***ENVY 14 Gaming Lounge***

yeah. we'll probably get a 6560 or something. but otherwise..yeah.

 

Plus the presence of an ODD leaves NO FURTHER SPACE for an additional fan that should be dedicated to the GPU as seen in the Envy 15. If people had accepted the lack of an optical drive in the E15, we'd have a tri-fan E14, not two fans for the CPU and an ODD.

 

Bit of a dredge here, but what's the latest on GPU drivers? What are the latest ATI drivers than can be stacked on top of the switchable drivers, and what's the best place to get them?

 

11.2 Catalyst

Click on the direct AMD.com download link from this page
http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...st-11-2-mobility-released-get-yours-here.html

 

Thanks, getting it now.

 

I'm really close to buying this laptop, and this is my last question. Has anyone tried (without overclocks) gaming on the battery? How long did it last?
Thanks

 

it really depends on the game and which GPU you want to use (intel or ATI).

I managed to play Killing Floor on Intel GPU and 50% CPU for over 1h20 and still had 33% battery.
Though it was gaming, the experience was not the best.
It didnt look great and was a bit choppy, but note that Killing Floor is not a demanding game.

I could set the CPU to 75% and get better performance but that would kill battery life.
Using the AMD chip would be even worse.

 

okay thanks @lammah, i wont be doing much mobile gaming but its good to know what this machine is capable of...im going to get this laptop with a i5-460m (best one offered in canada ), 6gbs of ram, and a 750gb 7200rpm hdd which ill later swap out for an ssd

 

Yeh I get it all the time with GTA IV but that game is just complete on almost every computer. No matter what you do you will have poor frame rate and crap RAM optimization.
As for Black Ops, I used to get the message and crashes from the game. I found a website (can't find it now) but it fixed my problem and now I don't get any messages about the RAM or crashes, and it loads maps faster.
Here's what I did. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\call of duty black ops\players

Then backup the config_mp file. Open notepad and copy this:


