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    6990m low fps in Bad Company 2

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by PyroDonkey, Sep 12, 2011.

  1. PyroDonkey

    PyroDonkey Notebook Consultant

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    Well, I just got my M17x on Saturday and I've been fiddling around with it. Today I started up Bad Company 2 with Fraps opened and it was showing under 30fps on "high" settings at 1920x1080 in singleplayer and under 20fps in multiplayer. This seemed like very low fps for the 6990m, so I was wondering if this is normal, or it could be a driver issue, or anything else.
     
    PyroDonkey, Sep 12, 2011
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    DarkXeRoX Notebook Consultant

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    turn off powerplay and back on again in ccc

    seemed to run uberslow till i done that, not sure why it does that but heh could be the same bug for u aswell
     
    DarkXeRoX, Sep 12, 2011
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    Jas71 Notebook Evangelist

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    Make sure you are also plugged in.
     
    Jas71, Sep 12, 2011
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    Hmm, that seems very low. I usually get about 50-60 FPS, with a drop into the 40-45s when a lot is going on but never lower then that while playing online. Make sure your not in stealth mode maybe? Is BF:BC2 the only game that you are getting low FPS in?
     
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    PyroDonkey Notebook Consultant

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    Well, now I'm getting around under 50fps with all "high" settings and 4x AA. How is that compared to what you guys are getting?
     
    PyroDonkey, Sep 13, 2011
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    That sound pretty good to me. I had a 6990m, that was similar to what I was getting :)
     
    widezu69, Sep 13, 2011
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    5dstrix Newbie

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    I have the same alienware with the same issue, please help. What did you do to get it to work, I reformatted and reinstalled windows last time and that worked, what fixed it for you?
     
    5dstrix, Sep 15, 2011
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    reinstalled drivers from dells site, worked... back to normal... for a 3k dollar computer this thing is waaay more trouble than its worth
     
    5dstrix, Sep 15, 2011
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    Ummmmm I have an r2 with the dual 5870m's and I get more like 65+fps.

    Are you guys running hot with those fancy 6990m's?

    Also, are you talking about in multiplayer of the campaign? I dont play the multiplayer and I seem to remember people saying it was significantly different in MP.
     
    Megatony73, Sep 15, 2011
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    thomyorke107 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I had the same problem with games not performing properly when i first got my 17x-r3 with the 6990m.
    Turns out the problem was battery related, and the 6990 was just fine.

    Make sure you dont have a message when you booted up saying that "the battery wattage could not be determined" or something to that effect.
     
    thomyorke107, Sep 15, 2011
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