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    back to the future m11x r2

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by westsidekino, Jan 16, 2011.

  1. westsidekino

    westsidekino Newbie

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    Hi,

    i have recently purchased the r2 and am enjoying it. however i am having problems with back to the future: episode 1. i cant get it to run above 8-10 fps. i cant imagine how i can run sc2 and call of duty on max but not b2tf? i have uninstalled and reinstalled the driver, did a system restore, right clicked exe and made sure to run via nvidia chip, and a factory reset. and still no fix, any help guys?


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    westsidekino, Jan 16, 2011
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  2. aggiekevin

    aggiekevin Notebook Consultant

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    Did you whitelist the game?
    EDIT: Reading Comprehension > me.
     
    aggiekevin, Jan 16, 2011
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  3. kent1146

    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    What EXE are you whitelisting?

    Have you tried using the OptimusTest tools to verify that the game is indeed using the nVidia 335M GPU?
     
    kent1146, Jan 16, 2011
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  4. maquine666

    maquine666 Notebook Guru

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    weird my score is much higher, try the latest beta drivers on laptop20go
     
    maquine666, Jan 16, 2011
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  5. westsidekino

    westsidekino Newbie

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    thank you, i did the white list and now its running like a dream! thanks!!
     
    westsidekino, Jan 16, 2011
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  6. Docsteel

    Docsteel Vast Alien Conspiracy

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    Off topic, but is that game any good? I am normally a FPS, RPG kind of guy... but this sounded interesting...
     
    Docsteel, Jan 16, 2011
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  7. ebondefender

    ebondefender Notebook Evangelist

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    I loved it, but then again I am kinda biased ;) (see my avatar)
     
    ebondefender, Jan 17, 2011
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