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    Optimization tips for M11x R1

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by VaultBoy!, Feb 23, 2013.

  1. VaultBoy!

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    Anyone got optimization tips, I'm looking to playing BFBC2

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    Make sure that you don't have any unnecessary programmes running in the background, this includes the Alienware FX centre. I remember running the game reasonably well on medium settings whilst playing online but I did suffer from performance dips during some of the larger firefights.
     
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    How well is reasonably good and what are your specs?

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    Specs are in my signiture and I recall it running at between 18-30 fps.
     
    Bendak, Feb 24, 2013
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    I guess that's semi-reasonable :/

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    Well for optimizations this is what I've done (improved all my games)

    -Replaced HDD with SSD
    -Overclock CPU to 2Ghz (via pin mod and volt mod)
    -Overclock GPU (my most stable setting so far is GPU clock-580MHz, Memory Clock 1470Mhz, Shader Clock-880Mhz...applied 9.5v GPU Bios Mod)
    -Overclock Screen Refresh Rate to 80Mhz
    -Installed latest NVIDIA GPU driver
    -Override some game settings with NVIDIA Control Panel Settings (Maximum Pre-Rendered Frames @4, Threaded Optimization @On, Triple Buffering @On, Vertical Sync @Adaptive)
    - For Some Games you may need to set Quality to Medium, AA Off ( Or use FXAA On in Nvidia Control Panel), Vertical Sync Off (Instead use the VS setting in NVDIA cp)

    (Note if you will be oveclocking I strongly suggest adding additional ventillation/cooling)
     
    Daskalos, Feb 25, 2013
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    Semi-reasonable is correct, the 1.7Ghz processor is too much of a bottle neck for the Battlefield series. I believe that pin modding it is your only real option.
     
    Bendak, Feb 25, 2013
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