// generated by Call of Duty, do not modify
unbindall
bind TAB "+scores"
bind ESCAPE "togglemenu"
bind SPACE "+gostand"
bind 1 "weapnext"
bind 4 "+smoke"
bind 5 "+actionslot 3"
bind 6 "+actionslot 4"
bind 7 "+actionslot 2"
bind A "+moveleft"
bind B "mp_QuickMessage"
bind C "gocrouch"
bind D "+moveright"
bind E "+leanright"
bind F "+activate"
bind G "+smoke"
bind Q "+leanleft"
bind R "+reload"
bind S "+back"
bind T "chatmodepublic"
bind V "+melee"
bind W "+forward"
bind X "+actionslot 1"
bind Y "chatmodeteam"
bind Z "+talk"
bind PAUSE "toggle cl_paused"
bind CTRL "goprone"
bind SHIFT "+breath_sprint"
bind F1 "vote yes"
bind F2 "vote no"
bind F3 "toggleview"
bind F10 "acceptinvitation"
bind F12 "screenshotJPEG"
bind MOUSE1 "+attack"
bind2 MOUSE1 "+vehicleattack"
bind MOUSE2 "+toggleads_throw"
bind MOUSE4 "+frag"
bind2 MOUSE4 "+vehicleattacksecond"
bind MWHEELDOWN "weapnext"
bind MWHEELUP "+melee"
unbindallaxis
seta acousticSpikeMaxRange "200"
seta acousticSpikeMinRadius "0.0001"
seta acousticSpikeMinRange "0"
seta acousticSpikeRingSize "20"
seta acousticSpikeSize "10"
seta ai_corpseCount "5"
seta ai_debugMeleeAttackSpots "0"
seta ai_debugThreatSelection "0"
seta bot_difficulty "easy"
seta bot_tips "1"
seta cg_adsZoomToggleStyle "1"
seta cg_adsZScaleMax "1.25"
seta cg_blood "1"
seta cg_brass "1"
seta cg_chatHeight "5"
seta cg_chatTime "12000"
seta cg_connectionIconSize "5"
seta cg_crosshairAlpha "1"
seta cg_crosshairAlphaMin "0.5"
seta cg_crosshairDynamic "0"
seta cg_crosshairEnemyColor "1"
seta cg_cursorHints "4"
seta cg_debugInfoCornerOffset "0 0"
seta cg_descriptiveText "1"
seta cg_drawBreathHint "1"
seta cg_drawCrosshair "1"
seta cg_drawCrosshairNames "1"
seta cg_drawFPS "Off"
seta cg_drawFPSLabels "1"
seta cg_drawFPSOnly "0"
seta cg_drawFPSScale "0"
seta cg_drawFriendInColor "1"
seta cg_drawHoldBreathHint "1"
seta cg_drawMantleHint "1"
seta cg_drawSnapshot "0"
seta cg_drawSnapshotTime "1"
seta cg_drawTurretCrosshair "1"
seta cg_flareVisionSetFadeDuration "2000"
seta cg_fov_default "74.284"
seta cg_fov_default_thirdperson "40"
seta cg_gameBoldMessageWidth "390"
seta cg_gameMessageWidth "455"
seta cg_headIconMinScreenRadius "0.025"
seta cg_hintFadeTime "100"
seta cg_hudChatIntermissionPosition "5 90"
seta cg_hudChatPosition "5 200"
seta cg_hudDamageDirectionalIconTime "1000"
seta cg_hudDamageIconHeight "64"
seta cg_hudDamageIconInScope "0"
seta cg_hudDamageIconOffset "128"
seta cg_hudDamageIconTime "2000"
seta cg_hudDamageIconWidth "128"
seta cg_hudGrenadeIconEnabledFlash "0"
seta cg_hudGrenadeIconHeight "25"
seta cg_hudGrenadeIconInScope "0"
seta cg_hudGrenadeIconMaxHeight "104"
seta cg_hudGrenadeIconOffset "50"
seta cg_hudGrenadeIconWidth "25"
seta cg_hudGrenadePointerHeight "12"
seta cg_hudGrenadePointerPivot "12 27"
seta cg_hudGrenadePointerWidth "25"
seta cg_hudMapBorderWidth "2"
seta cg_hudMapFriendlyHeight "15"
seta cg_hudMapFriendlyWidth "15"
seta cg_hudMapPlayerHeight "20"
seta cg_hudMapPlayerWidth "20"
seta cg_hudMapRadarLineThickness "0.15"
seta cg_hudProneY "-160"
seta cg_hudSayPosition "5 180"
seta cg_hudStanceHintPrints "0"
seta cg_hudVotePosition "5 220"
seta cg_invalidCmdHintBlinkInterval "600"
seta cg_invalidCmdHintDuration "1800"
seta cg_mapLocationSelectionCursorSpeed "0.6"
seta cg_mapLocationSelectionRotationSpeed "3"
seta cg_marks_ents_player_only "0"
seta cg_mature "1"
seta cg_MaxDownedPulseRate "4"
seta cg_MinDownedPulseRate "1"
seta cg_motionblur_duration "2500"
seta cg_motionblur_fadeout "500"
seta cg_overheadIconSize "0.7"
seta cg_overheadNamesFont "2"
seta cg_overheadNamesSize "0.5"
seta cg_overheadRankSize "0.5"
seta cg_predictItems "1"
seta cg_ScoresPing_BgColor "0.25098 0.25098 0.25098 0.501961"
seta cg_ScoresPing_HighColor "0.8 0 0 1"
seta cg_ScoresPing_LowColor "0 0.74902 0 1"
seta cg_ScoresPing_MaxBars "4"
seta cg_ScoresPing_MedColor "0.8 0.8 0 1"
