Gateway FX Gaming Preformance

I just wanted to post my settings for games I played so it can serve as a basic guide line for fellow Gateway FX gamers.

Edit: 2014. Still here. The FX laptop series cannot handle most new games at 1080p. The only one that performed very well is Dishonored due to being a console port as well as TellTale's fantastic The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us series.

Edit: 2011. I have upgraded the processor to an X9100, which you can buy for $150 on eBay. I have updated the performance in the list below therefore expect a 5-20 fps decrease if you do not have a X9100 processor. I have seen significant performance increases in certain games such as Fallout: New Vegas, Bad Company 2 and other CPU driven games after the CPU upgrade

My specifications:

Gateway P-7801u FX
1920x1200 LCD
X9100 Core 2 Extreme (Overclocked)
4GB DDR3 Ram
9800m GTS 1GB VRAM (Overclocked)

Accessories: Logitech MX Revolution, Logitech Cordless Rumble Pad 2 & NZXT NC2000 Notebook Cooler.

Poor = < 30fps | Good = > 30fps | Smooth = 60fps+

Alpha Protocol
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Good
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Assassin's Creed
1920x1200 (Chose 1920x1080 to remove black bars)
Settings - Max (DX9)
(DX10 would lead/ to a black screen with sound... I can't believe they made such a buggy PC port)
Gameplay: Good
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Assassin's Creed II
1920x1200 (Chose 1920x1080 to remove black bars)
Settings - High
Gameplay: Good
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Batman: Arkham Asylum
1920x1200
Settings - Good (no AA)
Gameplay: Good

Batman: Arkham City
1920x1200
Settings - High
Gameplay: Good - Smooth (25-60 fps)
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Battlefield Bad Company 2
1920x1200
Settings - Medium
Gameplay: Good
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Bioshock
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Good
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Borderlands: GOTY Edition
1920x1200
Settings - Max (2xAA)
Gameplay: Good
(Screenshots coming soon)

Borderlands 2
1920x1200
Settings - High
Gameplay: Good
(Screenshots coming soon)

Burnout Paradise - Ultimate Box
1920x1200
Settings - Max (No SSO)
Gameplay: Good
(There's no way you can play this game without a gamepad.)
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Call of Duty 4
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Good

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Good

Civilization V
1920x1200
Settings - Max (DX9)
Gameplay: Good (When using huge/earth maps, the game crawls due to CPU calculations)
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution
1920x1200
Settings - High
Gameplay: Good - Smooth
(Screenshots Coming Soon)

Dragon Age: Origins
1920x1200
Settings - High (no AA)
Gameplay: Good
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Fallout 3
1920x1200
Settings - High
Gameplay: Good - Smooth
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Disregard the "25" since it was before the X9100 upgrade. It should be 32-65 fps)

Fallout New Vegas
1920x1200
Settings - High
Gameplay: Good - Smooth (32-60 fps)

Far Cry 2
1920x1200
Settings - Ultra High (DX9)
Gameplay: Good
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FIFA 11
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Good

Gears of War
1920x1200
Settings - Max (DX10)
Gameplay: Good
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Grand Theft Auto IV
1920x1200
Settings - Max (View Distance and other "scale" settings are set by GTA IV and I didn't bother to change them)
Gameplay: Good
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Half Life 2: NeoTokyo Mod (More info on game mod)
1920x1200
Settings - Max (everything is set to the highest possible settings)
Gameplay: Good
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James Bond 007: Blood Stone
1920x1200
Settings - Max (no AA)
Gameplay: Good (Choppiness only occurs due to the poor port to PC.)
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Knights of Amalur: Reckoning
1920x1200
Settings - Standard (Shaders set to normal)
Gameplay: Good (Constant 30fps with vsync)
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Left 4 Dead 2
1920x1200
Settings - Max (everything is set to the highest possible settings)
Gameplay: Good - Smooth

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
1920x1200 (DX9)
Settings - Max (AA 4X AF 4X)
Gameplay: Good
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Note: Horrible PC Port. Unplayable and downright ugly.

