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    M11x R1 Bad Performance in Battlefield Bad Company 2

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by eijiyuki, Jul 5, 2010.

  1. eijiyuki

    eijiyuki Notebook Consultant

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    I'm running the R1 i got from Best Buys. This is the one with:

    1.3Ghz Core2Duo 3mb cache
    Nvidia GT335m switchable graphics
    4gb ram


    I play Modern Warfare 2 on medium-high settings fine on 1024x768. I can play Left 4 Dead 2 on high settings, highest resolutions, and get around 40FPS

    But when I started playing Battlefield BC2 yesterday on my default medium settings (@1024x768) and I turned AA and anisotropic down to 1x (can't turn off on BC2), I still feel like the graphics are not smooth and i'm getting 0.1 second blinking patches here and there. The color quality still looks great except I don't wanna bet it's higher than 15fps . Could it be directx issues?

    I'm going to try to install the latest GT335 drivers from Dell/Alienware that were released on 06/29/10 last week and see if it fixes some issues.
     
    eijiyuki, Jul 5, 2010
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  2. danyune

    danyune Notebook Evangelist

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    may sound stupid but did you make sure to switch to the nvidia graphics?

    Not insulting your intelligence since you've played the other games but maybe you could have forgotten :eek:

    Someone posted his windows index and he thought it was low, turned out to be the switch was on integrated and his score bumped to 6.5
     
    danyune, Jul 5, 2010
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  3. MrPharCyde

    MrPharCyde Notebook Guru

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    I'm using the 189.* drivers that came installed on my m11x and I was running Bad Company 2 hooked up to a 24" monitor at 1920x1200 at medium settings.

    As danyune mentions, open the Nvidia Control panel and make sure the correct Bad Company 2 .exe file is utilizing the "High performance video processor". Look under the "Manage 3D settings" option on the left and thenthe "Program settings" tab.

    Correct Executable name: BFBC2Game.exe
     
    MrPharCyde, Jul 5, 2010
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  4. Dalli

    Dalli Notebook Consultant

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    yikes i need to open my eyes please ignore..
     
    Dalli, Jul 5, 2010
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