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    GTX-260m Drivers? (M15x)

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by denogun, Apr 17, 2010.

  1. denogun

    denogun Notebook Consultant

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    Hi guys,
    so after getting my M15x for ~ 1 month now, i finally have the time to break in my new com. Playing crysis, i realised that on high, the framerates were not smooth. I guess its a driver thing.

    Anyway, for games like crysis, BFBC2 and crysis warhead, what drivers do you guys suggest? i'm at 197.16 here. Seems its not too great.
     
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    Or try 195.62 it's really good driver.
     
    dttran83, Apr 17, 2010
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  4. denogun

    denogun Notebook Consultant

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    i have already oc-ed mine to 665/1000/1600 but its still jumpy...
     
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    what settings are u running crysis on...

    197.xx makes bfbc2 run smoother.. Just turn HBAO off and set AA & AF to 2x.. you won't see much of a difference with AA maxed out because you are running hd games on a 15 inch screen...

    I get arnd 40-45 fps... bfbc2
     
    thewhitewizard, Apr 18, 2010
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    bfbc2 highest settings?
    my crysis runs on high. all settings. 2xAA and at 1280x720

    btw i do hook it up to my phillips 25incher so i do see a diff with AA. =D
     
    denogun, Apr 18, 2010
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    I've been getting around 23fps in crysis:warhead with all on enthusiest and at 1600x900. My driver is 8.15.11.8647 . Should I change around to a different driver to get more fps or is this the max my rig can pull?

    I also run Wow with this and get around 45 in stormwind.

    I just want to get the max out of this thing.. just not sure which driver works best. I'd test them out but I'm not good at installing them, I get confused with all these guides = /
     
    steelcurtain11, Apr 19, 2010
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