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Trutaacz
Profile Joined August 2017
Poland101 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-09-21 19:21:57
September 21 2018 18:40 GMT
#1
Hello,

I am using dell lattitude e6540 and im having troubles with game lag problem. This laptop have 2 GPUs. Is there anyone who is using this laptop maybe and can help me? The settings i've tried for now are:

-fullscreen
-windowed full screen
-using/not using mouse sensivity game speed
-using/not using mouse scaling
-using every possible option of performance - from the lowest to the highest
-using older drivers, using up2date drivers
-playing both HD and SD mode
- FPS cap ON/OFF
-Harwade cursor ON/OFF

*
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4810MQ CPU @ 2.80GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
AMD Radeon HD 8790M // Intel HD Graphics 4600
16GB ram
[sc1f]eonzerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Belgium6830 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-09-21 18:46:03
September 21 2018 18:45 GMT
#2
change your desktop(low it) resolution and use window full screen.
Trutaacz
Profile Joined August 2017
Poland101 Posts
September 21 2018 19:01 GMT
#3
On September 22 2018 03:45 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
change your desktop(low it) resolution and use window full screen.


didnt help
kogeT
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland2042 Posts
September 21 2018 19:08 GMT
#4
F5
https://www.twitch.tv/kogetbw
Poegim
Profile Joined February 2017
Poland267 Posts
September 21 2018 19:14 GMT
#5
Hardware mouse coursor on/off? I had year/two ago very close specs and only problems was with AMD drivers, i had to install like 5 different versions to make it work.
[ RANKGIM.EU ] Aka: Poezja[T4], Zulu. [[ Probably second best player in the world. In honor of my best friend Moagim, he was a Kraken from the sea. Poegim ]]
Trutaacz
Profile Joined August 2017
Poland101 Posts
September 21 2018 19:21 GMT
#6
On September 22 2018 04:14 Poegim wrote:
Hardware mouse coursor on/off? I had year/two ago very close specs and only problems was with AMD drivers, i had to install like 5 different versions to make it work.


Tried both on and off
BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19322 Posts
September 21 2018 19:21 GMT
#7
Two ideas:
Make sure to launch the app using the preferred (AMD) graphics card. You can google the way to do this, but something like https://support.serato.com/hc/en-us/articles/202305784-Changing-graphics-card-settings-to-use-your-dedicated-GPU-on-a-Windows-computer- works.

Make sure if you have multiple monitors that your app launches on the monitor that is plugged into the HDMI slot.

Also: post your issue here too:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/tech-support/233916-simple-questions-simple-answers
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Trutaacz
Profile Joined August 2017
Poland101 Posts
September 21 2018 19:32 GMT
#8
On September 22 2018 04:21 BisuDagger wrote:
Two ideas:
Make sure to launch the app using the preferred (AMD) graphics card. You can google the way to do this, but something like https://support.serato.com/hc/en-us/articles/202305784-Changing-graphics-card-settings-to-use-your-dedicated-GPU-on-a-Windows-computer- works.

Make sure if you have multiple monitors that your app launches on the monitor that is plugged into the HDMI slot.

Also: post your issue here too:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/tech-support/233916-simple-questions-simple-answers


I've tried all maximum performance options wherever i was able to force using AMD GPU. I don't use multiple monitors.
Poegim
Profile Joined February 2017
Poland267 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-09-21 19:34:53
September 21 2018 19:33 GMT
#9
What about temperatures? And did u also install updates for intel hd drivers?
[ RANKGIM.EU ] Aka: Poezja[T4], Zulu. [[ Probably second best player in the world. In honor of my best friend Moagim, he was a Kraken from the sea. Poegim ]]
jimminy_kriket
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada5529 Posts
September 21 2018 19:47 GMT
#10
Try turning off dynamic lighting if you haven't. Check your power settings in windows and make sure you aren't on power saving. What FPS are you getting? ctrl-alt-f in game shows FPS i think, if it doesn't you can download a tool like fraps to check.
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LG)Sabbath
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Argentina3024 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-09-21 21:19:22
September 21 2018 21:18 GMT
#11
Windows 10? One thing that helped for me (desktop pc) was changing the scaling options to 100%, it seems the game is affected by this setting. This will affect your mouse cursor size.

I also changed the windows resolution to my monitor's native one (4k in my case) and used windowed FS mode.
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Bakuryu
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Germany1065 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-09-22 00:44:52
September 22 2018 00:31 GMT
#12
is the mouse lagging or the game lagging? also how high is the cpu usage in task manager?
Lazare1969
Profile Joined September 2014
United States318 Posts
September 22 2018 03:09 GMT
#13
as a last resort you could try testing it on linux with wine
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Trutaacz
Profile Joined August 2017
Poland101 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-09-22 13:05:05
September 22 2018 13:04 GMT
#14
Ok i forced by modyfing the settings my laptop to use Intel GPU and at least using SD mode is working better now, but still in longer games FPS are dropping to 100-150 :/
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10700 Posts
September 22 2018 13:18 GMT
#15
On September 22 2018 22:04 Trutaacz wrote:
Ok i forced by modyfing the settings my laptop to use Intel GPU and at least using SD mode is working better now, but still in longer games FPS are dropping to 100-150 :/

Is this the same computer you've always used to play? Did this happen after a recent patch? PM me and i'll help you trouble shoot this until it works if you want, i've had similar issues.
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QuadroX
Profile Joined August 2017
386 Posts
September 22 2018 21:17 GMT
#16
I have constant freezes like 2-5 seconds on my ASUS k501-ux laptop with nvidia gtx-950M graphics card on a monitor connected via hdmi. Did not have them on my desktop pc with 750TI graphics card. Something strange going on where laptop has intel hd graphics along with external graphics card.
SuGo
Profile Joined March 2013
United States681 Posts
September 23 2018 02:33 GMT
#17
Try FPS Cap and set it to 100 in the video settings for sc.
molotow[eef]
Profile Joined October 2012
Germany81 Posts
September 24 2018 10:03 GMT
#18
I use a dell vostro 3560 which also has 2 GPUs. Had been fine for years and I even was able to stream without noticeable performance-loss. Then last mega-hot summer came and under 25 degree + roomtemperature, the performance started to go south and things peaked in regular BSODs. Tried all sorts of shit to fix, but finally had to accept that the Amd Raedon 7670m chip has taken damage due to age and temperatures. Just like you, I was able to get decent but far from perfect results from using the Intel HD gpu. Recently ordered a replacement motherboard from Alibaba that has the 7670m chip on it. Was around 100€. Will let you know if this fixes my problems.
Navane
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Netherlands2751 Posts
September 24 2018 11:52 GMT
#19
On September 23 2018 11:33 ProtossGG wrote:
Try FPS Cap and set it to 100 in the video settings for sc.


This helped my performance on an old laptop too. Even 60 FPS is enough imho.
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