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    x205-sli3 & crysis

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by ackack47, Nov 21, 2007.

  1. ackack47

    ackack47 Notebook Geek

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    I bought a Toshiba Satalite x205-Sli3 about a month ago to play games while I'm away from home (2x 8600m gt, 2.2 c2d), and being in the Navy Im away from home a lot. I'm not positive if Crysis runs Sli right out of the box but i run it all on low settings except texture on medium. Seems to be as good as it gets and still be playable. Now the game runs exactly the same whether i run it w/ sli or not. So obviously my sli isnt working with crysis. I would install the latest Nvidia drivers but they dont work because i have to use the toshiba drivers. I found some new nvidia ForceWare 169.09 that i hear have something to do w/ crysis and sli but they dont install cuz of the toshiba drivers only deal. Pretty ****ty that i can only run Crysis on low anyways w/ one gpu. I believe its toshibas crappy drivers. Im wondering if anyone has something to say about this.
     
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  2. Fishy

    Fishy Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi i have a Toshiba P100 (previous model to yours).. Mine has the 7600 256mb and yes the toshiba drivers are crap and VERY old. Just go to www.laptopvideo2go.com and download the Nvidia 169.04 drivers. They are what I have.. They work well and I can play Crysis on my inferior card at Medium to High settings at almost 1280x800 res as long as I keep shaders set to Low...
     
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  3. odin243

    odin243 Notebook Prophet

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    For SLI, you'll want the 169.09 drivers from laptopvideo2go. If you follow the instructions re: the modded INF, you should be able to install them fine.

    I'm not sure what the state of SLI support in Crysis is currently, but I know it was very bad. However even with one GPU you should get better results than that with good drivers.
     
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