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    Low Fps ( GTA IV ) M14x R1

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Waqas409, Jul 20, 2012.

  1. Waqas409

    Waqas409 Notebook Enthusiast

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    All my settings are medium,

    Vsync off,

    Defination ON,

    Resolution 1024x768(60Hz),

    Resource Usage 628/3014mb

    GPU temp between 70-80C,

    Power Plan Performance,

    I'm getting fps between 15-20 and game lags.

    Driver Version 301.42, and Game is running on NVIDIA GPU.

    So what should i do now ?
     
    Waqas409, Jul 20, 2012
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    JaronF Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have sometimes drops in gta too, it runs at about 40-50 fps, but sometimes it drops at 20 fps. I read about this and this could be an issue due do the stupid windows live thing.
     
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    so what should i do now ?
     
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    Have you tried rolling back to previous drivers?
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Jul 20, 2012
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    Waqas409 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yea i tried
    304.79-notebook-win8-win7-winvista-64bit-international-beta
    296.10-notebook-win7-winvista-64bit-international-whql
    301.42-notebook-win7-winvista-64bit-international-whql

    But still game lagging.
     
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    Waqas409, Jul 20, 2012
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    Send us an email: AWsocialmedia at dell.com, include your service tag and we'll have a closer look at it.
     
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    Waqas409 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Email sent with the subject " Low Fps ( GTA IV ) M14x R1 "
    Please Check it.
    Thanks.
     
    Waqas409, Jul 21, 2012
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  10. CGSDR

    CGSDR Alien Master Race

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    No, Whitelist will not work, this is not the problem with the GPU, it is the problem with the Game, GTA 4 is a poor console port, you MUST use the command line to make it work, here is the solution: http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...4-doesnt-detect-nvidia-gpu-2.html#post7641133

    And here is the benchmark I made after I use the command line: http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...x-underperforming-bios-a05-2.html#post7882973

    This problem is also associate with the multiple GPU machine, like SLI, xFire and especially Optimus, because I got a friend who has an old Core 2 Quad machine with a single GPU, he play the game with no problem at all. Copy and Paste the command line, and I guarantee you will be able to tweak the setting and get a better performance out of it.
     
    CGSDR, Jul 21, 2012
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    Waqas409 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Tried your commands. WTH problem with my laptop :mad:, still lagging :mad:,
    this sucks really :/
     
    Waqas409, Jul 21, 2012
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    How many frame do you have after you try the command lines? And is it a Steam or a DVD version? Because there are users saying that the Steam version tend perform worse than the DVD one, which I got the DVD version.
     
    CGSDR, Jul 21, 2012
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    frames are between 15-25. and its a steam version.
     
    Waqas409, Jul 21, 2012
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    Did you try putting a .txt file in the root of the installation folder (normally C:\Program Files (x86)\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto IV , I think), name the file commandline.txt and put inside it this: -availablevidmem 1.0
    (someone above referred to topic about this)
    This helped fix a problem with the game not recognizing the 3GB graphics memory of my gt555m.
     
    JaronF, Jul 22, 2012
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  15. Waqas409

    Waqas409 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Game is recognizing my NVIDIA GPU but the problem is im getting low fps even in medium settings.
     
    Waqas409, Jul 22, 2012
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    Ive been having fps issues with some of my games as well
     
    monibolonie, Sep 12, 2013
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