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    Original M15x in todays games..

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Astrogiblet, Jan 4, 2011.

  1. Astrogiblet

    Astrogiblet Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm looking for other owners of the original M15x (with the Core 2 Duo and 8800m GTX) to tell me how well they play games like Bad Company 2 and Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

    This could be perfectly normal, but it seems like my M15x is underperforming and I wanted to make sure its not..

    My Bad Company 2 settings.ini file looks like this:

    Lowest possible settings. And I average 30-35 FPS.

    In NFS: Hot Pursuit I have my settings on lowest (well, theres not many settings you can actually change) and 1440x900 and I get about 15-25fps.

    Now I'm thinking its either because 1) its old, 2) I have a slow 2.1ghz dual core, or 3) the 8800m GTX just isn't good enough anymore. Maybe its all 3.

    Just wanted to see if other M15x owners are seeing similar results... I've tested all testable components in my laptop and found no issues. Also, I had a similar issue (games underperforming) when I first bought this laptop and had to send it in to get warrantied.. Ended up being a bad motherboard. Obviously its not possible for me to test my motherboard so I'm wanting to make sure my performance is on par with what other M15x owners are experiencing.
     
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  2. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    I think you maybe need to do a system clean up, reinstall windows and all drivers and get the newest nvidia driver. I used to have a 9600m gt and I could play Bad Company 2 all highest in DX9 at the same resolution. Despite being old, the 8800m gtx is not THAT bad. You system does seem to be under performing. However the 2.1 ghz cpu could be a bottleneck.
    PS You are in the wrong section, this is for Dell M15x's ONLY. This should have gone in the Legacy or just the Alienware section.
     
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  3. Astrogiblet

    Astrogiblet Notebook Evangelist

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    System is clean. I'm a computer tech and its my living to make sure systems are clean. My video drivers are a version or two old, however. I'll update them and see how that goes.


    This section's title is Alienware M15x and it says for discussion on Alienware M15x's.. how could I be in the wrong section?
     
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  4. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    You are in the wrong section because yours is the m15x with the lower case. Dell introduced the newer version with the upper case M and this is the section for it.

    Have you tried 260.99 or 265.90 from laptopvideo2go?
     
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