Very low fps on a notebook

SzathyHUN

Hi!

I was playing Crossfire for about a year ago on my computer. A few weeks ago I've got a notebook and installed the game on it.
But it's unplayable slow, it only has about 5-10 fps. But my notebook is much stronger, than my home PC was. It's specifications:
Intel Core2Duo 2.0 GHz
2*2 GB 800MHz RAM
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 with 512 MB VRAM
Windows 7 Professional with all the updates.

Please help me solve the problem because I really want to play the game.

Another question: can I use custom resolution in-game? I mean my screen is 1366*768, but it's not supported...

Thanks for your answers,
Szathy from Hungary

[Greycloak]

It's possible that Windows 7 is slowing the game down. Windows 7 uses DirectX 11, and all earlier directX functions are passed through an emulation layer. You should be getting faster frames than that though.

SzathyHUN

So, any ideas how to get it work? :S

Janesz

hey
same problem is here:(((
1month ago i could play normaly, my average fps 50, but now i cant bc sometimes
when i was play my fps go down 4-5 in 20seconds!

szóval ugyanaz a gondom nekem is, kb a gépem is ugyanilyen csak vistám van de ez hülyeség amit írt a srác hogy a win7miatt lenne lassú, akkor nekem miért olyan?!

Saent

I've experienced a drop in my FPS, as I was averaging 80-160 (depending on map and game size) and now I can expect 60-100.

xPeeka_x

adding more stuff to crossfire makes it more laggy. If anyone hasnt noticed =P
Idc tho... If worse comes to worse.. Ill just get me a bad ass alienware computer =D I made for only 1669Dollars... Plus its a laptop =D!

Danislau

...

On laptopo i have an 20-25 fps, if i rich 40 than im freaking happy.

One Thing is for sure. all this patch or whatever are do only dmg to game. Z8 ...you have ruined CrossFire. JEJE..now go and sell more hacks to stupid kids. Peace!

[Greycloak]

The odd thing is, I play on a fairly old laptop with a Pentium 4 3ghz, 1gb DDR 333, and a 64mb Nvidia Geforce FX go5200 and I get an average of 60 frames per second. I can't imagine why these newer laptops would have an issue other than video drivers.

When I first got this laptop I was using the most recent drivers for the video card. After I reloaded the initial drivers that came with the system my framerate improved.

[LobsterMts]

[MOD]Greycloak wrote: »

The odd thing is, I play on a fairly old laptop with a Pentium 4 3ghz, 1gb DDR 333, and a 64mb Nvidia Geforce FX go5200 and I get an average of 60 frames per second. I can't imagine why these newer laptops would have an issue other than video drivers.

When I first got this laptop I was using the most recent drivers for the video card. After I reloaded the initial drivers that came with the system my framerate improved.

Same thing here, I have a even better configuration than yours and my frame rate is 20 fps.
Argg.

SzathyHUN

I have the newest video drivers and DirectX.
The joke is that I can play Mass Effect on high details at about 30-40 fps

BravesLovesU

If Windows 7 Pro has the feature, run it in XP mode.

If not, try to run it in DirectX9 Mode. Open the properties of your CF shortcut, add a space and type -dxlevel9

MikeDaSpike

i use gamebooster, my laptop is in its higher performance
15~20 fps while shooting in a 8vs8 match

that's why i only play 4vs4 max

SzathyHUN

BravesFan wrote: »

If Windows 7 Pro has the feature, run it in XP mode.

If not, try to run it in DirectX9 Mode. Open the properties of your CF shortcut, add a space and type -dxlevel9

I've tried it a minute ago. Neither of them are working :S

INNNFOR

The performance of the hardisks on notebooks are reletively weak...
you can have like 20 gigs of ram or an uber proccesor and you'll still maintain low fps

Extinct1on

wow. what is going on? I've just bought myself a notebook and it runs Crossfire at 60+ fps.
Pentium dual core
2.2 ghz
4g ram
I run windows 7 and have no problems at all. Does this help narrow it down at all?
PS Should i be getting better FPS?

SzathyHUN

I've discovered a new abnormality. When I start the game, my processor usage is immediately raising up to 50-60% (first core almost always 100%!). It stays on that level during the game and I think it is the cause of my low fps.
Does somebody know a solution to this problem?

ToDope

First of all check that your anti-virus is not scanning.

Second press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and go to Processes and
under CPU see if the value of any of the running processes
is higher than 40+.

Note: Do not mess with any processes with the following User Name
SYSTEM
NETWORK SERVICE
LOCAL SERVICE

Now go and download Ccleaner and install it then check EVERYTHING
and click Run Cleaner.

Get the latest version of GameBooster if you don't already have it.

SzathyHUN

Honerx wrote: »

First of all check that your anti-virus is not scanning.

Second press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and go to Processes and
under CPU see if the value of any of the running processes
is higher than 40+.

Note: Do not mess with any processes with the following User Name
SYSTEM
NETWORK SERVICE
LOCAL SERVICE

Now go and download Ccleaner and install it then check EVERYTHING
and click Run Cleaner.

Get the latest version of GameBooster if you don't already have it.

My Anti-Virus isn't scanning at all.
The only one process with a rate of 40+ is CrossFire (as I said before).
I can handle with my Task Manager, i'm not a rookie.
I'm using CCleaner for about two years. No result in speeding up CrossFire.
I tried GameBooster too. I didn't work.

Figgezz

umm.. i kinda can feel what ure goin thru..i also have a laptop Acer Aspire 5520G dont wanna sound to nerdy but basically 2gb DDR 2 Ram , Nvidia 8600M GS 512Mb , AMD Turion x2 2Ghz..and i had windows vista business installed and my fps kept dropping dramatically from 40-50 to 2-12 FPS yeah ofcourse i tried everything that has been said here too but belive me nothing worked so then i ripped apart the laptop and cleaned it .. mainly the GPU fan it had some dust so yeah after that my fps didn't dropp..now im using xp and my fps is kinda better and my point is that u should clean the GPU fan and yeah if its possible get XP coz win7 might have sum issues with the game.. i hope it helps.. if not then sorry for the loong and boorig post but yeah that was what i did and it worked for me!!