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    BF3 beta

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by DarkXeRoX, Sep 27, 2011.

  1. mikeypinero

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    Today I installed 11.9 and I have the same problems.
    The first game 32-38fps, and all subsequent 21-22fps and 24-26fps in other match, and it is immaterial whether the level of detail put low, medium, high or ultra
     
    mikeypinero, Sep 30, 2011
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  2. nayilalien

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    I fixed that by restarting the game and ended up getting 55-60 fps on low settings @ 1080p
     
    nayilalien, Sep 30, 2011
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    You should try cleaning your vents. I was going to repaste but I decided open up my computer by following the youtube instruction and clean out the vents and my GPU fans. There was a hugeeee dust blocking the GPU vents from the inside so after that my temperature dropped by a great amount. When I played Dead Island, GPU-Z recorded 88C. Now it's sitting 60-70C :D. Of course having a laptop cooler does help though. I have the NC2000.
     
    doublee, Sep 30, 2011
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  4. Dr. J

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    Using the latest Dell drivers from 07/29/11 with everything on highest graphic settings possible, I played Metro Rush.

    Outside the metro I saw a low FRAPS score of 29, an average of 35-40 and a high of 59.

    Inside the metro, I was in the 50's most of the time and a high of 80's.

    Highest temp was 79.5 using GPU-Z on gpu sensor #3 and 76 on the plane GPU sensor above.

    No overclocking, just the set up in my rig. Very happy with performance and temps obviously.
     
    Dr. J, Sep 30, 2011
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  5. Dr. J

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    Ignore the warning, just play.
     
    Dr. J, Sep 30, 2011
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  6. Tapakidney

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    Running it at ultra and not really noticing any slowness on a 6970M (overclocked). This makes me wonder W T F Dice is talking about when they say you'll need at least SLi-Desktop 580's to run at highest settings...

    That said, the graphics are not blowing my mind as much as I was led to believe they would. I wonder if the beta is at all close to an indication of what the final product will be, graphics-wise.
     
    Tapakidney, Sep 30, 2011
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  7. DarkXeRoX

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    i believe they didnt add all the shaders n stuff to the game yet, the ultra settings are just the same as high.

    same as bfbc2 they didnt add the ultra settings in the beta there either.

    i would change the fov setting in the config file tho as 70 is terrible when playing on 1080p 90 ftw
     
    DarkXeRoX, Sep 30, 2011
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  8. Tapakidney

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    What is the FOV on BFBC2? And sorry for the ignorant question, but I am guessing FOV just changes your perspective a bit?
     
    Tapakidney, Sep 30, 2011
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  9. Dr. J

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    Field of view.
     
    Dr. J, Sep 30, 2011
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  10. DarkXeRoX

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    i believe on bfbc2 it was even lower as 70, was freakin horrible :p almost like playing on a bloody console
     
    DarkXeRoX, Sep 30, 2011
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  11. Tapakidney

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    No...I mean what is the FOV setting on BFBC2. Thanks though.
     
    Tapakidney, Oct 1, 2011
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    Dumb question? how do you get BF3 beta? invite only?
     
    Jus71n, Oct 1, 2011
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  13. i has m11x

    i has m11x Notebook Evangelist

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    Set up an Origin account and download the beta. Its open beta now.
     
    i has m11x, Oct 1, 2011
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  14. DarkXeRoX

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    itsa free now :p till the 10th of oct as thats the end date :p
     
    DarkXeRoX, Oct 1, 2011
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  15. Dr. J

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    What is the CURRENT password to get into the caspian sea map on US servers?
     
    Dr. J, Oct 1, 2011
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    afaik they taken the servers down
     
    DarkXeRoX, Oct 1, 2011
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    Updated my driver to 11.9 with CAP4 and I'm getting smooth 50-60 FPS on Ultra with 0xAA. Not bad!
     
    doublee, Oct 1, 2011
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  18. Dr. J

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    Dag, I have been disappointed with the Metro minotinious level and wanted to try the vehicles in Caspian. :mad:
     
    Dr. J, Oct 1, 2011
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  19. Lord_Zath

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    Looks like I'm the only R1 user to post here so far.

    I haven't tried crossfire yet or the 11.10 drivers but seem to be doing well with all low/off and 800x600 resolution. I care more for performance than quality so I'm OK with that.

    So Alt+Ctrl+S = display FPS? I'll have to try that out. It'll be a good tool to help me figure out the optimal resolution/options.

    Any of you try using a 360 controller? I'm mainly a 360 gamer and like some aspects of playing on PC but would like to try using a 360 controller if it's possible :)
     
    Lord_Zath, Oct 1, 2011
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    BatBoy, Oct 1, 2011
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