My High-End Alienware PC has recently started having major FPS drops on my games very badly

[Skibbles Mctibs]

After about roughly 3 years of use, And no I have not cleaned out my fans, and I'm not going to unless absolutely necessary. I am very tech savvy as far as software goes and that stuff. But I haven't saw any red flags with my PC. But I have noticed my fans have gotten a lot quieter recently as of 3 weeks ago and that could or could-not have been around the same time all my games started lagging.
Here is a simple issue. My computer for 3 years now, has ran amazingly and I just got BF3 for free. So I played it and I can not stand for no less then best in quality when it comes to games. I ran it at Ultra all settings maxed. It ran about 40-60 FPS at all times. After a week Or so playing it at this, My PC begins to lag very badly on anygame it use to flow in. And I have checked all the common culprits of this Task Manger ETC. I even got Anti-Virus to check for it. And the thing was lots of things it found and cleaned, But still yet my games lag very badly. Not my programs that aren't graphic intensive, Just my games. Could this be a graphics card error or malfunction. Please help as soon as possible, About to invest 5000$ in a new computer if I can't fix this.

EDIT:My build is a Alienware Laptop that has a 1366x768 resolution moniter. My GPU is a Nvidia 650M. I5 processer and anymore information needed please ask. And yes, by lag I mean a FPS drop and it is a recent issue.

 

[tiny voices]

Your temps are high, but not too high. I would clean any and all dust out and see if they drop.

The max safe operating temp for that specific CPU is 105c.

 

[Skibbles Mctibs]

Guys, I have no EDC protection or any of that, so.....

 

[Skibbles Mctibs]

Your temps are high, but not too high. I would clean any and all dust out and see if they drop.

The max safe operating temp for that specific CPU is 105c.

Any fan-speed changeing programs, don't register my fans 0_0

 

[tiny voices]

Well that's where most of your problem lies is my guess. At idle the cpu should be on about 35C. Gaming 45C max.

Blow out the case - especially filters, fans and coolers.

Jack up the cpu cooler fan speed.

Repost the new temps.

We are talking about a mobile CPU. The safe range is between 45-80c. It doesn't even throttle until 105c. Expecting max 45c from this CPU is crazy talk. That is a good idle temp for this CPU.

 

[Skibbles Mctibs]

Guys, I still need help, Has my GPU gave out on me ? Cause my FPS was SO MUCH BETTER, and if you guys can't help me. Like I said, I'm building a custom 5000 dollar PC if no help comes to working.

 

[tiny voices]

A $5000 computer is pointless. Spend $2000 and still easily max any game.

 

[Skibbles Mctibs]

A $5000 computer is pointless. Spend $2000 and still easily max any game.

Good point xD.

 

[i7Baby]

Oh that's tight. This one is a laptop.

Nothing much you can do for a laptop. Not much info available either - especially from Dell.

They'd like it if you just gave in and bought another one.

 

[Skibbles Mctibs]

No, I will take this computer, scavenge it for everything, eat the remains. Then I will puke it on Dells desk saying "THIS IS THE GARBAGE YOU FEED US!?" Then make a new one, making sure to avoid Dell.

 

[Skibbles Mctibs]

I have spent 5 minutes staring at my laptop and saying to myself, This is the end for you. Very sad and depressing.

 

[i7Baby]

You can try getting another gpu. Not sure where you can get one from. Google it. But its not nice wnehn all you can try is swapping out bits. Especially when I bet they cost an arm and a leg.

 

[tiny voices]

You can try getting another gpu. Not sure where you can get one from. Google it. But its not nice wnehn all you can try is swapping out bits. Especially when I bet they cost an arm and a leg.

No he cannot. The 650m is soldered to the motherboard. It cannot be replaced.

 

[Skibbles Mctibs]

UPDATE: My cores now idle at 50 Celsius.

 

[tiny voices]

Did the FPS drops stop?

 

[Mr Gaiarsa]

I had the same problem with the same config, except 8GB RAM a i7-3610QM. I cleaned the fan and repasted both CPU and GPU. Went from
97ºC Core/90ºC GPU to 80ºC Core/65º GPU with OC to 1GHz. You should really follow the steps on alienware site to repaste the CPU and GPU and clean the fans. Note that I'm getting those temps with room temperature at about 25ºC.

Hope I helped.

 

[Lascar]

Are your AMD drivers up to date?

Well, I don't know what driver I need. To be honest, I had no idea AMD things were in my PC.

Sorry, but on starting post you said you are very tech savvy as far as software goes, you realize there are simple softwares like cpu Z, GPUz, benchmark softwares, hw monitor software to help you in your quest to find the issue?

Also helps others in helping you. It could just be a simple driver corruption, and people cant help you if you don't do some proper tests. Remember the machine is at your place not ours. If you can download some utilities and run some test and post screenshots im pretty sure we can find out the issues fast.

 

[Lascar]

By the way have you checked your warranty status? Can you please check your warranty status, if you still have it going, you could send it to them for fixing.

http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Products/?IsTag=False&IsInvalidSelection=False

And a side note. Please Stop Using laptop for gaming. Due to the thermal build of laptops they do not last as long as a computer. You can kid yourself all you want about having bought a laptop from alienware costing much, in the end its just the same garbage they sell to every1 else with a graphic card and a different chassis.

 

[THEvince]

Check ebay plentybof gpu to fine there