seta cg_scriptIconSize "5"
seta cg_seatHintFadeTime "2000"
seta cg_sprintMeterDisabledColor "0.8 0.1 0.1 0.2"
seta cg_sprintMeterEmptyColor "0.7 0.5 0.2 0.8"
seta cg_sprintMeterFullColor "0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8"
seta cg_subtitleMinTime "3"
seta cg_subtitles "1"
seta cg_subtitleWidthStandard "520"
seta cg_subtitleWidthWidescreen "520"
seta cg_teamChatsOnly "0"
seta cg_thirdPersonAngle "354"
seta cg_thirdPersonMode "Fixed"
seta cg_thirdPersonRange "120"
seta cg_timedDamageDuration "500"
seta cg_viewZSmoothingMax "16"
seta cg_viewZSmoothingMin "1"
seta cg_viewZSmoothingTime "0.1"
seta cg_visionSetLerpMaxDecreasePerFrame "0.01"
seta cg_visionSetLerpMaxIncreasePerFrame "0.02"
seta cg_voiceIconSize "0"
seta cg_weaponCycleDelay "0"
seta cg_youInKillCamSize "11"
seta cl_allowDownload "1"
seta cl_freelook "1"
seta cl_maxpackets "30"
seta cl_maxPing "800"
seta cl_maxppf "5"
seta cl_mouseAccel "0"
seta cl_packetdup "1"
seta cl_pitchspeed "140"
seta cl_voice "1"
seta cl_wwwDownload "1"
seta cl_yawspeed "140"
seta clanName "GoT"
seta com_first_time_pc "1"
seta com_maxfps "85"
seta com_recommendedSet "1"
seta com_startupIntroPlayed "1"
seta compassClampIcons "1"
seta compassCoords "740 3590 400"
seta compassECoordCutoff "37"
seta compassFriendlyHeight "18.75"
seta compassFriendlyWidth "18.75"
seta compassLocalRadarRadius "700"
seta compassLocalRadarUpdateTime "2.25"
seta compassMaxRange "2500"
seta compassMinRadius "0.0001"
seta compassMinRange "0.0001"
seta compassObjectiveArrowHeight "20"
seta compassObjectiveArrowOffset "2"
seta compassObjectiveArrowRotateDist "5"
seta compassObjectiveArrowWidth "20"
seta compassObjectiveDrawLines "1"
seta compassObjectiveHeight "20"
seta compassObjectiveIconHeight "18"
seta compassObjectiveIconHeightZombie "16"
seta compassObjectiveIconWidth "18"
seta compassObjectiveIconWidthZombie "16"
seta compassObjectiveMaxRange "2048"
seta compassObjectiveMinAlpha "1"
seta compassObjectiveNumRings "10"
seta compassObjectiveRingSize "80"
seta compassObjectiveRingTime "10000"
seta compassObjectiveTextHeight "18"
seta compassObjectiveTextScale "0.3"
seta compassObjectiveWidth "20"
seta compassPartialType "0"
seta compassPlayerHeight "18.75"
seta compassPlayerWidth "18.75"
seta compassRadarLineThickness "0.4"
seta compassRadarPingFadeTime "4"
seta compassRadarUpdateFastTime "2"
seta compassRadarUpdateTime "4"
seta compassRotation "1"
seta compassSatellitePingFadeTime "10"
seta compassSatelliteScanTime "1000"
seta compassSatelliteStaticImageFadeTime "0"
seta compassSize "1"
seta compassSoundPingFadeTime "2"
seta compassSpectatorsSeeEnemies "0"
seta compassStaticImageUpdateTime "5000"
seta compassTickertapeStretch "0.5"
seta con_errormessagetime "8"
seta con_gameMsgWindow0FadeInTime "0.25"
seta con_gameMsgWindow0FadeOutTime "0.5"
seta con_gameMsgWindow0Filter "gamenotify obituary"
seta con_gameMsgWindow0LineCount "4"
seta con_gameMsgWindow0MsgTime "5"
seta con_gameMsgWindow0ScrollTime "0.25"
seta con_gameMsgWindow0SplitscreenScale "1.5"
seta con_gameMsgWindow1FadeInTime "0.25"
seta con_gameMsgWindow1FadeOutTime "0.01"
seta con_gameMsgWindow1Filter "boldgame"
seta con_gameMsgWindow1LineCount "1"
seta con_gameMsgWindow1MsgTime "8"
seta con_gameMsgWindow1ScrollTime "0.25"
seta con_gameMsgWindow1SplitscreenScale "1.5"
seta con_gameMsgWindow2FadeInTime "0.75"
seta con_gameMsgWindow2FadeOutTime "0.5"
seta con_gameMsgWindow2Filter "subtitle"
seta con_gameMsgWindow2LineCount "7"
seta con_gameMsgWindow2MsgTime "5"
seta con_gameMsgWindow2ScrollTime "0.25"
seta con_gameMsgWindow2SplitscreenScale "1.5"
seta con_inputBoxColor "0.25 0.25 0.2 1"
seta con_inputHintBoxColor "0.4 0.4 0.35 1"
seta con_matchPrefixOnly "1"
seta con_minicon "0"
seta con_miniconlines "5"
seta con_minicontime "4"
seta con_outputBarColor "1 1 0.95 0.6"
seta con_outputSliderColor "0.15 0.15 0.1 0.6"
