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    Poor performance for The Witcher 2

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by ShimmerArc, Jun 11, 2011.

  1. ShimmerArc

    ShimmerArc Notebook Consultant

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    I have 11.5b Hotfix installed, with 11.5 CAP 4. Specs are below. No matter what I do, no matter how I tweak the settings, I get around 25 fps. And the gameplay itself is very jittery.

    I even lowered everything to minimum, even got it to launch in windowed mode with 640x480 but it doesn't make a difference.

    Can anyone shed some light on this?
     
    ShimmerArc, Jun 11, 2011
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  2. Zero989

    Zero989 Notebook Virtuoso

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    install 8.86 aka RC6 and Cap 5.
     
    Zero989, Jun 11, 2011
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    Ravenwjf Notebook Geek

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    what is 8.86/RC6? I have the 11.5b and CAP 5 and I have no issues with my graphics, but I am wondering what this RC6 is you referred to. Thanks.
     
    Ravenwjf, Jun 11, 2011
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    hawk1410 Bird of Prey

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    The Witcher 2 has a feature known as uber sampling, check if you have that on. But now i realize that this advise is useless since you have already tried after lowering all settings.
     
    hawk1410, Jun 11, 2011
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  5. ShimmerArc

    ShimmerArc Notebook Consultant

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    I tried running TW2 with CAP 5 but it doesn't seem to make any difference. I guess I'll have to reformat and reinstall all the drivers manually.

    And what is that 8.86/RC6 thing you were refering to Zero989? Never heard of any of them before.
     
    ShimmerArc, Jun 12, 2011
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