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Reinkaoswolf

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July 13th, 2017 04:00

Alienware 17 R4 - 2017 stuttering/freezing issue

Hello !! I have some problems with my new laptop. Last week I have bought a Alienware 17 R4 - 2017 version and I noticed that my laptop stutters/freezes for like 1 sec while playing games. I have thought that it is not a big deal but now it became really annoying. I looked at the temperatures and they seem normal to me. I get like 55C+ on the CPU and 50C+ on the GPU. Pretty sweet numbers!  I also encountered a  Windows 10 Blue Screen error (VIDEO_SCHEDULER_INTERNAL_ERROR). Something like that.

Another thing! These freezes or whatever they happen in the first 10-15 min in the game and I get like 3-4 freezes and then it stops. The stuttering comes back later on! After 1 or 2 hours!

I will include some readings from playing 2 different games. I played those games for 2 hours or so.  

Rise of the Tomb Raider - 2 hours in to the game!

Rise of the Tomb Rider - 2 hours in to the game!

World of Warcraft Legion - 2 hours in to the game

Any advice you can give me ? Can you help me with this annoying problem ? I have spent a lot of money on this laptop and I expected premium  performance.

My Alienware 17 specification: i7 7820HK, 16GB, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080.

Things that I have tried:

1. I did a clean reinstall of the Nvidia driver. (I thought it was the driver. Turns out this didn't fixed the problem)

2. Updated the bios to the latest version. ( Same thing happened)

3. Reinstalled all my games. ( I thought my game files were corrupt but this didn't fixed the problem)

4. Did a diagnostic scan and every component has passed the test. No errors !

5. I have used the Support Assist app and did a hardware scan. No errors! I have cleaned files, Tuned the performance, etc.

Still the same problem! 

Thank you!

  • Carbon Based Lifeform

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    Posted July 13th, 2017 06:00

    Hi Reinkaoswolf.

    firstable, good Job on trying to fix the Issue on your own. that would be my Suggestions otherwise.

    would you check the Windows Reliability History next? open Start Menu and type "Reliability", then pick Show Reliability History from the List. can you see any Errors?

  • Alienware - Rodrigo

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    Posted July 13th, 2017 07:00

    Hi, 

    Did you use the video driver from the Dell support site? Are you running the games while the system is plugged in to the AC adapter or are you running it only on battery? 

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    Posted July 13th, 2017 09:00

    Thank you for answering! Yes! I always have my system plugged in when I play games. When I did a clean reinstall of the Nvidia driver, I used a program called Display Driver Uninstaller or  something like that then I've download the driver from the Nvidia website. Thank you!

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    Posted July 13th, 2017 09:00

    Thank you for answering! Here are some screens and errors started. 

    07/07/2017

    08/07/2017

    11/07/2017

    12/07/2017

    and for today 13/07/2017

    Thank you!

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    Posted July 13th, 2017 09:00

    I've noticed in GPU-z that the bus interface for my GTX 1080 is at x8.3.0. My card should be running at x16 but instead is only going at x8.3.0 (SLOWER than normal).  Also same thing shows in Nvidia Control Panel.  So, any problems here ? Or is it just normal ? PS: Sorry about my english!

  • Carbon Based Lifeform

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    Posted July 13th, 2017 11:00

    yep. exactly what i expected. uninstall Tobii Eye Tracking Software and run the Games again. then see if it runs better.

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    Posted July 14th, 2017 02:00

    I'm thinking of repaste or ask for a motherboard replacement -__-. Last night in WoW: Legion had a lot of stuttering.

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    Posted July 14th, 2017 02:00

    This didn't fixed the problem. It's happening again! Right now, I'm playing Rise of the Tomb Raider and the game freezes 4 to 5 times now every minute.

  • Carbon Based Lifeform

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    Posted July 14th, 2017 03:00

    i saw someone having the same Issues and he fixed it after removing Tobii Software. too bad it didn't work.
    about your Questions:
    re-paste wouldn't work. your Temps are fine. they are actually too good to be true.
    your GPU is running at PCIe x 8 and it's normal for the Laptop.

    your BSOD can be everything from Software to Hardware Error. all your Errors in the Reliability History make no Sence. they are Random and probably just a follow up Errors. replacing the Motherboard might help but i'm not sure if Hardware Error is the actual Source for your Problems.

    on 12.07.2017 you have two Windows > Hardware Errors in the History. could you Please Double Click on them and Post the Text?

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    Posted July 14th, 2017 04:00

    1st error

    description
    A problem with your hardware caused Windows to stop working correctly.

    Problem signature
    Problem Event Name: LiveKernelEvent
    Code: 144
    Parameter 1: 3003
    Parameter 2: ffff8001065fa7b8
    Parameter 3: 40010000
    Parameter 4: 0
    OS version: 10_0_15063
    Service Pack: 0_0
    Product: 768_1
    OS Version: 10.0.15063.2.0.0.768.101
    Locale ID: 2057

    Extra information about the problem
    Bucket ID: LKD_0x144_USBHUB3_DEVICE_ENUMERATION_FAILURE_UsbHub3!TelemetryData_CreateReport_VEN_0000_DEV_0000_REV_0000
    Server information: e8e7c41c-8ff8-4573-ba42-bd261085580f

    2nd error

    Description
    A problem with your hardware caused Windows to stop working correctly.

    Problem signature
    Problem Event Name: LiveKernelEvent
    Code: 1a1
    Parameter 1: ffff988672cd7040
    Parameter 2: 0
    Parameter 3: 0
    Parameter 4: 0
    OS version: 10_0_15063
    Service Pack: 0_0
    Product: 768_1
    OS Version: 10.0.15063.2.0.0.768.101
    Locale ID: 2057

    Extra information about the problem
    Bucket ID: LKD_0x1A1_WIN32K_CALLOUT_WATCHDOG_nt!IopLiveDumpEndMirroringCallback

    and another today lol 14/07/2017

    Description
    Faulting Application Path: C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\ki121509.inf_amd64_cf0568c384a72b13\IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe

    Problem signature
    Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
    Application Name: IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
    Application Version: 1.0.0.1
    Application Timestamp: 58c1a0e4
    Fault Module Name: IntelCpHDCPSvc.exe
    Fault Module Version: 1.0.0.1
    Fault Module Timestamp: 58c1a0e4
    Exception Code: c0000005
    Exception Offset: 000000000000355f
    OS Version: 10.0.15063.2.0.0.768.101
    Locale ID: 2057
    Additional Information 1: 3e4f
    Additional Information 2: 3e4f146dec0c5d964b43d3f4fb157be9
    Additional Information 3: 64b9
    Additional Information 4: 64b9c1f102f1c398a7ffe6c30b7b2448

    Extra information about the problem
    Bucket ID: 3a9b2af14e3485ee4ffa0957d1e2c278 (120715021886)