seta con_outputWindowColor "0.35 0.35 0.3 0.75"
seta con_typewriterColorGlowCheckpoint "0.6 0.5 0.6 1"
seta con_typewriterColorGlowCompleted "0 0.3 0.8 1"
seta con_typewriterColorGlowFailed "0.8 0 0 1"
seta con_typewriterColorGlowUpdated "0 0.6 0.18 1"
seta con_typewriterDecayDuration "1000"
seta con_typewriterDecayStartTime "4000"
seta con_typewriterEnabledSounds "0"
seta con_typewriterPrintSpeed "40"
seta customclass1 "CUSTOM 1"
seta customclass2 "CUSTOM 2"
seta customclass3 "CUSTOM 3"
seta customclass4 "CUSTOM 4"
seta customclass5 "CUSTOM 5"
seta drawLagometer "1"
seta drew_notes "4"
seta fx_marks "1"
seta fx_marks_ents "1"
seta fx_marks_smodels "1"
seta g_allowVote "1"
seta g_banIPs ""
seta g_clonePlayerMaxVelocity "80"
seta g_deadChat "0"
seta g_dropForwardSpeed "10"
seta g_dropHorzSpeedRand "100"
seta g_dropUpSpeedBase "10"
seta g_dropUpSpeedRand "5"
seta g_log "games_mp.log"
seta g_logSync "0"
seta g_logTimeStampInSeconds "0"
seta g_oldVoting "1"
seta g_playerCollisionEjectSpeed "25"
seta g_redCrosshairs "1"
seta g_useGear "0"
seta g_useholdspawndelay "500"
seta g_voiceChatTalkingDuration "500"
seta g_voteAbstainWeight "0.5"
seta gpad_buttonsConfig "buttons_default"
seta gpad_enabled "0"
seta gpad_menu_scroll_delay_first "420"
seta gpad_menu_scroll_delay_rest "210"
seta gpad_rumble "1"
seta gpad_sticksConfig "thumbstick_default"
seta hud_deathQuoteFadeTime "1000"
seta hud_enable "1"
seta hud_fade_ammodisplay "0"
seta hud_fade_compass "0"
seta hud_fade_healthbar "2"
seta hud_fade_offhand "0"
seta hud_fade_sprint "1.7"
seta hud_fade_stance "1.7"
seta hud_fade_vehiclecontrols "4"
seta hud_fadeout_speed "0.1"
seta hud_flash_period_offhand "0.5"
seta hud_flash_time_offhand "2"
seta hud_health_pulserate_critical "0.5"
seta hud_health_pulserate_injured "1"
seta hud_health_startpulse_critical "0.33"
seta hud_health_startpulse_injured "1"
seta in_mouse "1"
seta input_invertPitch "0"
seta input_viewSensitivity "1"
seta loc_forceEnglish "0"
seta loc_language "0"
seta log_append "0"
seta m_filter "0"
seta m_forward "0.25"
seta m_pitch "0.022"
seta m_side "0.25"
seta m_yaw "0.022"
seta monkeytoy "0"
seta name "Cake or Death?"
seta net_noudp "0"
seta net_socksEnabled "0"
seta net_socksPassword ""
seta net_socksPort "1080"
seta net_socksServer ""
seta net_socksUsername ""
seta playlist_excludeDlc "1"
seta playlist_excludeDlc2 "1"
seta playlist_excludeGametype ""
seta playlist_excludeGametypeMap ""
seta playlist_excludeMap ""
seta prestigeclass1 "CUSTOM 6"
seta prestigeclass2 "CUSTOM 7"
seta prestigeclass3 "CUSTOM 8"
seta prestigeclass4 "CUSTOM 9"
seta prestigeclass5 "CUSTOM 10"
seta profile_physics "0"
seta r_aaAlpha "off"
seta r_aaSamples "2"
seta r_allow_intz "1"
seta r_allow_null_rt "1"
seta r_aspectRatio "auto"
seta r_autopriority "0"
seta r_backBufferSize "960"
seta r_backBufferSizeY "544"
seta r_blur_allowed "1"
seta r_clipCodec "MJPEG"
seta r_clipFPS "24"
seta r_clipSize "360"
seta r_customMode ""
seta r_debugLineWidth "1"
seta r_depthPrepass "0"
seta r_displayRefresh "60 Hz"
seta r_distortion "1"
seta r_dof_enable "1"
seta r_fastSkin "0"
seta r_filmLut "-1"
seta r_flame_allowed "1"
seta r_flameFX_distortionScaleFactor "0 1 1 0.511918"
seta r_flameFX_enable "0"
seta r_flameFX_fadeDuration "0.5"
seta r_flameFX_FPS "15"
seta r_flameFX_magnitude "0.0215147"
seta r_fovScaleThresholdRigid "2.4"
seta r_fovScaleThresholdSkinned "2.4"
seta r_fullscreen "1"
seta r_gamma "1"
seta r_gfxopt_dynamic_foliage "1"
seta r_gfxopt_water_simulation "1"
seta r_glow_allowed "0"
seta r_ignorehwgamma "0"
seta r_inGameVideo "1"
seta r_lodBiasRigid "0"
seta r_lodBiasSkinned "0"
seta r_lodScaleRigid "1"
seta r_lodScaleSkinned "1"
seta r_mode "1600x900"
seta r_monitor "0"
seta r_motionblur_directionFactor "0.001"
seta r_motionblur_enable "0"
seta r_motionblur_frameBased_enable "0"
