Posted February 26, 2017 I posted the problem with my first M17X Alienware, but the one I also run a lot is also having massive scale issues. Whenever I run the Heaven Benchmark or anything to tax the GPU, it will run for 2 minutes then crash. I have currently tried: Reapplying thermal paste Cleaning the case with 92% Alcohol and compressed air Checking temps (61 degrees Celsius max) Underclocking the core (Orig: 775MHz, After: 700MHz and even took it down to 675 MHz) Tuning the fans to 4000 RPM Reinstalling the OS Reverting to Nvidia Graphics Driver 314.22 (the first 560M driver) Running additional fans on the laptop Running the through ePSA Diagnostic Check (Even though this is out of warranty, I DARE NOT ever speak to Dell Support or renew this warranty EVER AGAIN) Still can not run the DGPU in this laptop without crashing 2 minutes in and am very frustrated about this issue. Does anyone else have info on M17X R3 GPU's randomly crashing at 60 degrees Celsius after taxing it?? Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/744009-i-have-some-gpu-issues/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2017 Author 2 minutes ago, CHEESYnachoMAN4 said: Try checking any application and take off any overclock put it on the base clock. It could also be your powersupply not providing enough power or it failed or is not outputting enough power. Do you have a lot of stuff connected? Nothing connected, I also returned the GPU core to stock 775 MHz as shown in photo and flashed BIOS. Also flashed the GTX 560M VBIOS with no luck Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/744009-i-have-some-gpu-issues/#findComment-9427177 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2017 Author 3 minutes ago, CHEESYnachoMAN4 said: Try checking any application and take off any overclock put it on the base clock. It could also be your powersupply not providing enough power or it failed or is not outputting enough power. Do you have a lot of stuff connected? I also tested the PSU in diagnostics AND saw all voltages were normal. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/744009-i-have-some-gpu-issues/#findComment-9427184 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2017 Author Just now, CHEESYnachoMAN4 said: Did you try a different benchmark? Does it happen with that or only Heaven Benchmark This has been going on for 4 years, it happens in about everything. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/744009-i-have-some-gpu-issues/#findComment-9427187 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2017 open control panel make sure power set to performance i would go redo all the bios clocks use 200mhz base need 15.5 multiplyer make sure base clock 200×0.n= 33 for pci and pciex1 66 for agp 200 usb get your mem and fsb buses to their numbers too base numbers then new base×n to get your 16x pciex Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/744009-i-have-some-gpu-issues/#findComment-9427194 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2017 -Thread moved to Graphics Cards- LTT Community Standards Welcome!-A quick guide for new members to LTT Man's Machine- i7-7700k@5.0GHz / Asus M8H / GTX 1080Ti / 4x4gb Gskill 3000 CL15 / Custom loop / 240gb Intel SSD / 3tb HDD / Corsair RM1000x / Dell S2716DG The Lady's Rig- G3258@4.4GHz(1.39v) on Hyper 212 / Gigabyte GA-B85M / gtx750 / 8gb PNY xlr8 / 500gb seagate HDD / CS 450M / Asus PB277Q Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/744009-i-have-some-gpu-issues/#findComment-9427199 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2017 Author 4 minutes ago, bcguru9384 said: open control panel make sure power set to performance i would go redo all the bios clocks use 200mhz base need 15.5 multiplyer make sure base clock 200×0.n= 33 for pci and pciex1 66 for agp 200 usb get your mem and fsb buses to their numbers too base numbers then new base×n to get your 16x pciex How do I know this won't fk my BIOS?? Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/744009-i-have-some-gpu-issues/#findComment-9427203 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2017 Author 5 minutes ago, bcguru9384 said: open control panel make sure power set to performance i would go redo all the bios clocks use 200mhz base need 15.5 multiplyer make sure base clock 200×0.n= 33 for pci and pciex1 66 for agp 200 usb get your mem and fsb buses to their numbers too base numbers then new base×n to get your 16x pciex I know I posted my CPU info and stuff, but this is NOT a FSB or CPU issue, it is a GPU issue I am sure.. