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    Bulletstorm

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Kratzen, Feb 27, 2011.

  1. Kratzen

    Kratzen Notebook Consultant

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    Hey. I just got bulletstorm, and so far its an awesome game.
    It runs smoothly on max settings at 1080p (havnt tried with vsync, since I dont really see a difference, and in my experience it just drops performance a lot).

    The thing is that every time I turn on AA (x2, x4, x8) everything gets a sort of red glow about it. Is there any way I can work around this, like in CCC or something?

    Enjoy the rest of the weekend :)

    Edit: Found out that vsync actually was on :p
     
    Kratzen, Feb 27, 2011
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  2. maquine666

    maquine666 Notebook Guru

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    its the best thing with graphics if seen so far on the m15x
     
    maquine666, Feb 27, 2011
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  3. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    I have a 460m and I don't see a difference when turning on AA unfortunately. Works well and is amazing I love it. I have vsync on because I don't like tearing.
     
    widezu69, Feb 27, 2011
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  4. Steven

    Steven God Amongst Mere Mortals

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    What's v-sync used for? And how is the story and gameplay? Is it worth picking up and playing?
     
    Steven, Feb 27, 2011
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  5. Kratzen

    Kratzen Notebook Consultant

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    Story is great, you really get caught. Just like reading good book, but way more actionpacked!

    Gameplay is awesome. You have to find new and creative ways to kill your enemies all the time to increase your score to buy ammo and upgrades.

    It really is worth buying :)
     
    Kratzen, Feb 27, 2011
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  6. pepemosca

    pepemosca Notebook Evangelist

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    V-Sync
    From here: How VSync works, and why people loathe it - [H]ard|Forum

    And the conclusion:
     
    pepemosca, Feb 27, 2011
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  7. JWest

    JWest Master of Notebookery

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    I've always been sensitive to screen tearing, it really ruins the immersion for me, so I have to have it on. Sadly, that means losing some frames here and there, but with triple buffering on it really only means 3-5 frames in most games. If you use V-sync, make sure to enable triple buffering in your video card's settings.
     
    JWest, Feb 27, 2011
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    pepemosca Notebook Evangelist

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    @ JWest, why Triple-Buffering isn't the default option on the Nvidia driver?
    Is because of the VRAM consumption?

    [​IMG]
     
    pepemosca, Feb 27, 2011
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  9. Kratzen

    Kratzen Notebook Consultant

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    So just an update: I found out vsync was on as default. In the first post I said that it wasnt on, but it actually was
     
    Kratzen, Feb 27, 2011
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