seta r_motionblur_maxblur "30"
seta r_motionblur_numberOfSamples "1"
seta r_motionblur_positionFactor "0.01"
seta r_multiGpu "0"
seta r_multithreaded_device "1"
seta r_picmip "1"
seta r_picmip_bump "1"
seta r_picmip_manual "1"
seta r_picmip_spec "1"
seta r_picmip_water "1"
seta r_polygonOffsetBias "-1"
seta r_polygonOffsetScale "-1"
seta r_portalBevels "0.7"
seta r_rendererPreference "dx7"
seta r_reviveFX_debug "0"
seta r_reviveFX_fadeDuration "5"
seta r_shaderWarming "0"
seta r_specular "1"
seta r_texFilterAnisoMax "16"
seta r_texFilterAnisoMin "9"
seta r_texFilterMipMode "Unchanged"
seta r_use_driver_convergence "0"
seta r_vsync "0"
seta r_waterSheetingFX_allowed "1"
seta r_waterSheetingFX_distortionScaleFactor "0.021961 1 0 0"
seta r_waterSheetingFX_enable "0"
seta r_waterSheetingFX_fadeDuration "2"
seta r_waterSheetingFX_magnitude "0.0655388"
seta r_waterSheetingFX_radius "4.44051"
seta r_zfeather "0"
seta ragdoll_enable "1"
seta ragdoll_max_simulating "16"
seta rate "25000"
seta scr_bot_difficulty ""
seta sd_xa2_device_guid "{45718db6-ed26-4ade-8857-71e6aa4227e7}"
seta sensitivity "5"
seta server1 ""
seta server10 ""
seta server11 ""
seta server12 ""
seta server13 ""
seta server14 ""
seta server15 ""
seta server16 ""
seta server2 ""
seta server3 ""
seta server4 ""
seta server5 ""
seta server6 ""
seta server7 ""
seta server8 ""
seta server9 ""
seta sm_enable "1"
seta sm_maxLights "4"
seta snaps "30"
seta snd_enableEq "0"
seta snd_khz "22"
seta snd_losOcclusion "1"
seta snd_menu_center_channel "1"
seta snd_menu_cinematic "1"
seta snd_menu_left_channel "1"
seta snd_menu_left_surround "1"
seta snd_menu_lfe "1"
seta snd_menu_listen_level "0"
seta snd_menu_master "1"
seta snd_menu_music "1"
seta snd_menu_right_channel "1"
seta snd_menu_right_surround "1"
seta snd_menu_sfx "1"
seta snd_menu_speaker_setup "0"
seta snd_menu_voice "1"
seta snd_speakerConfiguration "Stereo"
seta spawnsystem_weapon_influencer_min_length "0.1"
seta spawnsystem_weapon_influencer_update_interval "151"
seta stats_backup "1"
seta sv_allowDownload "1"
seta sv_floodprotect "4"
seta sv_hostname "BlackOpsPrivate"
seta sv_maxclients "24"
seta sv_maxPing "0"
seta sv_maxRate "25000"
seta sv_minPing "0"
seta sv_reconnectlimit "3"
seta sv_vac "1"
seta sv_voice "0"
seta sv_wwwBaseURL ""
seta sv_wwwDlDisconnected "0"
seta sv_wwwDownload "0"
seta sys_configSum "160007939"
seta sys_configureGHz "0.0111651"
seta sys_gpu "ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650"
seta sys_sysMB "1024"
seta team_indicator "0"
seta ui_allowFov "0"
seta ui_bigFont "0.4"
seta ui_browserFriendlyfire "-1"
seta ui_browserGameMode "0"
seta ui_browserHardcore "1"
seta ui_browserKillcam "-1"
seta ui_browserMap "All"
seta ui_browserMod "-1"
seta ui_browserShowDedicated "0"
seta ui_browserShowEmpty "1"
seta ui_browserShowFull "1"
seta ui_browserShowPassword "-1"
seta ui_browserShowPunkBuster "-1"
seta ui_browserShowPure "0"
seta ui_browserVoiceChat "-1"
seta ui_currentMap "0"
seta ui_currentNetMap "0"
seta ui_dedicated "0"
seta ui_drawCrosshair "1"
seta ui_joinGametype "0"
seta ui_mapCount "18"
seta ui_netGametype "0"
seta ui_serverBrowserMenu "server_browser_ranked"
seta ui_serverStatusTimeOut "7000"
seta ui_smallFont "0.25"
seta vid_xpos "180"
seta vid_ypos "52"
seta voice_deadChat "0"
seta voice_global "0"
seta voice_localEcho "0"
seta winvoice_mic_mute "1"
seta winvoice_mic_reclevel "65535"
seta winvoice_mic_scaler "1"
seta winvoice_save_voice "0"
seta xblive_basictraining_popup "1"
seta zombiefive_discovered "1"
seta zombietron_discovered "1"
con_hidechannel *; con_showchannel dontfilter error gamenotify boldgame subtitle obituary logfile_only console_only gfx sound files devgui profile ui client server system playerweap ai anim physics fx leaderboards live parserscript script mpspawnsystem coopinfo serverdemo ddl network scheduler task spu


