- Jul 1, 2001
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Hi Gang,
I noticed that my Dell XPS 15 (the L502X model) overheats and crashes if I try to use the onboard NVidia graphics to play a graphically intensive video game like Simcity or Crysis for more than 15 minutes.
This issue does NOT happen if I use the onboard Sandy Bridge Intel graphics, although these games play like crap if I do that.
I already tried upgrading the drivers and BIOS, which didn't help. Has anyone else seen this issue, and if so, how did you fix it? I'm fearing that it's a hardware issue, and that I'm stuck with it because the laptop is out of warranty now.
I noticed that my Dell XPS 15 (the L502X model) overheats and crashes if I try to use the onboard NVidia graphics to play a graphically intensive video game like Simcity or Crysis for more than 15 minutes.
This issue does NOT happen if I use the onboard Sandy Bridge Intel graphics, although these games play like crap if I do that.
I already tried upgrading the drivers and BIOS, which didn't help. Has anyone else seen this issue, and if so, how did you fix it? I'm fearing that it's a hardware issue, and that I'm stuck with it because the laptop is out of warranty now.
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