"Dell Studio XPS 16" gaming

Hello,

Recently, I had bought new computer "Dell Studio XPS 16" with the highest specifications, but I do not know why but my "Counter - Strike v1.6", "Need For Speed SHIFT", "Grand Theft Auto IV" are lagging. Where is the problem?

Thank You in advance.

 

Where to begin. First of all, please post your exact system specs and which OS you are running on. Second, which video drivers are you using right now? Also, have you configured those games to run at MAX resolution (1920x1080 for example) and details? If so, that explains why they are lagging. As good as it may be, an SXPS 16 with a ATI 4670 just can't handle the top resolutions and details that modern games deliver. The ATI is a good, but mid range graphics card.

 

make sure you are connected to power and your "power plan" is Maximum Performance.

Hope it helps

 

OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
System Model Studio XPS 1640
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9550 @ 2.66GHz, 2667 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A10, 2009.07.23
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 6,00 GB
Total Virtual Memory 12,1 GB
Name ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670
Adapter Type ATI display adapter (0x9488), ATI Technologies Inc. compatible
Adapter Description ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670
Adapter RAM 1,00 GB (1.073.741.824 bytes)
File System NTFS
Size 450,64 GB (483.868.536.832 bytes)
Free Space 282,24 GB (303.057.592.320 bytes)

And etc.

 

Back to the earlier question, what resolution are you trying ot run, as I've had issues with running ast full 1080p, but everying under it was working fine

 

While I understand that GTA4 could lag(since it's one of the power-hungry games out currently), CS shouldn't really lag. I mean, that game runs fine on low end GPUs.

Is it online multiplayer lag? If so, maybe that's the connection and not your computer.

 

I am trying my standart resolution (1920x1080) and trying to launch games not with the highest details.

 

CS1.6 should run at everything FULL on and then some and there should be 0 lag with ultra FPS lol.. seriously. other than that GTAIV is just poorly configured on PCs and N4S shift is a newer title, I suggest turning off AA. Download the lastest ATI drivers also! good luck.

 

I have made "High performance" but it is still lagging.

 

Have you done a clean install of Windows 7 ?

 

It didn't released yet.

 

I have installed new drivers. Still lagging.

 

Christ.....CS runs on ultra high on a Commodore 64 (nearly)


i play CSS in 1920x1080 and everything on high with 50-60 fps....................so you should really be able to play this game on super high without any problems at all

try this instead:

Vista (32.bit)
-----------------------
1.
download modded package:
http://go.notebookreview.com/?id=52...iverheaven.net/frontpage/modtool/download.php
2.
download Ati 9.9 (Vista 32.bit):
http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx?driver=VideoCard/vista32-suite
3.
start installation of the Ati driver, BUT cancel the installation once the driver is extracted. (the Driver will be extract into C:/Ati/Support)
4.
run Mobility Modder - browse to the driver in C:ATI/SUPPORT/ -
(- hit modify. Wait until driver is modified)

 

I have run all three of those games on 1920x1080 with no lag. Try doing a complete reinstall. That usually does the trick.

 

openGL instead of direct3d for cs. u'll see huge difference

if not

clean install
power settings on max performance
turn mip maps to 'performance'
catalyst AI to 'advanced'
AA to app setting
AF to app setting
disable vsync
disable antivir

 

Here is the newest driver for the Direcct X. It helps the games a lot that they run much betterr now. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&DisplayLang=en

 

niiiiiiiiiiice. i got 5385 in 3dmark06 with my SXPS 3670 with a bit OverClock

 

woah, this O.C. gave result......i tried Left 4 Dead in 1920x1080 with high settings (shadows medium) and it run perfect.....just damn good )...
the best thing of all is that the temp stayed normal.

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/9291/dddyg.jpg

 

Thats not bad! Still I love my 4670 and my 7000 3D mark Points without overclock and no risk of frying my card

 

4670 gets 7000 in 3dmark06 ?????
(more about 6500 in Default (1280x1024) )


besides, i have such small OC whit normal temp, so its pretty safe.

 

Well mine gets 7000, in Windows XP of course

 

Mine can play CS: S, NFS: Undercover, and Crysis on 1920x1080 with all settings max except Crysis where AA is 2x and Physics is Medium.

 

Okay, we don't need a cockfight about whether the 3670 is as good as the 4670... obviously its not.

Is the 3670 good for some people? sure.

Is the 4670 good for others? yep.

