I recently purchased a Strix Scar 18 with an RTX 5080 and connected it to an Alienware OLED monitor via the HDMI 2.1 port. During gaming, I’m experiencing frequent crashes with the following symptoms:
- 50/50 chance of a crash during gaming sessions.
- External monitor randomly goes black (even without a full crash).
- System either blue screens or reboots.
- Event Viewer logs nvlddmkm Event ID 153 error with GPUID: 100.
What I’ve Tried:
- Updated all drivers.
- Adjusted video settings in multiple ways.
- Key Finding: Switching the power plan from Performance to Balanced significantly reduces the crashes (does not eliminate the random black screens however).
Questions:
- Has anyone else experienced similar issues with these new RTX 5080 laptops?
- Is this simply a known issue with these new high-power graphics cards in laptops?
I’m new to gaming laptops, having always used desktop rigs. I assumed I’d be able to game on an external monitor without issues, but that hasn’t been the case. I moved to a smaller office and was hoping to save space with a laptop instead of building another desktop rig.
Things I’m Considering:
- Replacing the HDMI cable (even though I don’t suspect it’s faulty).
- Monitoring system resources during gameplay (though I only have one monitor available as using both the external monitor and laptop screen in extended mode causes weird screen glitches).
- Purchasing a dock to help connect the monitor to the laptop
Any guidance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
System Specs: Intel Ultra 9 275HX, RTX 5080, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Windows 11 v10.0.26100, GeForce Game Ready Drive v576.52
