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    Witcher 3 Performance Alienware 17

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Lancer91, Jun 1, 2015.

  1. Lancer91

    Lancer91 Notebook Consultant

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    System Specs:
    I7- 4710mq @ 3.5ghz
    Nvidia 860 GTX
    Driver: 353.06

    Overview: I went to one of the intro villages where you are still around lvl 2 or 3, gearing to slay the Griffon.
    Upgrading to the above driver netted me 3 to 4 fps. In general, on medium graphic settings and most of the post items enabled (minus blur..i hate blur) my average fps ranges from 36-42. Lowering the settings to low and leaving post processing enabled gives me an average of 40-47 fps.

    One item of note, like many others I had loads of crashes. Updating drivers didn't resolve them. What did was running the game in full screen mode only, cleaning up all background processes. If I overclock my card the game will crash. I can only overclock my memory which nets me an extra 3 fps. If I overclock the actual gpu processor it will crash like clockwork.

    Bottom line, this game is a beast. It looks fine on low and even better on medium. Its a shame we can't really run it max but such is life. If you have AA disabled but most other items enabled and settings on medium and NOT hitting 40fps, you need to optimize your machine.

    Good Luck and cheers!
     
    Lancer91, Jun 1, 2015
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