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    Bad fps in wow - Help

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Lewiii123, Apr 2, 2011.

  1. Lewiii123

    Lewiii123 Newbie

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    Before we start, i know there are a lot of posts about this everywhere, but the fixes dont work for me.

    I have an stock m11x r2 with i5 CPU @ 1.07ghz

    I get about 20 fps in BGs with everything on fair but keeping projected Temps on. I run windowed with a monitor of 1680 x 1050 hooked up. Now my problem is i see people with everything at Ultra getting the same fps as I do. Soi started tweaking, i came accross ThrottleStop and that helped a bit, but nothing major. I have tried everything under the sun. And i am sure i am using the 335M not and it is not switching back and forth.
    After getting my machine at christmass and spending £1000+ surely i should be getting better than this ?

    Lewis
     
    Lewiii123, Apr 2, 2011
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  2. Scottyballs

    Scottyballs Notebook Consultant

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    Did you white list WOW ?

    you should be getting much better FPS then that Im getting 30+ FPS on ultra with a R1.. somthing is not right that for sure.
     
    Scottyballs, Apr 2, 2011
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  3. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    Windowed reduces framerates. I get about 30 windowed but it bumps up to 60flat (screen refresh) fullscreen.
     
    DeeVu, Apr 2, 2011
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  4. Lewiii123

    Lewiii123 Newbie

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    When i try to go fullscreen with my other monitor plugged in, it dont work. Any tricks on how to get it full screen ? Then i might have some nicer fps

    Cheers for responses
     
    Lewiii123, Apr 3, 2011
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  5. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    Windows Key + P and set it to projector only. Thats how i run it on my 23inch.
     
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  6. Lewiii123

    Lewiii123 Newbie

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    Ye that does work, but if i want to watch youtube at the same time, kinda sucks :(
     
    Lewiii123, Apr 4, 2011
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  7. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    yeah. I feel the same. I used youtube for music but when I found out the fullscreen trick I now use pandora.
     
    DeeVu, Apr 4, 2011
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    Pandora trick ?
     
    Lewiii123, Apr 4, 2011
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    Pandora trick? Im saying that fullscreen was the trick to greater fps. Now when I want to listen to music I just use pandora thats all I was saying.
     
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    Ah ye sorry, I am tweaking with Throttlestop and i am noticing some changes, cheers for all your replies, and sorry for the confusion

    Lewis
     
    Lewiii123, Apr 4, 2011
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