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    acer 5920g dissapointing gameplay

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by andythrill, Oct 8, 2007.

  1. andythrill

    andythrill Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi guys finally took the plunge and bought the 5920g,overall impression is its ok,3dmark 03 score :mad: seems ok 8600 ish,but when i play games like outrun 2006 on full settings fps are low,i thought a game like this would run a dream on this system,the graphics even pause at the end of the level,very anoying.
    also games sometimes crash and go back to the desktop with the nti dvd maker software screen showing,absolute madness.
    can anybody give me any help on what if anything i can do to improve performance,do i need to update any drivers if so which are the ones i need,any advice would be much appreciated
     
  2. howard38lancs

    howard38lancs Notebook Geek

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    your better off with a x box if you want your games to play like a dream
     
  3. nic.

    nic. Notebook Evangelist

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    Nti cd maker showing? You must be accidentally touching the touch button next to the "right" direction key then (The last touch button below those glowing one).
     
  4. Patrick Y.

    Patrick Y. Go Newbs! NBR Reviewer

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    163.44 driver seems like a stable driver.

    Also, make sure that the system is in "maximum performance' mode.

    The nti software launching was caused by you brushing the touch-sensitive "record" button on the side. You can adjust their sensitivity however.
     
  5. andythrill

    andythrill Notebook Enthusiast

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    i tried to install that driver but my system says it is an incompatible driver,how do i install it.you were right about the nti start up i was playing a game with the cursors doh,many thanks guys,likin my laptop more and more :eek:
     
  6. Patrick Y.

    Patrick Y. Go Newbs! NBR Reviewer

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    Choose a driver from here and remember to download the "modded INF".

    Follow the direction: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=11997
     
  7. andythrill

    andythrill Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok i updated driver,didnt make any difference and now my microsoft sidewinder gamepad has stopped working ,what have i done,ive tried rolling back but my laptop just isnt recognising my game pad help :eek:
     
  8. Patrick Y.

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    ummm... try using system restore.
    You're sure that the driver install is successful btw?
     
  9. andythrill

    andythrill Notebook Enthusiast

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    just tried system restore and it failed to restore twice,looks like im gonna have to do a full reboot
     
  10. andythrill

    andythrill Notebook Enthusiast

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    what does btw mean
     
  11. Patrick Y.

    Patrick Y. Go Newbs! NBR Reviewer

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    btw= by the way

    Anyway I hope everything will work out for you. Sorry that it's my suggestion that landed you in this situation.
     
  12. darkspark88

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    If you are using stock drivers, you are going to be disappointed. Although modded drivers do not increase the score significantly, I added 100+ points from stock to 163.44...the actual played performance in MUCH better. Less slowdowns....
     
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    might mean " By The Way"
     
  14. baia

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    Outrun 2006 should run fine, cause I saw a gameplayclip of this game on this laptop, and it ran very smooth.
     
  15. andythrill

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    dont worry patrick your tryig to help me which i appreciate,ive rebooted my system and things are fine again now cant beleive updating my driver had such a bad affect on my laptop,i tried to run outrun 2006 on that driver and graphics were very choppy,plus gamepad probs as already described,does having a uk laptop make a difference to updating drivers :confused:
     
  16. andythrill

    andythrill Notebook Enthusiast

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    is it possible that i could of installed the driver wrong that could have caused the
     
  17. andythrill

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    i think i know what i did wrong ,i didnt read the instructions on the driver website correctly,i downloaded the driver package and the modded inf file put the inf file into the extracted driver file,then what i did was go into the driver file and clicked on setup.exe which installed the nvidea package,it seems like all i needed to do was update my driver from device manager.
    ild like to have another go at updating my graphics driver but im scared that ill mess things up again,i feel very confident that i know what im doing now that ive read the instructions,what do you guys think i dont want to have to reboot again it took ages,should i be ok if i follow the right steps
     
  18. Patrick Y.

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    hopefully I won't mess up your notebook again, but I didn't have any problem with the driver update following the instructions. In all honesty I still recommend you to update the driver. Some stable ones are 163.44 and 163.69. Anyway, just follow the instructions VERY CAREFULLY then everything should be fine.
     
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    thanks patrick ,tried again and works fine now,god knows what i did before,gameplay seems a little better now,not done a 3d mark check yet but ill let you know,quick question are many games preset to run around 60fps?
    it seems like a lot of my sega games run around this figure with some of the settings turned down,turn them up and the fps drops,turn aa on and ive got no chance.does this seem about right for the 8600gt?god i nearlly went for a laptop with a 8600gs,im well glad i didnt now ;)
     
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    I've got 3d Mark 2006 about 3890 on my slightly overclocked 5920. I use cooling pad with 3 fans fed by USB port but even without it the driver crashes only if you obstract the air flow. Congrads you've escaped getting 8600 gs! 3980 on 3d mark 2006 is not bad for 700 quid laptop and gaiming - trust me!
     
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    Hi guys,

    I'm also a 5920G owner. but i just wanted to know whats bad about nvida 8600 GS.?
     
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    it's easy. just run 3d mark 2006 and compare your score with acer 5920 with 8600 gt. GS will give max 2800 and GT will give 3800 or even more. the same with games - frames/second rate is much lower on GS.
     
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    i just ran 3d mark 2006 and got a score of 3250 for my 5920g with 8600gt

    so theres about 500 points in it between the 2
     
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    yeah i think i got a similar score,couldnt beleive the low fps while the demo was running,i hope none of my games ever look like that,lol
     
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    dont get me wrong guys this is a top laptop especially for the money,i think the problem is that vista has some serious issues
     
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    you sure you have your cpu running at full speed if you dont you will get limited fps while gaming

    some one was only getting 30fps in f.e.a.r compared to everyone else getting 50-60fps just because vista was downclocking the cpu
     
  28. Patrick Y.

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    Hey you're welcome to list all the issues and we can help you. I got most of my vista issues ironed out and hopefully all of them will be gone when MS finally releases SP1
     
  29. anthony99

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    im running the beta of sp1 at the minute not tried any gaming yet with it but theres a lot of bugs ironed out with it and its quicker
     
  30. Patrick Y.

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    Just curious, if there any official/legal way to get the beta from microsoft?