M11x Gaming Discussion Thread

I think I only read about that being an isolated problem on the R2.

 

If so, my 160 gig hard drive is going to run out of space REAL soon .

 

which driver for m11x r1 is best for playing call of duty black ops???

because i am not able to play the game even with the tweaks... ???

 

Hi guys, I apologize if this has been posted before, but has anyone tried Splinter Cell Conviction? I heard Ubisoft finally killed that stupid DRM and was considering getting it on steam since it's only like $20 bucks...I've always been a serious fan of stealth ops games like Metal Gear (see sig)

 

Hey ebondefender It works great without gpu overclock. So go buy it. If you want to

 

Has anybody played "Breach"? it looks like a good First person shooter, but have never heard anything about it?

EDIT: Never mind, i tried it on xbox demo...Poor mans Call of Duty, a very, very poor man

 

Does anyone tried Alpha Protocol on R1 ?

 

anyone try Dead Space 2 on the R1?

 

Alpha Protocol works just fine on my Alienware M11x R2. It runs fine at 45fps - 60fps.

Considering that it is running Unreal Engine 3, you should have no problem running it on your machine, and will get similar framerates as what I have gotten. The difference between C2D CPU --> Core i5/i7 CPU is irrelevant to UE3 engine games.

 

It runs slightly slower on my Alienware M11x R2 than Dead Space 1 did. If you got 50fps - 60fps on Dead Space 1, expect 40fps - 50fps on Dead Space 2 at around medium graphics settings.

It runs on the Godfather game engine, which is GPU bound (and not CPU bound). You should get similar framerates as what I get.

I'm in the process of trying to run through an issue where I get some pretty nasty mouse lag in the game menus.

 

I got a question. I've searched throughout the forum about it but I'd like a few more details.
Does anyone here play Flight Simulator X? At what settings and system specs? My R2 is currently being checked by brazilian customs so I guess it should be in my hands in a week or so. Another game I'd like to know about is Spore, but I'm not sure if I'll play it when I get my M11x

 

Has anyone got The Sims 3 on their M11X R2?

 

How well does fallout 3 and new vegas run on an r1??

 

Anyone tried Dead Space 2 on the R1? I really enjoyed playing the first one on it.

 

I did actually, seems to perform well on low gfx settings, ok on medium...I get choppy moments on high. Much to my chagrin, Ubisoft's DRM fix was that you don't have to have *continuous* internet connection (you just need to be online in order to boot the game, despite Steam's offline function.) So I couldn't play it while not at home lol, oh well. I've got Chaos Theory for that. Conviction is pretty cool though. I picked up Double Agent for the PS3 while I was at it.

 

I've got both on PS3, but how does DS1 run on the m11x? Do you get a decent framerate? I didn't think either would be playable. This little machine keeps impressing me more and more every day.

 

I really want to get dead space 2, however I have had no luck whatsoever getting DS1 to run on my M11x R2
I've tried reinstalling from steam, changing my nvidia drivers (260.99, 266.44, 266.65) and checking the integrity through steam. All I get when I lauch the game is visible change to a lower resolution and the windows loading mouse symbol and it crashes out to desktop with 'deadspace.exe has stopped working' at a loss right now as I don't want to spend a further £30 if I get the same result - any help guys?

 

Absolutely, the framerate is entirely fluid even with the graphics maxed out (Minus AA/AF); And I was pleasently surprised that this is true also in combat.

 

Im not finding this particular thread about Bad Company 2.....any clues where it may be?

Also, im trying to play Empire Total War on my M11x r2 u7300 duo core 1.3 ghx overclocked but it seems lagging out.

 

This the thread?--> http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...field-bad-company-2-optimization-m11x-r1.html

 

YouTube - Dead Space 2 - Alienware M11x R1 - Part 2

 

Thanks for the video, the reason you have to lower resolution for the video is because video recording takes huge chunks of video memory and processing power .

 

It is totally acceptable on R1. There are jam animation when I turn the mouse quickly, but I can live with that. Thanks .
Btw - The Force Unleashead 1 runs fine on R1 1280/720 .

 

I'm very aware of this.

 

Hi, I done a search of this thread for posts relating to STALKER. Found quite a few related to SoC and CoP, but nothing regarding STALKER Clear Sky. has anyone got Clear Sky running nicely on the M11x R2? I downloaded it from Steam last night and got it running, but it's dog-slow at 5-10 FPS (this was even reducing the settings quite a bit). And I am definitely running it with the 335.. I whitelisted the exe in Optimus.

Can anyone share what settings they have and what sort of performance they get?

 

this is a video posted in youtube by and R1 user playing dead space 2, definitely we can play it!

YouTube - Dead Space 2 - Alienware M11x R1

 

it should run fine, its not a demanding game my sister plays it in her pentium 4 laptop!

 

fallout 3 runs well, check: YouTube - Fallout 3 playing on Dell Alienware m11x, highest settings + no AA / AF

for new vegas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnb3Eh7firQ&playnext=1&list=PLEB2341AF893B664B the game is played in the R1 and it runs well =)

 

Oh look, that's me. Weeeeeeeeeeeeee.

 

For some reason, I can't disable full-screen in Monopoly 2008 (I prefer windowed so I can see other programs working). I've played it multiple computers, over the years, and I haven't seen this problem.
I'd pin it on the video card drivers, but the setting is greyed out in the game.
I've not played it on an nvidia chip, before.
This is an R1, if that might help diagnose it.
JJ

 

I haven't played any good games yet, I've been stuck with a crappy computer for years and can't play anything really, but I just purchased a new Alienware M11X and want to know what everyone's thoughts are of what they think the best games are?

