@Martin Hey Martin, I got around to cleaning my laptop and my temperatures are better than before. However, the frame drops in games, and the associated CPU clock speeds are still there. I have some new information and data for you.
I have a log file that covers the entire time I was in the...
Oh! Yes, the drops in Effective Clocks were noticeable where the Thermal throttling column was populated.
Thank you very much for the help. Hopefully, a little bit of cleaning should help with the laptop's performance.
Ah I see. Thank you very much. I will get my vents and fans cleaned.
I did check the rows where Core Thermal Throttle had "Yes" populated, but the corresponding CPU Mhz entries has normal clock speeds ( 3 Ghz ).
And the rows where I do see the CPU Mhz entries to be 0.78 Mhz, Core Thermal...
Hello everyone, this has been happening for a while and I can't seem to find a solution for it. So here goes:
Laptop specs:
Alienware 17 R3 || Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 M || 16 GB RAM
Intel i7-6820HK 2.70 Ghz Base (Runs near 3.4 Ghz under normal usage)
240W Power supply
Note: I use the laptop with...