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    How Well Does the M11X-R2 Handle Rift / Civ V?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Voodooi, Apr 14, 2011.

  1. Voodooi

    Voodooi AFK for a while...

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    Brother is thinking about getting the R2 for Rift from the Outlet or Ebay.

    How well does it handle Rift and Civ V end game?
     
    Voodooi, Apr 14, 2011
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    GQGiant Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have the i5 8 gig RAM oc 166 throttle stop and setpll at 180 and handles civ 5 all on high except fog of war and water detail very well including end game
     
    GQGiant, Apr 14, 2011
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    Spydweb Notebook Consultant

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    My R1 gets 30/32 frames on low settings, works very well.
     
    Spydweb, Apr 14, 2011
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    My R1 gets 10-20 fps on rift with medium settings.. on a 24" 1080p external display. Have yet to test on native display, hoping at least for 20-30.
     
    JAD85, Apr 15, 2011
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    binro01 Notebook Consultant

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    My M11X-R1 OC'ed both CPU and GPU handled Rift at 25-35fps at native resolution (720p) not a hickup, so Im sure the i5 can do as well or better.
     
    binro01, Apr 15, 2011
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    shadowghost21 Notebook Guru

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    My machine (in sig) runs rift fine at 1600x900. I tuned the settings to high and then dropped the shadows, lighting and particles. Cranked the draw distance and textures. Just have to tweak it a little. Also I have my fan running at full speed, and a 160mhz overclock on my CPU. No GPU overclock.
     
    shadowghost21, Apr 15, 2011
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