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    M14x Gaming Discussion Thread

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by TheSpaceHamster, May 1, 2011.

  1. Hengst2404

    Hengst2404 Notebook Geek

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    So with the 270.61 drivers I was able to clock with fraps around 50-55 fps at high settings for the new game Brink. apparently this game simply doesn't work well for ATI users, so for once something good for me :)
     
    Hengst2404, May 10, 2011
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  2. darkphase

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    Oh wow that's actually a lot better then i thought o__o
    It doesn't say which m14x, so i assume. . .base?. . Lols.
    Unless it's max for it, but that's probably the game settings, but the description seems to differ.
     
    FadedSomething, May 10, 2011
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  4. bellyboy

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    the spec of the m14x that guy has playing brink is as follows

    M14x, Soft Touch Black, I7-2630qm, Nvidia 555m GT 1.5, 4 GB Ram, 720p screen and the standard 500gb 7200 rpm hd.

    brink looks great for the settings used.
     
    bellyboy, May 10, 2011
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  5. Beej1986

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    Yea it does, go to graphic options-advanced-turn on direct x11.(it defaults 9) restart game, bam u got ultra water And sunshafts, enjoy :)

    Edit: also, m14x runs wow with all ultra no problem with average of 60fps!
     
    Beej1986, May 10, 2011
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  6. Paddon

    Paddon Notebook Evangelist

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    This laptop is amazingly powerful, i dont know what FPS i got but i played battle field bad company 2 ( Vietnam and normal ) on max settings everything maxed out even anti aliasing on x 32 :O and it played with no problems at all !

    (all in native resolution :D)
     
    Paddon, May 11, 2011
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  7. sparklesmcgraw

    sparklesmcgraw Notebook Consultant

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    Where is all the 3GB vs 1.5GB direct comparions? I would like to know for real if there is a difference in this machine. I have read all the theory but want to see what the difference is in reality!
     
    sparklesmcgraw, May 11, 2011
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  8. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    Unfortunately these direct comparisons do not yet exist. We're still waiting for people to benchmark the machine.

    The only comparisons we have are differences in VRAM for other GPUs.
     
    EviLCorsaiR, May 11, 2011
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  9. Marcymaru

    Marcymaru Notebook Consultant

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    Well Brink looks like N64 game, so I'm not that impressed... XD
    It's far mor impressive how it runs Crysis 2 or Shogun 2... :)
     
    Marcymaru, May 11, 2011
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  10. Paddon

    Paddon Notebook Evangelist

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    i ran shogun 2 on high but was bad fps on ultra... but with a little OC im sure it can run it on ultra
     
    Paddon, May 11, 2011
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  11. mrbloo

    mrbloo Notebook Guru

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    On wow direct x 11 I need to go to lowest to get 60 fps on directx11 and I'm on 720p how do I get better?
     
    mrbloo, May 11, 2011
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  12. Paddon

    Paddon Notebook Evangelist

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    sounds like you havent got the right graphics card activated
     
    Paddon, May 11, 2011
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  13. mrbloo

    mrbloo Notebook Guru

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    switched gpus now shows black screen
     
    mrbloo, May 11, 2011
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  14. mrbloo

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    and only on nvidia
     
    mrbloo, May 11, 2011
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  15. Marcymaru

    Marcymaru Notebook Consultant

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    Did you run it with the new DX11 and AA patch that came out just a couple of days ago?
     
    Marcymaru, May 12, 2011
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  16. Paddon

    Paddon Notebook Evangelist

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    yes, the patch came out the day i received my m14x so it had to update before i could play and i did run it in dx11 :D
     
    Paddon, May 12, 2011
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  17. Marcymaru

    Marcymaru Notebook Consultant

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    Good news, running it smooth on high it's enough for me. :)

    Also I got the 720p screen so I should get some more extra fps. :rolleyes:
     
    Marcymaru, May 12, 2011
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  18. mrbloo

    mrbloo Notebook Guru

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    So can anyone help me I don't want to run wow on integrated graphics
     
    mrbloo, May 12, 2011
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  19. 2GStyle

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    My m14x doesnt come til tomorrow so I cant verify but you should be able to go into Nvidia control panel and set the WoW profile to use the 555. Just make sure that setting are set to use that profiles for each application and not controlled by the application.
     