Save it as a .cfg file and name it config_mp in the same place as the old file (get rid of the old file). Try the game out after that. It definitely fixed my problems with the game.

Sorry for the extremely long post, just trying to help out a fellow envy owner

 

That is so crazy that canada doesn't have the same models and can't customize.

 

anybody else here get below 30 fps on NBA 2k11? Mine's laggy (med & high settings)

 

That's not surprising considering that the HD5650 is about 5x weaker than a current high end desktop video card.

Try low settings and maybe a lower resolution.
Or if you really want to play new games in High , get a desktop or a 16-17" laptop.

 

Anyone know what Desktop GPU I could compare the HD5650 to?

 

HD5570, but it has clocks that are a tad higher.

 

Well, at this point Crysis may be old news, but I am having some issues with it that are really bugging me.

I got the Envy 14 soon after launch with the i5-520m, ATi 5650, 4 GB ram, etc.

It is my understanding that Crysis should run exceptionally well on medium settings (~ 40 fps) and decently on high settings (mid-20s to 30 fps) with my system specs. A friend with an i7 HP Pavilion with the 5650 can run Crysis on high.

For some reason, my Crysis (just installed, mainly for mods) is extremely choppy (maybe like 10 fps) on medium at 1024 x 768 and even setting to low doesn't help much.

I don't think I have any bloatware, overzealous antivirus, or other resource hogs. It seems almost like my computer is trying to run the game with the integrated Intel GPU in the i5, even though my system tells me the 5650 is active.

Help? Thanks.

 

well.

two things. You have an older envy. You have the same glitch mine (and several other ones have).

Powerplay is buggy. If you unplug and plug it back in or if you swap gpus or if you do both of those there is a chance (usually a 100% chance if you do both) that your radeon clocks will be locked at 300/300.

the default clocks for the envy 14 are 450/800.

To fix this you have to either restart or open the catalyst control center go to powerplay, uncheck the checkbox, hit apply, and recheck the checkbox.

edit: the other thing his dv7 runs at 550/800 clocks most likely. So his will perform a little bit better. The envy 14 is undervolted and underclocked since HP is all "heat bad" for their flagship model. bit overkill...but oh well.

