Ok, what the h*** is going on?

For some reason, my FX is now un-able to run crysis... I had it scan my hardware and for some reason is set everything to low detail... Any ideas?

 

need more detail. ie have you installed any program lately? drivers change?

 

can you set it back to your original settings and still play it like b4?

 

I've been playing with the drivers trying to update them but have had nothing but problems. I downloaded the drivers from gateway's website but to no avail, still having the same problem.

I've installed CCleaner, installed the demo of diskeeper because the windows defrag takes to long, but uninstalled dk. Um, can't think of anything else though. I think I should of left well-enough, alone...

I'm used to my omega drivers and my old ati. I guess I have no clue what Im doing or how to update these drivers.

Anyone mind suggesting some good drivers that work with crysis, and how the hell to properly install them?

If this keeps up, I guess I'll just reformat if I can't get this resolved within in a few days...

I love this lappy and I love the performance on my 8800M GTS, but it all seems so much more complicated that my last system...

 

When you uninstall your drivers, are you going into safe-mode, run ccCleaner, then reinstall them in there?

I had an issue where I did some tweaks while I was in the nVidia control panel and it downclocked my GPU somehow. Reinstalling the drivers in the method mentioned above seemed to fix it.

 

Most people recommend updating video nVidia card drivers with the ones from Laptopvideo2go(Make sure you use the modded .INF if you use Lv2go drivers-the sticky on top of the the Gaming section of the forum or Lv2go quick start guide on their site will tell you how).

 

I've tried using the "have disk" method, but it always comes back and says the drivers and allready up to date and the installation closes down.

So I need to uninstall my current drivers, reboot into safe mode, run cc Cleaner and, and then reboot normally?

 

After you run CCleaner, install the vid drivers while you're in safemode, then reboot when it asks you to.

 

Well, I was able to get 169.12 installed, but I'm having the same problem and I now can't even run crysis at my native res.

Should I go with a more recent driver?

 

Well, now I feel like an idiot but I figured it out. I had my power setting on balanced somehow instead of performance. Changed it and checked it out. It set everything back to medium like normal. Now I just have to find some drivers that crysis likes.

Any one have and suggestions?

 

from my experience crysis and 175.63 get along just fine.

 

that's strenge, i have never set my power option on performance b4, just balanced all the time. but crysis still optimizes at all medium

 

I am running the Gateway drivers that they released in June and Crysis runs great on High settings.

 

Where do you change this Power option? I haven't changed mine either so whatever it came with from the factory it is running at this time and Crysis is still setting everything to high. Game looks great and is very much playable.

 

On your task bar, click on the battery and you should be able to change it.

 

On your task bar, click on the battery and you should be able to change it.

I have tryed running everything on high, but it's not too smooth. May I'll give it a shot since I'm using some newer drivers.

 

But that is only when you are on battery power, how does this effect overall performance when you are hooked up to the AC power supply?

 

no.

it affects system performance either way.
high performance means your cpu will not under clock on being idle.
balanced means it will.
power saver means it will be under clocked no matter what.

i use the balanced profile 90% of the time, no noticeable performance hit in games (uninstalled crysis few weeks ago).