Below normal performance

[rpgmaster1532]

Hello. I am currently running a gaming laptop with a 3870x2 and a C2D T9400 (2.53) and at one point, I could get Fallout 3 to run at maximum settings at full speed without a problem, but since I reformatted the HDD and reinstalled everything the performance has gone significantly downhill... any ideas?

 

[Shi no Tenshi]

Hello. I am currently running a gaming laptop with a 3870x2 and a C2D T9400 (2.53) and at one point, I could get Fallout 3 to run at maximum settings at full speed without a problem, but since I reformatted the HDD and reinstalled everything the performance has gone significantly downhill... any ideas?

What drivers did you install when you reformatted? I have seen notebooks get significantly worse performance just from bad chipset drivers.

 

[rpgmaster1532]

I installed the default driver set... these, I think...
http://www.ocztechnology.com/drivers/OCZ_17_inch_DIY_Gaming_Notebook__OCZDIY17A2/

The M88XT drivers there... The problem is that there are no other supported updates for the Mobility Radeon 3870X2 that I am aware of... and I don't think I was running newer drivers beforehand

 

[alighouston]

try downloading from here
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Pages/radeonmob_win7-64.aspx

 

[rpgmaster1532]

Just the Software Suite or the entire CCC?