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    How do I squeeze more FPS out of a Dell Inspiron 1525?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by pirho451, Sep 18, 2009.

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    pirho451 Newbie

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    I have a Dell Inspiron 1525 with the Intel X3100 integrated graphics adapter. It's running a T3200 with 4GB DDR2-800 RAM, so the hardware is pretty well maxed out. I play WoW on this system fairly regularly and get around 12-16fps with all of the the settings on low. I was running Windows 7, and switched to XP x64 because XP is supposedly better... but I didn't really notice a change at all. Is there anything else I can do to make my performance better? I'm not expecting a miracle here, but if anything can be done, I'm willing to give it a shot.
     
    pirho451, Sep 18, 2009
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    User Retired 2 Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Can try overclocking, though the bottleneck is the X3100.

    The "miracle" approach is a DIY ViDock. Use a desktop HD4670 to give a major turbo boost in performance as can be seen by the performance figures posted in that thread.
     
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    Yeah, I knew the bottleneck was the x3100. I've been reading up on the ViDock and it looks pretty cool. I was originally planning on building a new desktop, but I'm leaning more towards keeping the laptop and building a ViDock.
     
    pirho451, Sep 18, 2009
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    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    Your processor will then become a bottleneck... best thing is to just spend more cash and buy a new proper laptop and not some crap budget inspiron...
     
    sean473, Sep 18, 2009
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    Kevin Egregious

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    XP-64 is not better than 7-64.

    As was said, with that CPU, you have no other path than building a desktop or buying a proper notebook.
     
    Kevin, Sep 18, 2009
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I don't agree, as you can see on this thread, nando4 has very good performence even with low CPU power.

    The DIY vidock is the best option. Even with a T3200 you will be able to play wow with decent settings.

    Also overclocking your FSB would help.
    If you need help overclocking, just ask :)

    The last way to get wow would be to try 3d analyze.
     
    moral hazard, Sep 19, 2009
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