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    how do i add nvidia profile for BFBC2?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Uzii305, Jan 28, 2011.

  1. Uzii305

    Uzii305 Notebook Enthusiast

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    how do i add nvidia profile for BFBC2?
     
    Uzii305, Jan 28, 2011
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    RainMotorsports Formerly ClutchX2

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    Nvidia CP > Under 3D Settings > Manage 3D Settings
    Click Tab for Program Settings then Hit Add? Locate the app. Unless the panel has changed im running the latest drivers myself.

    I actually posted because I have this game on the way in the mail and wanted to know what CPU you have? I bought it without checking the requirements and might be close to an oopsy.
     
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    Core 2 duo i run the game on high settings and it drops fps in heavy action medium i feel its comPletly playable for me anyway low setting super smooth so u should be good cpu has little to do in this game from i hear
     
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    Good ill be alright then im pushing 3.3 ghz when im gaming wasnt looking to spend the money on ram so i could go further. Any luck with the custom profile?
     
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    CPU has everything to do with BC2 - that doesn't mean it is unplayable on the m11 by any means. But, the frostbyte engine is quite literally the first commercially released gfx rendering engine to take advantage of 4 separate threads; and trying to get much more than low/medium settings out of our low powered or dual core CPU's will result in frustration. I played BC2 on a OC'd c2d @ 3.8GHz. My i7 640um (extremely underpowered for the i7 moniker) performs similarly.

    You can up the resolution to 1080p on our 335m without much loss in framerate, but click on some ocular effects and it will bog down noticably. This is how you can tell whether it's the GPU or the CPU holding you back - GPU pushes out that huge resolution with nary a hiccup, put one or two more processes on the CPU and it acts like it wants to die.

    Anyway, BC2 does run pretty smooth, all things considered. I average 45 fps or so on low at native res.
     
    zhaden, Jan 28, 2011
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