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    11.5 CAP5 out

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by CptXabaras, Jun 11, 2011.

  1. CptXabaras

    CptXabaras Overclocked, Overvolted, Liquid Cooled

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    As per title

    New profiles added with this release:

    Witcher 2 – Resolves missing NPI text and light source issues
    Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale – Resolves flickering seen when running in CrossFire mode

    Rage3D

    n'joy
     
    CptXabaras, Jun 11, 2011
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  2. djhuydx

    djhuydx Notebook Consultant

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    thank you bro :)
     
    djhuydx, Jun 11, 2011
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  3. CleanSweep

    CleanSweep Notebook Geek

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    Just installed em, will play something soon lol
     
    CleanSweep, Jun 11, 2011
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  4. Le0-

    Le0- Notebook Evangelist

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    QUESTION: do i have to uninstall prev. CAPs or no?
     
    Le0-, Jun 11, 2011
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  5. CleanSweep

    CleanSweep Notebook Geek

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    No, just install the latest over 11.5b
     
    CleanSweep, Jun 11, 2011
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  6. Le0-

    Le0- Notebook Evangelist

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    thank you!!!!!
    10char
     
    Le0-, Jun 11, 2011
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  7. vulcan78

    vulcan78 Notebook Deity

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    thank you, Im awaiting arrival of Witcher 2, it will be nice to play it without most of the crossfire issues.
     
    vulcan78, Jun 11, 2011
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    lol this cap5 works with nfs shift 2, frame rate increases about 10-20FPS but flicking like crazy :(
     
    djhuydx, Jun 11, 2011
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  9. francinep7

    francinep7 Notebook Guru

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    Thanks for the info CptXabaras. Is this fix really working?
     
    francinep7, Jun 13, 2011
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  10. CptXabaras

    CptXabaras Overclocked, Overvolted, Liquid Cooled

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    Hi francinep7

    unfortunatly i had to uninstall the witcher 2, becouse steam want me to download 9.5Gb patch (1.2).. and at the moment i'm away from home (and from a decent connection :( ) so i cannot download it. So i haven't tried yet
     
    CptXabaras, Jun 13, 2011
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  11. francinep7

    francinep7 Notebook Guru

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    Yeah, really annoying right? Just to update the patch needs to DL the whole game again. Sigh.. Hope this patch won't create another issue like the prev one.
     
    francinep7, Jun 13, 2011
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  12. CptXabaras

    CptXabaras Overclocked, Overvolted, Liquid Cooled

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    yes, definetly annoying.... if i were at home there wouldn't be any problem, i have a 12Mbit line, but here where i am right now it will take 4 days of DL..lol! i guess i will wait 1 month to update the game, for that time i'll be home.
     
    CptXabaras, Jun 13, 2011
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  13. Podunks

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    What if you buy the game from GS? Or BB?
     
    Podunks, Jun 13, 2011
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  14. Doctor Magneto

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    with 11.5 and CAP5 Shift 2 runs fine now, Hot Pursuit 2010 runs fine as well maxed out but utilizes just one GPU, the other game that stopped utilizing Crossfire is Test Drive Unlimited 2, though it shows 40-50 FPS, it runs not as smooth as before when CFX was utilized, now I see some kind of micro stuttering..

    A bit confused now, these new drivers gave me performance gain in benchmarks and some games but some other games behave just not as they should with the Crossfire..

    When will be the perfect drivers released? :confused:



    EDIT: TDU2 Crossfire issue fixed, it works for NFS HP 2010 as well, read here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m18x/581680-m18x-test-drive-unlimited-2-crossfire-fix.html
    Thanks to ShaqDiesel
     
    Doctor Magneto, Jun 13, 2011
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