Gpu mhz dropping instantly on load up of games

[Jordan79187]

Hi guys, I’m new to this and just looking for a bit of help.

I’ve recently had the battery taken out of my Alienware 17 R5 gtx 1080.

I’ve tried playing some games on it again recently and I’ve done nothing but drop frames, found out that it’s dropping as soon as I load up any game really.

There’s a few pics attached which show the situation, I’ve got a 330w dell adapter which is the original one for the laptop.

Any ideas to help me would be greatly appreciated as it’s doing my head in now

 

[ChromaticWolf]

Hi guys, I’m new to this and just looking for a bit of help.

I’ve recently had the battery taken out of my Alienware 17 R5 gtx 1080.

I’ve tried playing some games on it again recently and I’ve done nothing but drop frames, found out that it’s dropping as soon as I load up any game really.

There’s a few pics attached which show the situation, I’ve got a 330w dell adapter which is the original one for the laptop.

Any ideas to help me would be greatly appreciated as it’s doing my head in now

In high power laptops you actually need that battery since the battery acts as a part of PSU for this kind of laptops, in order to maximize the power delivery for high wattage consuming parts (GPU for instance). Just put the battery back in again, if the battery is swollen get a replacement.

 

[Jordan79187]

In high power laptops you actually need that battery since the battery acts as a part of PSU for this kind of laptops, in order to maximize the power delivery for high wattage consuming parts (GPU for instance). Just put the battery back in again, if the battery is swollen get a replacement.

I've been informed that this wouldn't make a difference as it's still running on AC Power like a desktop?

 

[Calenhad]

I've been informed that this wouldn't make a difference as it's still running on AC Power like a desktop?

As ChromaticWolf said above, high performance laptops will use the battery as kind of a buffer in situations that need more power than the power brick can deliver. Not saying this is the case for you, but it is one possibility. The red power warning in Throttlestop is worth investigating.

Another possibility is that something was moved/damaged/... when the battery was removed.