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Issues with Performance While Traveling Abroad

Issues with Performance While Traveling Abroad

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11-05-2022, 07:35 PM
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I have been operating a Dell Vostro 7500 for over a year and a half. It serves dual roles as both a workstation and a gaming laptop, which is outside its original design, yet it functions adequately despite some unusual thermal behavior. I frequently experience significant performance drops while gaming while traveling abroad, especially in Spain. Each time I visit there, the issue appears to reset itself. When I launch a game, it runs smoothly for a short period, but then sudden and severe frame rate reductions occur, lasting 5 to 10 seconds and repeating every 20 to 30 seconds. The problem intensifies with longer gaming sessions.

I have been tracking various system metrics using Intel Extreme Tuning Utility in hopes of pinpointing the cause. During those framerate drops, the usage and voltage of my dedicated GPU drop to zero. Temperatures aren’t excessively high, and when I’m back home in the US, everything operates normally despite slightly elevated temperatures.

My brother believes the problem might be related to the charger. I must use a travel adapter, but I’m having difficulty understanding why this would affect performance so drastically. I’ve tested several adapters to confirm it wasn’t an individual unit causing the issue. Additionally, I know that outlet voltages in Spain fall within the range required for this charger to function properly.

Any suggestions?
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11-05-2022, 07:35 PM #1

I have been operating a Dell Vostro 7500 for over a year and a half. It serves dual roles as both a workstation and a gaming laptop, which is outside its original design, yet it functions adequately despite some unusual thermal behavior. I frequently experience significant performance drops while gaming while traveling abroad, especially in Spain. Each time I visit there, the issue appears to reset itself. When I launch a game, it runs smoothly for a short period, but then sudden and severe frame rate reductions occur, lasting 5 to 10 seconds and repeating every 20 to 30 seconds. The problem intensifies with longer gaming sessions.

I have been tracking various system metrics using Intel Extreme Tuning Utility in hopes of pinpointing the cause. During those framerate drops, the usage and voltage of my dedicated GPU drop to zero. Temperatures aren’t excessively high, and when I’m back home in the US, everything operates normally despite slightly elevated temperatures.

My brother believes the problem might be related to the charger. I must use a travel adapter, but I’m having difficulty understanding why this would affect performance so drastically. I’ve tested several adapters to confirm it wasn’t an individual unit causing the issue. Additionally, I know that outlet voltages in Spain fall within the range required for this charger to function properly.

Any suggestions?

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11-06-2022, 08:49 AM
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Here is the list of things I have tried:
-Changing Dell Power Manager settings
-Turning off Turbo Boost in BIOS
-Reducing max processor state in Control Panel advanced power options
-Sending in my laptop to Dell using the ProSupport warranty (I suspect they either did not know how to reproduce the problem or used a Spanish Dell laptop charger, which might be the fix)
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11-06-2022, 08:49 AM #2

Here is the list of things I have tried:
-Changing Dell Power Manager settings
-Turning off Turbo Boost in BIOS
-Reducing max processor state in Control Panel advanced power options
-Sending in my laptop to Dell using the ProSupport warranty (I suspect they either did not know how to reproduce the problem or used a Spanish Dell laptop charger, which might be the fix)

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