FFXI + Laptop help

ChiBChombo · 03-11-08, 10:05 PM

Ok well my laptop isn't great, 64 MB Vid card, 1k Ram.

My friend has a laptop with 128 Vid, 512 Ram, FFXI runs on his laptop at 1280 x 768 with 25-29 FPS, my laptop runs with 1024 x 768 at 5-15 FPS..

I've tried lowering etc but it seems my graphics are very good compared to his... My characters and edges look perfect, his don't, all game effects are off etc, any idea how to make my game run at atleast steady 15 FPS?

Thank you.

NaitoSan · 03-12-08, 05:58 AM

be sure to reduce the background resolution to match ffxi's resolution or less. update the driver to latest version. don't run ffxi in windowed mode (it's slower). when you're in game, open the in-game menu and reduce how many characters allowed on screen, hide the effects (bard's song effect for example), etc.

you might be able to gain some performance from that.

Nukie · 03-19-08, 10:04 PM

Rememebr that ffxi is really CPU dependent. not so much on the GPU (with the exception of nvidia 8xxx compatibility issue.) So in your case it may have something to do with your processor speed?

03-11-08, 10:05 PM	#1
ChiBChombo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 392	FFXI + Laptop help Ok well my laptop isn't great, 64 MB Vid card, 1k Ram. My friend has a laptop with 128 Vid, 512 Ram, FFXI runs on his laptop at 1280 x 768 with 25-29 FPS, my laptop runs with 1024 x 768 at 5-15 FPS.. I've tried lowering etc but it seems my graphics are very good compared to his... My characters and edges look perfect, his don't, all game effects are off etc, any idea how to make my game run at atleast steady 15 FPS? Thank you. __________________ Motherboard: eVGA E758-A1 X58 CPU: Intel core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz Memory: Corsair Dominator-GT 6GB 1600MHz 7-7-7-20 GPU: 2x eVGA GTX 470 Sli PSU: Corsair 1000HX Storage: Intel X25-M SSD 80GB - 2x WD Caviar Black 1TB Optical Drives: Sony Optiarc 24X CD/DVD - Pioneer BDR-205BKS BluRay/DVD/CD Writer Case: Lian-Li Armorsuit PC-P50R Display: Alienware OptX AW2310 Audio: Logitech Z-5500.

03-12-08, 05:58 AM	#2
NaitoSan Student @ DigiPen Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,069	Re: FFXI + Laptop help be sure to reduce the background resolution to match ffxi's resolution or less. update the driver to latest version. don't run ffxi in windowed mode (it's slower). when you're in game, open the in-game menu and reduce how many characters allowed on screen, hide the effects (bard's song effect for example), etc. you might be able to gain some performance from that. __________________ 17-inch MacBook Pro: Unibody \| Intel Core 2 T9800 @ 2.93GHz \| Nvidia 9400M GT / 9600M GT 512MB GDDR3 \| 320GB 7200RPM SATA \| 4GB DDR3 PC1066 \| Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard \| Windows 7 Professional x64 Desktop: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.6GHz \| ASUS P5K Deluxe/WiFi-AP \| 4GB G.Skill F2-6400PHU1 @ 800MHz 4-4-3-5 \| EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB \| Western Digital Raptor X 150GB \| Samsung 32" HDTV \| Windows 7 Professional x64 Note: English is my second language so please bear with my grammar!

03-19-08, 10:04 PM	#3
Nukie Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4	Re: FFXI + Laptop help Rememebr that ffxi is really CPU dependent. not so much on the GPU (with the exception of nvidia 8xxx compatibility issue.) So in your case it may have something to do with your processor speed?

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