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    Best driver for playing Far Cry 2 on M15X??

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Harry88, Nov 17, 2008.

  1. Harry88

    Harry88 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi there
    Just bought Far Cry 2 for my M15x and it tells me that my drivers are too old....i currently have the 175.80 beta from the alienware site...i can only play the game in direct x 9 as the image is all distorted and funny colours in direct x 10 - what is the best driver for me....that also won't cause any other problems such as over-heating etc... Thanks Harry
     
    Harry88, Nov 17, 2008
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  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    180.43 from ltv2go is specially optimized for FC2.
     
    whizzo, Nov 17, 2008
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    dexxe Notebook Guru

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    i play it with dx10 settings without any problems.
    yes temperature goes high (last time i think it hits 85~88 max) like crysis
    i use latest driver 180.42
     
    dexxe, Nov 17, 2008
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  4. Ennea

    Ennea wwwwww

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    I'd recommend Dox's 180.44 drivers.
     
    Ennea, Nov 17, 2008
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    Harry88 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do these drivers do what earlier ones did and cause the system to downclock? I remember this was a problem with Drivers that weren't used through alienware.
     
    Harry88, Nov 18, 2008
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    Nope, I've used both. If you happen to experience issues, you can also try the 177.92, 177.98 or 179.13 drivers. I've used all of those in addition to 180.43 and 180.44.
     
    Ennea, Nov 18, 2008
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