Mafia II
1920x1200
Settings - Max (no AA, 1x AF, no PhysX)
Gameplay: Good
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Mark of the Ninja
1920x1200
Settings - Default
Gameplay: Smooth
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Mass Effect
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Good - Smooth
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Mass Effect 2
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Good - Smooth
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Mass Effect 3
1920x1200
Settings - Default
Gameplay: Good - Smooth
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Mirror's Edge
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Good
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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Good (Good but some areas drop to 24 fps)
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NBA 2K11
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Good

Portal
1920x1200 (8xAA, 8xAF)
Settings - Max
Gameplay - Good
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Portal 2
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay - Good

Rise of the Argonauts
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay - Good (The laptop can easily handle this but the game is an awful console port)
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Saints Row: The Third
1920x1200
Settings - Medium Preset (No custom settings)
Gameplay: Poor-Decent

Sleeping Dogs
1680x1050
Settings - Default
Gameplay: Decent
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Spec Ops: The Line
1920x1200
Settings - High
Gameplay: Good (Vsync on)
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Splinter Cell: Double Agent
1600x1200 (Max resolution)
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Good

S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl + Complete Mod 2009
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Good
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Street Fighter IV
1920x1200
Settings - 2xAA
Gameplay: 56-60 fps
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Syndicate
1920x1200
Settings - Default
Gameplay: Good - Smooth
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Team Fortress 2
1920x1200
Settings - Max (8xAA, 8xAF)
Gameplay: Good
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Test Drive Unlimited
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Good - Smooth
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Test Drive Unlimited 2
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Good
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
1920x1200
Settings - Max (Streamline mod enabled)
Gameplay: Good - Smooth)
Screenshots
Note: Mods will drop performance significantly.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
1920x1200 (Max resolution)
Settings - High ( screenshot)
Gameplay: Good
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The Saboteur
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Good
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The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
1920x1200
Settings - High
Gameplay: Good
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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
1280x800
Settings - Custom
Gameplay: Borderline Good
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Vampire Bloodlines
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Good
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Zeno Clash
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Smooth
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PCSX2~

Persona 4
Native Resolution (Game)
Gameplay: Good
(Stutters a bit in the North Shopping area and often with multiple enemies. 90% of the time the fps is at 60fps.)
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You're more than welcome to post your own settings. If you're using a different laptop of the Gateway FX family, then add that to your comment. Just follow my format and state any setting changes if they're not set at max. If you're posting any screenshots, then upload it to Imgur or Min.us instead of attaching screenshots in consideration of people who have slower internet connections.

Happy gaming and please notify me of any broken links by PM'ing me.

 

Considering its basically the 7805, I assumed as much.

 

gateway p7811fx is outdated, not that it was any good when it launched last august. it just filled a void in the niche 17 laptop market with 9800m gts.

but now with dell studio 17 with rgb led screen available, there is no reason to buy a beginner gaming laptop for $1000+.

 

hey can u put some pictures?

 

F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 x100

Thanks for the info. I don't put full trust in FPS either... if it's smooth, then I'll play it. I found that Mass Effect was interesting that way... I could play it with only ~20 FPS and it still seemed pretty smooth. Definitely can't say that about every game. Even Crysis didn't seem really smooth at 20 FPS

 

do you play any other games cause I'm thinking this could turn into a list of playable games ;P and i don't wish to invade but mind if i add some games that I've tested out?

 

You're more than welcome. Just follow my format and state any setting changes if they're not set at max.

 

Hm, how many fps do you get in TF2?
I drop down to 20-30 fps in battle... I hope that's right :P

 

GRID
Settıngs: Max 4xAA
Gameplay: Smooth

tested 2-3 race gpu temp 79-84C

if I fix my gpu fan problem I'll test farcry2 and gta4.


edit:

GTA IV
Settings: Medium (1440 x 900)
Gameplay: Smooth

ps: first i run high settings same resulotion but gpu temp too fast geting hot 87C 15-20min and can play without lag.

medium setting i saw max 82C with 2 hours played.

