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    Left 4 Dead *almost* runs on my normal clocked MSI wind

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Wii60, Jan 25, 2009.

  1. Wii60

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    I can't overclock cause of my extra stick of RAM, but in Windows 7 the frame rate is *just* under unplayable. All settings at the lowest of course. If someone has one that can overclock, I'd like to hear back and see if you can run it. This would be an awesome game decked out with a 360 controller waiting around in an airport.
     
    Wii60, Jan 25, 2009
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    that is pretty awesome!!

    They need to find a way to get the GMA X3100 in these things that way it would be decent.
     
    Red_Dragon, Jan 25, 2009
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    You can't overclock because of an installed RAM module? Weird. What version BIOS do you have?
     
    Micaiah, Jan 25, 2009
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    i actually was inda thinking the same thing lol

    guess i got excited that this little bugger can kinda do L4D
     
    Red_Dragon, Jan 25, 2009
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    When I hit the overclock button, the whole display artifacts out. After some googling, I found that you can get the wrong RAM module and the overclock will fail. I can't even hit the 8%. BIOS is the 1.09.
     
    Wii60, Jan 26, 2009
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    I would have tried pulling the RAM and overclocking, but somehow I feel that cutting the RAM in half isn't the best way to start gaining performance.
     
    Wii60, Jan 26, 2009
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    ....really you have a link to the article?
     
    Red_Dragon, Jan 26, 2009
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    Wii60, Jan 27, 2009
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    what res was this at?
     
    Red_Dragon, Jan 27, 2009
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    lowest 4:3 res (480 I think)
     
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    oh wow that low haha probably 800 x 480 or something ion platform will fix this problem.

    Do you think the CPU is hurting the game in any way?
     
    Red_Dragon, Jan 27, 2009
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    Well, I'm not going to rule it out, I mean, this hardware is clearly waaay underpowered for a game like this. I think the reason we're getting close on Left 4 Dead is because A) The source engine is getting old and B) it's designed for a lower spec with the gaming consoles.

    With 2 GB of Ram it's a shame you can't allocate that for a little video memory. If anyone is able to try this with the 24% overclock, I'd be interested to see what you get.
     
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    Go on youtube there are like 1 million MSI wind videos lol.

    Ive also seen alot of overclocking videos you should at them maybe someone will show how to have the ram and be overclocked.
     
    Red_Dragon, Jan 28, 2009
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