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    Poor performance in SC2 on G73HJ

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by fadam, Jan 21, 2011.

  1. fadam

    fadam Newbie

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    I'm running the latest ATI drivers with nothing else in the background and I only get like 40-50 FPS running it at complete medium settings @ a resolution step below native. A lot of other games with more taxing requirements seem to run smoother with superior settings, so I have absolutely no clue whats happening.

    Does anyone have any recommendations?
     
    fadam, Jan 21, 2011
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  2. antisniperspy

    antisniperspy Notebook Evangelist

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    You definatly have something set wrong. I have the same computer and I get 54 - 60 on Ultra at 1080P. On bigger maps I get 35 - 40. Maybe check to see your settings in CCC and see if AA is forced.
     
    antisniperspy, Jan 21, 2011
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    It's definitely using application settings.
     
    fadam, Jan 21, 2011
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  4. mite_jan

    mite_jan Notebook Deity

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    hey guys i want to ask something but i don't want to start a thread so i will ask here
    did anyone played DARKSIDERS
    and how was it
    i was playing it today at maxed resolution (didn't found option for the graphics)

    so my point is the game is runing fine but sometimes it is freezing for 1 second and runing again
    anyone experienced this
    i am runing 10.10 drivers
     
    mite_jan, Jan 21, 2011
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  5. triplefives

    triplefives Notebook Enthusiast

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    Check your battery settings if it's not set to High Performance.
     
    triplefives, Jan 22, 2011
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  6. lastat

    lastat Notebook Consultant

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    Hi All,
    I also have G73JH but with i5-520 (2,4GHz) on board and I cannot say the game runs always smoothly. All depends on amount of units and map. If map is with water, game starts with 40 fps if without water 60 fps - ultra settings.
    Then, all depends on how many units there are. Sometimes fps drops below 25 fps if there are a lot of units.
    Campaigne mode looks worse. Sometimes a game starts with 30 fps and very often drops below 25 fps during a battle.
    Resolution is 1600x900 and using the latest ATI drivers.
     
    lastat, Jan 22, 2011
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  7. JehutyZeroshift

    JehutyZeroshift Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm have already played SC2 too on my G73JH but my SC2 is the demo one (only has first 3 missions of terran, 2 skirmish maps (for 2 and 6 players) which only allows terran as the only accessible race.

    I've set mine on ultra settings, 1920x1080 and Vsync on. I usually get 40-41 FPS and ranges from 39-43 FPS. If I zoom-in or go to places in the map that are in the fog of war, it increases FPS up to 60.

    If Vsync is turned off, the 40-41 FPS shoots up to 58-60FPS.

    Turning-on Twin Turbo of Asus decrease my 40-41 FPS to 37-38 FPS which ranges from 36-39 FPS. Now I don't turn Asus' Twin Turbo for gaming anymore.

    I have the following on my G73JH

    Vbios: 012.017.000.004.035992
    ATI Driver: 8.683.0.0
    Bios: 211
     
    JehutyZeroshift, Jan 22, 2011
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  8. mite_jan

    mite_jan Notebook Deity

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    ati driver 8.6 ? why so old driver
     
    mite_jan, Jan 22, 2011
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  9. j00zl33t

    j00zl33t Notebook Consultant

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    No way something must be wrong. I played it at 1600x900 and i used 3doverrider to force vsync and triple buffering. The game ran really smooth. I was running 10.11 drivers.
     
    j00zl33t, Jan 22, 2011
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  10. mite_jan

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    j00zl33t yeah it runs smoothly okay sometimes when there is fire i can notice a little latency but that's fine
    yesterday when i played it it stoped 2,3 times for a second (freeze)
    this is not something new i've read other users experiencing this too
    just don't know what is the problem

    10.10e drivers on high performance mode (no overlock)
    hmm
     
    mite_jan, Jan 22, 2011
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  11. JehutyZeroshift

    JehutyZeroshift Notebook Evangelist

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    It's my stock drivers. It's working well and good (if it's working right, don't fix it :) ), no BSOD, GSOD or PSOD.
     
    JehutyZeroshift, Jan 23, 2011
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