 

Am I the only one who's getting fantastic temperatures? My GPU's max temp. is around 76C or 77C when playing Mass Effect at max settings. My CPU doesn't even go higher than 45C. I believe that you can actually manage to get higher settings in GTA 4. Check this video out of a guy playing GTA 4 at 1920x1200 with high settings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3Cx0swOhhc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2l0CWa9v94

Anyone is welcome to post their settings on this thread. I will only keep updating my original post until I run out of space. Please post your temperatures too as Pump did.

 

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Settings:Max 1920x1200
Gameplay:Smooth

Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Settings:Max 1920x1200
Gameplay:Smooth

Far Cry 2
Settings:High 1920x1200 (not very high), shadows medium<--that helps the fps allot.
Gameplay:Smooth

Bioshock
Settings:Max 1920x1200
Gameplay:Smooth

F.E.A.R.2
Settings:Max 1920x1200 (shadows medium)
Gameplay:Smooth

DiRT
Settings:Max 1920x1200
Gameplay:Smooth

Sega Rally Revo
Settings:Max 1920x1200
Gameplay:Smooth

Devil May Cry 4
Settings:Max 1920x1200
Gameplay:Smooth

I dont check my temps all that often but the game here that gets my 7811 the hottest is DiRT.
What i tend to do if my fps seems like it could use a lil pick-me-up i lower the shadows to medium and that usually does the trick, also my AA for most games is x4...but some do have x2 (just cant remember witch >.>)

on these machines you can pretty much run anything on high...except crysis (but i get that on med/high)

 

World of Warcraft (private server)
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Smooth

Dawn of War: soulstorm
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Smooth

Warcraft III/Frozen Throne
1600x1200 (games max)
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Smooth

Prototype
1920x1200
Settings - Max
Gameplay: Smooth

I will finish my list soon, stil in the process of tweaking my fresh install of vista

 

instead of saying smooth can u post fps please?

 

yeah that would help a lot

thanks guys

 

No. Read my original post. I have provided the explanation to why I don't care about fps. Stutter, Little Stutter, No Stutter. Three settings. FPS means nothing unless you're a hardcore gamer. If you are, then you should be spending more on a laptop rather than spend less than $1500 for a gaming notebook aimed at casual gamers.

 

i just want to kno what are the best drivers for the game I play

cnet said they got 120 fps with all setting on high in ut3 i wonder what drivers they were using.

i just want smooth 60fps stable gameplay

 

What game, I think Solitare plays 60 FPS just fine..........

 

For drivers just get the most updated version you can, either from Nvidia or from laptopvideo2go.com

That will give you the best FPS in your games, no need to go driver hunting for older drivers for 1 or 2 FPS in a particular game.

 

Download them from here:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/notebook_drivers.html

If you're willing to play around with modified drivers then check out nvidia drives from Xfastest. Google is your friend.

 

do modded drivers give better performance?

 

anyone else notice the troller trying to compare his dell studio 17 to a P-series? lol... the thread isn't even about the 7811 it's about the 7801u.. but please enjoy your santa rosa chipset with 800mhz memory and 256mb ddr2 on the gpu, don't worry with that RGB LED screen you won't miss any of the beautiful detail while lagging!

 

but but but, its just so much cheaper, and so much better because its cheaper and thats all taht matters is how cheap it is. Sad part is to get the same stats as the 78xx series it costs about the same. Which is kinda funny seeing as how he is all psyched that its under 1k... lol...

Kinda like that guy compairing his DV7 HP to one of these. sigh...

 

let me ask you this.

what drivers are YOU using?

 

Nvidia 179.48 Beta drivers. I'll most probably update it to Xfastest 185.20 drivers when I play GTA IV since there are specific fixes for the game in those drivers.

@ everyone posting on this thread
Please ignore all trolls and just post settings of your games on your P-7801u. I don't want this thread to become pages and pages of trivial stuff. If you have questions directed to certain users, then PM them.

