M11x - WoW Performance, Issues, General Discussion

[Rahzer]

Hey everyone, i jsut bought this machine, the m11x R2. Before this I had an MSI with a 9600 in it and it out peforms this machine without question in WoW.

Am I doing sometihng wrong? I thought I was upgrading but it looks like I down graded...

I am running everything stock and not OCing anything

[Tweak155]

Hey everyone, i jsut bought this machine, the m11x R2. Before this I had an MSI with a 9600 in it and it out peforms this machine without question in WoW.

Am I doing sometihng wrong? I thought I was upgrading but it looks like I down graded...

I am running everything stock and not OCing anything

If by 9600 you mean video card, I doubt video card is the problem.

[Rahzer]

yeah it was a 9600. Here are the specs of my MSI 620 that I used to have:

Brand MSI
Model GX620-001US
Part# 9S7-165113-001
General
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26G
Screen 15.4" WXGA
Memory Size 4GB
Hard Disk 320GB
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Video Memory 512MB DDR3
Other Features Gaming Bag
CPU
CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU Speed P8400(2.26GHz)
CPU FSB 1066MHz
CPU L2 Cache 3MB
Chipset
Chipset Intel PM45
Display
Screen Size 15.4"
Wide Screen Support Yes
Display Type Wide XGA
Resolution 1280 x 800
LCD Features Glare
Operating Systems
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
Graphics
GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Video Memory 512MB DDR3
Graphic Type Dedicated Card
Hard Drive
HDD 320GB
HDD Interface SATA
Memory
Memory 4GB
Memory Spec 2GB x 2
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Interface Integrated
Communications
WLAN 802.11a/g/n Wireless LAN

[YodaGoneMad]

Probably an Optimus issue, check the optimus thread for help.

[Tweak155]

Probably an Optimus issue, check the optimus thread for help.

This. If it isn't using the 335m then you might get issues, depending on your graphics settings. I don't doubt the x4500 could handle it on lower settings, but if it is up there, probably need to make sure 335m is in use.

[YodaGoneMad]

Yea it's gotta be an optimus issue with the 335M just not engaging, that 9600M is a slow card with less VRAM, the 335M will run circles around it.

[LetJimiTakeOver]

I had the same issue trying to run Portal. It was running very laggy and choppy with bad visuals at first. What I did was went to Dell.com and downloaded and installed the drivers for both graphics devices.

The game is now running flawlessly (very high FPS) with everything maxed out. And it looks amazing.

Oh and BTW, my CPU (core i5) isn't overclocked either.

[tpe11etier]

As the others said, check to make sure you are using the 335 via the NVidia control panel. Also, *do not* run in a window at full screen in the WoW interface settings. Uncheck that and you'll get far better performance.

[JxStarLA]

Rahzer, i had the m11x R1 and WoW worked flawlessly(50-60fps). I now have the M11x R2 and WoW is horrible(14-35fps). its just an optimus issue. Just wait a bit for nvidia to release a new/fixed driver.

[Alohasu]

Have you tried installing the new Driver?

NVIDIA DRIVERS 257.21 WHQL

Its the new driver that tackles some Optimus issues.