be there, as the computer have bad performance right after it has been off for a while, and it has been in a cold room.
So I think it's a hardware problem. I'm going to send it in to repare if I cannot found a solution, but it will probably take a month to get it back.
If you guys want me to take some tests, than i can do that. but I'm going to get like 5-10 fps in every test.
Edit: My CPU is: intel i7 2630QM
I just turned on the laptop and it was cold from the begining. the room is very cold since I left the windows open all day. I don't no if it's a bad thermal paste, but I bought my laptop in 2012 and was running Battlefield 3 on high setting before. No I get 10 FPS on low setting!
This is my Funmark benchamark test:
http://www.ozone3d.net/gpudb/score.php?which=34292
I got also this windows score (I know it's not accurate) But the GPU should be at 7,2 not 6,5.
http://puu.sh/bwxjN/1d04389b85.png
I know Nvidia 560M throttles on low temperature, and have some issues. but it has been working before. I have done a clean install with the same disc it came with, and I installed all drivers from Alienware site before I installed the drivers from Windows update.
I really don't know if the issue is the CPU or the GPU. How can I tell?
I have an Alienware M17x r3 if that helps.
The only upgrade I have done is that I have installed a SSD. I have upgraded to the newest BIOS, and tried the old one that the laptop came with.
it's possible that it's the heat causing this problem, but I don't have any hope that a new thermal paste will sort this issue out. It will maybe help me from 85C down to maybe 75C. I'm pretty sure the problem will still be there, as the computer have bad performance right after it has been off for a while, and it has been in a cold room.
So I think it's a hardware problem. I'm going to send it in to repare if I cannot found a solution, but it will probably take a month to get it back.
If you guys want me to take some tests, than i can do that. but I'm going to get like 5-10 fps in every test.
Edit: My CPU is: intel i7 2630QM
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