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[FuzzyNova]

I have a lower end HP Notebook 15 which probably meets the minimum requirements as the graphics card goes. Its the AMD Radeon R3 graphics card. I usually have to set all settings in game to low. This is for best performance. As well as using only DX9. DX11 for some reason makes the game play worse. Anyways, i have tried a hundred different types of ways to make my gameplay smooth and less choppy. I can only do so much with the in game settings but what im really trying to focus on is other settings and ways i could improve performance. A big example is messing around with the different AMD Catalyst Controls and the Radeon settings. From testing Anti-aliasing modes to methods to surface format optimization to Morphological filtering, OpenGL triple buffering, Anisotropic filtering, shader caches...etc. You get the point.

I have yet to still find a better way to improve gameplay. Now something i want to make clear is that some maps play amazing compared to others. Like HPG Manifold. Every time it is smooth and great! But then when i play River City it is choppy and crap every time. When i go to the training grounds to test out certain builds it is so smooth. I want my gameplay to be like it is when im in training grounds. This of course has to do with me only being by myself and not playing with others. Maybe its my internet connection? I thought i had good connection. But i noticed the other week when i went to my friends house that when i played MWO it was way way better. Like smooth and less choppy.

If anyone knows what this feels like let me know. I love this game and im trying to find new ways to improve performance. Its not that bad. As i said its average. And some maps play great and then others are always choppy and mess up my match. Again i am using low settings and have an average AMD r3 card. Bare minimum i think. And yes i know i could just buy a new PC or a better gaming card but right now this is all i have. Thanks Pilots.

-Nathaniel Johns

Urban Tactical Joint Operations

3rd Infantry Division

[Imperius]

You improve it by buying hardware that can run it. Quit asking for jet engines to run off kerosene.

[FuzzyNova]

Imperius, on 09 September 2016 - 02:49 PM, said:

You improve it by buying hardware that can run it. Quit asking for jet engines to run off kerosene.

Thanks dude. Ya know something. I am asking advice from other players who may have discovered other ways. LMAO Look at you dude. There are forum topics about ppl just like you. lmaooo

[MinimumContacts]

Been there. Wait till end of year there will be good deals for a new rig...

[FuzzyNova]

Imperius, on 09 September 2016 - 02:49 PM, said:

You improve it by buying hardware that can run it. Quit asking for jet engines to run off kerosene.

I made the end clear for a reason so i wouldnt get useless comments like yours LOL

MinimumContacts, on 09 September 2016 - 02:53 PM, said:

Been there. Wait till end of year there will be good deals for a new rig...

Yeah just have to make it till then. Gameplay is not bad. Just wondering if anyone else that uses AMD has any other tricks or ideas

[Johnny Z]

Turn off each and every program you can except the one you want to run well. Uninstall programs and things like cleaning your computer well as possible.

Do disc clean up and defrag. Make sure there lots of room on the disc if possible. Virtual memory may be a problem in some instances.

Go to card settings. Turn everything down on that if its necessary. Update the card driver.

Fresh reboot. Hope for the best. If you havnt done some of these things then it should help a bit.

Even try making sure the computer is running cool may help in some instances. May require cleaning fans or heat sinks.

Edited by Johnny Z, 09 September 2016 - 03:01 PM.

[FuzzyNova]

Johnny Z, on 09 September 2016 - 02:55 PM, said:

Turn of each and every program you can except the what you want to run well. Uninstall programs and things like cleaning your computer well as possible.

Do disc clean up and defrag. Make sure there lots of room on the disc if possible.

Go to card settings. Turn everything down on that if its necessary. Update the card driver.

Fresh reboot. Hope for the best. If you havnt done some of these things then it should help a bit.

Disc cleanup sounds like a good idea.

[Wolf Ender]

I used to play on a really really old Dell notebook with an NVIDIA QUADRO graphics solution that was way too weak for MWO. My solution was to build my own eGPU setup. Luckily my laptop had an expresscard that I could used to do this and it worked well enough here is some info: http://forum.noteboo...riences.418851/

My honest opinion though would be that it's better to just buy new hardware. If you really want decent performance out of this game you have to put up some bucks because it's not very well optimized. It sounds to me like you're employing every possible means of getting better performance but there's only so much you can do. You're trying to squeeze water from a rock with a system that weak.

[ScrapIron Prime]

Realize that the graphics card in the laptop is a shared memory card. So turn off absolutely everything else that's running and you'll see some performance increase. Not sure how much, but some.

[Monkey Lover]

First you need to run some monitor tools and find out what is limiting the game. Get one to log you CPU and one to log your GPU.


