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    RAGE, who's tried it then?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Coflash, Oct 4, 2011.

  1. Coflash

    Coflash Notebook Consultant

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    I will have in about 30 minutes (after it copies over from main PC, installs)

    Any luck with it? I know it runs like a dogs breakfast on most machines but here's hoping.
     
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    Nice, tell me how it runs. It's not out until the 7th in Europe.
     
    DarkFame, Oct 4, 2011
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    What does "running like a dog's breakfast" mean?

    I wanna know how it runs too! :D
     
    kimjo42, Oct 4, 2011
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    Dogs breakfast = not that great!

    It runs fine on the M14x. 1600 x 900, no AA and with the rig in my sig. At least 40fps. Knock down the res for a further bump.

    GPU is slightly overclocked, never went out of the 60's in temps.

    There is mild pop in (which I didn't experience with my desktop GTX480) but nothing like in the videos people are posting everywhere. Entirely playable.
     
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    Awesome!

    Will wait for reviews and a couple of patches before buying though.
    Thanks Coflash!
     
    kimjo42, Oct 4, 2011
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    im gonna install it in next few hrs. cant wait
     
    smokingjam, Oct 4, 2011
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    How similar is it to Borderlands?
     
    kimjo42, Oct 5, 2011
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    It runs fairly well when enabling GPU transcoding; however, from what I understand, you have install the latest Nvidia driver to enable the option. According to FRAPS, I'm getting nearly 60 FPS on an external 42" display at native resolution. Yet, there is a slight delay in displaying textures when moving the cursor from side to side.
     
    tylerthomas77, Oct 5, 2011
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    From what I've read on Ars, that texture pop in is an issue with the engine. Apparently it has some massive issues on PC...hope they patch this stuff soon. Either way, I'm probably not buying it..I hear its pretty lackluster, which is disappointing since iD hasn't released anything in years.
     
    squeeb, Oct 6, 2011
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    I believe Bethesda had something to do with this game? to be honest, that explains a lot to me, look at all the problems brink had when it first came out and they really did nothing in the first 2 months to fix it, it really does seem Bethesda can't produce a decent game of late.

    I wont be getting it until it's in the cheap pile.
     
    pancakes1983, Oct 6, 2011
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