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    Battlefield - slow loading times? (R2)

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by brag, Jan 29, 2011.

  1. brag

    brag Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was wondering how long it takes you to load after connecting to a new game of Battlefield Bad Company 2.

    I have the R2 i7 + OCZ Vertex 2 SSD and it still takes about 22 seconds to load.

    Could be worse you might say, but since it is "first-come, first-get" when it comes to tanks and other vehicles, it's quite annoying that most of them have already been taken by other players.

    I'm using Throttlestop, CPU OC to 155mhz, GPU Core: 535mhz, Shader: 1284mhz

    How long does it take you to load a new map?

    Any suggestions on how I can improve my loading times, or is this just how far the m11x can go?
    I have already set the settings.ini (Documents/Battlefield) to use DirectX10 which reduced the loading time by 5 seconds.
     
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    Rjdeli Notebook Geek

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    Do this:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware/474521-installing-ssd-tips-tricks-benchmarks.html

    then do this:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...field-bad-company-2-optimization-m11x-r1.html

    take two advil call me in the morn.. ;)
     
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    brag Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you.
    I had already applied most of these settings, except for the few tips on BFBC2 optimisation.
    These gave me another 2 seconds :D So I'm at 20 seconds right now.

    I attached a picture of an SSD benchmark result. Seems alright to me!
    Followed this guide after installing it: The SSD Optimization Guide | The SSD Review

    It would be nice to have some sort of reference value from other m11x owners to see if my loading times are moderate.
     

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