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    What settings for StarCraft 2 on GTX 460m

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by chemicalx, Jan 1, 2012.

  1. chemicalx

    chemicalx Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi everyone, is anyone playing SC2 ? :D I guess many, huh
    That game works smoothly on my G53sw even at 1080p + ultra settings, but in heavy battle (~100 units on screen), the fps drop to ~25 and it's hard to control your units precisely.
    To compensate for it ,I usually play it at 720p + ultra but this res makes the graphic a little blur :(
    So I just wonder what the settings you guys often play at, the settings that can balance well between graphic and fps in heavy battle.
     
    chemicalx, Jan 1, 2012
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    You should be able to play 1080p medium or high even no problems. Just get rid of the ultra settings, turn off AA, and you're good to go. No reason to run Ultra in SC2, period. Lots of people play on low for best FPS.
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 1, 2012
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    Just turn off Anti Aliasing, as HT said, and maybe play on high instead of ultra. Turning down resolution shouldn't be your only option.
     
    Rambisco, Jan 1, 2012
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    Always drop settings before you sacrifice your native resolution.
     
    Kevin, Jan 1, 2012
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    Hi Chemicalx! we have the same laptop (mine is only the 17inch part) the problem you have there is that with the Asus G series Bios which they calls it the throttle issues.

    A solution for that is you might try to download a Throttlestop software and run it before you play SC2. :D
     
    omarness, Jan 1, 2012
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    Thanks a lot guys, I know about this throttling :D that causes the fps drops to 10 momentarily.
    I will try high settings, love this comment " Always drop settings before you sacrifice your native resolution"
     
    chemicalx, Jan 2, 2012
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    Native is the first thing I give up on SC2 :D

    1920x1080 instead of 1920x1200 so I can see more game area.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Jan 2, 2012
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    I play high to ultra on a 945p native screen, runs good.
     
    alexUW, Jan 2, 2012
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    I play High on all my machines. I cant see the difference between high and ultra and I have had situations where on ultra fps drops to unwanted levels even though I run 50fps+ on ultra most of the time.

    Using high seems to protect me against those lag spikes. Mostly large army vs army custom games w/ a mothership.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Jan 2, 2012
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  10. chemicalx

    chemicalx Notebook Enthusiast

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    Talk about mothership, whenever that thing appears on screen, fps drop <30 :mad: even in case it is the only thing on the battlefield.
     
    chemicalx, Jan 2, 2012
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    MALIBAL #3, Jan 2, 2012
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    chemicalx Notebook Enthusiast

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    uhm...SC2 has no AA option, right ?
     
    chemicalx, Jan 2, 2012
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    SC2 has AA pretty sure.

    Though now you make me question myself lol.

    But I have forced MLAA before, though its not true AA its just a post processing filter. Makes the game look good on the 3d part but blurs the text so in the end I ended up not using it.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Jan 2, 2012
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    Turn down the CPU-intensive settings like physics and some other one.
     
    Shamoke, Jan 2, 2012
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