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    DOOM 780M SLI eating it up

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by SMOKE_SKULL, May 13, 2016.

  1. SMOKE_SKULL

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    My A18 has no problems with DOOM. Smooth as silk. Get this game, it rocks hard. Best FPS ever. ID games make you a better gamer.
     
    SMOKE_SKULL, May 13, 2016
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    YESSSS !!!

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    Trulyfatal, May 13, 2016
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  3. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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    Every release of Doom is awesome, and the latest is the best... I ran the game and then edit/encoded the video with the 6700K running 4.7GHz the entire time and the max core temp throughout all of that was 76°C. The delid and Liquid Ultra was highly effective.

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    Mr. Fox, May 14, 2016
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    I was pretty happy with my 4.5 ghz stable overclock of my 4700K but now you made me think again, if you can do that in a laptop I feel like I should push it to the next level with a custom loop
     
    Splintah, May 14, 2016
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    Needless to say I think AMD is going to outclass intel in short order within the next few years
     
    Splintah, May 14, 2016
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    Word is SLI support is coming. Maybe that's when I take the plunge..
     
    sponge_gto, May 16, 2016
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    OpenGL is bad graphics library. It's complicated and not intuitive. It takes a lot more time to do something in OpenGL than DirectX. OpenGL also has very bugged SLI support and it's nearly impossible to fix it in the game.

    Yes Doom is on OpenGL but they are planning to use Vulkan in patch and Vulkan supports SLI so im waiting for support too. They already have working prototype as GTX 1080 Doom test was made on Vulkan.

    The only problem is that only newer Nvidia drivers supports Vulkan and they can kill your GPU or display...
     
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    Game works like a dream with all settings on ultra/nightmare,etc. Looks like they really optimized this well.
     
    chewbakaats58, May 17, 2016
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    Hi SMOKE_SKULL, my AW18 is identical to yours - what frames are you getting in single player Doom on Ultra? Was going to wait for SLI drivers to drop, but the want is strong ...
     
    BruceEdwards, May 20, 2016
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    I am not home, just buy the game if you dont have it. I will definatly finish this game and play it over many times. Lots of easter eggs I need to find. In fact I am still finding them in Doom 3 BFG
     
    SMOKE_SKULL, May 20, 2016
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