    2GStyle, May 12, 2011
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  20. max24328

    max24328 Newbie

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    I'm getting 20fps on battlefield bad company 2 on high settings.. is that normal ? .. already set my default to use dedicated graphics... On bfbc2 using 900p screen
     
    max24328, May 12, 2011
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  21. Marcymaru

    Marcymaru Notebook Consultant

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    Marcymaru, May 12, 2011
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    I set it to use global settings and changed the global settings to the 555
     
    mrbloo, May 12, 2011
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  23. mrbloo

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    it wont work on any game is it the drivers
     
    mrbloo, May 12, 2011
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    Paddon, May 12, 2011
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  25. mrbloo

    mrbloo Notebook Guru

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    not the drivers when i play anything on the 555 it shows a black screen also my service tag says ordered outside us
     
    mrbloo, May 12, 2011
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  26. max24328

    max24328 Newbie

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    hmm my screen flickers sometime while playing.. not always but it do happens.
     
    max24328, May 12, 2011
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  27. Paddon

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    Ok i downloaded fraps

    When playing battlefield bad company 2 maxed out with all settings on ( even AA x32 )

    I get an average fps of about 25 fps
    max fps of about 32-35 fps
    lowest fps normally 22 fps but when i first jumped in a helicopter it went down to 20 fps but i never saw 20 fps again it was always 22-23 fps lowest
     
    Paddon, May 13, 2011
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  28. TheSpaceHamster

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    Brink is awesome...loads of fun. Most fun I've had in a multiplayer FPS in awhile.

    ...I'll post vids/screenshots/stats in a bit.
     
    TheSpaceHamster, May 14, 2011
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  29. pdiddypdler

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    Hey guys good thread! Just wondering what the performance comparison would be when the m14x at 900p was compared to the m11x r3 (gt 540m) and its 720p screen.
     
    pdiddypdler, May 15, 2011
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  30. Hengst2404

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    Just as a follow-up from a few weeks back, with the latest Nvidia drivers and some launch options commands, i was able to get GTAIV running with the proper resolution and high textures. I will run the in-game benchmark test and post the results later, but that makes two titles that were fixed by simply updating the graphics drivers from stock to 270.61
     
    Hengst2404, May 15, 2011
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  31. Boby b

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    What settings are you guys running starcraft 2 on? i cant seem to get past high, though the videos suggest i should be getting ultra.
     
    Boby b, May 16, 2011
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  32. Marcymaru

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    In the videos on youtube Starcraft is played on a 720p screen at a 1366x768 native resolution.

    So to improve your results you would lower the resolution, since I guess you're playing 1600x900. But the quality of a lower resolution on a 900p screen won't be the same of the same resolution on a 720p native screen.

    That's why I didn't upgrade the screen. :p
     
    Marcymaru, May 16, 2011
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  33. Tsukurimashou

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    Yeah but the screen update is worth it, you get a bigger res that is really usefull if you use photoshop, or anything else because you'll have more space to work, I think the movies will have a better quality, the brightness is increased and for the games you can back to 720p to increase FPS. For 75$ the 900p really worth it.
     
