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[TheBatman1337]

My desktop slaughters this game and everything else with Sli 580 3GB but my laptop sometimes gets down to 30 FPS on max settings at 1080p. I can play BF3 in the 40-50 FPS range pretty consistently and would expect D3 to run a little better than it does.

Since we know that the game files for the official release are different from the beta files can we assume that the game will be more finely tuned at release? Perhaps NVidia will have some tuned drivers for us at that point as well?

Laptop has i7 2760QM, GTX560M 1.5GB DDR5, 16 GB RAM, Win7, OCZ Vertex 3

Does anyone have similar hardware that would like to share what kind of frames they are getting?

Thanks in advance!

[Riesza]

I'm pretty sure it will run better on release yeah. How much was that laptop? $3k?

[TheBatman1337]

When the 600 series cards came out they retired this model. It's a Sager NP8130, I spent about $1300 on it including the SSD that I bought separately. Picked it up at Xotic PC.

[garnok]

check your settings in the nvidia control panel.

I got similar-ish hardware, and i had to setup a custom setting for d3 in the nvidia control panel. I have no idea what the different settings in there do, but after fiddling with it for some time, i managed to get it to work at constant 60fps, no drops at all

[TheBatman1337]

garnok, on 15 April 2012 - 02:40 PM, said:

check your settings in the nvidia control panel.

I got similar-ish hardware, and i had to setup a custom setting for d3 in the nvidia control panel. I have no idea what the different settings in there do, but after fiddling with it for some time, i managed to get it to work at constant 60fps, no drops at all

I see, I have a pretty modest configuration for my default but I will fool around with some stuff and see if I can get it to stick 60.

[ScruffyLOL]

garnok, on 15 April 2012 - 02:40 PM, said:

check your settings in the nvidia control panel.

I got similar-ish hardware, and i had to setup a custom setting for d3 in the nvidia control panel. I have no idea what the different settings in there do, but after fiddling with it for some time, i managed to get it to work at constant 60fps, no drops at all

could you specify some settings you fiddled with? i've been doing it myself, but I haven't gotten to a right combination. im curious about your's.

[TheBatman1337]

I think the drops are coming from a combination of high settings and vsync because I never get anything but 60 or 30 frames nothing in between. I wont play without vsync because that's just gross. I dropped the in game settings and it sticks 60, gonna fight some stuff and see what happens.

[garnok]

ScruffyLOL, on 15 April 2012 - 02:45 PM, said:

garnok, on 15 April 2012 - 02:40 PM, said:

check your settings in the nvidia control panel.

I got similar-ish hardware, and i had to setup a custom setting for d3 in the nvidia control panel. I have no idea what the different settings in there do, but after fiddling with it for some time, i managed to get it to work at constant 60fps, no drops at all

could you specify some settings you fiddled with? i've been doing it myself, but I haven't gotten to a right combination. im curious about your's.

lets see. its all in norwegian, so not sure what they are in english
had to turn of the new area-light thing sadly.

Triple buffering is on, all of texture filtering is on, anti-aliasing is on for gamma correction

Hope you understand any of that. It is some weird translations into norwegian in that control panel

[TheBatman1337]

Here is what I am using. These choices are based on the hardware in my laptop and how demanding the games are that I am running. If I only played older games or had more power I would bump some of these up. My desktop has these settings tuned for the best possible image quality because I still can't get it to go below 60fps @1440p =P.

Abient Occlusion - Preformance (This is not the kind of game you will notice it much anyway.)
Anisotropic filtering - Application-controlled (You should always use this setting unless you have a specific reason not to.)
Antialiasing - Gamma correction - Off (This only affects OpenGL which D3 and most games are not.)
Antialiasing - Mode - Application-controlled (You should always use this setting unless you have a specific reason not to.)
Antialiasing - Setting - Application-controlled (You should always use this setting unless you have a specific reason not to.)
Antialiasing- Transparency - Multisample (Pretty big hits to performance if you go higher. This wont matter if you disable AA in game anyway. Also, the higher the DPI on your screen the less you will notice AA altogether.)
CUDA - GPUs - All (This wont affect gaming at all.)
Maximum pre-rendered frames - 3 (Less than 3 is going to make your game preform even more poorly, I never use more than 3.)
Multi-display/mixed-GPU acceleration - Single display performance mode (Use this unless you have more than one screen.)
Power management mode - Prefer maximum performance (Only use adaptive if you need to conserve battery or want a little bit smaller electric bill.)
Texture filtering - Ainisotropic sample optimization - On (Only use off if you have graphical artifacts.)
Texture filtering - Negative LOD bias - Allow (Only clamp if you have AA on, and you've done everything else to make your game look pretty.)
Texture filtering - Quality - High performance - (Increase until you start seeing performance hits.)
Texture filtering - Trilinear optimization - On (Only use off if you want the best possible picture.)
Threaded optimization - Auto (Auto will give you the best performance and quality, no need to ever change)
Triple buffering - On (Always have this on if you use VSync, otherwise turn it off.)
Vertical sync - Force on (Purely preference, if you like VSync use force on as some applications will say VSync is on but it wont be.)

