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    Low FPS while gaming

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Billdozed, Dec 18, 2009.

  1. Billdozed

    Billdozed Notebook Geek

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    Recently I bought Arkham Asylum and GTA IV and noticed ridiculously low FPS while playing them, to the point where it was pretty much impossible to play. On GTA IV, I even turned ALL settings to minimum and everything was still very choppy. Am I doing something wrong or what? Left 4 Dead 2 still runs absolutely fine at max settings.


    M17x with QX9300 @2.93, dual 260M in SLI, 256GB SSD, 1200p resolution, 4 gigs 1333.
    display driver 186.82 (tried the original from CD too). Yes, power is connected, graphics cards are on and in SLI, and not in stealth mode.
     
    Billdozed, Dec 18, 2009
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  2. Snarl

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    First thought was Stealth Mode however you caught that so I'd try turning off Physx in the NVidia Driver panel and see what happens.
     
    Snarl, Dec 18, 2009
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    BatBoy, Dec 18, 2009
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