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    bfbc2 with new drivers and vbios

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by inpulze, Sep 29, 2010.

  1. inpulze

    inpulze Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey guys got a nice m17x sitting here had it for abit and just sent it away after some issues now i have it back to fresh everything. i rememberd that bfbc2 loads like crap with the standard drivers so i was wondering is the new drivers + vbios worth the install if im only playing bfbc2 and wow?
     
    inpulze, Sep 29, 2010
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  2. Mooneyd

    Mooneyd Notebook Consultant

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    Well I regulary play BC2 (level 50 ;) ) and I have just installed the latest Dell Drivers and VBIOS for XFire HD5870 cards, this is what I have noticed so far. Naturally my settings are on high considering the specs of my machine. The game loads pretty quicky but the frame rate drops significantly when I am selecting my class and weapons. Once I spawn into a map it judders for a few seconds then the frame rate picks up to acceptable levels. HOWEVER, and this is my major concern, I get a lot of flickering........ and I mean A LOT. Sometimes I run around for about 20 secs or so before the screen comes back. It goes pitch black - the only thing I can see is the icons over friendly soldiers. Its quite sporatic but happens during every game. It almost always happens when I am on top of the lighthouse on the Valpariso map. Not good :(

    Cyrsis on the other hand runs like a dream!

    M17x-R2 Space Black | i7-840QM | 6GB-1333MHz DDR3 RAM | ATI Mobility Radeon HD5870 CrossFireX | 17" 1920x1200 RGB LED | 320Gb Raid0 7.200rpm HDD | Bluetooth 370 | Intel WiFi 6300 | Windows 7 Ultimate
     
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  3. DHC

    DHC Notebook Evangelist

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    Loading times can be improved with the latest drivers and running the game in DX9 instead of DX10 from what i remember :).
     
    DHC, Sep 29, 2010
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