    Tsukurimashou, May 16, 2011
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  34. kpurcell84

    kpurcell84 Newbie

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    Lets get to the only important game. How is the M14x going to run Battlefield 3? I'm considering purchasing one and that's the only issue for me.
     
    kpurcell84, May 16, 2011
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  35. Boby b

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    Minimum Frostbite PC Specifications for BFBC2 & BF1943.
    Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz
    Main memory: 2GB
    Graphics card: GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900
    Graphics memory: 256MB
    OS: Windows XP
    Free HDD space:
    15GB for Digital Version, 10GB for Disc Version (BFBC2)
    10GB for Digital Version, 4GB for Disc Version (BF1943)
    Recommended Frostbite PC Specifications for BFBC2 & BF1943
    Processor: Quadcore
    Main memory: 2GB
    Graphics card: GeForce GTX 260
    Graphics memory: 512MB
    OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7
    Free HDD space:
    15GB for Digital Version, 10GB for Disc Version (BFBC2)
    10GB for Digital Version, 4GB for Disc Version (BF1943)

    Here are the specs for bc 2 and 1943..... so expect a little more needed in the gpu and probs more ram....

    dont think u'll be running this on max but it will probably run on high. Dont know yet though until its released i guess.
     
    Boby b, May 17, 2011
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  36. Jetbo

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    I am running everything on ultra except shaders I am running on high so I dont drop fps at all. Getting well around 70-80 fps during campaign. Online the lowest I got was like 53. I am also running 270.61
     
    Jetbo, May 17, 2011
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  37. Boby b

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    Awesome man, are you using the 270 drivers? (im still packing the 267, haven't got round to doing the inf file mod, though Batboy gave a great post about how to) and what res are you using? thanks.

    One other thing any body played "bloodlines champions"? thinking of giving it go and just wanted some feed back. thanks again!
     
    Boby b, May 17, 2011
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  38. mojorific

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    I've been playing a few games (like quake live and such) and I noticed that there appears to be some wierd framerate issue. Fraps shows it having 125 FPS, but I can't put my finger on it. Its like there is some sort of screen refresh/tearing issue. I wonder if perhaps this can be fixed by setting vertical sync or something. My refresh rate on the monitor is set to 60hz.

    Thoughts?
     
    mojorific, May 17, 2011
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  39. Jetbo

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    refresh rate being 60 does not mean the frames will sync with it. V sync synces frame rates with monitor refresh rate to prevent tearing but lowers frame rate under 60. So try turning vsync on it will help
     
    Jetbo, May 17, 2011
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  40. TheSpaceHamster

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    That does seem to help, some of the newer games seem to always have it disabled as a default setting.
     
    TheSpaceHamster, May 22, 2011
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  41. Kyrandia

    Kyrandia Notebook Guru

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    Hi guys, how is dirt2 on m14x ?900p high settings with AA
    thank you!
     
    Kyrandia, May 22, 2011
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  42. humjaba

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    Dirt2 runs great, 40+fps most of the time.
     
    humjaba, May 23, 2011
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  43. Kyrandia

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    thank you so much
     
    Kyrandia, May 24, 2011
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    Has anyone tried FSX on this yet? If so what were the settings to get at least 27fps?
     
    KSSR1211, May 24, 2011
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    Hi! i have a doubt im currently playing COD Modern Warfare 2 again....
    Waiting for MW3!!!! :D

    My settings are like these: Modern Warfare 2
    1600x900
    Video: Extra
    Shadows: YES
    Bullet Impact: YES
    the rest is on NO.

    While playing... for example shooting at different targets and moving the scope.. it appears like horizontal lines, but when i connect the m14x to an external monitor everything is ok.. no lines!!
    display is working ok?? any comments... :)
     
    libertine, May 26, 2011
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  47. jeremyshaw

    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    that's your setup needing triple buffering or vsync ^^
     
    jeremyshaw, May 26, 2011
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  48. theoneanarbr

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    It's called screen tearing and its a sync issue like the previous poster said. Should be an option under video settings for "vsync". Check that and all should be well!
     
    theoneanarbr, May 27, 2011
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  49. libertine

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    thanks for the answer it really help me ! :D
     
    libertine, May 28, 2011
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  50. NickyDoThis

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    I've been playing SC2 since it's release on a Macbook Pro; after playing it on my friend's new M14x, the graphics alone make it an entirely different game. Really a great computer.
     
    NickyDoThis, May 30, 2011
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