Tron not running well on Windows 8

[rugkei]

Hey,

I just installed Windows 8 on my notebook and Armagetron isn't running well... I'm having 8-25 FPS and before it was something like 200 and running well.

Alienware
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU X 920 @ 2.00 GHZ
ATI Mobility Radeo HD 5800 Series
RAM 4.00 GB

The last time I changed something on my system and it was running well again (something like Armagetron wasn't running on my graphic card, but I'm not really sure)... Any tips?

Thanks!

[takburger]

Windows 7 is good and fast, if you're a gamer you should stick to it.

But tbh with your computer you should be fine on arma with windows8 too...

Can you give us more info by launching arma in windows mode and show us your ctl+alt+delete info (all the tabs).

Also can you check your system if all your hardware is fine ? (maybe some RAM is not installed / detected)

ps: I've heard that alienware don't really last long and break (maybe its that )

[Hoax]

Check you have the latest graphics driver

[rugkei]

Windows 7 is good and fast, if you're a gamer you should stick to it.

But tbh with your computer you should be fine on arma with windows8 too...

Can you give us more info by launching arma in windows mode and show us your ctl+alt+delete info (all the tabs).

Also can you check your system if all your hardware is fine ? (maybe some RAM is not installed / detected)

ps: I've heard that alienware don't really last long and break (maybe its that )

Hardware is fine I think but I can't find my RAM LOL
http://postimg.org/image/fub3c6rnj/

Here my Infos:
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others are too big for one screeny, but nothing looks spectacular

Check you have the latest graphics driver

Yip, just checked.

[takburger]

everything look fine indeed.

are you sure you have same armagetron settings ?

[rugkei]

everything look fine indeed.

are you sure you have same armagetron settings ?

exactly the same unplayable -.-

[rugkei]

Nate could solve my problem! Thanks again!

[takburger]

Can you put the answer here for the future information ? thx

[rugkei]

Can you put the answer here for the future information ? thx

Hm we did the following:
1. Uninstall graphic card drive
2. Install AMD Catalyst Control Center -- This probably installed the correct driver

While doing this my brother came home and he changed some settings there and in Tron and now I can play again.. But online it's still horrible and I've got delays.. Also the ground lines only load where I drive instead of being there all the time.. It still sucks

[takburger]

Also the ground lines only load where I drive instead of being there all the time.. It still sucks

When I changed computer I had this also (tho i switched from windows7 to mac). You'll get used pretty fast.

[vov]

Also the ground lines only load where I drive instead of being there all the time.

Try changing the setting "Floor Detail" in the settings menu (System Setup -> Display S. -> Detail S.). Sounds like it's set to "just grid" which will do exactly that, if you don't like it that way play around with the setting and see what works best for you

I don't know if it's default or not, but in the "Performance Tweaks" menu if the setting "Display Lists" is turned off that's usually reducing the framerate by a lot. It says "Create and Call" is recommended so I'd suggest setting it to that.