nvidia geforce gt 520mx dosn't work

Hinrich Schwab · 12-30-11, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

I have a GeForce 330M in my Toshiba Quosmio laptop and I can play Crysis, Civ V, Silent Hunter 3/4/5 without problem (at settings darn near max). Your video card is much better than mine and should handle it no problem.

I have a Geforce 360M on an Asus G60JX that has moments of minor framerate drop, especially inside the sub. I would be curious to know what your NVIDIA settings were to see if my settings are conflicting with the game's rendering.

TheDarkWraith · 12-30-11, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Schwartzritter

I have a Geforce 360M on an Asus G60JX that has moments of minor framerate drop, especially inside the sub. I would be curious to know what your NVIDIA settings were to see if my settings are conflicting with the game's rendering.

Stock settings (no profiles or anything set).

This is a higher-end laptop so the motherboard isn't a cheap one. It also has a Core I7 which helps it move data around (set to 2.8GHz). I threw a SSD in it (OCZ Vertex 3 MAXIOPS) to also ensure data moves quickly. Very happy with it even though it's 'antiquated' by today's standards. It's my home away from home (has 19" screen)

fsweb2011 · 12-31-11, 05:26 AM

Herr-Berbunch, I still don't get it...how is it possible an older, Core DUO crap, cheaper laptop (over 1 year old) can handle SH5 acceptably but the latest I7, etc etc can't ?

Also, I am not saying that it doesn't run smoothly, it simply won't start the game.

SH5 can't be that "demanding"...must be something else.

Sailor Steve · 12-31-11, 09:25 AM

WELCOME ABOARD, fsweb2011!

Was your older, Core DUO crap, cheaper laptop by chance running WinXP? It has been noted that Win7 won't look in 'Program Files', and you need to install the game directly to the main folder.

I have a seven-year-old single-core PC, and it runs it, barely. But it does load.

Hinrich Schwab · 12-31-11, 01:49 PM

I think the graphics issues has a lot to do with the rendering of the sub interior. I have just installed SteelViking's interior mod and I have observed a world of difference. With the stock graphics, I had to uncheck everything except 3d ship effects and Texture quality high with Particle density and terrain density all the way down. With the interior mod, I can check all options except windowed mode and turn particle density and terrain density up halfway and still have a consistently smooth framerate. Not quite full blast, but much better.

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12-31-11, 05:26 AM	#3
fsweb2011 Nub Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Herr-Berbunch, I still don't get it...how is it possible an older, Core DUO crap, cheaper laptop (over 1 year old) can handle SH5 acceptably but the latest I7, etc etc can't ? Also, I am not saying that it doesn't run smoothly, it simply won't start the game. SH5 can't be that "demanding"...must be something else.

12-31-11, 01:49 PM	#5
Hinrich Schwab Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 908 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	I think the graphics issues has a lot to do with the rendering of the sub interior. I have just installed SteelViking's interior mod and I have observed a world of difference. With the stock graphics, I had to uncheck everything except 3d ship effects and Texture quality high with Particle density and terrain density all the way down. With the interior mod, I can check all options except windowed mode and turn particle density and terrain density up halfway and still have a consistently smooth framerate. Not quite full blast, but much better.