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    FPS On Alienware M14X for Rift?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by creagan1, Sep 25, 2011.

  1. creagan1

    creagan1 Notebook Geek

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    Hey all,

    Just wanted to ask a quick question and see if anyone else has an issue with Rift.

    I am running a pretty good rig here on my Alienware M14x, but just curious I'm running on Ultra settings and I'm only getting around 20-25 FPS. I tried switching down to high and it still only gives me around the same FPS. Does anyone have any feedback on this? Should I be getting better FPS or am I just complaining a bit? Thanks all.

    My specs are posted below.

    Intel® Core™ i7 2630QM 2.0GHz (2.9GHz w/Turbo Boost, 6MB Cache)
    4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
    1.5GB DDR3 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M using NVIDIA Optimus™ technology

    Chris
     
    creagan1, Sep 25, 2011
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    Kantide Notebook Geek

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    I had problems with rift on my desktop and there is one setting that you need to change which really has a big impact on performance but I don't remember what it was since I haven't played the game since like May XD.
     
    Kantide, Sep 26, 2011
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  3. creagan1

    creagan1 Notebook Geek

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    Do you remember if it's in the Rift controls or the video card settings?
     
    creagan1, Sep 26, 2011
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    smokingjam Notebook Evangelist

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    lower res?
     
    smokingjam, Sep 26, 2011
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    FearEffect Notebook Guru

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    Settings that have big impact on the framerates are:

    Ambient occlusion (SSAO, HBAO...)
    Anti-Aliasing
    Shadows
    Depth of field / blur
    Resolution
     
    FearEffect, Sep 26, 2011
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    So would they be turned on/off? What would be your recommendation?
     
    creagan1, Sep 26, 2011
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    if you are having performance issues, then I would turn em off. I stopped playing Rift roughly when my free 30 days ran out... it was a fun game, but not worth my sub at this point...

    I know my G73JH couldnt run it fully maxed, but it ran it well enough. Never tried it on work's M14x o_O
     
    bluefalcon13, Sep 26, 2011
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    Lancer91 Notebook Consultant

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    I run rift at the ultra preset, native resolution 1366x768, gpu @ 750/1000. Do not judge your performance by what you get in the main cities (defiant = meridian, Guardian = Sanctuary) these are low for everyone. In the world maps, dungeons, raids I get over 30fps most all the time. 30-45fps, ultra settings (preset). No other mods needed.
     
    Lancer91, Sep 27, 2011
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  9. Kristofer

    Kristofer Notebook Guru

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    You may want to try turning up the clock on the GPU. Here is a video of an M14x running Rift on ultra settings and I believe the GPU is clocked at 750 (shader 1500) and memory ~1000. Also make sure you're using updated drivers and Rift is using DirectX 11.
     
    Kristofer, Sep 27, 2011
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  10. creagan1

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    How can I check if Rift is using DirectX 11?
     
    creagan1, Sep 28, 2011
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  11. Kristofer

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    Right click the RIFT game icon and select the “properties” option. Select the “shortcut” tab and in the “target” info box and outside the quotation marks add “-dx11″.

    Your path should look something like this:

    “H:\RIFT Game\riftpatchlive.exe” -dx11
     
    Kristofer, Sep 28, 2011
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    Lancer91, Sep 29, 2011
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