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    ATI Mobility 5870 CrossfireX questions...

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Darthmaniac, Aug 3, 2010.

  1. Darthmaniac

    Darthmaniac Notebook Consultant

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    Hey,

    I recieved my M17x R2 with Mobility 5870 Crossfire X some time ago...I have tried to play games such as Crysis and Crysis Warhead on the recomended HIGH settings however while playing the game I experience alot of fps drops and screen-tearing... shouldn't my M17x R2 be able to handle games such as Crysis on High settings???

    Here are my other specs:-

    -i7 920 XM
    -4GB Dual-channel 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM

    Also I have crossfire enabled and YES STEALTH MODE IS OFF!
     
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    oogamar Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes it should and it can. I had the same issues you have and it was solved by updating the drivers and making catalyst ai was set to standard.

    Also go into the alienware command centre program - alien fusion - high performance - ati graphics settings - and set it to performance.

    Try the command centre thing first and if it fails then check ai, if that doesn't work update your drivers.
     
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  3. Darthmaniac

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    So should I update the drivers from the dell website or the AMD site???

    Also is crossfire working because when I click IDENTIFY GPU in CATALYST CONTROL CROSSFIRE MENU a 1 flashes on the screen
     
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    Note concerning ATI based 17x's -

    If you are running into an issue with the current Dell ATI driver, please post here:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m17x/503710-dell-ati-4870-5870-driver-discussion.html

    If you are running into an issue with the current AMD driver (non-Dell driver), post here:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m17x/503428-get-your-catalyst-10-7-non-whql-here.html

    For general Crossfire posts which do not fall into the above two threads, post here:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...crossfire-m17x-general-discussion-thread.html


    -BB
     
    BatBoy, Aug 3, 2010
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