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    Rage on m17x R3, stuttering

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Lanner7, Oct 19, 2011.

  1. Lanner7

    Lanner7 Notebook Geek

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    I've been trying to run Rage on my m17x-- and even after installing both the AMD Rage performance driver and the Catalyst™ 11.10 Version 2 Preview Driver, the game freezes up every few seconds, making it extremely hard to play.

    Any ideas? Is this just me?
     
    Lanner7, Oct 19, 2011
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  2. SlickDude80

    SlickDude80 Notebook Prophet

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    Sounds like the 11.10 driver didn't install properly. i would try reinstalling the driver...but make sure the previous one uninstalled properly first.
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 19, 2011
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  3. Lanner7

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    I did try uninstalling it, but when the process started the uninstaller seemed to be saying that it was uninstalling ALL of the drivers, not just 11.10. So I cancelled it asap.

    Would you happen to have a simple guide on how to safely uninstall it?
     
    Lanner7, Oct 21, 2011
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  4. SlickDude80

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    Try this:

    • Go into your control panel and uninstall "Display Driver"
    • Reboot...should boot up in VGA mode using default Microsoft VGA driver
    • install from the full 11.10 downloaded .exe from the AMD site
    • Reboot
    • enjoy game!
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 21, 2011
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    nayilalien Notebook Evangelist

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    also make sure u're machine is on high performance mode and not on balanced power mode.

    I've been getting variable FPS on Crysis 2 online. Could it be lag? I did try playing online on ultra and extreme.
     
    nayilalien, Oct 21, 2011
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    SlickDude80, Oct 21, 2011
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    The Revelator, Oct 21, 2011
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