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    Slow running games

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by wewake, Aug 6, 2012.

  1. wewake

    wewake Newbie

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    I have some problems related to ma XPS 15 .
    when i run a game say Batman , arkaham city or Inversion ..
    they run but very slow dat i cant evn play it ...
    i tried reducing the graphics level bt still dint work.
    but when i play same game on ma desktop(which has lower config than ma laptop) it works completly fine .

    can some1 pls help me ..
     
    wewake, Aug 6, 2012
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  2. supertoast92

    supertoast92 Notebook Consultant

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    Are you running the game with the laptop plugged in, with the power option set to "Balanced" or "High Performance?" If you're set to "Power Saver" you're limiting the power of your CPU, similar to running off the battery but not as extreme.
     
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  3. wewake

    wewake Newbie

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    Initially it was on power saver mode with power chord plugged in , now i have changed it to high performance but still same problem persists.
    also some times when i see movies in HD format , it continues to play very well for half n hour n den pictures come with interruptions n lot of sound disturbances.

    My configuration is as follows :

    1) 8 gb ram

    2) 2 gb nvidia (540m)

    3) I7 2nd gen (2Ghz)
     
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  4. letmeknov

    letmeknov Notebook Consultant

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    I assume you are running your games with Intel GPU (Optimus). Try to launch your game with right click on a shortcut and selecting "Run with nvidia high performance graphics" or something like this. I don't have Optimus, so can't be sure.
     
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  5. wewake

    wewake Newbie

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    Thanks a lot it worked ..
    could you pls also tell me whasts wrong when i see Hd movies ?
    some of My friends says the problem is related to heat sink !!

    still thanks a lot for your valuable time
     
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  6. letmeknov

    letmeknov Notebook Consultant

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    Can't say for sure about HD movies, but I don't think there is something wrong with your heatsink. Did you check your temperatures for CPU and GPU? You can use this tool to do it. Also I recommend to use the latest codecs. I am using 'K-Lite codec pack' for a long time and am completely satisfied.
     
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  7. wewake

    wewake Newbie

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    Ohk ,thanks a lot all the help ....
     
    wewake, Aug 7, 2012
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