Please tell me what part is lacking :(

[melthd]

as above title. Im seriously frustrated... my favorite MMO Cabal Online doesnt seem to run very well, framerates of around 50-60. These other 2 systems are pushing 110+ fps easily, even with higher settings. What am i missing please tell im aware of the 60Hz refresh rate, but at times with many effects/players that FPS drops to 40-ish, while these 2 other systems are going strong.

which hardware or software part am i lacking?

system 1, Ci7 720qm, 8GB 1333MHz RAM, HD4670 (stock clocks), Win7 (laptop)
system 2, Ci3 (2.93GHz), 4GB RAM, GTS250 (desktop), WinXP

I really really dont know which part is lacking. I have already done the following:
Disable unnecessary services
Use Readyboost from flashdrive
Overclock GPU, + ATT tweaks
Lower res from 1080 to custom res
Reinstall Win7 and game completely fresh
Kept all drivers new
Disable all unneeded devices
GPU/CPU not throttling

[ryzeki]

Well the desktop is quite more powerful in general. So that's understandable.

The other machine however... are you sure its also pushing 100fps? 4670m is quite very much so weaker than a GTS250.

I seriously doubt Cabal would be so limited by a dual core CPU.

[melthd]

desktop i3 is better than i5-520m? i wasnt really sure about this part though..

yes the other system is easily running at 110+, minimum was 88fps i ever saw. could it be clock speeds affecting? i think the i7 does turbo to higher speeds than my i5...

[masterchef341]

graphics card

on a side note, 50+ fps should not be something that caused you any problems.

[melthd]

omm sorry corrected my post a bit... System 1 is also Mobility HD4670, identical to mine, but mine is overclocked much higher.

[shadowarachh]

how can you even tell a difference at that high of a framerate?

[rschauby]

MMO's can be played at 20 fps...

[Fat Dragon]

I've seen discussions like this about CS 1.6 - people complaining that their system only gets 300 FPS while their friends get 550 FPS.

Here's a pro-tip: most monitors refresh 60 times a second. 3D-ready monitors refresh 120 times a second. If you're on a typical monitor, 60 FPS will look the same as 100 FPS, or 200 FPS, or 6,893,552 FPS. 30 FPS is often viewed as the threshold of "playability", but this is subjective. 50-60 FPS is right on the verge of what's likely to effectively display on your monitor, so don't worry about trying to get more - it makes no difference.

[saturnotaku]

omm sorry corrected my post a bit... System 1 is also Mobility HD4670, identical to mine, but mine is overclocked much higher.

Emphasis mine, and that's likely your problem. Drop back to stock clocks and see what you get as your GPU could very well be throttling.


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[melthd]

im aware of the 60Hz refresh rate, but during high effects times the fps drops to 40-ish, and thats quite visible. Besides, the fact that my lappy cant output 100+ fps is whats killing me lol.

rschauby: this MMO is not your average quest and raiding type game. Theres quite some player skill needed, 20fps just wont cut it

saturnotaku: nop its not a throttling issue. i've checked already thx~