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m17 R3, RTX 2080 Super, 4K display, lags
@PhatAdam
Question:
I have the Alienware M17 r3 with the RTX 2080 Super on a 4k display. I have screen lag on every game I play. I can get 60 fps for a few minutes at a time but then the lag and stuttering appears for a couple of seconds. As long as I don't move it's fine. lol I'm new to gaming laptops and not sure if there are any settings I can tweak to get more consistent fps? I play Minecraft, Halo, Gears, etc.
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Chris Hurlburt
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March 3rd, 2021 08:00
Something is getting bottlenecked, and I'm not sure if it is at the GPU or the CPU, but my guess is probably the latter. I have a similar issue when I'm running 4K games to an external monitor from my Area 51M. The thing is, the issue only happens when I am not in overclocking mode in Alienware command center. And I say overclocking mode, as opposed to overclocking, because I don't actually have to overclock the CPU or the GPU. I just have to enable overclocking within command center. Every time I do that, the problem disappears entirely. So my advice is to try your games with overclocking enabled in command center, and see if that helps. you don't need to increase the clock speed or the memory speed or anything else. Just enable overclocking.
That's my only thought. but I can tell I have forgotten to enable overclocking if I get a few minutes into a game and notice stuttering every 20 seconds or so. Like I said, the problem disappears entirely if I just enable OC mode within command center.
A51-06
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March 3rd, 2021 13:00
I think I will mark @Chris Hurlburt reply as a solution temporarily just until you reply back.
Derik1234
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June 6th, 2022 01:00
before you try to open your laptops, re-paste and mess with overclock, which i did. My solution for lagging was very simple, i just ran Steam on big picture and all my lagging was gone, i hope i help someone not to waste all the time i wasted trying to make my laptop playable by first trying this simple thing if they are playing on steam.
Open your steam normally, right click on the right bottom corner of the screen on the steam little logo, go to option big picture and thats it.
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June 6th, 2022 01:00
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