HP dv6449us Lag Problems

kungpow143 · 09-08-2007, 07:27 PM

Last night I purchased an Hp dv6449us from circuit city. I play world of warcraft so of course the first thing I do when I get home is install world of warcraft and start playing. I was extremely upset with the way this notebook is performing. My desktop has a P4 1.8ghz cpu, 1gb ram, and some low lvl nvidia card. I figured the laptop would run 10x better, but it doesn't appear so.

What should I do to try to improve performance?

I put the graphics on low and I am only getting an average of 13 fps. I believe this computer should be running way better. Here are the specs:

1.8 GHz AMD Turion ™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-56
Microprocessor Cache 512KB+512KB L2 Cache
Memory 2048 MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Memory Max 2048 MB max supported
Video Graphics NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 (UMA)
Video Memory Up to 559 MB (Shared)
Hard Drive 160 GB (5400 RPM) Hard Drive (SATA)
Multimedia Drive LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Display 15.4" WXGA High-Definition Brightview Widescreen (1280 X 800)

Today when I get home from work I plan on updating all drivers. But other than that I don't really know what to do. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

brian · 09-08-2007, 07:31 PM

Welcome to computer forum. we hope your stay here is the best.

well. i have to say even though it may be better. laptops are not ment for gaming. i would say your better off with a desktop

luckyedboy66 · 09-08-2007, 07:46 PM

2gb RAM is more than plenty for playing WoW, so i would suggest dedicating as mush as possible to the GPU. a go 6150 isnt great, but it should perform better than that. if youre really not happy with it, take it back and get something a bit more powerful.

kungpow143 · 09-08-2007, 07:51 PM

Where would I go to dedicate more ram? I've never used a video card with shared memory before.

brian · 09-08-2007, 08:09 PM

if you want more then 2 gb you need to look in the 300$ each stick. but you should not need more

kungpow143 · 09-08-2007, 08:18 PM

Yeah 2gigs is the max supported for this laptop anyways. I just wanted to know if there is some kind of setting that I need to adjust to dedicate more ram to the video card. Thanx

brian · 09-08-2007, 08:20 PM

o. lol. sorry. it is in the bios. i forget where but you change it there

kungpow143 · 09-08-2007, 09:32 PM

I just ran into a problem. This machine has windows vista. So I don't really know how to access the bios. there i no startup screen or anything.

Thanks

luckyedboy66 · 10-15-2007, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kungpow143

I just ran into a problem. This machine has windows vista. So I don't really know how to access the bios. there i no startup screen or anything.

Thanks

youll have to press an "f" button at start up. probably f2, f8, or f10.

brian · 10-15-2007, 02:07 AM

or the del key. but i think it is f1 or f2 on mine which is a hp.

09-08-2007, 07:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
kungpow143 New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4	HP dv6449us Lag Problems Last night I purchased an Hp dv6449us from circuit city. I play world of warcraft so of course the first thing I do when I get home is install world of warcraft and start playing. I was extremely upset with the way this notebook is performing. My desktop has a P4 1.8ghz cpu, 1gb ram, and some low lvl nvidia card. I figured the laptop would run 10x better, but it doesn't appear so. What should I do to try to improve performance? I put the graphics on low and I am only getting an average of 13 fps. I believe this computer should be running way better. Here are the specs: 1.8 GHz AMD Turion ™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-56 Microprocessor Cache 512KB+512KB L2 Cache Memory 2048 MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) Memory Max 2048 MB max supported Video Graphics NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 (UMA) Video Memory Up to 559 MB (Shared) Hard Drive 160 GB (5400 RPM) Hard Drive (SATA) Multimedia Drive LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support Display 15.4" WXGA High-Definition Brightview Widescreen (1280 X 800) Today when I get home from work I plan on updating all drivers. But other than that I don't really know what to do. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

09-08-2007, 07:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
brian Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Age: 16 Posts: 3,680	Welcome to computer forum. we hope your stay here is the best. well. i have to say even though it may be better. laptops are not ment for gaming. i would say your better off with a desktop __________________ formerly brianmay27 Main laptop: hp dv9005us \| turion 64 X2 1.6 ghz \| 3 GB ram \| Vista ultimate \| 240 GB HD First build: pentium e2160 3.2 GHz \| gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| 2.5 GB ram \| 160GB HD If you can see this, you have WAY TOO much time on your hand. Or you're a mod going through my sig. But if you do, copy and past this in your sig.

09-08-2007, 07:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
luckyedboy66 Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: AlAbAmA Age: 19 Posts: 716	2gb RAM is more than plenty for playing WoW, so i would suggest dedicating as mush as possible to the GPU. a go 6150 isnt great, but it should perform better than that. if youre really not happy with it, take it back and get something a bit more powerful. __________________ Laptop: HP DV9000z CPU: AMD Turion64x2 2.0 Ghz GPU: nVidia GeForce go7600 RAM: 2048Mb, HDD: 2.5" 120Gb, OS: Windows Vista ____________________ ''''!____. \|------- [hp] -------- \| ![=\|[ ]\___ \|_...__...____________\| ![ \|_\| ///.]\| "(@)'(@)'''''''''''''''''''''''''''(@)(@)***(@ )

09-08-2007, 08:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
brian Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Age: 16 Posts: 3,680	if you want more then 2 gb you need to look in the 300$ each stick. but you should not need more __________________ formerly brianmay27 Main laptop: hp dv9005us \| turion 64 X2 1.6 ghz \| 3 GB ram \| Vista ultimate \| 240 GB HD First build: pentium e2160 3.2 GHz \| gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| 2.5 GB ram \| 160GB HD If you can see this, you have WAY TOO much time on your hand. Or you're a mod going through my sig. But if you do, copy and past this in your sig.

09-08-2007, 08:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
brian Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Age: 16 Posts: 3,680	o. lol. sorry. it is in the bios. i forget where but you change it there __________________ formerly brianmay27 Main laptop: hp dv9005us \| turion 64 X2 1.6 ghz \| 3 GB ram \| Vista ultimate \| 240 GB HD First build: pentium e2160 3.2 GHz \| gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| 2.5 GB ram \| 160GB HD If you can see this, you have WAY TOO much time on your hand. Or you're a mod going through my sig. But if you do, copy and past this in your sig.

09-08-2007, 07:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
kungpow143 New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4	Where would I go to dedicate more ram? I've never used a video card with shared memory before.

09-08-2007, 08:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
kungpow143 New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4	Yeah 2gigs is the max supported for this laptop anyways. I just wanted to know if there is some kind of setting that I need to adjust to dedicate more ram to the video card. Thanx

09-08-2007, 09:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
kungpow143 New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4	I just ran into a problem. This machine has windows vista. So I don't really know how to access the bios. there i no startup screen or anything. Thanks

10-15-2007, 02:07 AM	#10 (permalink)
brian Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Age: 16 Posts: 3,680	or the del key. but i think it is f1 or f2 on mine which is a hp. __________________ formerly brianmay27 Main laptop: hp dv9005us \| turion 64 X2 1.6 ghz \| 3 GB ram \| Vista ultimate \| 240 GB HD First build: pentium e2160 3.2 GHz \| gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| 2.5 GB ram \| 160GB HD If you can see this, you have WAY TOO much time on your hand. Or you're a mod going through my sig. But if you do, copy and past this in your sig.

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