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    Poor performance in gaming DV7z

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Nakano2k1, May 16, 2012.

  1. Nakano2k1

    Nakano2k1 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi there,

    Right off the bat, i'll list the specs

    DV7-6160ca
    A8-3500m (with integrated)
    6750m
    8gb mem
    1920x1080 monitor
    1 X adata S510
    1 X seagate momentus xt


    I'm experiencing some significant lag with most games that I play. I am currently using camolil's bios along with a Intel advanced N 6200 wireless.

    I overclock the CPU when playing CPU intensive games to 2300 (3000 turbo) but everything seems to lag.

    I have literally tried all resolutions, 12.1 --> 12.4 drivers and all modes. I still get lag!

    The worst offenders are...

    Battlefield 3
    Shogun 2

    Has anyone had similar issues with these games? What does everyone play BF3 at?
     
    Nakano2k1, May 16, 2012
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  2. xAcid9

    xAcid9 Notebook Deity

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    Are u on CF? If yes, do you have CAPS installed? Try using only dGPU. 12.4 pretty sucky imo.. stick to 12.3 or 12.2.
     
    xAcid9, May 20, 2012
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  3. rmacgowa

    rmacgowa Notebook Evangelist

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    Make sure you go to Switchable Graphics make make sure the games are set to "High Performance" . If they are left on unassigned or power saver, you will only get about 1/2 the fps. Also:

    - Disable dual graphics
    - Lower your turbo overclock, chances are you are causing it to overheat and severely throttle the cpu performance.Set it to around 2.6ghz @ 1.1625v
     
    rmacgowa, May 21, 2012
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