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    6770M Far Cry 3, Windows 8 - Need help

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by collegebum, Jan 14, 2013.

  1. collegebum

    collegebum Notebook Guru

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    I installed Far Cry 3 yesterday and wasn't happy with the performance I was getting even on low settings. I saw a bunch of videos on youtube with identical GPUs and configs who are able to run the game on High, so I'm not sure where my setup is lacking.

    Info:
    CPU: Core i7-2630
    GPU: 1gb 6770M
    RAM: 6gb
    OS: Windows 8 Pro
    Driver: ATI 12.11 Beta, fixed mode GPU on BIOS

    Is there a reason why my system is underperforming? I remember playing Max Payne 3 and Mass Effect 3 on high and at native resolution (1920x1080) but struggling with Hitman Absolution (on low/medium) and Far Cry 3.

    Thanks!
     
    collegebum, Jan 14, 2013
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  2. DDDenniZZZ

    DDDenniZZZ Notebook Deity

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    What level AA you using? Could be poor driver/game coding, thats the setting which even grinds my 680m to a halt on the sims 3! I get 21FPS on everything high, but if I turn off AA, get back to 60-100FPS
     
    DDDenniZZZ, Jan 14, 2013
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  3. Radi324

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    Windows 8 is notorious for inferior performance in gaming, and even in benchmarking. If I were you, I'd try switching back to Win 7 before trying anything else
     
    Radi324, Jan 14, 2013
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    x32993x Notebook Evangelist

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    windows 8 is faster. nuff said
     
    x32993x, Jan 14, 2013
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  5. failwheeldrive

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    care to provide evidence of your claim?
     
    failwheeldrive, Jan 14, 2013
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    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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  7. Undyingghost

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    Its not the windows 8 or 7 it is his HD 6770m and to be honest slow for fhd ress.
     
    Undyingghost, Jan 15, 2013
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  8. saturnotaku

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    I highly doubt that. FC3 is a very demanding game. The 6770 was a mid-range GPU at time of its release. Your dual core CPU is holding you back some as well.

    I get acceptable performance in the game by running at 1280x800 resolution, no FSAA, and a mix of medium and high details.
     
    saturnotaku, Jan 15, 2013
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