All Alienware Laptop Gaming Videos Thread

Got a warning that music may be 3rd party copyright on original video posted, so posting a shorter one. (still processing, but it has been in that state for a couple hours, and need sleep. lol) Great game, but I would suggest using a controller with this one. I bought today as it was $29.99. Settings are maxed, but shadows do look funny on minifigures, so will turn down when I have a controller and play again.

 

Bump... it has been almost a month since anyone posted a video to this thread. What's up with that?

 

That's one good way of solving your crossfire problems

I would have done a Far Cry 3 video if Ubisoft/Digital River didn't drive me bonkers getting it; now I can't bring myself to promote them.

 

Well, Quagmire, I'd like to see the Far Cry 3 video if you change your mind. I've enjoyed this thread and I hate to see so little action taking place in it.

This is not a gaming video, but it might be of interest to some gamers. I have posted it in the M18x CPU overclocking thread.

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Yeah, I had a pre-order but still ended up taking 3 days to get it But hey-ho it is pretty

 

This old game is very poorly optimized and framerate is locked at 60 FPS (less when screen recording) but it's still a ton of fun. If anyone knows of a trick to disable vsync for it, please post. I have searched the web and cannot find any tweak posted for that issue, just a lot of complaints that it cannot be done. GPU utilization is next to nothing on this title and it probably would run fine on an outdated, under-powered system.




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I would contemplate it if the stutter gets figured out in the next driver rumor I hear about (I'm not spending time screwing with settings trying to fix this game), but it's too late for the new game rush and prob only good to make a video showing how a driver update can fix the stutter (if it does ). On a positive note, it is a cool sandbox. Needs more enemy combatants though.

Cool that you got it, mine took 10 days and a legal action threat which they acknowledged in a kiss-&-makeup email. The email promised FC3, DLC and another free game from ubishop, but come to the end of it all, it was just the FC3+DLC that was tied to a Uplay account. All in all, I gave away some games here, won a FC3 here and wasted over an hour of my life with Ubisoft&Digital River for the DLC.

But yes, stutter aside, I am enjoying the pretty, open world action. When if/the stutter is fixed, I'll look at MP, have fun man!

 

I'll have to check out FC3 as soon as the price comes down on Steam. (I'm a cheapskate gamer that seldom pays more than $20 for any title, even those that I want really bad.)

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M17x-R4 Far Cry 3 Gameplay to the tune Eye of the Tiger by Survivor 7970m 850/1200.

Have to take it to the channel so they won't take it down due to IP on the song. Get your 80's big hair on

 

Nice vid! I love 80's heavy metal, hair and grunge rock music... they're still my favorite tunes.

 

Short Crysis and Gears of War capture showing what Intel's latest is capable of. I never expect much from integrated graphics. The results are not amazing, but the mere fact that both titles are actually 100% playable is. At 1080p and medium settings, it was much smoother than I expected. I captured this with Fraps and it was still holding high enough FPS to not be choppy, as you can see from the video. Frame rate was consistently 30 or higher.


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That's impressive from an iGPU. Not having one on my AW I only have my other lappy to compare and that doesn't even have the DX features needed to run anything but the most basic games.

I see a whole new world of PC gaming being opened up the the lesser endowed humans

Can only be a good thing for the gaming industry (and us!). Good to see, thanks.

 

Far Cry 3 SP Gameplay 13.1whql PostFXQuality="false" 7970m 850/1200.

I am going to record with MSI Afterburner from now on, just to make my life easier

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Nice Far Cry 3 video. Love the mayhem.

Here's something a little different...

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Thank you,

That's very cool brother, +rep for introducing a new bench toy to me!

 

This is an old game title, but I somehow missed it back when it was released. I had never even heard of it until just recently.
I thought it would be fun to record my first time playing with it. It's a cool game and has a lot of awesome rock tunes.


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The super bikes are just insane... difficult to control with the keyboard, but crazy enough to make me want one.

It's funny how this game does not even begin to use the CPU and GPU... they are basically running at an idle, LOL.
I'm sure this game would run great on the Intel IGFX.

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Crank up the volume - v nice . Wish I still had my wheel, I can't drive on a controller for toffee

 

I am a keyboard gamer.

