Want to Play CSS

Hey guys!
I recently bought a new laptop a HP 530 Series Laptop. I want to be able to play Counterstrike source online, but i get unplayable framerates. are there any settings or ways that i can try and improve the performance of my laptop? as it is really new and CSS is really old, so it should be able to play it. Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks alot
And-i

 

Intel's GMA 950 is not designed to play any 3D games. There isn't much you can do other than check that you're running the latest drivers and turn down the effects a bit.

 

Well first off, do you have all of the settings in game to the lowest possible? ie lowest textures, shadows, etc? Also make sure any other programs that you don't need aren't running in the background.

Also, CSS while it may seem old isn't as old as you think. It came out in 2003 and was pretty decently cutting edge at the time.

That being said, I think the main thing that would be holding you back would be your GPU. Nowadays most people have laptops with enough RAM, HDD, and CPU, but without a GPU to back them up it becomes the bottleneck.

So unless you wish to overclock your GPU (which I don't recommend btw) the only way I see you getting better performance is by getting an external GPU.

Hope this helps!

 

Set the launch options like this: -dxlevel 70 -console

 

I dont think there is any way the gma950 will run css at a proper framerate.

 

Ok thanks guys, so it looks like no play for me...

 

really appreciate your help

 

Did you tried playing it in DirectX 7.0 mode ?

 

yeah, setting it to even DX8 could help. my friend with integrated graphics played the hl2 series with forced dx8 and all settings low at the lowest possible resolution. it's possible, but it doesn't look pretty.

 

Ok I play it on x3100 with dxlevel 70 and I get on dust 50-60fps all the time! The other maps play better or equal. To put it simple, I never go below 40fps.

 

frce it down, and play at the lowest resolution you can actulaly, alot of pro's play at 640x480

 

Or you could just play 1.6....

 

Hey dude, this should help. Create a text file in your CFG folder (wherever you config.cfg is, dont remember now). Name the file autoexec.cfg (make sure u set the extension to cfg not txt) and past this in:

cl_ejectbrass 0
cl_forcepreload 1
cl_phys_props_enable 0
cl_phys_props_max 0
cl_ragdoll_physics_enable 0
cl_show_splashes 0
fps_max 101
mat_forceaniso 0
mat_antialias 0
mat_bloomscale 0
mat_bumpmap 0
mat_clipz 1
mat_fastnobump 1
mat_fastspecular 1
mat_mipmaptextures 1
mat_hdr_enabled 0
mat_picmip 1
mat_reducefillrate 1
mat_specular 0
mat_trilinear 0
mat_wateroverlaysize 16
mat_vsync 0
mp_decals 50
muzzleflash_light 0
r_avglight 0
r_cheapwaterend 1
r_cheapwaterstart 1
r_decal_cullsize 2
r_decals 0
r_drawdetailprops 0
r_drawflecks 0
r_drawmodeldecals 0
r_dynamic 0
r_eyes 0
r_lightaverage 0
r_lightinterp 0
r_lod 0
r_occlusion 0
r_propsmaxdist 100
r_renderoverlayfragment 0
r_rootlod 2
r_teeth 0
r_waterforceexpensive 0
rope_averagelight 0
rope_smooth 0
rope_subdiv 0
rope_wind_dist 0



r_3dnow 1
r_mmx 1
r_sse 1
r_sse2 1




violence_ablood 0
violence_agibs 0
violence_hblood 0
violence_hgibs 0



cl_crosshairalpha 999
cl_crosshairusealpha 1
cl_c4progressbar 1
cl_radaralpha 255
cl_radartype 1
hud_centerid 1
net_graph 3
net_graphpos 2




budget_show_history 0
cl_downloadfilter "nosounds"
jpeg_quality 100
mat_monitorgamma 1.6
net_graph 3
net_graphpos 2
sv_forcepreload 1

-===========================================-

 

Just go back to CS 1.6

 

dxlevel 71 has better graphics than 70 at barely any performance hit, I used to force that in HL2DM and CSS when I had a Radeon X300.

 

would be interesting to see some pics of teh different levels? anyone up for that?