I like playing First person shooter games like Call of Duty, even though I only played it once... Halo is cool and the only one I can play on my crappy computer right now is Wolfenstein Enemy Territory online, which that game is fun.

I like Driving/racing games and Grand Theft Auto too, I modded GTA SA and created a whole new game from it, new cars, maps, weapons, graphics, buildings, everything!

 

Borderlands is a great game, FPS/RPG. Also Fallout 3 and fallout new vegas are very entertaining. If you are into a scary games I recommend dead space 1&2 for more of sci-fi look into mass effect 2. All games are playable medium/high settings.

 

Josh has some great recommendations. I'd add either of the Left For Dead games too. The original Mass Effect is also choice and both play splendidly on the 11x. Torchlight is my current obsession.

 

I'd recommend F.E.A.R. and it's expansion Extraction Point. Seconding both Dead Spaces and Mass Effect 1 and 2 is pretty neat. Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is a neat first person RPG but it may not be that stable for you. Risen is a great third person RPG that runs amazingly. You could always go with Half Life 2 as that's a pretty good one too. Sadly, that's all I have in my games folder at the moment.

 

For sure Half Life 2!! Good call, It was so good I figured everyone and their Mama's had played it already...twice.

 

Nothing you guys didn't already know, but BBC news (UK) just stated that the "Black Ops" game still had problems and that work to resolve the problems was still being undertaken.

 

Rift plays awesome on the m11x su7300. on ultra with aa off gets constantly over 30fps. I will be playing for a long time to come.

and on a side note, finally got patched up to play on my private server with WoW(patch 3.3.5a) and oh my god it's a difference from playing on all low settings on my netbook to ultra on my m11x. it's amazing!!!

 

Dawn of War II Retribution beta works great - max settings, updated drivers from these forums. Online play works well too!

 

Has anyone got Anno 1404 on their M11XR2? (i5 preferably).. I've watched some gameplay of with the i7 CPU but I'd rather see/hear about the i5 or under versions.

 

i have this feeling that the thread should be littered with recordings of gameplay footage on the m11x but it isn't!

 

If the gameplay I saw on youtube is the same that you are talking about(i7 playing Anno 1404) It seems he is only OC'd to 150mhz and not using throttlestop. I would assume one could potentially add 10 fps easily with higher OC combined with throttlestop, even with core i5.

 

Sounds good.. I decided to torrent it first (to test if it runs smoothly enough), my i5 is over-clocked to 166MHz (via BIOS). I'll throttle stop if required.. though I really don't want to go messing around over-clocking (complete computer illiterate here).

 

If you are overclocking your R2 in the bios to 166.0 MHz, you should look into using ThrottleStop. If you don't use ThrottleStop, whenever your CPU gets fully loaded, your overclock will send the CPU over its turbo TDP/TDC power limits and it will reduce the multiplier and the speed your CPU is running at. The result is that a fully loaded and overclocked M11x-R2 can end up running slower compared to when it is running at its default base clock speed. That's been proven when testing with the wPrime benchmark.

Default Core i5-520UM clock speed with full turbo boost when loaded:
133 x 12.0 = 1600 MHz

Overclocking to 166 MHz can disable all turbo boost so when fully loaded:
166 x 8.0 = 1328 MHz

Overclocking while using ThrottleStop to maintain full turbo boost when loaded:
166 x 12.0 = 2000 MHz

When overclocking a Core i7/i5 UM CPU, ThrottleStop becomes a necessity if you are interested in increasing your overall performance.

 

Didn't know that now. I'll go use throttlestop right away. Thank you.

 

Bioshock 2 for $9.95 on direct 2 drive is a pretty good deal. Runs really clean on my core i5

 

I can confirm DCU Online runs fantastic on my OC'd R1. All settings at max, game is super smooth. And fun, especially if you are a DC fan.

 

which is the best nvidia driver to use on the m11x?

 

Played Test Drive Unlimited 2 yesterday.

I don't know what is up with that game, but I couldn't break 23fps on low settings on my 1920x1080 display. This induced game breaking lag on my controls.

GPU overclocked to MAX on EVGA Precision
Cpu overclocked to 166 w/ throttle stop, multiplier stable at 15
It only really loaded up one core, so perhaps that's an issue.

 

1080p could be the problem, try native res, if you still have problems, is (of course) other thing the problem...



I got Battlefield Bad Company 2, and runs awesome in my i5 m11x, I did a video with fraps and there is also the setting I´m using:

YouTube - Battlefield Bad Company 2 on the Alienware m11x R2

Settings:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/VIdaluko/BFBC2Game2011-02-0823-40-09-81.jpg

And like the description says, I´m gonna play with the settings a little more to see if I can get better visuals with the same frames.....

 

Tested 3 new games on my Alienware M11x R2 core I7. unoverclocked. All games are Steam versions...

1. Torchlight - runs max settings, 100+ FPS
2. Grand Theft Auto 4 - runs 30-50 FPS outside, 60+ FPS indoors. Turned off shadows and turned down view distance. All other settings medium.
3. Team Fortress 2 - runs 30-60 FPS with all max settings. Turn down HDR/Bloom for a FPS boost.