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    Battlefield: Bad Company 2

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Turmoil, Sep 5, 2010.

  1. Turmoil

    Turmoil Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys, how well will I be able to play Battlefield: Bad Company 2 with my M17x R2 (specs in sig)? :confused:
     
    Turmoil, Sep 5, 2010
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    Akari Notebook Evangelist

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    Maybe on low settings with no AA at 1024x764.

    Just kidding. It should run maxed everything fine.
     
    Akari, Sep 5, 2010
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  3. Turmoil

    Turmoil Notebook Evangelist

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    LOL! Thanks brotha! :D
     
    Turmoil, Sep 5, 2010
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    unreal25 Capt. Obvious

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    Depending on which drivers you choose, there may be flickering if you're running it with crossfire. If you managed to stay in the game that long without PunkBuster kicking you out, that is.

    The good news is that single 5870m can run it maxxed out pretty nicely. Yeah its that good. :)
     
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    Turmoil Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, I get no flickering, but sometimes I do get a black screen for a moment or two... I also get CTDs quite often... Not sure if its my machine or a Game Bug... from reading things around, looks like its a game bug... I am thinking a memory leak of some sort...
     
    Turmoil, Sep 10, 2010
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    Akari Notebook Evangelist

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    Are you running the most recent drivers?

    CTD's are to be expected with Battlefield + ATI. It's not very stable.

    I get them a lot on my desktop with ATI cards.
     
    Akari, Sep 10, 2010
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  7. I am gamer

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    Have someone else in here noticed that AA doesnt fully work.. I got everything maxxed, same for mafia 2?? I have read that its some kind of problem with AA in SC2.. But im no SC2 player so dont know.. In bad company 2 and mafia 2 some parts looks awsome and and others dont? So dont AA fully work or what? I just want to know, so its not anything wrong with my system because i got this with all drivers ive tested..
     
    I am gamer, Sep 11, 2010
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  8. reborn2003

    reborn2003 THE CHIEF!

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    Yeh theres still some trouble with AA. Others have been tweaking it with radeon pro and ati tools. For most others they just set it to the lowest setting 1XAA 1XMSAA for the best performance while everything else is maxed out.

    Hopefully the next dell drivers or 10.9 will improve AA and give us a performance boost as well. :)

    Cheers.
     
    reborn2003, Sep 11, 2010
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    Nice too here its not just me.. Yeah, hopefully they will fix this then with a driver update or patch...
     
    I am gamer, Sep 11, 2010
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  10. Pursuit

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    Same here,with flickering and black screen !! I turn off CF in ccc then they are gone :D
     
    Pursuit, Sep 11, 2010
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