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    Battlefield Bad Company 2 Bench and Issues M11xR2

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Arklight, Jun 23, 2010.

  1. Thran8

    Thran8 Notebook Enthusiast

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    which driver are u using? currently i cant get any games to work at all : (
     
  2. Arklight

    Arklight Notebook Evangelist

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    BFBC2 GAMEPLAY VID ON R2

    There is a dip at probably 7:57. The framerate dipped at 8. Whoa huh?


    Frames Time (ms) Min Max Avg
    15561 541074 8 57 28.759

    But I'm happy with the results for this is really gaming on the go.
    Unplugged, No CPU or GPU overclock, no gamebooster.
    All details on medium except shadows on low. 1x aa and af no vsync, no hbao.
    Stock dell drivers.

    I wasnt playing very good, but its playable.
    Enjoy.
     
  3. Arklight

    Arklight Notebook Evangelist

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    Dell stock.

    Are you using Steam?

    most steam games don't work yet. Except for CounterStrike Source.

    I am starting to think steam hates optimus.
     
  4. ninja2000

    ninja2000 Mash IT

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    Great! most of my games are on steam! Cant you just find the relevant exe in the common folder within steam?

    Mine is arriving Monday so expect some more BFBC2 benchmarks. I will put the R1 and R2 side by side with the same settings to compare
     
  5. aznguyen316

    aznguyen316 Rock Chalk Jayhawk

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    wow. No steam love for optimus.. sounds kinda bunk.
     
  6. Arklight

    Arklight Notebook Evangelist

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    Im hoping at least the red alert 3 would work,, or dirt 1..

    I heard portal worked.

    @ninja - most of my games are steam to0. except for battlefield. I got a bday discount from EA for that one.
     
  7. ninja2000

    ninja2000 Mash IT

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    yeah i got my bfbc2 cheap from EA! it was half the price of steam on launch day!

    I will let you know how I get on with steam on Monday when mine arrives
     
  8. Arklight

    Arklight Notebook Evangelist

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    Cool.. I have my vid up. if you want to check it out.

    its on the first post.
     
  9. ninja2000

    ninja2000 Mash IT

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    yeah i did thanks mate. I looked good but I couldnt judge the fps. What were you getting in firefights/explosions?

    Oh and + rep for your efforts :) oops already repped you so it wont let me do it again!
     
  10. PSYCHOTRON

    PSYCHOTRON Notebook Consultant

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    none of my games work yet lol =( Gonna try messin with drivers this weekend i guess.
     
  11. Arklight

    Arklight Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks,

    Frames 15561
    Time (ms) 541074
    Min 8 <smoke and firefights inside a structure while the Mcom Alpha was blinking
    Max 57
    Avg 28.759

    Not bad at all for performance.. no oc. no gameboost. not plugged.

    be sure to update your punkbuster tho, so that it wont kick you for multiple direct 3d.
     
  12. chewpa

    chewpa Notebook Enthusiast

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    look forward to your reviews and thoughts ninja2000. :)

    Oh and good work arklight with your vid and info.

    Any difference plugged in?
     
  13. ninja2000

    ninja2000 Mash IT

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    no worries, only a couple more days til mine arrives :) walsh western are delivering monday.
    I am going to start a new thread and put the R1 and R2 side by side for benchmarks, battery and power consumption.

    If anyone wants anything tested let me know and I will do my best.
    Games wise I have:
    BFBC2, COD4 & WOW, Empire TW, SupComm 1 & 2, Dirt 2 and TF2.

    Will also being encoding some movies.
     
  14. Arklight

    Arklight Notebook Evangelist

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    not really.. just wanted to see how it works on battery. lol and not overclocked. But yeah, nothing really significant about that. and yes, the m11x lasted longer than the camera battery.
     
  15. Arklight

    Arklight Notebook Evangelist

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    I got dirt2! but i wont do a video because i hate losing! I dont know how to play the game yet. hahahaha. let me know how it goes. i hope that you wont get the same issues as i did.
     
  16. ninja2000

    ninja2000 Mash IT

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    knowing my luck i probably will :)
    I am rubbish at dirt2 but hey i looks good whilst I am crashing round the course!
     
  17. Arklight

    Arklight Notebook Evangelist

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    Well I guess you're right, to test how the 335m handles the car damage.
     
  18. stevenxowens792

    stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso

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    BFBC2 Benchmark tonight... video 2 follow... 29 avg fps. 32 man server, full, dx9, medium details... Thanks!


    [​IMG]

    Uploaded with ImageShack.us

    StevenX
     
  19. stevenxowens792

    stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Here is the video link for the bench above... Again I can score much better than this. I believe I closed or killed a process that may have impacted the performance. Testing at this time... Here is the video of me benchmarking and posting the screenshot without stopping.

    YouTube - Alienware M11x Battlefield Bad Company2

    StevenX
     
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