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    M17x Crossfire issue with games?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Mazdaspeed_6, Apr 4, 2010.

  1. Mazdaspeed_6

    Mazdaspeed_6 Notebook Evangelist

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    ok. I'm quite new to ATI on the M17x. I ran the Crysis benchmark and got 28FPS average. 3dmark06 at 2.93 is 16k, and vantage is 11k. I checked with GPU-z and it says 2gpu enabled. When I run Crysis, BC 2, AVP with crossfireX on and disabled, I get the exact same FPS in the game. I'm using 10.3preview. i've also installed the 10.3 ATI profiles. on AVP i have everything maxed out. I'm getting 30FPS average and when I throw out a flare, FPS drops to 20. my other M17x with crossfire had the same issue. clearly this isn't a hardware issue but driver issue?
     
    Mazdaspeed_6, Apr 4, 2010
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  2. Aikimox

    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    Your setup is fine, it's the game itself. If you run it maxed out the FPS of 28 average is pretty much your max average without OC'ing the GPUs. I don't get anywhere near 28 with a 520M.
    I suggest you to look into M17X benchmarking and OC'ing threads for additional tips.
     
    Aikimox, Apr 4, 2010
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