 

Hmmm. Sounds like that may be the issue.

Is there anyway to update the drivers? It seems regular ATI updates don't like switchable graphics, but if I could turn my switchable graphics off...

 

Download the latest catalyst drivers, then install them over the current ones.

http://www2.ati.com/drivers/mobile/11-3_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc_ocl.exe

 

nah. it just happens. It's a hardware issue I think.

not much you can do. I just got used to it (turned powerplay off then on every time I plugged back in and swapped back to the ati gpu)

you CAN install ati drivers on top of the switchable ones and keep the ability to swap gpus. Bug still happens. It once went away for me for a little while when on 10.8 but it only just dropped to 50% instead of 100%.

back up to 100% on 11.2.


sidenote: you can't just leave powerplay off. If it ever gets clocked down to 300/300 it'll stay that way even after rebooting until you turn powerplay back on.

 

quickest way to get to the powerplay settings are to just go to the desktop, right click, pick CCC, and then go down to the powerplay stuff.

 

eafd, thanks, but those were the "regular" drivers I said didn't seem to make a difference...

MagusDraco, your sidenote preemptively answered my next question haha. Well done.

Anyway, I tried resetting the PowerPlay, but Crysis is still slow.

Could overclocking utilities or something similar be used to override the down clocks? Is there anyway to check my current clock speeds?

Thanks for your help.

One possible issue I didn't mention before: Sometimes when Windows starts up I get a notification about my Smart AC Adapter providing inadequate power. Battery bar, etc. indicate that I am using AC power, though, so I assume it means nothing.

 

to check current clockspeed: GPU-Z Video card GPU Information Utility

run that, make sure to choose the correct gpu on the dropdown thing at the bottom (it chooses the igpu by default even if it's not turned on), go to the sensors page.

tick the "run/record data/whatever it says while in background checkbox"

play a game.

alt-tab. see what the max clocks and voltage got up to. Mainly clocks.


if it was 450/800 yell at crysis and/or your drivers for being a pain.

also maybe update direct x.


also also turn off dx10 mode since that may be killing fps.

 

Oh, that's bad. If there's an alert, then your system will automatically throttle itself. I lost my adapter in a hotel once, and I had to use a 90 watt universal adapter to hold me off while the hotel sent me my adapter. There was always that smart AC adapter alert, and performance was terrible. Playclaw reported that GPU utilization was 0% while playing games.

 

ok yeah. you have a bad powerbrick.

you need to get a new one.

you're gonna want HP Part #: 608428-002 (part # for my power brick).

check what your is, it should be on the back of it in the top mid (left column of stuff, most of the way up)

 

Well, GPU-Z said my GPU was running at 450/800 so I don't think the power issue is real (it seems like it is only a brief alert when my system starts up, then it goes away).

I also tried updating Direct X and running in DX9 mode (at least I think I did; I added -dx9 to the shortcut path...).

No luck yet. I am going to give it a rest for now and get some work done.

Thanks for your help eafd and MagusDraco.

 

Hey guys, I just recently got my HP envy, Ive been able to play some games really well Like Dragon Age II and Mass Effect 2, but some other games like Mass Effect crash on me within a few minutes of playing, I also picked up crysis 2 and that crashes as well as soon as I get into the acutal game. Ive updated the drivers but it has done anything for me, and I think EA support has given up on me. Was hoping since you guys are all familiar with the laptop you could help me out!

 

...though it looks like that part doesn't even show up on the parts store anymore.

well. anyway, you need a 90w adaptor.

 

well that's how the alert happens.

and yes it means you need a new power brick. 'cause you shouldn't be getting 10 fps in crysis on 1024x768.

*shrugs* Anyway call up HP sometime and tell them you get that error and they should send you a new power brick if you're under warranty. 866-408-5408 is the more direct number (to the envy/a few other laptops) customer service line.

 

PlayClaw : Game Video Recorder alternative, Game Screen Capture, Ventrilo Teamspeak overlay, Game Recorder

Install playclaw, then go to the settings and go to Overlays > GPU overlay. Start up crysis, and take a look at your GPU utilization. It should be above 0

 

hmmm.

not sure. ME1 has some bad glitches from time to time (hello shoddily done port). Back in 2008 (before any patches) a lot of people were getting random crashes 5 minutes in. A couple fixed it with gpu driver updates, others lowered textures to high not ultra high.

someone made the game run in dx9 not dx10. but others couldn't get it fixed (just was googling posts).

