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    Portal 2 Fps?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by willie182, Dec 22, 2011.

  1. willie182

    willie182 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey

    Had a few issues with my m14x and it needed a motherboard replacement and had to reinstall all drivers and os etc after technician called.
    My question what fps should i be expecting on a game like portal 2?
    Because i have been looking around and people are saying between 60 -80 to 100 fps while mine keeps dropping below 55 50ish.. Its the same with half life 2 the only two games i have installed right now .

    Im playing on a monitor but I dropped back the resolution to 1368 x 768 have aa at 4 and shaders only at high . Should the m14x be able to max out a game like portal 2 which ive heard runs very well?any tips solutions?
     
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    For me, most Valve game start from HL1 to CS to Portal 1 except for Portal 2 and TF2, run at between 100 - 180 (V-Sync Off, max setting and resolution - 900p), and as for Portal 2, I use the recommend setting from the game, the average fps I got is between 60 - 80, and for some reason TF2 sometime I got like 10 - 25, sometime I got somewhere similar to Portal 2. I think the reason your fps is low is because of the monitor because I play all of my game on the native monitor except for sometime Skyrim and BF3.
     
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    willie182 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hmm i ive tried running at default settings at 900p and it seems the second theres some action on the screen it dips to below 40 and the tempatures are over 92 degrees...something doesnt seem right
     
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    I play at max with AA off at 900p and I get like 150fps. Did you whitelist the game?
     
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    I checked there and valve steam is whitelisted ..il try to directly whitelist portal 2 now....Mind i ask what nvidia drivers you guys are currently running? and is there any specific settings in the nvidia control panel i should adhere too? thanks for all the help
     
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    Whitelisting steam doesnt always work. You need to go in and do each exe file individually
     
    Gearsguy, Dec 22, 2011
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    Okay but i dont think this is an optimus issue as the intel hd wouldnt get that fps

    What 3d mark 06 score should i expect from the laptop without ocing it ?
    Because i got 9094 which seems very low
     
    willie182, Dec 22, 2011
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    For those 3D mark benchmark program, for some reason it is will always auto select your primary display as the default card which mean the Intel integrate graphic will be use during the benchmark because it is the primary, so expect a fault score if you think it is the GT555M that it is testing.
     
    CGSDR, Dec 22, 2011
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