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    Crossfire 5870 - flickering/bad performance

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by dragon434, Jun 18, 2010.

  1. dragon434

    dragon434 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys, i just recieved my m17x with dual 5870s and the i7 820 yesterday and installed crysis on it today.

    Is it normal for the performance to drop with all settings ultra high even at lower resolutions? i keep hearing people sayings that theirs play crysis maxed out easily,

    Im also getting alot of flickering especially in the clouds and distant trees, is this normal for crossfire? or is my cards faulty?
     
    dragon434, Jun 18, 2010
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    Khybrid Notebook Consultant

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    Check and see if stealth mode is on.
     
    Khybrid, Jun 18, 2010
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    Wow that's the exact same CPU and GPU I ordered, let's hope this is just a simple error.
     
    spazma7ik, Jun 18, 2010
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    Same problem i620M and 5870CF it´s easy, upgrade crisys 1.2 patch and no more problems
     
    Batalleta, Jun 18, 2010
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  5. dragon434

    dragon434 Notebook Enthusiast

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    oh crap i forgot to do that , flickering stopped,

    but can u tell me if ur led screen keeps flickering during gameplay? if u look really hard you'll see it getting slightly dim then bright sometimes rapidly.. i dont know whats up with that...

    also how is the performance with your 5870s? do u get good frame rate with 1200p and everything ultra high?
     
    dragon434, Jun 18, 2010
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    Marvie100 On a Mission

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    If your screen is dimming then getting bright, check that the connections on your power supply are all tight. I've found on my M17 that you can wiggle the power supply just a bit to where the computer switches to "battery mode" and dims your screen.
     
    Marvie100, Jun 18, 2010
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  7. dragon434

    dragon434 Notebook Enthusiast

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    just checked it everything is good, im still only getting about 15000 on 3dmark06

    should it be better?
     
    dragon434, Jun 18, 2010
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    nope its about right.. also do you find 3d marks laggy? im getting about 15000 but alot of it seems not very smooth lol
     
    adrian890, Jun 18, 2010
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    yea i notice that too :/

    what settings do u use in CCC, performance or quality?
     
    dragon434, Jun 18, 2010
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    performance m8, its ment to be a hard video to render and test it, 14500-15k is great=)
     
    adrian890, Jun 18, 2010
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