It also looks like I'll have to post screenshots in the coming days since this thread is already close to 500.

 

I Run TF2, L4D, and CoD4, on max settings, all smooth....

yet GTA4 at High Settings ( not even max ) and Devil May Cry 4 I get fps lag and its not that smooth as you'd hope for. Anyone know how to fix this issue?

 

plz dnt call me a trolls ill pm you next time srry

 

I think he was directing that comment more at nomoredell, although he did explain why he wasn't posting FPS in the opening post.

 

You're right.

Anyways, I have updated my original post with screenshots. There will be more games and screenshots to come but you have to be patient since I have a life to live.

 

Hey, if you don't want to post screenshots then you don't have to, but DON'T you sit there and lie to us!!

 

Everquest 2:

High Quality
Smooth

Warhammer Online:

MAX everything
Smooth

Command and Conquer Red Alter 95 (yes I made it work!)
Smooth

Minesweeper (BIG map)
Smooth

Minesweeper (Medium map)
Smooth

Minesweeper (Small map)
Smooth

 

Battle Chess:
Smooth

Hello Kitty Island Adventure:
Smooth

Pirates of the Burning Sea:
MAX settings
Smooth

 

thought i was the only one that played that on a Gateway Fx ^_^

Gears Of War
Settings:High (only shadows medium) 1920x1200
Gameplay:Smooth

 

Last Remnant
Settings: max (low shadows) 1400x900
Gamplay: smooth

 

Is that on a P-7805u? I really doubt Last Remnant can be so demanding that it has to be played at 1440x900.

 

mine is p-7805u but this is crysis warhead result

1440x900
all medium setting
smooth gameplay most of time..
gets 25-60fps

on high setting
it's playable but not very smooth time to time..
gets around 20-40 fps on 1280x800 all on high.

i am pretty sure 7801 is about same..
oh, it's at stock gpu speed, no OC.

 

yea im using a p-7805u
and last remnant is VERY demanding

 

I found that last remnant is default set on no limit of FPS... what you have to do is set the max to 60 fps and it wont make ur cpu run at 100 percent and ur gpu won't get as hot.

 

Hey masked have you upgraded your processor or still using stock (cant remember)?

 

I didn't want to upgrade my 7801u in any way. I have all the power I need to use AutoCAD and play all the games I can throw at it. Everything is stock. No notebook coolers either.

I plan on updating this thread every now and then when I come around to playing new games. I will not be adding any games I have played before like Jade Empire or the older Splinter Cell series since it's just redundant to add the data when my laptop can handle almost every game that has been released in the past few months at 1920x1200.

I have to say that without a doubt the Gateway P-7801u, for $1145, is the best budget gaming laptop out there today. Nothing can match its number of features (1920x1200 lcd, 4GB DDR3, HDMI) for its price point.

 

alrighty thanks for the reply ;P ^_^ catch ya later bro

 

*Updated*
Added Portal. I think it's clear enough that any game based on the Source engine can be handled by the P-7801u without problems.

 

bump.


Guild Wars

1900X1200
Max x4 AA
smooth

 

We respect your view on fps..but for others please post fps

 

There is nothiing wrong with getting the most out of your system. I play games maybe an hour a month if that. You can bet though I still care about FPS and other system perfomance items.

 

Prototype
1920x1200
Settings - Max no aa
Gameplay: Smooth

 

*Updated*

PCSX2 emulator playing Persona 4.

I'll most probably be add America's Army 3.0 too if I get the chance to play it.

 

*updated*

Added the new mod for Half-Life 2 called Neotokyo.
Learn more about here: http://www.neotokyohq.com/gameinfo.html

 

wth are you talking about, the options for graphics cards on dell studio laptops is abysmal, i tried to price one similar to this laptop and guess what?

It was more money and sucked more!

 

Hehe, my 7801u has a 1920x1200 that you can't find on the 7807u.

 

Ironic thing is a guy named "nomoredell" is trying to push a dell laptop... go figure