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    Diablo 2 lag on R1?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Lunatics, Dec 14, 2012.

  1. Lunatics

    Lunatics Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys, I've had my m11x R1 for a year and a half or so now, but the entire time I have had it, it has never been able to run Diablo 2 "perfectly". I have tried different drivers, fresh installs of windows, both video cards, fresh installs of the game etc and no matter what the game is always choppy. It usually starts up VERY slow, freezing for a second+ while moving around town and doing stuff. After about 10 minutes of playing it will slowly reside and play pretty well but still with some lag.

    Is there anyone out there who plays this on their m11x? How well does it run and did you ever have any lag problems?
     
    Lunatics, Dec 14, 2012
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  2. Consi Pit

    Consi Pit Notebook Evangelist

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    Did you tried it on Intel GPU . I played it on Nvidia GPU with 296,10 drivers with no problem .
     
    Consi Pit, Dec 20, 2012
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  3. JerseyFresh609

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    My R1 runs D3 fine. You need to be on the dedicated GPU with your CPU preferably overclocked and in game, set anything that's CPU intensive to off or low. I forget all my graphical settings but I play at 1366x1068 with textures on high, shadows off and anti-aliasing off. I average over 30FPS with only some minor spikes where I get slow down below with a lot of action on screen. I have the default drivers from Alienware, 4GB ram, the CPU overclocked to 1.6ghz with stock everything else. If you are running similar on a fresh install then I'm not sure why you're having such an issue. You aren't overheating are you?
     
    JerseyFresh609, Dec 25, 2012
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