New Computer issues

[Terrik]

I recently got a new Alienware M15x. I've got the i7620M, a Radeon Mobility 5850 HD 1GB (running GDDR5 ram), 8 GB of Dual Channel DDR 3 1066mhz.

By all accounts I should run stuff pretty damn quick.

I recently got DOW II and ran it on ultra settings. For a while it was fine. I'd get a high of 60FPS, average about 32. Then one day I was getting an average of 12FPS and I have no friggin clue what changed or what happened.

I have Windows 7 64 bit and I reinstalled it to see if a windows update killed me or something but I dont think so.

Im also running the new Catalyst 10.6 drivers.

Any tips? This is driving me crazy.

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Also, as a side note,

I just ran the windows 7 peformance test where it gives you a rating between 0-7.9. When I first ran it when I got the comp. I had a raiting of 6 something. Now its 4.0 It seems my Processor Calculations per second and Memory operations per second fell.

 

[Azurephoenix]

Wow... how the... my computer isn't even close to yours stat wise and my windows 7 performance test is 5.9.

Maybe your CPU is overheating and the computer is clocking it down to protect it? Man, sorry to hear you're having problems with a rig like this.

 

[Tinwhistler]

Wow... how the... my computer isn't even close to yours stat wise and my windows 7 performance test is 5.9.

Maybe your CPU is overheating and the computer is clocking it down to protect it? Man, sorry to hear you're having problems with a rig like this.

That was my thought as well

 

[Math242]

check the heat then the RAM then the Radeon.

My rig is kinda similar (2 5870) and i have problems with the heat.... If i don't use a fan to cool it down, it will start to slow down

 

[PatrThom]

Yes. Sounds like heat-related issues. Could be bad air circulation, could also be that the HSF isn't making good contact with the CPU.

--Patrick

 

[Matt²]

Yes. Sounds like heat-related issues. Could be bad air circulation, could also be that the HSF isn't making good contact with the CPU.

--Patrick

also make sure your memory speed clock didn't get reset somehow? Go into your bios and check those settings and date/time. I have had a bios slip to it's basic settings due to a faulty battery.