Gaming - dv6tqe/dv7tqe

[brownm339]

Try setting your GPU to fixed in the BIOS. The only thing I can think of is that it's using your Intel HD Graphics.

How do I do that?

[Ritzy Cat]

How do I do that?

You will have to make sure that your BIOS is compeletely updated. I don't have the exact link for them, but someone else can redirect you to the link.

You can check if you have them already updated by pressing ESC I think, when your computer starts up. Then you can change your GPU from Dynamic to Fixed. The reason you have to do this is because some games are based on OpenGL, and the dynamic switching has an issue with it.

[Dr. Bass]

How do I do that?

I have a link in my sig,

[solat152]

Sorry but I just couldn't read through every single post. Will a dv6tqe with a i7 2670, 8gb of ram and a 2gb 7690M run Civ 5 faster than my desktop.

Don't laugh but on my Alienware Aurora i7 920, 6gb ram, and a 5870 once I reach about 150 turns each turn takes about 2 to 3 mins to complete. Which makes the game not that fun. And yes I know who buys an Alienware. I will never make that mistake again.

[gilbert11231123]

hey guys i have a dv7t i7 2670 8gb ram 750gb hd and 1gb 6490m , now i don't play games or do any photo editing , is there a reason why i should upgrade to the 7690m ? or is my money better spend buying a ssd or the new momentus xt?

[R3d]

You don't need a 7690m. If all you do is browse the web/watch movies or unintensive stuff, go for a SSD.

[xAcid9]

Sorry but I just couldn't read through every single post. Will a dv6tqe with a i7 2670, 8gb of ram and a 2gb 7690M run Civ 5 faster than my desktop.

Don't laugh but on my Alienware Aurora i7 920, 6gb ram, and a 5870 once I reach about 150 turns each turn takes about 2 to 3 mins to complete. Which makes the game not that fun. And yes I know who buys an Alienware. I will never make that mistake again.

I don't think it will run faster.. that 5870 in your desktop is much much more powerful than HD6770M and i7-920 ain't that slow either.

[SilasDG]

Hey,

Wondering if there's better alternatives to the graphics drivers HP Provides. I go to the AMD/ATI site and try to use theres but I always get errors since they wern't made with the switchable graphics in mind I guess? Anyways I have always loved fine tuning what drivers I use in order to boost performance but having only one choice kind of sucks.

Thanks!

[Achmed]

Hi everybody, i just bought saints row third and i was fixing the settings but im kind of lost . Should i enable anisotropic and anti aliasing , and what settings do i put shadows , reflection and lightning?I have the 6770m .Thanks

[SilasDG]

Hi everybody, i just bought saints row third and i was fixing the settings but im kind of lost . Should i enable anisotropic and anti aliasing , and what settings do i put shadows , reflection and lightning?I have the 6770m .Thanks

Achmed -

You should enable both to whatever level you can without causing poor performance in game (anti-aliasing will usually cause large performance drops).

Anisotropic filtering refines the edges in textures. this is more noticeable when viewing something in the distance or at odd angles. more or less this creates an image with less blur in objects and scenes that aren't being looked at by the camera directly on.

Usually this setting does not have a large impact on performance and can be set to full without much consequence.

Wiki : Anisotropic filtering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anti-Aliasing smooths the edges on images and textures that are not being viewed in there native resolution or screen ratio (causing jagged edges). If you've ever watched CSI this has the effect that they fake of "Enhancing" the overall image.

Example 1 Crysis: http://www.techspot.com/articles-inf...parison_01.jpg

Example 2 Unknown: http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/...=161082,00.jpg

The downside is that AA can have a huge performance cost so if it does drop the level until game performance hits your preference. (You should try to keep avg frame rates about 24 Frames Per Second.)

Wiki: Anti-aliasing filter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hopefully that helps.


Everyone: So I posted about which graphics drivers I should use and how. My system seems to now be excepting new drivers so i've installed DNA 12.2 here are the results


3dMV: Stock, Stock = 6066
3dMV: 12.2, Stock = 6975 (STABLE)
3dMV: 12.2, 840/3600 = 7979 (66C) (STABLE)
3dMV 12.2, 855/3800 = 8081 (STABLE)
3dMV: 12.2, 855/3900 = 8115 (Possibly Unstable Needs Tuning)

This is the first driver i've tryed other than stock but i'm liking these numbers.
Also the driver is far more stable than stock.. Stock drivers sucked.

Anyone getting anything better with diff drivers? Also 3dmark says my score is low? I havent used it in a while is this a gimmick/add or is it for real? it suggests my CPU is getting 12693 and that it should be getting 17000.. Is this right? if so what reasons could cause a low score? all I can think of is that the i7 has automatic clock scaling and that maybe it take a moment for it to ramp up during tests.