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    32 Bit or 64?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Campe, Jul 20, 2008.

  1. Campe

    Campe Notebook Consultant

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    Me and my friend both have 'gaming' laptops, the Gateway P-6860. We both play Call of Duty and Call of Duty 4. He has 32 bit and i have 64. In Call of Duty 1 he gets about 20-50 more FPS then i do, and in Call of Duty 4 he gets about 10 - 20 more fps then i do. We have all the same specs and everything, but he has 32 bit and i have 64. Could this be the reason he gets more fps then me? Or is it my laptop has a flaw of some sort? Any help would be great.


    Oh, and if you have an Xfire add me: Campe991 :D
     
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    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    I have Vista x64, and max out CoD4 at native with 50+ FPS.
     
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    Campe Notebook Consultant

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    When you say max at at native you mean set the resolution to your desktop resolution? Would that be 1440x900? With MAX graphics!?
     
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    Bog Losing it...

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    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    Yes, exact settings-

    1440x900
    All "Extra" High
    All options checked (Glow, Depth of Field, etc.)
    AFx16
    No AA (Yet)

    Some said enabling "Dual Video Cards" would keep me above 55FPS, but I haven't tried yet. It will, occasionally, drop to around 45FPS when stuff gets extremely intense, but that doesn't happen often.

    I will admit, I have never played anything bigger than a 32 man server.
     
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    Campe Notebook Consultant

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    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    Why would you download such an old driver?

    I used 177.66, with the trick posted in the "Gateway P-FX Driver" thread about the nvac.inf, and my 3DMark score went from 6800~ to 7201.

    All game performance boosted too.

    The driver you are downloading is quite dated, and useless as of now.
     
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    Campe Notebook Consultant

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    Could you link me to the download driver page? And the page to tell me how to edit it maybe? If its not to much to ask =]
     
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    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    I added you on Xfire.
     
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    I should install xfire again.... A few people wanted to play me in UT3 and COD4 and I forgot who they are.

    Anyways if you guys have the same laptop & spec then I dont know whats going on something has to be different.

    Game settings
    Drivers
    Bloatware on your computers (maybe he has less crud running in the bacground)
    Video Card overclock? Cpu overclock?
    Do you have a turbo/game mode?

    In there somewhere is the difference.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Jul 21, 2008
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    There is more overhead to run a 32 bit game on a 64 bit OS. I doubt it's enough of an overhead to drop your frame rate by that much. Almost all cross-platform games (consoles and pc) are 32bit.

    Check to make sure you did not accidentally installed the DirectX SDK and have it set to DEBUG mode. The redistributeable package should default to retail. Which is the optimal mode. If you did installed the SDK, under control panel, you can choose to set DirectX as retail or debug mode. Make sure it is set to retail. Setting it to debug mode will drop your frame rate as much as what you just described.
     
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    Campe Notebook Consultant

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    Actually he has a fresh install of Vista with like.. nothing on it. Could that be part of the reason as well?

    Also, can you explain this turbo/game mode stuff?
     
    Campe, Jul 21, 2008
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