Can I squeeze some more out of my Xpress 200M?

Mif · Dec 20, 2005, 02:21 AM

Hello all,

I recently purchased a new Toshiba Satellite notebook for use while traveling. This notebook was not purchased to be a portable gaming system by any means, but I was hoping I could squeeze just a tad more out of it. I have loaded the latest Omega drivers, and I am able to play games such as Battlefield 2, but at a serious framerate cost (obviously). The game is playable at the lowest settings, but the framerate is just barely at a point where it is not enjoyable.

Most of the locations where I would be "gaming" would have power, so battery life wouldnt be an issue.

I have done a bit of tweaking on the game side and system side, but I havent been able to do very much as you would expect. It seems this this notebook has a set memory allocation for the video card at 128MB, and I am unable to change it up or down (I have upgraded the system to 1GB of memory) to take advantage of more allocated memory.

Any suggestions to squeeze a bit more out of this dog?

SuperCoolAl · Dec 21, 2005, 09:24 AM

One word- ouch! BF2 struggles on even high-end chips, but I'd imagine it's possible to get an OK framerate on an Xpress 200M. Make sure geometry instancing is enabled, also that vsync is off, also on Ati Tray Tools that comes with Omega drivers right click, go to Direct 3D, first put Catalyst AI to 'High' or 'Advanced', then Enable the Trilinear and Anisotropic Filtering Optimisations.

Vikingod · Dec 21, 2005, 09:45 AM

TweakGuides.com has a Battlefield 2 optomisation guide http://www.tweakguides.com/BF2_1.html

Check that out, but I wouldn't expect the world.

welcome to DH, btw.

Dec 20, 2005, 02:21 AM	#1
Mif DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Can I squeeze some more out of my Xpress 200M? Hello all, I recently purchased a new Toshiba Satellite notebook for use while traveling. This notebook was not purchased to be a portable gaming system by any means, but I was hoping I could squeeze just a tad more out of it. I have loaded the latest Omega drivers, and I am able to play games such as Battlefield 2, but at a serious framerate cost (obviously). The game is playable at the lowest settings, but the framerate is just barely at a point where it is not enjoyable. Most of the locations where I would be "gaming" would have power, so battery life wouldnt be an issue. I have done a bit of tweaking on the game side and system side, but I havent been able to do very much as you would expect. It seems this this notebook has a set memory allocation for the video card at 128MB, and I am unable to change it up or down (I have upgraded the system to 1GB of memory) to take advantage of more allocated memory. Any suggestions to squeeze a bit more out of this dog?

Dec 21, 2005, 09:24 AM	#2
SuperCoolAl DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	One word- ouch! BF2 struggles on even high-end chips, but I'd imagine it's possible to get an OK framerate on an Xpress 200M. Make sure geometry instancing is enabled, also that vsync is off, also on Ati Tray Tools that comes with Omega drivers right click, go to Direct 3D, first put Catalyst AI to 'High' or 'Advanced', then Enable the Trilinear and Anisotropic Filtering Optimisations. __________________ Evesham Quest Roma T37 (MSI MS-1029 Chassis) AMD Turion 64 MT-37 1MB L2 Cache 1024MB DDR333 RAM 60GB 5400rpm Hard Disk 128MB Ati Mobility Radeon X700 Integrated Realtek AC97 Audio Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2

Dec 21, 2005, 09:45 AM	#3
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,149 Rep Power: 85 System Specs	TweakGuides.com has a Battlefield 2 optomisation guide http://www.tweakguides.com/BF2_1.html Check that out, but I wouldn't expect the world. welcome to DH, btw. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*