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    Fallout NV and ATI 5870m

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by bmh, Jan 13, 2011.

  1. bmh

    bmh Notebook Enthusiast

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    I could use some help :eek: . No matter what settings I use, the game runs like crap. Inside buildings, it's pretty smooth but wandering the waste land the video gets choppy. I would've thought this machine would be more than capable of running this game. I have the 10.11 drivers installed and an Intel SSD as my boot drive. Anyone have any suggestions?
     
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  2. reaversedge

    reaversedge Notebook Evangelist

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    you tried applying new vegas patch in steam?
     
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  3. bmh

    bmh Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have it set to update automatically by Steam so I know it has the latest patch.
     
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  4. bubzers

    bubzers Notebook Evangelist

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    what in-game graphics settings you are using? i have a 5830, and it runs silky smooth.

    here are my settings:
    Resolution - 1280x720
    Antialiasing - 2 Samples
    Anisotropic Filtering - 2 Samples
    Detail - High

    you should do fine with at least these

    do you have problems in any other games?
     
    bubzers, Jan 13, 2011
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  5. Marecki_clf

    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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    Did You set Your power profile to 'High Performance' in Windows? Also check Your Powerplay settings.
     
    Marecki_clf, Jan 13, 2011
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  6. bmh

    bmh Notebook Enthusiast

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    After doing some more digging, I think it may be driver related. I'm going to try some different drivers tonight (10.10e and 10.12) and report back.
     
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    You should be able to max it out easily with 60fps.
     
    Chaos Proxy, Jan 13, 2011
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  8. jerg

    jerg Have fun. Stay alive.

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    Probably because you're missing that d3d9.dll file...on my old computer (has GT130M, which is like 1/10 the power of your GPU), the game ran like slideshow until I put that file into main folder, and then it ran 60+ fps on high settings.
     
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    bmh Notebook Enthusiast

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    Installing 10.10e seems to have done the trick. It's not perfect but much better than 10.11 drivers. Thanks everyone for your input.
     
    bmh, Jan 14, 2011
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    Jasp Notebook Evangelist

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    You need the above file that jerg has posted, ran like crap on my 8800m GTS also after applying the file up to 60fps...
     
    Jasp, Jan 14, 2011
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