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    Brand New Vostro 1500 Not performing well with games, need help

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by chomorro, Jan 10, 2008.

  1. chomorro

    chomorro Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got my brother a laptop New Vostro 1500
    2.0Gh z Core Duo
    160GB 5400rpm Sata HD
    2Gb Ram
    Geforce 8600M GT
    Windows XP all from Dell
    He has tried playing COD 4 and it lags like crazy, so we put in Guitar Hero 3 and it still lagged like crazy. I did some research and then installed the latest Driver of 169.09 from laptopvideotogo. I did forget to uninstall the old driver first and i just installed over it, but anyways after installing this driver Guitar Hero Runs much much better. BUT everyonce and awhile it will slow down and lag. Im really dissapointed, with these specs i expect GH3 to run flawlessly.... Any suggestions??
     
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    Bunnywinkles Notebook Geek

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    7200rpm Hard drive maybe?
     
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    chomorro Notebook Enthusiast

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    Really?? Dam anyone else have any opinions or at least let me know what forceware version you are using that is making it run without lag. Thanks
     
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    u need to uninstall the old driver there might be conflicts.
     
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    chomorro Notebook Enthusiast

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    I uninstalled the old driver and when the system boots back up it automatically installs it again, how do i turn that option off?
     
    chomorro, Jan 10, 2008
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    I hate to say this but I honestly think its XP. I went to XP from vista and couldnt even play CS:S. I used drivers from laptopvideo2go also. In Vista I get 60FPS everything maxed on CS:S, and in XP I got 15 with the same settings. I even turned all settings to low and only got 40.
     
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    chomorro Notebook Enthusiast

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    All that doesnt sound good, What version forceware were you using?? There has to be a way this sucks, brand new dell and he cant even play any games on it decently....
     
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    Check the game settings for CoD4 and be sure to follow the tips in the gaming forum about the stuttering issue found in the 8600 series.
     
    Harleyquin07, Jan 10, 2008
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    tehblizz Notebook Geek

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    I hate to say this but I honestly don't think it's XP. I have XP on my Vostro and CS:S runs very smoothly at max settings..
     
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    It has nothing to do with dell, it is all the software being used. You need to uninstall the old driver and install the new one. if it installs the old automatically then don't reboot. You could also try slipstreaming the good drivers into your xp disc and format with a fresh install.
     
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    Im going to try installing without the reboot and see if that works. So to you guys who have it working please tell me which forceware version you are using there are a million to choose from lol. I will try again with 169.09 and also 169.28.
     
    chomorro, Jan 10, 2008
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