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    Why can't I run Wolfenstein New Order?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Cariblo, Jun 6, 2015.

  1. Cariblo

    Cariblo Notebook Consultant

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    I definitely have the minimum requirements and al the latest drivers. But my P170EM with AMD 7970M cannot run this game properly. I have everything on lowest other than my resolution and my computer is struggling at 25-30 fps. The textures also takes ages to load so when I turn my camera everything just looks kinda blobby. Basically unplayable for an FPS experience. Is Wolfenstein just not optimized for AMD? I guess there's no point trying Old Blood either?

    Anything I can do?

    Thanks
     
    Cariblo, Jun 6, 2015
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  2. hfm

    hfm Notebook Prophet

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    What CPU is that? I would imagine some iteration of an i7 if it's a P170EM.. What resolution are you running it at?

    EDIT: according to this, you should have zero problems. http://www.notebookcheck.net/Wolfenstein-The-New-Order-Benchmarked.117563.0.html

    Run some monitoring software while playing it to see if you're throttling for some reason. This is the only game giving you issues? I played it at 1600x900 with many details turned to some higher levels with zero issues. The 7970M isn't that much slower so I wouldn't expect you would have a problem. I will say one thing, idTech5 LOVES fast IO, an SSD does wonders for it's texture streaming, but that's really just pop-in, the game should still run at a high framerate.
     
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  3. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    Make sure the AMD dedicated GPU is being used and not the Intel and power plan is set to maximum performance.
     
    HTWingNut, Jun 6, 2015
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  4. be77solo

    be77solo pc's and planes

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    Should run better than that. Texture loading when turning is an annoying part of that game engine, but it should just be barely noticeable.
     
    be77solo, Jun 6, 2015
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  5. moviemarketing

    moviemarketing Milk Drinker

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    Yeah should run a lot better on your laptop.

    I can run it on my 5 year old hp envy at 1600x900 with AMD 5830M.

    You are talking about New Order and not Old Blood, right? I believe Old Blood has some more demanding effects.
     
    moviemarketing, Jun 6, 2015
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    octiceps Nimrod

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    Drivers up to date?
     
    octiceps, Jun 6, 2015
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  7. Splintah

    Splintah Notebook Deity

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    Mess around with the vsync options, this game can be running at 60fps and feel like its running at 15
     
    Splintah, Jun 6, 2015
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    Again, check that the AMD GPU is selected in switchable graphics. Sounds like that is the case here.
     
    HTWingNut, Jun 6, 2015
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  9. Marecki_clf

    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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    My guess is you have a "demo" version of the game (obtained from torrent network), which has a Bitcoin mining software embedded in it. :)
     
    Marecki_clf, Jun 6, 2015
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  10. Cariblo

    Cariblo Notebook Consultant

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    Yeh its an i7. Im running at 1920x1080 with everything on low :( I'll play around with it some more and let you know, thanks!

    Nope lol...Have the full version on Steam
     
    Cariblo, Jun 7, 2015
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