 

Yeah, I was always too. FPS is a must on the KB but hand surgery makes a controller an easier option I left my G27 behind when I returned from the States. Still deciding if I should replace it

 

The super bikes are just insane... difficult to control with the keyboard, but crazy enough to make me want one again. I am uploading a video of a short run on a crotch rocket and will add it here in a few minutes. Playing this game brings back great memories of street racing escapades back in my younger days.

Edit: added clip of super bike run to previous post ( #166).

 

Crysis 3 MP Beta CCC13.2 Beta5

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what am i missing with the UT3 black edition video? the FPS was 45-50?

on my trusty ol saphire 5850 desktop with 1055t (which those laptops are much faster than!) i can get around 50-60fps with everything on (bar one setting i forget now, i think its complex shadows) and 12X effective AA ( 4x SuperSampling AA) @ 1080p !

id expect 24x forced AA and closer to 80 fps from those laptop setups, without forcing ludicrous AA id expect over 150fps

 

Not enough information... what system and specs are you getting only 45-50 FPS? Also, a point you might be missing is how the video is captured. If you use Fraps or MSI Afterburner, there is going to be anywhere from 20-60% decrease in frame rate while capturing screen output using software. Is that the FPS you are seeing while capturing video output? If so, what settings are you using? I typically see a minimum of 175 to 200 FPS, and often over 300 FPS, with the GPUs running stock speeds.

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I find this game to be well optimized. It is cranking >95% gpu usage and gets into >70% cpu usage outdoors which really surprised me. I am using SMAAx1, All Very High and Blur Low at 1080. Anyone using a 7970m and not performing like mine, check you're using 13.2 Beta5 CCC. The game is running like butter for me, even when recording with Afterburner.
As far as the game, I'm enjoying it as much as C2 and it is freaking gorgeous, hunting is fun. I have noticed a few graphic and AI glitches, nothing to ruin the game so far and one of what I call an AI glitch is in the vid (blows himself up with a poor grenade toss, haha).

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It tis fun! The 7970M spanks Crysis 3 though even in my older machine!

 

Nice! It is AMD's go around this time with Crysis.


Here is Crysis 3 MP (non beta) with settings that regularly have me around 60fps+. Dual running fraps so there isn't the FPS bug with Afterburner and I estimate ~10% loss due to recording.
My opinion FC3 SP > C3 SP and C3 MP > FC3 MP.


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Not a great video but this is a short video of how my game play looks with current settings. Running on hardest difficulty

specs in the description.


Hope you guys enjoy

 

Nice Throbin, looks like warm butter! Welcome to the OP.

 

I've go to say that my system is tearing it up... Averaging just under 100 FPS (see details here).
I love this game... all of the Crysis franchise are my all-time favorites, and this is the best one yet.



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This ought to be good. I like the Call of Juarez franchise. I don't see a release date yet. http://www.ubi.com/US/Games/Info.aspx?pId=11477

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GAME INFO
From the dust of a gold mine to the dirt of a saloon, Call of Juarez® The Gunslinger is a real homage to the Wild West tales. Live the epic and violent journey of a ruthless bounty hunter onto the trail of the West's most notorious outlaws. Blurring the lines between man and myth, this adventure made of memorable encounters unveils the untold truth behind some of the greatest legends of the Old West

KEY FEATURES

Meet the Legendary Outlaws
Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, Jesse James… Face down the West's most notorious gunslingers and live the untold stories behind the legends.

Experience a lawless land
Blaze a trail through the wilderness of the Old West and live an epic adventure through stunning Western landscapes.

Dispense your own justice
With a gun holster tied to your leg, become a ruthless bounty hunter on a journey made of all out gun battles and epic duels.

Prevail in deadly gunfights
Master the art of blasting pistols, shooting rifles, dodging bullets and unleash lethal combos to gun down multiple enemies in split seconds.

Become the West's finest
Choose the specific gun fighting skills you want to develop and acquire new shooting abilities to become the West's finest gunslinger.

 

Lol yeah the Call of Juarez games have that old school 3d 'meat and two veg' simplicity with their gameplay that I can always dig. I wish the Quake series could go back to its roots.

 

Guest appearance by Lara Croft, starring as Rochelle

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It's been a while since I made a video, but I've been waiting so long for this game I had to take the time.

