I have an M14x R1 which has been reasonable so far. However, recently I've had major problems playing Planetside 2 even on the lowest settings.
Alienware claim that one of the same spec runs it perfectly well, but I get about 10 FPS on absolute lowest settings. It's worse than it used to be.
The only difference is that I put Windows 8 on it. I've tried all drivers from Dell ones to nVidia and beta drivers but had no difference.
I'm just wondering if it could be Windows 8 causing the problem on the R1? I'm about to put 7 back on to see if that resolves the issue.
I'm also wondering if it's worth upgrading the Laptop a little. I was thinking of putting an SSD in it and upgrading the RAM from 4GB to 8GB. Would I notice much of an improvement with that?
(All windows are x64 FYI)
Cheers.
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I don't think upgrading the RAM will see much improvement for gaming, maybe for like video editing/CAD and stuff. 4GB is plenty for most games but if you can afford 4GB more, why not.
And you will see a massive improvement in both speed and heat generation with an SSD- obviously this is offset with the price of the SSD. -
flashing a modified BIOS, but I've heard about serivous issues / OS crashes, so maybe just upgrade to the R3 when it's coming out? -
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I just bought a 4GB stick of Corsair Vengence for £14 which is a bargin. I'm struggling to find another at a similar price. I'm just wondering if I can use that stick and one of the 2GB sticks that are already in the laptop until I find another bargin?
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My 4GB stick turned up. I put it in, checked the speed was set to 1600 in BIOS and it works fine. Nearly doubled my FPS in some areas on Planetside 2 and seems to have lost the random freezes. -
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Have you tried this with your games?
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Planetside 2 has a very high CPU Demand. If you are running an i5 in your m14x i would think those frames are correct. You would want at least an i7 2630QM to run Planetside 2.
Note: If you have a i7 2630QM its running at 2.0Ghz which is still awfully slow for Planetside 2. At which point throttle stop would be nice.
PS: A SSD won't help your frames. -
It's an i7 2630QM.
An SSD will help prevent the mini freezes since that is caused by the Hard Drive. That's why I was contemplating putting an SSD in there. Plus it improves load times dramatically. -
M14x R1 worth upgrading and some issues
Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Largoh, May 10, 2013.