Low FPS in BG, BG2 and IWD - EE

Bieliq

Hi

I have old laptop that in theory should run all those games without much problem but unfortunately it does not. Alternate renderer helps a lil bit but still not enough, i got like ~20 fps in those games. PST is close to 30 fps. IWD struggles the most, even with beta 2.5 and alternate renderer.

Is there anything i can do (except getting new laptop)? I even installed windows xp.

Here are specs:

Computer Information:
Manufacturer: Acer
Model: Aspire 5336
Form Factor: Desktop
No Touch Input Detected

Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Brand: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4200 @ 2.00GHz
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0x17
CPU Stepping: 0xa
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 1995 Mhz
2 logical processors
2 physical processors
HyperThreading: Unsupported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Unsupported
SSE42: Unsupported
AES: Unsupported
AVX: Unsupported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Supported

Operating System Version:
Windows XP (64 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0

Video Card:
Driver: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
DirectX Driver Name: igxprd64.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.10.5420
DirectX Driver Version: 6.14.10.5420
Driver Date: 8 28 2012
OpenGL Version: 2.1
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
DirectX Card: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
VendorID: 0x8086
DeviceID: 0x2a42
Revision: 0x9
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1366 x 768
Desktop Resolution: 1366 x 768
Primary Display Size: 12.60" x 7.05" (14.41" diag)
32.0cm x 17.9cm (36.6cm diag)
Primary Bus Type Not Detected
Primary VRAM: 256 MB
Supported MSAA Modes Not Detected

Sound card:
Audio device: Realtek HD Audio output

Memory:
RAM: 4025 Mb

Mantis37

Maybe have a look to see if your graphics driver can be updated? I was advised to do that and it helped the games to run better.

Gusinda

G'Day @Bieliq. You are correct, this system should be able to run a bit better than what you are showing. I have had it running reasonably well on an HP Omni 10 (uses an Atom processor) with 2GB RAM @1920x1200 resolution.

The first thing I would do is to update DirectX to 9.0c. If I am reading this right, it looks like you are only running v6 of DirectX and this wont do. Also and make sure your video and sound card drivers are upto date. Could you run dxdiag from a 'Command Prompt' or 'Run' in the Windows Start menu, save the results and upload?

Could you also upload your baldur.lua.

What do you normally run on the laptop (you indicated that you even installed Windows XP)?

Gus

Bieliq

I think i have 9.0c directx. My drivers should be up to date (ive checked with driver booster). I got this laptop recently from a friend, it had linux installed but normally it operates on w7.

* I reinstalled directx but still the same

Gusinda

@Bieliq, everything looks good in the docs. DirectX 9.0c, drives upto date etc...

How far are you zoomed out? I find (even on my gaming PC) that being zoomed out impacts on performance, but when I zoom in to a reasonable level, it performs well.

Gus