the HP dv6-6017tx, 6121tx, 6140tx and dv6-6165tx thread

[samudragupta]

thanks a ton bro

 

[swiftshashi]

U r welcome. ..

 

[rohit3221]

Hi guys...I am a dv6-6121tx user...I recently purchased Google nexus 4...and I am searching for a good pair of handsfree earphones (the one with the mic and a button as well)
I usually like to use my phone's earphones in my laptop as well....So any Nexus user, who is using a great piece of handsfree with nexus, can tell me which one would be compatible for both nexus as well as my laptop.
P.S. you guys must be knowing that there are very few headphones which are compatible with dv6 series

 

[samudragupta]

Hi guys...I am a dv6-6121tx user...I recently purchased Google nexus 4...and I am searching for a good pair of handsfree earphones (the one with the mic and a button as well)
I usually like to use my phone's earphones in my laptop as well....So any Nexus user, who is using a great piece of handsfree with nexus, can tell me which one would be compatible for both nexus as well as my laptop.
P.S. you guys must be knowing that there are very few headphones which are compatible with dv6 series

Really!!! I have 5 different headphones and all are compatible with my dv6

 

[Chinmay91]

Guys, Please help!
All games are lagging/stuttering intermittently. I have tried FIFA 13, GTA IV, NFS Most Wanted, Skyrim, Testament Of Sherlock Homes etc in low, medium and high settings. D3D overrider was installed but to no use.I have reinstalled the graphics drivers many many times and I am now on Leshcat's 12.10 drivers, but the lagging still persists. I have also reinstalled Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on my notebook and reverted to the default drivers that came with the notebook. Why is this happening? Any solutions?
TIA

 

[pranav0091]

Guys, Please help!
All games are lagging/stuttering intermittently. I have tried FIFA 13, GTA IV, NFS Most Wanted, Skyrim, Testament Of Sherlock Homes etc in low, medium and high settings. D3D overrider was installed but to no use.I have reinstalled the graphics drivers many many times and I am now on Leshcat's 12.10 drivers, but the lagging still persists. I have also reinstalled Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on my notebook and reverted to the default drivers that came with the notebook. Why is this happening? Any solutions?
TIA

Checked the temps? Sounds like thermal throttling to me.

 

[Chinmay91]

After playing for about 10 min,
I got the following temperatures: (Attached)
Anything wrong?
The temperature peaked at 69 deg.

 

[pranav0091]

Nothing wrong there, but i was actually interested in the CPU temperatures. Use Real Temp - CPU temperature monitoring it has support for temperature logs.

 

[Chinmay91]

Nothing wrong there, but i was actually interested in the CPU temperatures. Use Real Temp - CPU temperature monitoring it has support for temperature logs.

RealTemp showed a maximum CPU temperatures of the four cores as 82 deg, and the average temp while playing was around 78 deg.

 

[samudragupta]

friends i just got my laptops heat sink replaced and the idle temps are around 60 degrees. the bios version is F.1B 05-10-2011. is this the latest... also if i perform a system recovery will i have to update the bios again?? the os has been giving me issues lately!!! its been freezing

after an hour of usage the cpu is now 53 degrees & mother board is @ 57-60 degrees, with torrent downloads and browsing!! is this normal?? also is my bios upto date

 

[swiftshashi]

^^First tell me the following things-
Which setting do you have-
1.Which Power Plan do you use while you monitored the temperatures??
2.While recording the temperatures what was your CoolSense Status??-Coolest OR Performance or Quietest??

 

[samudragupta]

I use speccy... The lappy is on coolest mode... Also I just encountered the power driver failure blue screen of feath error today...

issue seems to have fixed... i performed a system recovery and will wait and watch... currently the temps are around 50-55 degrees with movies and internet

 

[swiftshashi]

Temperature is a bit on the higher side,but its okay and nothing to worry about.

 

[pranav0091]

RealTemp showed a maximum CPU temperatures of the four cores as 82 deg, and the average temp while playing was around 78 deg.

Thats most probably the issue, play games on a custom power plan. set the cpu to go to a maximum of 70% or so in this mode even when plugged into the power supply. That should help. Report back

 

[Prongs298]

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[Chinmay91]

Thats most probably the issue, play games on a custom power plan. set the cpu to go to a maximum of 70% or so in this mode even when plugged into the power supply. That should help. Report back

I have reduced the maximum process power to 65% in both plugged in as well as battery modes. However, the jerking in games has not yet reduced.
Will the above pictorial procedure for applying thermal paste given by prongs298 help reduce cpu temps ?

 

[pranav0091]

I have reduced the maximum process power to 65% in both plugged in as well as battery modes. However, the jerking in games has not yet reduced.
Will the above pictorial procedure for applying thermal paste given by prongs298 help reduce cpu temps ?

Have you changed the minimum processor level as well?

Yes, it'll help to cool the processor better, but if overheating isnt the issue, then its not of much use.

How are the cpu temperatures after this 65% power setting (when gaming) ?

 

[Chinmay91]

Have you changed the minimum processor level as well?

Yes, it'll help to cool the processor better, but if overheating isnt the issue, then its not of much use.

How are the cpu temperatures after this 65% power setting (when gaming) ?

At 65% power setting, the maximum temperature recorded was 74°C. The jerking has reduced a bit, but it's still there. I'll try 50% next and report.
What is the minimum power setting that I should set?

 

[pranav0091]

At 65% power setting, the maximum temperature recorded was 74°C. The jerking has reduced a bit, but it's still there. I'll try 50% next and report.
What is the minimum power setting that I should set?

the only rule of thumb is that the minimum should be lower than the maximum (obviously)
I set my processor at 70% so that the max temp reached is 75C.

At this temperature I'd expected the stutterring to disappear completely though...

 

[Prongs298]

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