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    GE60 can't even play Diablo3 in mid res and high settings

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by jasonqw1, Jul 3, 2012.

  1. jasonqw1

    jasonqw1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    the ping is good， green， so thats not the case.
    I close all my programs and set it to 1280*800 with everything high, except shadows (low smooth) and it lags as hell!!!!!!
    i am talking about 15-30 fps (very unstable)!!!
     
    jasonqw1, Jul 3, 2012
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    imanol Notebook Consultant

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    It might be using the IntelHD gpu instead of the nvidia one. I had that issue when using the beta drivers. I'm back on stock drivers that came with the CD.
     
    imanol, Jul 3, 2012
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    the turbo light was on.....
     
    jasonqw1, Jul 3, 2012
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    imanol Notebook Consultant

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    The only time the turbo light turns off on my GE60 is when I turn off the laptop... And yet it still used the Intel GPU when I was trying out the beta drivers. D3 runs ~100fps on fullhd, all high, medium shadows, no AA, vsync off. It goes down to around 80 in some areas. Running D3 on the IntelHD gives me 20-22 fps on the same settings. So, yeah, you might to check that out first if only to rule it out.
     
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    Do they have how to fix this problems?
     
    chakritcoad, Jul 3, 2012
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    did you install the drivers from the utilities CD?
     
    link1313, Jul 3, 2012
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    From what I read, GE60 turbo light are on regardless it's overclocking or using nvidia's GPU.

    Maybe you're using Intel HD 4000 to play Diablo 3 and not the Nvidia GPU.

    If you're using stock nvidia driver, go and manage your Nvidia's program 3D settings for your Diablo 3 to utilize your Nvidia's GPU - it works for me this way and better, since it's a pain in the to realized Nvidia Optimus didn't switched to my GTX660m when I'm gaming. So I just set the program to utilize my GTX660M whenever my games are opened.
     
    naoeneko, Jul 4, 2012
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    Man I went from a lenovo with a radeon 6550m which played d3 pretty well at 1920x1080 on medium, to this machine which should be a beast compared to it - and it is unplayable. I die because it doesn't register my clicks and keypresses, it is stuttering so badly... trying different drivers I guess ... it is very disappointing.
     
    wharfrat70, Jul 4, 2012
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    I tried different driver sets, I tried different settings, I always had random hitching - until I changed windows 7's default power plan from "balanced" to "high performance" - I had gone into balanced and set all things (Cpu, graphics, etc) to 100% - but not until I changed the power plan to "high performance" did it fix it - now it runs smooth. Strange
     
    wharfrat70, Jul 5, 2012
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    Were you gaming on battery?

    The 650m (or 660m) should be more than enough.

    Always game in high performance mode while plugged in.

    If you don't the CPU/GPU gets turned down or underclocked.
     
    KernalPanic, Jul 5, 2012
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    I haven't done anything on battery. On "balanced" it ran worse than my older laptop with 6550m 1gb.
     
    wharfrat70, Jul 5, 2012
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    Really odd - just tested D3 and MW3 on my GE70 (which should make no difference to the GE60) and it works really well - not as great as my desktop for obvious reasons but still great.

    Really could just be your configuration cuz I manually configured my Nvidia settings prior (I do this even on my older laptops)
     
    acg137, Jul 5, 2012
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