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    Reduced graphics performance is it ML or something more sinister?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by xfiregrunt, Aug 8, 2012.

  1. xfiregrunt

    xfiregrunt Notebook Evangelist

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    I just tried playing Starcraft 2 after a long time and noticed the game was lagging on the settings I used to run it on. I used to get about 30 FPS with most things on Ultra, or 40 FPS with everything on high. I have the ATI 6750m + 2.2ghz quadcore i7 MBP. Now I saw my FPS drop to about 17-20 with most things on Ultra and like 22 FPS with most things on high. That was just in a 1 v 1 I used to run 4 v 4s on those settings with no problems.

    I'm wondering if its a mountain lion and starcraft 2 issue or if something is going bad with my graphics card which would be a problem because my computer goes out of warranty in a few days.

    Also the fan engages a lot more often, I'm hitting high fan speeds just browsing the web (6000 RPM).
     
    xfiregrunt, Aug 8, 2012
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    When I installed it it was so laggy so i installed snow leopard
     
    GalaxySII, Aug 10, 2012
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    It could be just a driver issue in Mountain Lion, we are still dealing with OS X 10.8 as Apple has yet to release any solid x.x.X update for ML. I haven't noticed a decreased performance in graphics on my MBA but it doesn't have a dedicated GPU. Portal still performs the same for me.
     
    kornchild2002, Aug 10, 2012
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    I have been using Mountain Lion on my late 2011 MBP 15 since the day it hit the Mac App Store. I have had absolutely zero problems with either graphics or battery. I did experience occasional freezing, but the 10.8.1 update fixed it right away. I am extremely happy with ML, and find the scrolling a much better experience in ML. Also Notifications rocks, and I am digging the new and revamped Mail! The only problem I face now, once in a blue moon, is that damned Flash player crashing in Firefox. But that's Adobe's fault... damn them! :-(
     
    gratefulDeaD, Aug 30, 2012
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    While we are on the subject of flash ^^ anyone know of any fix?
     
    gratefulDeaD, Aug 30, 2012
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    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    uninstall is the best fix... but if you really need it, you just put up with it... it screws up for me all the time, but thats nothing new.
     
    doh123, Aug 30, 2012
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    Disable hardware acceleration in both the browser and Flash and see if you continue to have crashes.
     
    saturnotaku, Aug 30, 2012
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