Are we all happy with our machines? mhmmm.

Is the OP even still posting here? Nope.

/thread

 

my computer scored 6770 with p8800 2.66 & ati 4670,
on average, 0.1ghz cpu increase adds +100 3d06 mark , if he got 2.93+ processor, his can score 7000 for sure.

 

I thought dell locked the frequencies on the graphics :S What program did you use?

 

I was wondering what settings you guys recommend for WoW. I am trying to run on the high settings and my Fps drop down to 10Fps quite abit. Thanks

 

For WoW my wife's laptop is set on "high" settings on the slider bar in the video options effects window. x1 multisampling and I lowered the shadows to around 40-50%...somewhere in that area. And it's at native resolution 1920 x 1080. Runs great on her laptop.

 

How did you oc your xps 16's?

 

Who overclocked??? I must know lol

 

You cant overclock it.

 

Yes you can.. Just not via the BIOS, but there are programs out there that can do it, so long as you keep that program running in the background. Once you close the program the clocks go back to stock.

 

No you cant.
You either post a link to your nonexisting programmes or dont post at all.

Trust me, I tried everything possible. And you Can NOT overclock.

 

eeehhhh. of course you can OC (at least 3670)

get the catalyst 8.10, mobility mod and use the amd gpu clock tool to do the overclocking.

i play with nearly same settings in BF2142 as my friend SXPS 4670, (the only difference is thats he have a bit higher fps and 2x more AA

here how it looks (taken from another website).........5820 in 3dmark06......he he

 

One would think someone as smart as you would know how to resize a graphic, KSMB...

 

We have people looking to overclock the 4670 and the 3670 all in one thread... clarify which ones you are referring to. As far as I know, the 4670 can't be OC'd, the 3670 can (though, its not recommended since this card is already an OC'd 3650).

 

How would a SXPS 16 with a T9900 and the 3670 card do with L4D, TF2, Bioshock, Fallout 3, etc?

 

Hey im having the same problem I just received a new SXPS 16 yesterday with 4670. I have one with the 3670 and it performs better than the one with 4670? i was playing Arkham Asylum on 1920 x1080 high with shadows bloom and blur off and it played fine on 3670 but stutters and lags on 4670 any clues as to why?

 

think you can pretty much everything these days, with ati tray tools.

 

Why, because the 13 inch doesn't have 1920 x 1080 and you were running it on a lower screen setting. Try turning it down to 1400 or 1200.

 

I know this is a midlevel graphics card but I too am having lagging issues with Shift and Batman A.A. I don't know if I am missing something. I just expected more I guess.

 

ummm no..... they are both 16" RGBLED screens t9800 and 3670 with 6gigs ram on one and T9900 and 4670 with 6 gigs of ram on the other both have 256gb ssd any other info you need?
and it's not just this game its everygame that i play my 3670 does better in everyone

heres what ive done on the computer with the 4670
reinstalled windows once
and drivers (atleast 3x for the drivers) driver version is 8.650 (modded) now, but even dell drivers 8.631 dont work

 

its time to start thinking about things that would cause it to run slow:

if you have win7 running, blame that.
check HDD for read errors
check memory
check for running tasks that are causing problems
make sure you have latest .net framework installed, CCC requires it if i remember right.

the short of it is there is something wrong that you're doing, that your software is doing, or with the hardware.

 

I am running Vista 64 bit no HDD errors no memory errors and just did a fresh install of vista and dont use CCC.... hmmm is this a common problem? or could this just be a bad card? i did a benchmark on RE5 and it runs 30- 40 fps then dips to 10 and keeps doing this over and over like clockwork. settings are 1280x 720 all high no motion blur and it does this on medium and low settings as well even on 800 x 600 and in L4d the recommended settings are 600 X 800 everything low and off. does this sound right for a 4670?

 

Ok, I am going to sound like a real newbie but what exactly are memory hard faults? According to my resource manager, while playing FEAR2 I get like 300+ hard faults. Is this ok?

 

Mkelliny, test your ram with several diff programs. the more it seems like "clockwork" the more it sounds like bad ram or memory controller or something. maybe even a bad proc or its getting to hot and underclocking to cool off.

 

can you name any programs because i just used the dell diagnostic thing

 

you may test your ram with memtest,
and hdd using the dos command chkdsk

 

think this might be the problem this was idling not playing a game

 

Haha, what the hell? You got a volcano in there?