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/744009-i-have-some-gpu-issues/#findComment-9427207 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2017 If it happens for about anything, you may just have a bad GPU. Bad transistor, corrupted memory, bad IMC, anything. That's not something you can fix with a driver/bios, that means RMA'ing the thing, but if you say it has been going on for 4 years you're well past that point. Ye ole' train Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/744009-i-have-some-gpu-issues/#findComment-9427246 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2017 Author 7 hours ago, lots of unexplainable lag said: If it happens for about anything, you may just have a bad GPU. Bad transistor, corrupted memory, bad IMC, anything. That's not something you can fix with a driver/bios, that means RMA'ing the thing, but if you say it has been going on for 4 years you're well past that point. If it was a bad GPU, wouldn't the ePSA notify me to replace the thing? and also, is this a good GPU replacement option for a GTX 560M?http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Dell-Alienware-0V5TGF-V5TGF-Radeon-HD6870M-1GB-DDRG5-MXM-Graphics-Card-/361896968542?hash=item5442bd815e:g:uYgAAOSwJcZWec1l Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/744009-i-have-some-gpu-issues/#findComment-9428552 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2017 10 minutes ago, epickiller272 said: If it was a bad GPU, wouldn't the ePSA notify me to replace the thing? and also, is this a good GPU replacement option for a GTX 560M?http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Dell-Alienware-0V5TGF-V5TGF-Radeon-HD6870M-1GB-DDRG5-MXM-Graphics-Card-/361896968542?hash=item5442bd815e:g:uYgAAOSwJcZWec1l No idea, not really an MXM expert. Ye ole' train Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/744009-i-have-some-gpu-issues/#findComment-9428617 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2017 11 hours ago, epickiller272 said: I know I posted my CPU info and stuff, but this is NOT a FSB or CPU issue, it is a GPU issue I am sure.. i hate people that overclock and dot not understand that cpu base clock is that main "known variable" for the rest of the system buses yes you overclock the cpu you have also overclocked everything else includes fsb and memory now hard numbered. means a this=number formula will not change but softcode this=x+b×f is changeable if hardcode then its volt×0.15=number. now volt +±number=pcb max min range to the hardcode Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/744009-i-have-some-gpu-issues/#findComment-9429682 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2017 3 hours ago, epickiller272 said: If it was a bad GPU, wouldn't the ePSA notify me to replace the thing? and also, is this a good GPU replacement option for a GTX 560M?http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Dell-Alienware-0V5TGF-V5TGF-Radeon-HD6870M-1GB-DDRG5-MXM-Graphics-Card-/361896968542?hash=item5442bd815e:g:uYgAAOSwJcZWec1l I don't want to burst your bubble, but most laptop GPU's are soldered onto the mainboard making it mostly impossible to replace them. I would consider a new laptop if that is a option. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/744009-i-have-some-gpu-issues/#findComment-9429715 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2017 Author 1 hour ago, mathizel said: I don't want to burst your bubble, but most laptop GPU's are soldered onto the mainboard making it mostly impossible to replace them. I would consider a new laptop if that is a option. The Alienware has support for this GPU and uses the MXM connector, so you can upgrade or downgrade in this case.. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/744009-i-have-some-gpu-issues/#findComment-9430109 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2017 Author 1 hour ago, bcguru9384 said: i hate people that overclock and dot not understand that cpu base clock is that main "known variable" for the rest of the system buses yes you overclock the cpu you have also overclocked everything else includes fsb and memory now hard numbered. means a this=number formula will not change but softcode this=x+b×f is changeable if hardcode then its volt×0.15=number. now volt +±number=pcb max min range to the hardcode This i7 overclock is just fine, actually it is an underclock in my mind from 2.4GHz to 1.45GHz. If you have anything to say to help me with my GPU issue, say so. If not, leave because Core i7's run fine at 1.4 GHz.. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/744009-i-have-some-gpu-issues/#findComment-9430124 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2017 4 hours ago, epickiller272 said: This i7 overclock is just fine, actually it is an underclock in my mind from 2.4GHz to 1.45GHz. If you have anything to say to help me with my GPU issue, say so. If not, leave because Core i7's run fine at 1.4 GHz.. yes they do but does your ram handle cas change not all ram is equal Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/744009-i-have-some-gpu-issues/#findComment-9431664 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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