S-XPS 1645 Throttling Info. and Updates

[atlstang]

Originally Posted by thewhitewizard

I have already ordered dell studio xps 16 i7 720, 4gb, 500gb, 1080 rgb led. Shall I cancel the order since it is still in pre production because of these throttling issues and order a hp envy 15 but it doesnt have 1080 p screen here in uk.. what do you guys suggest?

If you plan on doing games, or anything that will use the graphics card then you might want to reconsider your purchase. As without out this temporary/unsupported fix the laptop performance is pitiful on those type of applications.

Also might want to reconsider buying the laptop just on the principal of paying for high end equipment that would never perform like it could.

Envy seems to be its equivalent although a bit different to the xps 16.

edit: 2by4 you do notice throttling under normal use? could you explain further, could be usefull to add to the main page.

[2by4]

Originally Posted by atlstang

If you plan on doing games, or anything that will use the graphics card then you might want to reconsider your purchase. As without out this temporary/unsupported fix the laptop performance is pitiful on those type of applications.

Also might want to reconsider buying the laptop just on the principal of paying for high end equipment that would never perform like it could.

Envy seems to be its equivalent although a bit different to the xps 16.

edit: 2by4 you do notice throttling under normal use? could you explain further, could be usefull to add to the main page.

It says that I do not notice throttling under normal computing.

[romills]

Wizard,
What is the primary purpose? Gaming? if so, plan on using throttle stop and dealing with Dell support to get a 130W supply (or purchase yourself, but dell should be doing this on there own). If you don't want to deal with this hassle, consider other laptops.

Photo editing, stick with the XPS16 The display is awesome, but you will want to get a color calibrator, and the colors are spot on.

If you just using for internet / word processing, you will not see this issue, it may occur, but not really noticeable for this type of work. It's just a slow recharge on 90W

I have the same configuration you have on order, and have had issues with throttling, but they were taken care of using the above suggestions. Outside of this issue, the laptop is very nice (well except for the weird keyboard layout)

[ikjadoon]

A word to the wise:

A good portion of FF crashes are due to add-ons.

~Ibrahim~

[peste19]

opps posted on wrong thread my bad

[SpaceShot]

I decided to return and because I ordered over Christmas and have an outstanding issue they do actually acknowledge (my RGBLED display is tinted orange), they are processing a return with no restocking fee.

I really do like the setup of the xps 16. I liked the feel of the laptop and enjoyed the rgbled display. I think the keys creak kind of funny, but otherwise are very comfortable. I like the backlit keyboard although I do think the backlighting seeps through more than it should.

So I may just order a lower end xps 16. Really I only splurged for this because of the 20% bing cashback. Now I wish I had gotten the right model for the 20%, but oh well.

This way I should still be able to get a pretty nice laptop. I probably will not get the RGBLED again. And I will feel more comfortable I am not beta testing something Dell couldn't get quite right.

[Fenikkusu]

Today something strange has been happening, even with throttlestop enabled, I'm getting clock modulation at around 25%. It's not constant and it's seemingly random, I wasn't gaming I was watching a video (720p) and surfing the internet. Has anyone else had this happen?

[Zlog]

@ Fenikkusu.... $%@ these laptops. Hopefuly my deal gets approved for return

[Fenikkusu]

lmfao *sigh* I really don't want it to come to that I'm quite attached to this thing...good luck with your return, if they do fix it, would you just get another one?

[atlstang]

lol i think im hitting zlog's point in frustration now.

fenikk, restart the computer and only enable set multiplier in throttle stop. Browse around/watch 720p and see what happens, also have it log.

I find that if the bios wants to throttle, and it sees it cant throttle the multipliers it will go straight to clock modulation and throttle that. Since clock modulation is easier to spot then a half throttle multiplier, it should make really clear of the bios's intentions to throttle.