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    Borderlands on i5R2

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by kai333135, Apr 13, 2011.

  1. kai333135

    kai333135 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hows it run on the i5 R2?

    The GOTY edition is 8 bucks today only on steam
     
    kai333135, Apr 13, 2011
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    runs awesome on my R1, the only thing you have to turn down is AA and shadows cause the 335 cant handle that.
     
    bavman, Apr 13, 2011
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  3. Stain

    Stain Notebook Consultant

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    It runs flawlessly on my i5 R2 using Throttlestop. It would probably run ok without Throttlestop, but I always use it with FPS games.

    Cheers,
    Stain
     
    Stain, Apr 13, 2011
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    which driver are you using?
     
    DHELL101, Apr 15, 2011
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  5. AlienTroll

    AlienTroll Notebook Evangelist

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    It runs alright on my R1, AA is useless for any game (Except 2005 games and under) and shadows are barely noticeable and I turn them off in any game. I didn't quite like Borderlands because it gets boring.
     
    AlienTroll, Apr 15, 2011
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  6. Stain

    Stain Notebook Consultant

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    I am using 260.99 still since I play L4D2 a lot and this driver works with on L4D2 with 'Very High' shaders and the newer versions do not. I have not heard of any driver problems with Borderlands when using a newer driver though.

    Here are my in-game settings with ThrottleStop, my CPU overclocked in BIOS to 166Mhz, and no GPU overclock.

    These settings get an avg 30 FPS, drops to 24 briefly with a close-by exploding barrel:
    1366x768
    AA 2x
    Dynamic Shadows On
    Bullet Decals On
    Foliage, texture and Game Details on High
    Ambient Occlusion On
    Bloom On
    Depth of Field On
    Flare Outs On

    That is pretty maxed out for this game and it is still very playable. If I turn off AA and drop Foliage to Low and Depth of Field to Off, then I get a steady 32 FPS - not much of a difference.

    If I drop dynamic shadows, then avg FPS stays between 50-60, but I personally like to leave the shadows on.


    Cheers
     
    Stain, Apr 15, 2011
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  7. keftih

    keftih Notebook Evangelist

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    just go into the config and turn off the shadow shading and AA and it should run ~50 fps on high settings.
     
    keftih, Apr 15, 2011
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  8. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    i get in the high 60's and low 70's with shadows off, textures high, and other settings at medium or off. but im heavily modded.
     
    ajslay, Apr 15, 2011
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  9. darkdomino

    darkdomino Notebook Deity

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    the unreal engine generally runs REALLY well on the m11x R2 series. You should have no problem with it.
     
    darkdomino, Apr 15, 2011
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  10. Vidaluko

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    Runs great, even with 8xAA, but like someone said, from 2xAA to 16xAA in this game, and some more, you can´t see a difference...

    It runs 30-40fps pretty much maxed out, and 50-70fps without AA and shadows...

    Shadows is a hit or miss, the quality of the shadows is very bad, but the world looks weird without any shadow on it...
     
    Vidaluko, Apr 15, 2011
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    the new beta driver doesn't seem to be awesome for me on this game. can anyone else comment on the 2.7051 ?
     
    DHELL101, Apr 15, 2011
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  12. Vidaluko

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    I use 267.76 driver and the game works great, I want to eaither roll back to 260, or wait for the next one, since Just Cause 2 and Red Faction Guerrilla don´t work on this driver...
     
    Vidaluko, Apr 15, 2011
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  13. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    Ran great on my R1. I cant imagine that my R2 will have any issues. Have not played it since I got my R2 two months ago.
     
    DeeVu, Apr 15, 2011
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  14. hiarieshi

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    Ran it on my R2 i5, i got 75c max.

    thats a little high for me. running throttle stop and OC 166mhz. sc2 doesnt go above 70 usually
     
    hiarieshi, Apr 17, 2011
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