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    GTX 560m lagging in games but framerate is fine

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by xps_m1710, Sep 8, 2011.

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    I'm currently running the 280.26 drivers with a modified inf (as they won't install normally because of the intel switching gpu) and every game I try and play on here, bar F1 2010 for some reason, are all just really laggy. I have fraps running and the framerate is always fine, at 60fps I'm getting minimal lag/stuttering, once it drops down to the 40's, thats when the game starts to become unplayable. I don't understand this though, because on all the pcs/laptops I have owned over the years, 30fps and above has always meant smooth gameplay and on the same games, so I can't work out whats going on. I thought at first the refresh rate was causing the issue, as many games default it to 40hz for some reason, but even after switching to 60hz it doesn't improve, vsync is on. Anyone else had this problem?
     
    xps_m1710, Sep 8, 2011
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