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    Bf: Bad Company 2 & Alienware M15x

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by HiHu, Mar 8, 2010.

  1. HiHu

    HiHu Notebook Consultant

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    Ok guys, I run it in 1600x900, AA 2X, Medium everywhere, and it's lagging a little bit. What are the optimal settings on the M15X please ?
     
    HiHu, Mar 8, 2010
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  2. LisuPoland

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    LOL....260m chokes on this game?......Laptops still need a lot of improvement in power lol.
     
    LisuPoland, Mar 8, 2010
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  3. HTWingNut

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    What do you mean by "lagging"?

    Playing on my Core 2 Duo P9700, GTX 260m it runs swimmingly with medium detail. Try turning off "HBAO" and turn off "PhysX" from your nVidia control panel and see how that helps.
     
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  4. HiHu

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    it's not that laggy but i'm not really into graphic settings, so i just wanted to know what settings were the best.

    thanks for your help, i'll try this to see how it runs :)
     
    HiHu, Mar 8, 2010
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  5. mtness

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    i agree, i have the same set-up as htwingnut and i have detail set to high, everything else to medium, AAx2, AFx4, Vsync off and HBAO off and it runs very well indeed, your set-up should give you much more stable FPS........
     
    mtness, Mar 8, 2010
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  6. Thisisalamp

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    I wondered what is HBAO anyway
     
    Thisisalamp, Mar 8, 2010
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    do you need the AA?
     
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  9. HiHu

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    Running smooth in 1600x900, AA 2X, AF 2X, no hbao, medium/high details :)
     
    HiHu, Mar 9, 2010
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