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post #1 of 15
2/16/06 at 10:44am
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Okay so I recieved my inspiron 9400 two days ago, ive been running some 3dmark to test it. I got 5300 3dmark05 @ 363/882 OC/standard Dell drivers.
In 3Dmark06 I got 3200 3dmarks with the same OC and drivers.

Ive been trying BF2 special forces, and it laggs pretty much with Video options on high. It also lags quite a bit on medium, so Im currently running it at low. Thats completely wrong, a 7800 Go should atleast be able to run BF2 @ high IMO.

Do you think a reformat, removing all the bloatware, will increase my performance in BF2, and make it able to run at atleast high?
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post #2 of 15
2/16/06 at 11:21am
Have you disabled any unnecessary services?
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post #3 of 15
2/16/06 at 11:52am

hmm

BF2 runs fine at Medium on my i9300 with the 6800go there is no reason with that 3Dmark05 score that you should not be able to run BF2 at high settings, something is fishy....... The 7800 is a far better card even only the vanilla 7800 than the 6800, I would think you should check your drivers, DirectX and other drivers make sure they are current (I am sure they are) and see what you have running for services. Does not sound right....
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post #4 of 15
2/16/06 at 2:05pm
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Well, I have directX 9c installed.

Here is a pic of current services running:
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/809/services7qh.jpg
It seems like very much, but I dont know whats standard...

I have not reformated the computer, just removed some of the bloatware.

Also, GFX-drivers are currently "NVIDIA display control panel" version 78.59, those drivers were installed when I got my computer.
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post #5 of 15
2/16/06 at 2:06pm
ditch them.... get the 83.20's
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post #6 of 15
2/16/06 at 2:09pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PcGeek04
ditch them.... get the 83.20's
Where can I download the new drivers?
@ nvidia.com under "Download drivers", you can only chose to download drivers for the "GeForce Go 7800 GTX"...
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post #7 of 15
2/16/06 at 2:11pm
checkout some of the opther threads here... look in DELL GENERAL for the drivers links and such...

I am using the ::::: XTreme-G MobileForce 83[1].60-v2.25.exe drivers...

try to do a search.
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post #8 of 15
2/16/06 at 2:17pm
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Im currently downloading the XTreme-MobileForce 83.60-v2.25 drivers. Ill run a 3DMark06/05 test after install to tell if there is a difference.

Btw, is it smart to uninstall the old drivers, and run drivercleaner before I install the new drivers??
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post #9 of 15
2/16/06 at 2:18pm
With BF2 lag, the first question that comes to mind is: "How much RAM do you have?" BF2 is the game that's driving the push for 2GB to be standard in all gaming PCs.
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post #10 of 15
2/16/06 at 2:20pm
Post your benchmarks here! read the first post too fo some helpful tips for us all! trying to get a system done and BM'd to hell out of different configs.

http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=133711
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post #11 of 15
2/16/06 at 2:42pm
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Okay I installed the drivers now. The Control Panel for the driver seems rather unorganized, hard to find different things youre looking for.
Where can I find the overclocking option? I installed Coolbits 2, but I can only chose between "automatic overclocking" and "stock"
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post #12 of 15
2/16/06 at 3:02pm
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Okay wtf...I was running 3dmark05 @ optimal OC, then I got error; 3dmark05 has a problem and needs to shut down, we're sorry for the error, greetings, microsoft.
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post #13 of 15
2/16/06 at 3:55pm
Hey! i have a question:
should i use the chipset drivers from the dell site? or should i use some one els?
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post #14 of 15
2/16/06 at 7:32pm
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Okay I bought this system partly to play a game like BF2 without lagg! When I okay, even at medium settings, BF2 laggs SO much its completely unplayable. Right now I just feel like returning the whole Inspiron 9400 and upgrade my desktop...this is just stupid.

Will 2 GBs of RAM help on the lagg with BF2? If the answer is no, I will return my system. So can you plz answer me...will it?
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post #15 of 15
2/17/06 at 2:37pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by angrod
Hey! i have a question:
should i use the chipset drivers from the dell site? or should i use some one els?
Yes, you should. The inf files configure the drivers included in the old XP, that all is running well, before all other drivers based on these chipset components.

Marcus
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