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    counter strike source 540m framerates

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by sackynut, Feb 4, 2012.

  1. sackynut

    sackynut Notebook Enthusiast

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    what kind of framerates are you guys gettin in counter strike source? i know CPU matters but im still curious. i also know its an older gfx engine, but i was under the impression my 540m should be handling it at no less than 120fps. some times i dip down to 30. its NOT an optimus problem.

    any insight or FPS postings thanks!
     
    sackynut, Feb 4, 2012
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  2. aintz

    aintz Notebook Evangelist

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    which laptop do you have? cpu might be throttling.
     
    aintz, Feb 4, 2012
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    I'm getting like 40 FPS in TF2 with my 560M, dips in the 30s. I don't know what our problem is, though.
     
    Rambisco, Feb 4, 2012
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    redrazor11 Formerly waterwizard11

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    Common Problems to check:

    - Power Plugged In (not on battery mode)

    - Power setting on "Balanced" or "High Performance"

    - Latest Video Drivers installed

    - No A/V Scan running in the background.

    - Check heat on the cpu/gpu. Might be downclocking to prevent heat damage.
     
    redrazor11, Feb 4, 2012
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    smokingjam Notebook Evangelist

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    on my gt555m the game was running amazing. no dips or nothing. should run on 540 surely.
    also had latest beta nvidia drivers
     
    smokingjam, Feb 5, 2012
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    I was just playing source and getting around 115 fps constant

    Gt540m w/ 2410
     
    Mgr1397, Feb 5, 2012
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    GamingACU Notebook Deity

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    There's definitely something wrong here as I remember getting close to 100 average FPS (at least during the benchmark) with my 7300m GO which isn't even comparable to a 540m
     
    GamingACU, Feb 5, 2012
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    On Lost Coast benchmark I got like 130 FPS, I don't know, maybe it's optimus..
     
    Rambisco, Feb 5, 2012
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    aintz Notebook Evangelist

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    it honestly depends on the settings and the op is not providing some needed info.

    and a functioning 540m can and will dip to lower 30fps if there is alot going on. in the fps benchmark however it should be 100+ depending on settings.
     
    aintz, Feb 5, 2012
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  10. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    aintz is spot on. it totally depends on the settings used. CS:S and other source games have backported modern source visual enhancements as well, so it could be different than when you ran it on your 7300 go.
     
    masterchef341, Feb 5, 2012
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    IMO its the CPU. graphically, the 540m can handle anything CS:S throws at it. I would check the GPU usage using something like GPU-z and also check CPU usage in the resource monitor under task manager. if GPU usage is under say 95%, then your cpu is the bottleneck.
     
    conscriptvirus, Feb 6, 2012
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    He could be running it at 1920*1080 with 16x AA, possibly some type of adaptive high quality AA, or super sampling, or transparency AA. He could also be using ambient occlusion.

    Combinations of those factors could bring a 540m running counter strike to its knees.
     
    masterchef341, Feb 6, 2012
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