I can try to explain some of these features in more detail if you want to be able to make these choices on your own or on different hardware. Keep in mind that I am by no means an expert but I have done a fair bit of research in my gaming career and consider myself decently competent on the matter.

Edited by TheBatman1337, 15 April 2012 - 03:38 PM.

[Molster]

Speaking of run better at release, check front page =P

[TheBatman1337]

Molster, on 15 April 2012 - 04:39 PM, said:

Speaking of run better at release, check front page =P

Haha, yeah I just saw that moments before I refreshed this thread and read your post.

Edited by TheBatman1337, 15 April 2012 - 05:07 PM.

[Ayr]

Molster, on 15 April 2012 - 04:39 PM, said:

Speaking of run better at release, check front page =P

The source thread was hilarious:

http://us.battle.net...66486?page=1#15

I don't know if I should laugh or feel sad for people knowing shit all about computers trying to be computer gamers. Oh I think I'll laugh until they realise its their own fault for not seeking advices before throwing 1000$ into a computer (when it looks like 1000$ is huge for them on top of that).
This thread is Consumer behavior at its finest.

Edited by Ayr, 15 April 2012 - 05:42 PM.

[Molster]

Yeah I got a chuckle out of the thread =P

[TheBatman1337]

Ayr, on 15 April 2012 - 05:41 PM, said:

Molster, on 15 April 2012 - 04:39 PM, said:

Speaking of run better at release, check front page =P

The source thread was hilarious:

http://us.battle.net...66486?page=1#15

I don't know if I should laugh or feel sad for people knowing shit all about computers trying to be computer gamers. Oh I think I'll laugh until they realise its their own fault for not seeking advices before throwing 1000$ into a computer (when it looks like 1000$ is huge for them on top of that).
This thread is Consumer behavior at its finest.

I think it's okay to laugh, I still laugh when people complain about getting scammed when their 1TB drive only shows 930~ish GB in Windows.

[SwissyChief]

Whoever is having issues with this game seriously needs to research their shit and buy a new computer. I'm running beta on high on a 1-year old laptop. It's all about looking at GPU benchmarks, processor speeds, and comparing prices. Don't buy an HP at Bestbuy expecting it to run anything and everything on Ultra. Won't happen.

I guess that's why I still consider PC gaming to be above console gaming. Most PC gamers are a lot more savvy... Makes gaming a little more admirable.

[Enty]

TheBatman1337, on 15 April 2012 - 05:55 PM, said:

Ayr, on 15 April 2012 - 05:41 PM, said:

Molster, on 15 April 2012 - 04:39 PM, said:

Speaking of run better at release, check front page =P

The source thread was hilarious:

http://us.battle.net...66486?page=1#15

I don't know if I should laugh or feel sad for people knowing shit all about computers trying to be computer gamers. Oh I think I'll laugh until they realise its their own fault for not seeking advices before throwing 1000$ into a computer (when it looks like 1000$ is huge for them on top of that).
This thread is Consumer behavior at its finest.

I think it's okay to laugh, I still laugh when people complain about getting scammed when their 1TB drive only shows 930~ish GB in Windows.

I just read the first 3 pages and all i see is "I'M SORRY I'M NOT RICH ENOUGH!" bitch please if you did any sort of research before making a purchase like anyone in their right mind should do then you wouldn't be such a tightwad about being fucked over. They make it seem like blizzards saying fuck you to everyone. Do they not realize it's an un-optomized beta and do they not really this game supports GPUs from 04. God damn You don't need to spend 1k but 50-100 bucks isn't a bad idea, and maybe some patience wouldn't hurt as well.

[garnok]

omg that thread. /facepalm

best part is when someone brings up "some people need to pay for other stuff irl, so cant buy a decent pc"
Get a decent job and you can have both easily. Suddenly the guys with a halfdecent rig are "elitist"

I got a monster-rig and own a rather slick SLK (loan payed off earlier this year, yey), and I dont earn alot of money.
Its all about prioritizing. Not pissing away all your money on booze is a good start I find

[Ayr]

Reminds me of my step sister buying an HP computer at futureshop for 600$ (5years ago) then the kid complained because it couldn't run even the 3D HP-games offered with it.
Oh the drama.

I think it should be taught somewhere: "Make research and seek advice before buying a desktop/laptop".

Edited by Ayr, 15 April 2012 - 07:11 PM.

[garnok]

Ayr, on 15 April 2012 - 07:10 PM, said:

I think it should be taught somewhere: "Make research and seek advice before buying a desktop/laptop".

so much this!

In my younger years I sold computers in a store. You wouldnt believe how many came in to buy the cheapest laptop expecting games to work on it. When i informed them that you at least needed to go at least double that cost, many was shocked. This was 4-8 years ago now. Guess it never changes

[Brenugae]

That thread is frustrating me.