topic HD 3650 too slow ?! in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/hd-3650-too-slow/m-p/41561#M56780 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,<BR /><BR />i have the new <A href="http://www.vaio.sony.de/view/ShowProduct.action?product=VGN-FW21J&amp;site=voe_de_DE_cons&amp;category=VN+FW+Series&amp;assetid=1218032875562" target="_blank">Sony Vaio FW21J</A> (P8400, 4 gig etc.) notebook with the implemented HD 3650 graphics. but i think the system is running too slow, considering that it is aboslutely not possible to play Counter-Strike 1.6 (or even WoW with animated shadows, which means hte regulator is just on "low", ca. 20%).<BR /><BR />World of Warcraft is not the problem though. without shadows it runs well.<BR />but it can't be that CS is struggling hard out like this. there are no more frames than 5-15, no matter if i use Direct3D or OpenGL...<BR /><BR /><BR />i am using the newest CCC 8.11 drivers. does someone has a solution for this?<BR /><BR />would be great!<BR /><BR /><BR />regards,<BR />toki<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:03:12 GMT tokuul 2008-11-17T21:03:12Z HD 3650 too slow ?! https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/hd-3650-too-slow/m-p/41561#M56780 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,<BR /><BR />i have the new <A href="http://www.vaio.sony.de/view/ShowProduct.action?product=VGN-FW21J&amp;site=voe_de_DE_cons&amp;category=VN+FW+Series&amp;assetid=1218032875562" target="_blank">Sony Vaio FW21J</A> (P8400, 4 gig etc.) notebook with the implemented HD 3650 graphics. but i think the system is running too slow, considering that it is aboslutely not possible to play Counter-Strike 1.6 (or even WoW with animated shadows, which means hte regulator is just on "low", ca. 20%).<BR /><BR />World of Warcraft is not the problem though. without shadows it runs well.<BR />but it can't be that CS is struggling hard out like this. there are no more frames than 5-15, no matter if i use Direct3D or OpenGL...<BR /><BR /><BR />i am using the newest CCC 8.11 drivers. does someone has a solution for this?<BR /><BR />would be great!<BR /><BR /><BR />regards,<BR />toki<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:03:12 GMT https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/hd-3650-too-slow/m-p/41561#M56780 tokuul 2008-11-17T21:03:12Z Re: HD 3650 too slow ?! https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/hd-3650-too-slow/m-p/41563#M56781 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If someone else has the same issue:<BR /><BR />Due to some testings I think the right solution ist to add the <STRONG>"-dxlevel 90"</STRONG> <A href="https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1040-JWMT-2947" target="_blank">parameter</A> in the <STRONG>Launch Options</STRONG> from Counter-Strike 1.6. Since then there are no complications appearing anymore.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:22:36 GMT https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/hd-3650-too-slow/m-p/41563#M56781 tokuul 2008-11-19T12:22:36Z