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    Geforce 9500m GS 512mb problems

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by whitworth2001, Jul 7, 2008.

  1. whitworth2001

    whitworth2001 Newbie

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    hey guys

    ive just bought the acer aspire 6920g

    its got

    intel core 2 duo processor 2.0ghz
    Geforce 9500m GS 512mb
    4gb ddr2 ram
    vista 32bit

    my question is i am getting really low fps on counter-strike source when playing the game like 30-40fps surly there is something wrong with this? and when playing battlefield 2 it sometimes lags with the graphics like stutters am just wondering is it my laptop or is there something i can do for better performance like tweak the card or any other drivers i can use

    thank you in advanced
    kris
     
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  2. TonyZ

    TonyZ Notebook Evangelist

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    Check out the power settings, make sure you are on High Performance.
    30-40fps doesn't sound too bad. My old desktop had about that with a 7600GS card.

    The performance on the 9500 is about a single 8600, currently i'm getting around 100fps with SLi 8600 on this laptop.

    What in-game settings do you have? like high-low settings, screen resolution?
     
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    whitworth2001 Newbie

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    its on high settings on all of them.1024x768

    i get around 160fps on the test on the main menu for css

    ive heard there are twaked drivers for these cards will it make a difference if so where can i get hold of them?

    kris
     
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  4. TonyZ

    TonyZ Notebook Evangelist

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    Turn off Vertical Sync and also use max of 2x AntiAliasing in the CSS settings.

    I'm not too sure about graphics drivers myself, as I have not updated them, I am still using the stock drivers that came with my Toshiba.
     
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    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    With my 8400m GT I could run 1440x900, all high, no AA and get around 50FPS, so you can surely get a higher framerate. Like Tony said, make sure you are on High Performance. The 9500m GS is about the power of a single 8600m GT, as stated, but SLi is kinda screwy, so it's not like SLi has double the power of 1. (What did that have to do with anything?)
     
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    i just put everything on high performance now am getting 70-80fps in places 100 so that is an excellent improvement thank you anyother settings i can change, why is it when you buy a gaming laptop these settings are not already configured
     
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    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    They are configured for "Power Saver". Remember, it is a laptop, and the manufactures want you to get the best battery life.

    Glad that worked. Nine times out of ten that is the problem.
     
    KGann, Jul 7, 2008
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