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    Surround sound UE3.

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by doyle1994xxx, May 3, 2012.

  1. doyle1994xxx

    doyle1994xxx Notebook Enthusiast

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    Since I had obtained this laptop, I found that enabling surround sound on the Realtek card destroyed my frame rate. Most notably Resident Evil 5, Mass Effect 3 and Arkham City.

    Near maximum settings on stereo at 30+ FPS at least. On surround, they all hover around 15.

    Any ideas?
     
    doyle1994xxx, May 3, 2012
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    ThatOldGuy Notebook Virtuoso

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    Are you transferring audio and video through an HDMI cable?
     
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    doyle1994xxx Notebook Enthusiast

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    No, I am using 5.1 headphones.
     
    doyle1994xxx, May 3, 2012
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