Make sure you patched ME1 all the way up to 1.2 (or 1.02 or whatever the latest patch was). IF you bought it on steam you're already patched to the latest version.

ME1 runs fine on my envy (minus some stuttering/"bad port is bad") issues.

edit: Dunno what to tell you about crysis 2. Never played it on here. It should work but *shrugs*.

I mean it's always possible your direct X is messed up (reinstall it from dxwebsetup, something you d/l from microsoft's website to update it to the latest version, google search it). Also possible your drivers are a little broken or something. I've had that happen to mine but it was more of a "exploding jaggy textures going everywhere" kinda thing. Not a "insta-crash"

 

This was meant for me correct? Ill get right on that when I get off work, passing time here by trying to get ideas on how to fix this, I'll post back when I get home in a few hours. thanks!

 

nah, that was more meant for the other guy with the possibly bad power adapter. not that it couldn't hurt for you to try it just to see what you're gpu is doing (assuming you can get back to that screen and only the game is crashing not all of windows)

 

Ill try reinstalling my drivers again, and direct X. I did get it on steam though.

 

Oh, well I feel silly now.. Yeah that would be a problem. It crashes my entire computer

 

Well I couldn't get PlayClaw to work, but I have a picture of GPU-Z measuring my GPU load while Crysis is running. It does seem like its load is 0% most of the time (but I did have two weird spikes in usage that were about 30-40%). Is this what you were talking about with the power brick issue?

 

yes. basically that means your gpu isn't actually running right (wattage not going into it)

so. bad powerbrick is bad.

 

eggh.

is it a BSOD or is it just "bam, computer dead/frozen/shut off?"

 

No BSOD, On Mass Effect The screen will get all screwy like striped lines down the screen or checkered pattern with the game frozen behind it and I have to hold the power down to restart it, sometime music will still continue in the background. On crysis 2 it turns black and the sound will stutter until I reset it.

 

oh boy.

hardware issue. sorry dude you have a bad gpu.

 

I mean you could ask the games board to find out but that sounds like a hardware issue (the vertical stripes).

a few people have had envies on here with bad gpus (can't game/can't game at full clockspeed/random games lock up and don't work while others play fine)

 

I was starting to think that.. Guess ill have to send it back in

 

yeah...

you could try lowering your clock speed a little bit on a couple of games with msi afterburner or something but it probably would still crash after so and so minutes/an hour.

Someone on here had that happen with CoD 4 and SC2. they could play for an hour, then it crashed. if they lowered the clock speed it'd play for 2 hours at most then crash anyway.

 

I'll just get it fixed should be covered anyway, thanks for the help.

 

yeah. backup the data on your hdd. that gets wiped when you send it in.

 

Sounds good, Wish me luck on Envy #2 lol

 

I'm pretty much in exactly the same place as you, except that I live in China and have to wait three months before I'll even have an opportunity to send it in to get it fixed. Keep us updated on what happens, I for one would be grateful to know whether or not they fix you up properly.

 

That sucks man, Kinda funny though mine came from china in a week. I'll let you know what happens though. They said it should take only 7-9 days for me so ill be sure and post the results when I get it back.

 

yeah. they just have to swap your motherboard out with a new one.

hopefully they have some on hand

 

I got lines across my screen once in a game but after an update it seemed to go away. Then I got Black Ops, for a while it played fine, then loading maps started taking along time and my computer froze (black screen with sound in background) all the time. Sometimes I got a Fatal Error message and my computer froze (while in Black ops). Then I found a .cfg file online and replaced it with the one in the BO folder. It fixed all the problems for a few weeks but yesterday I started getting the problems again.
Any ideas what it could be? I don't think (and I hope) its not a bad gpu. I bought mine from US to Aust so yeh, I don't know how I would send it back since HP US don't ship to Aust.
I don't think its a bad gpu because BO is the only game I get issues in.

EDIT: I have one of the earlier ones, Envy 14t-1000 I think it is

 

Maybe BO is the only one stressing your computer enough?