GRID unplayable

ultime · 19-06-2008, 05:58 AM

Hi,

I have to run the game in low mode to play, but arriving to fast cars (F3000) the game is freezing, 2-3 seconds each time, is it normal with my specs?

Asus U6Sg
vista 32b business (vga gaming score 4.5)
4 Go Ram
T8300 core 2 duo 2.4 Ghz
9300 G M 256 Mo

Thanks

jigglybean · 19-06-2008, 06:02 AM

Are you playing in a lap top? If so, GRID isn't really supported on a lap top. However, you can do the following things -

Update drivers for your laptop - graphic card drivers
Turn off background programs before playing to increase memory
Customise the graphical settings to strike a balance that works

ultime · 19-06-2008, 06:15 AM

Thanks for your prompt reply

Yes it's a laptop..and I already play with these settings...

2IS · 19-06-2008, 07:44 AM

It's more than likely the video card. Even the highest end laptop cards (which yours isn't) pale in comparison to desktop cards.

One thing you can try if you haven't already is to make sure you play with the laptop plugged in. Running on battery slows everything down quite a bit.

Yet another issue that it could be is thermal throttling. If you notice that the game runs fine for the first few minutes and slowly gets worse and worse, it could be heat related.

Dillyracer · 19-06-2008, 08:09 AM

It could be that your laptop clocks the speed of your videocard down so it won't heat up too fast.

I think you can edit that setting in your BIOS somewhere.

Razor D Blade · 19-06-2008, 08:45 AM

laptops ARE NOT FOR GAMING!

if you get it to run games then great but dont expect greatness in gaming from a laptop.

They can never run equal to a desktop because they have to be restricted on performance due to heat issues, heat kills pc's as well as lappys.

19-06-2008, 05:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
ultime Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Thailand Posts: 2	GRID unplayable Hi, I have to run the game in low mode to play, but arriving to fast cars (F3000) the game is freezing, 2-3 seconds each time, is it normal with my specs? Asus U6Sg vista 32b business (vga gaming score 4.5) 4 Go Ram T8300 core 2 duo 2.4 Ghz 9300 G M 256 Mo Thanks

19-06-2008, 07:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
2IS Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 233	It's more than likely the video card. Even the highest end laptop cards (which yours isn't) pale in comparison to desktop cards. One thing you can try if you haven't already is to make sure you play with the laptop plugged in. Running on battery slows everything down quite a bit. Yet another issue that it could be is thermal throttling. If you notice that the game runs fine for the first few minutes and slowly gets worse and worse, it could be heat related. __________________ Intel C2Q Q6600 @ 3.2GHz Gigabyte EP35-DS3R 4x2GB DDR2 800 Radeon HD4850 1x150GB Raptor\|1x160GB\|2x640GB\|1x1TB 2xDVDRW\|1xBRDVD Corsair TX750 PSU

19-06-2008, 08:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
Razor D Blade Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: London - UK Posts: 313	laptops ARE NOT FOR GAMING! if you get it to run games then great but dont expect greatness in gaming from a laptop. They can never run equal to a desktop because they have to be restricted on performance due to heat issues, heat kills pc's as well as lappys. __________________ Q9550 Quad @ 3.6GHZ 4GB Ballistix DDR 800 Ram 285 GTX 4 X 500GB SATA Storage X-Fi Extreme Gamer 32" W/S Samsung LCD Monitor Win 7 & Vista Ultimate & XP Pro Triple Boot

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19-06-2008, 06:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
jigglybean Ex-Senior Community Manager Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,504	Are you playing in a lap top? If so, GRID isn't really supported on a lap top. However, you can do the following things - Update drivers for your laptop - graphic card drivers Turn off background programs before playing to increase memory Customise the graphical settings to strike a balance that works

19-06-2008, 06:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
ultime Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Thailand Posts: 2	Thanks for your prompt reply Yes it's a laptop..and I already play with these settings...

19-06-2008, 08:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dillyracer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 160	It could be that your laptop clocks the speed of your videocard down so it won't heat up too fast. I think you can edit that setting in your BIOS somewhere.