It's.very likely your CPU is limiting you and not your vcard. You might look into a CPU upgrade. Depending on the age of the laptop it might be cheap to do on eBay.

I would look into over clocking extra 10% increase might be all you need to get by.

[Dale Grible]

I know your pain

Intel integratrd 3000hd card (sucks)
I5 clocked at 2.3.
6mb ram total. Non o that ddr5 crap

The only reason i can remotely play is because of:

Throttle stop
Razer cortex game enhancer thingy

Google em, download em, run em.

Eye on the prize of a sager notebook. Probably cyber monday is best bet for bang for buck

[0bsidion]

Well, if your game runs less choppy using your friend's internet connection I'd say maybe it's time to call your ISP and ask them what's up. If you're not in some rural area maybe it's time to start shopping for a new provider if they can't provide any answers and address your issue.

[Zibmo]

Imperius, on 09 September 2016 - 02:49 PM, said:

Quit asking for jet engines to run off kerosene.

Actually they can and many do.

[Dale Grible]

Zibmo, on 09 September 2016 - 05:58 PM, said:

Actually they can and many do.

Would you like Jet A or JP8?

[Bandilly]

Nathaniel Johns, on 09 September 2016 - 02:55 PM, said:

Yeah just have to make it till then. Gameplay is not bad. Just wondering if anyone else that uses AMD has any other tricks or ideas

I have three monitors running Eyefinity off one 7970, and it handles everything just fine. If I needed better performance I could OC the card, but it already has a huge power draw and heat output.

[Kotzi]

Easiest thing would be pressing F9 and check your FPS. If it stutters and you still have good frames per second it should be lag because of your Inet. If the frames drop drastically whenever you see other mechs and shooting its your hardware, the green number should be flashing red whenever its below 20 i think. There is nothing really more you can do than get anything to low, and turning anything like antialiasing off. Well and keep all your hardwaredrivers up to date of course.

Edited by Kotzi, 10 September 2016 - 12:16 AM.

[Besh]

Nathaniel Johns, on 09 September 2016 - 02:48 PM, said:

I have a lower end HP Notebook 15 which probably meets the minimum requirements as the graphics card goes. Its the AMD Radeon R3 graphics card. I usually have to set all settings in game to low. This is for best performance. As well as using only DX9. DX11 for some reason makes the game play worse. Anyways, i have tried a hundred different types of ways to make my gameplay smooth and less choppy. I can only do so much with the in game settings but what im really trying to focus on is other settings and ways i could improve performance. A big example is messing around with the different AMD Catalyst Controls and the Radeon settings. From testing Anti-aliasing modes to methods to surface format optimization to Morphological filtering, OpenGL triple buffering, Anisotropic filtering, shader caches...etc. You get the point.

I have yet to still find a better way to improve gameplay. Now something i want to make clear is that some maps play amazing compared to others. Like HPG Manifold. Every time it is smooth and great! But then when i play River City it is choppy and crap every time. When i go to the training grounds to test out certain builds it is so smooth. I want my gameplay to be like it is when im in training grounds. This of course has to do with me only being by myself and not playing with others. Maybe its my internet connection? I thought i had good connection. But i noticed the other week when i went to my friends house that when i played MWO it was way way better. Like smooth and less choppy.

If anyone knows what this feels like let me know. I love this game and im trying to find new ways to improve performance. Its not that bad. As i said its average. And some maps play great and then others are always choppy and mess up my match. Again i am using low settings and have an average AMD r3 card. Bare minimum i think. And yes i know i could just buy a new PC or a better gaming card but right now this is all i have. Thanks Pilots.

-Nathaniel Johns

Urban Tactical Joint Operations

3rd Infantry Division

If by Chance you are playing MW:O via WiFi: stop that and change to a Cable connection . Meaning, connect your Laptop and Router using a Cable .

Packet loss on WiFi "can" be pretty horrible...it may well be some of the crappy performance you experience as soon as you play in an actual Match is related to heavy Packet loss and LOADS of errorchecking taking up resources .

Edited by Besh, 10 September 2016 - 03:22 AM.

[Sparrow1250]

Try going into power settings and set your max power to 95 or 99‰ this keeps one of the cores from taking up all of the processing power which slows everything down. After doing that I can get about 20 fps not great but at least playable

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

Johnny Z, on 09 September 2016 - 02:55 PM, said:

Even try making sure the computer is running cool may help in some instances. May require cleaning fans or heat sinks.

or just a desk fan and a non heat cage environment