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Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Lancer91, Apr 3, 2014.

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I have been playing ESO since sunday (early preorder access). The performance is not bad really. My system info is below. I am playing on an external dell 24'' HD monitor 4220l.
With all setting on high (except AO / AA disabled) I get over 30fps at 1920 x 1080. Some zones it will go up as high as 55 fps but in hard fighting scenes it may dip below 30 fps for a few moments and then go back up.

I've noticed this game makes good use of my I7 but disabling CPU turbo does not impact the FPS. I have tried it in both small areas (like dungeons) and larger areas such as Daggerfall with lots of players.

So the bottom line, if you have a 720p screen or a 1080p screen, you should have no problems playing ESO at high detail levels (including shadows) and maintain 30fps.
Side Note: I did OC my GPU a bit to see if I could squeeze out a few more fps. Going from 835/2000 to 1050/2200 net'd me 5 to 6 more fps in most areas.

System:
M14xR2
i7-3610qm
720p screen (native)
8gb Ram (hyper x w/ heatshields)
250 Samsung SSD
Bios a013 modified
Windows 8.1

fine print: Please don't ask about mod bios or "how to" questions. Many threads already exists on how to get more performance from your AW14. Thanks!

Lancer91, Apr 3, 2014

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Lancer91 said: ↑

I have been playing ESO since sunday (early preorder access). The performance is not bad really. My system info is below. I am playing on an external dell 24'' HD monitor 4220l.
With all setting on high (except AO / AA disabled) I get over 30fps at 1920 x 1080. Some zones it will go up as high as 55 fps but in hard fighting scenes it may dip below 30 fps for a few moments and then go back up.

I've noticed this game makes good use of my I7, however with the 650m GT disabling Turbo does not impact the FPS. I have tried it in both small areas (like dungeons) and larger areas such as Daggerfall with lots of players.

So the bottom line, if you have a 720p screen or a 1080p screen, you should have no problems playing ESO at high detail levels (including shadows) and maintain 30fps.
Side Note: I did OC my GPU a bit to see if I could squeeze out a few more fps. Going from 835/2000 to 1050/2200 net'd me 5 to 6 more fps in most areas.

System:
M14xR2
i7-3610qm
720p screen (native)
8gb Ram (hyper x w/ heatshields)
250 Samsung SSD
Bios a013 modified
Windows 8.1

fine print: Please don't ask about mod bios or "how to" questions. Many threads already exists on how to get more performance from your AW14. Thanks!

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thanks for sharing your findings about this game on the m14x R2. +Rep!

Alienware-L_Porras, Apr 3, 2014

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