ryanjk13 0 Posted July 31, 2012 Hi,So when I go into a place with a lot of trees and brush, my fps drops tremendously and it makes the game unplayable. But, the weird part is most of the time in cities, even the big ones, my fps is fine.Are there any quick fixes to this problem?Here are some of my laptop specs.WIndows 7 Home Premium 64 bitIntel Core i7-2620m @ 2.70Ghz4Gb RAMIntel HD Graphics FamilyIs the problem the crappy graphics card?Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RainbowCo 3 Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) Yep, it's the integrated graphics Edited July 31, 2012 by RainbowCo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jax (DayZ) 0 Posted July 31, 2012 You need to get a dedicated graphics card not a chip set (integrated graphics). Intel HD graphics are not even meant for games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryanjk13 0 Posted July 31, 2012 Is there any possible way to replace the graphics card? Or am I pretty much screwed... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chipdemon@yahoo.com 57 Posted July 31, 2012 From what I've read, forests are gpu intensive, and cities are cpu intensive. I think gaming laptops sometimes have an expansion slot for graphics but as yours is onboard i doubt it. There were a few guides about changing onboard graphics but it involves a lot of soldering and would likely end in a buggered laptop. Do you find your laptop gets very hot when youre out in the forests? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryanjk13 0 Posted July 31, 2012 Yeah I think more so when I am in forests...Probably cause my gpu sucks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RainbowCo 3 Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) Is there any possible way to replace the graphics card? Or am I pretty much screwed...Yeah :/ You can't put a graphics card into a laptop motherboard, i mean know it might be possible with intel thunderbolt but that's not really commercially available right now Edited July 31, 2012 by RainbowCo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chipdemon@yahoo.com 57 Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) Yeah I think more so when I am in forests...Probably cause my gpu sucks.As a stopgap method to improve fps you could try an external laptop cooling solution, like one of the stands that has an inbuilt fan to suck some heat away.God knows most low-mid end laptops get hot as hell if u do much with them.Might not help an awful lot but theyre fairly inexpensive, other option is get a decent pc/laptop. Edited July 31, 2012 by chipdemon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryanjk13 0 Posted July 31, 2012 Yeah.... I don't think its really a cooling problem because this laptop has a pretty effective fan. The funny thing is my old Dell XPS m1530 which was much older than this one ran games much better..I guess only option is to get another pc... lol. Which would be kind of ridiculous for a game..Oh well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