 

Haven't posted in here, I think I should!

My channel: Roughavoc! - YouTube

Some Bioshock:

 

Welcome aboard Rough!

 

Project CARS nice view of Sunrise coming around the corner at Badenring with the Mustang Boss 302R1. Youtube compression does not do the detail of the sun rays justice. Hard to believe it's still pre-Alpha.

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That is so good A rear view-mirror and perfect

 

indeed on the rear view The cockpit textures aren't done yet on the Mustang, hence the bonnet view, but I took some laps in the Mitsubishi and got a little blinded by the rear view mirror after the hairpin, this game is shaping up.

 

Sounds like a great game! I'll have to look into when its released.

 

Just the audio alone gets my adrenaline pumping... the sound of a finely-tuned high performance engine is sweeter than music to my ears. Even though some are not exciting to play for hours on end, I never grow tired of the audio on racing games. The sound of the supercharger whine gives me shivers.

Nice vid, Brother Quagmire.

 

Thank you Brother Fox, MickyD, TBone and bigT

More pCARS candy to get the chops wet. I count 35 actual gameplay racing views (not all are useful and some work much better on other cars than this Pagani), this game has taken views to a new level imo. My favorite views are of course cockpit, then helmet cam (been getting real used to that and may take over standard cockpit) and I'm digging the shaker bumper cam(s). When all else fails (err...on other racing games cough, Grid 2, cough) I always love the bonnet cam.

Oh yeah, still digging the sunrise in Badenring!


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Looking good I usually go for bonnet view but that helmet cam looked interesting. Might have to splash out on another FF wheel, I'm guessing the shaker cams would also drive FF nicely in any view?

 

I cant wait for this game to release.
How's the physics? How do they simulate tire degradation, weather nicely, aero's well?

 

Everything is coming along simulator like with handling and physics imo. Don't know about tire degradation, but I'm not hardcore into the features yet. Weather is good, plenty of options (reminds me of FSX a little), still waiting for the lightning bolts

 

This game looks pretty amazing...

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I did a Skyrim ENB video. Besides showing off the visuals, I mainly made this for people that have difficulty using DOF with AMD crossfire. After much research, i found this way the best. The solution is in the description.
Do it justice and watch them in 1080p :thumbsup:

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Metro Last Light: Selectable up to 1080p. **SPOILER 06:45 thru 07:28 It's ok out of the gate, but a good driver update is called for. I find underutilized gpu usage, have 10-15% more to give imo. I am finding it quite playable and enjoyable so far though.
The 1st level had a considerable amount of screen (texture) flicker, I have a good repeatable example starting at 09:21 minute. Very little seen in next 2 levels. There is a 0.5 SSAA option, thought that was noteworthy. Don't see a benchmark, disappointing.


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Trials Evolution Gold Edition: Selectable up to 1080p. I find this game crazy addictive and have not had any of the problems I read about. There is a great demo on Steam, the last race in the vid is from the demo. Whether VSync is on or off, it locks at 60fps for me, which underutilizes the 7970m, but clearly it doesn't need to be fully utilized. I really, really don't care for UPlay wanting to "link" to my Steam account (if you do, they say it's permanent), so I have to say No each time I fire the game up.


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Nice vids. I don't know what it seems they always have to screw up great racing games with v-sync being locked on. That really sucks. They did the same thing with the NFS franchise and it's really unfortunate. Trials Evolution looks like a blast.

Stuff like the UPlay prompt is always obnoxious. I hate that kind of stuff. I wish Steam would ban anything like so that the developers are required to remove their trash in order for their software to be made available on Steam.

 

I bought FarCry 3: blood dragon on Steam and it fires up Uplay with my account there so both interfaces active. Is that what you mean? I Can't launch it direct from Uplay - annoying, should have just got it from Uplay to start with

Nice taster for Metro Last Light, I get it tomorrow...

 

Thanks Brother Fox. Thanks MickyD, it does run both clients, however, I do have to launch through UPlay after it opens Steam. Also, every time I launch the game, there is a menu that asks if you want to link your UPlay with Steam so it can share friends and other stuff; what I see is a security hole and more intrusion that could cause problems, so I won't do it. Happy gaming brother!