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    m14x graphics problem on dragon age 2

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by ericzxvc, Oct 16, 2011.

  1. ericzxvc

    ericzxvc Newbie

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    My m14x has
    6 gb ram at 1600 mhz
    i7 2.0 ghz processor
    1.5 gig gt555m
    700p screen

    When I run dragon age 2 on ultra high I'm only getting about 5 fps, is this what it should be, or is something wrong? When I switch it to high it goes to about 25-30 fps, is everyone else getting these numbers? I've only had it for a week so I could be in the dark for any problems it might have.
     
    ericzxvc, Oct 16, 2011
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  2. dragonx254

    dragonx254 Notebook Geek

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    Probably. There's typically always a big jump from High to Ultra on games.

    High is the highest you should go.
     
    dragonx254, Oct 16, 2011
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    kimjo42 Notebook Consultant

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    Are you running the game on the Nvidia GPU, or the HD 3000?
     
    kimjo42, Oct 17, 2011
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    FearEffect Notebook Guru

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    (S)he must be running it on the Nvidia GPU because (s)he has it on ultra high settings which requires DirectX 11. HD Graphics 3000 doesn't support DirectX 11.
     
    FearEffect, Oct 17, 2011
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  5. ericzxvc

    ericzxvc Newbie

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    But I get about 25-30 on Crysis 2 on hardcore
     
    ericzxvc, Oct 17, 2011
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    Jovan for PREZ Notebook Consultant

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    What you get on one game doesn't determine how another game will run. It's a whole new game, literally and figuratively.
     
    Jovan for PREZ, Oct 17, 2011
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  7. bluefalcon13

    bluefalcon13 Notebook Evangelist

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    DA2 was somewhat brutal on my G73 at 1080p... It played it in ultra, but I couldn't turn alot of the settings up. If the 5870m chugged at times, the 555m will chug at 900p.
     
    bluefalcon13, Oct 18, 2011
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    instantcold Notebook Consultant

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    I have a question, I got DA2 on steam, but I cannot enable High Resolution Texture. I got the Beta 285.38 drivers and my DA2 is version 1.03. With Bioware support it says it is fixed with version 1.03 but I still cannot enable it. Anyone got any idea on what to do? Or is it already running on high res texture?
     
    instantcold, Oct 19, 2011
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  9. bluefalcon13

    bluefalcon13 Notebook Evangelist

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    The high res textures are a download from social.bioware.com, the site uses your ea login as your username/password
     
    bluefalcon13, Oct 19, 2011
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    instantcold Notebook Consultant

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    thank you, I looked for it before and I could not find it, but looking a second time I found it. thanks bro
     
    instantcold, Oct 19, 2011
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  11. bluefalcon13

    bluefalcon13 Notebook Evangelist

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    Np, they hide even the DLC downloads well there... Always takes me a few to find em :(
     
    bluefalcon13, Oct 20, 2011
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