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    M18x 3610QM 7970m xfire / Crysis 2 users help please.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by regaltang, Jun 25, 2012.

  1. regaltang

    regaltang Notebook Enthusiast

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    Could anyone running this system please help my decipher If I have a problem?

    Anyone that is, could you download this if you don't already have it and post your results?

    Adrenaline Crysis 2 Benchmark Tool [ Adrenaline.com.br ]

    Settings:

    Quality: Ultra
    Res: 1920x1080
    AA: 0x
    Map: Times Square
    Runs: 1
    API: DX11
    Edge AA: Off
    Hi-Res Txtrs: On

    My Results:
    Average FPS: 82.1
    Minimum FPS: 10.3

    Please state your drivers.

    Thanks very much to anyone that takes the time to help me out.
     
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    Arestavo Notebook Evangelist

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    What drivers are you using? I've tried 12.5 and 12.7 with your settings. 12.5 I got 48 FPS, 8 min, and 12.7 I got 49 and 9 min. Crossfire was only using 58% of each card, and I have cap 12.6 release 1 installed.

    Funny thing is, I can set everything to the maximum allowed and still get the same FPS.
     
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    regaltang Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks Arestavo!

    I'm, using the default Dell drivers at the moment, as I'm checking everything I can before possibly sending the unit back.

    WHat are you using to check the percentage of each card? Seems strange that your average is so much lower than mine...
     
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    Arestavo Notebook Evangelist

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    I haven't tried the Dell default drivers with this yet. To check the %, I am using MSI Afterburner's on screen display function.
     
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    Oh, and if any 580 sli users happen to be reading this, some results from you would be brilliant.
     
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    Ok, tried it with dell default drivers and got 10.2 FPS minimum, and 84.6 FPS average. (I am running a 50 MHz overclock)

    So I figured out what I was doing wrong - PEBKAC error. Didn't clear the queue and add the non AA version. Doy! Will try it again with 12.7 betas, properly this time.

    EDIT: Tried it with the 12.7 BETA (properly this time) : 8.9 minimum FPS, and 97.6 FPS average with the same 50 MHz overclock.
     
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