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    Installing AMD drivers and some issues with the M17x.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by ShimmerArc, May 9, 2011.

  1. ShimmerArc

    ShimmerArc Notebook Consultant

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    It's been months since my last driver update for my M17x-R2. What is the latest and greatest driver from AMD? 11.4? (Still using the old Dell drivers from the support site - 8.763.0.0)

    Also, I've been having some weird stutters in games like Warcraft III and WoW, and occasionally in Shogun Total War 2. I never have stutters in Warcraft III before. Only started a few weeks ago. I'm thinking it might be dust accumulating in the cooling vents, but I cleaned the exterior already. Not sure how to go about cleaning the insides, I pried it open, but it looks speckless.

    Weird stutters aside, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is giving me crap fps, even at the lowest settings and Crysis 2 (Gamer settings) takes like 10 seconds to smooth out when I enter a new area (prior to that, I get ridiculously low fps). I can play Dead Space 2 on max though, at 60 solid fps.

    Anyways, I think it may be due to my (probably) outdated video drivers. Can someone tell me step-by-step what I need to do to install the AMD drivers? :D

    Any help would be most appreciated.
    -Am using crossfirex dual mobility hd5870s-
     
    ShimmerArc, May 9, 2011
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