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    Dead Space 2 and 6970m

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by hello!, Jul 14, 2011.

  1. hello!

    hello! Notebook Guru

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    Hi, I bought Dead Space 2 today and installed it. I opened it up and started the new game, there was a 5 minute or so of replay to tell the story and fps was only 35. Once it ended and I got to the point where I can control the character, the fps is at constant 7-9. The settings was at MAX, Very High. So I changed it to LOW, MINIMUM, still 7-9 fps. What is going on? I had a feeling that there might be a game update i could download for Dead Space 2 to fix any problems that might relate to the issues I'm currently experiencing. I doubt it's the drivers but it might be so. I'm on stock driver 11.1 by Sager. This laptop is 1 month old. I play Battlefield 2 Bad Company at MAX at 1920x1080 with 70 fps. Civilization V, blazing smooth. Mafia II at 65 fps. Starcraft II at 50 fps.

    Thank you for your reply.
     
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    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    Are you absolutely sure? Will my windows 7 save the older driver somewhere else so I can revert back to it if 11.6 is worse?
     
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    ronnieb Representing the Canucks

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    you can always redownload it
     
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    Ok thank you
     
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    I downloaded the 11.6 driver and I proceed to the point where you browse where the file goes, I left it changed, which is c:/AMD/Catalyst_Mobility_64-Bit_Util and I clicked Install and it said "AMD Catalyst Mobility cannot be downloaded due to incompatible hardware/software on your computer. Your computer does not contain a proper graphics adapter."
     
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    Dead Space 2 @ native resolution of 1680x945p w/ max game settings plays absolutely fine on my system with a GTX 460m card. Your system should have no problems with it.

    How are you downloading it? Possibly try Origin (if not already using it).
     
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    I downloaded the 11.6 driver from AMD website. I have 64 bit Windows 7 and the 6970M.
     
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    Hmmm, Ok simple fix
    when you extracted the file to C:\Ati\support\11-6_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc_ocl\config go there and look for this file
    Installmanger.CFG and open it with note pad all the way at the bottom will be workaroundinstall =false change this to true and try it again.
     
    Mechanized Menace, Jul 15, 2011
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  10. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    are you sure that you are downloading the mobility drivers? I know its dumb, but at first I got myself installing the desktop drivers for my previous ati card
     
    Karamazovmm, Jul 15, 2011
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  11. Mechanized Menace

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    I linked him to the Mobility drivers for the 6xxx series
     
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  12. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    didnt saw that sorry, this is really one thing that happens, so better e safe than sorry
     
    Karamazovmm, Jul 15, 2011
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