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Hi Guys,

Just got COD WAW today and it is really really laggy. All the videos play fine (the introduction videos of the storyline) but as soon as the finish my screen goes black and nothing happens. I have Vista and upgraded video graphics and sound cards but not sure what they are exactly.

Thanks guys.

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I know it has 3GB RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo and I know it has upgraded sound, video and graphics cards but I cant tell you what they are as I don't know. I might be able to find out I'll look into it later. Also its a Dell Studio 1537.

(I don't know what cards are in it because my parents bought it for me for Christmas and they got it customized for gaming)

Thanks Guys,

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hmm dunno how you'd upgrade the video card on a laptop, all the ones I've ever seen are integrated onto the motherboard lol. Check out the minimum specs and cross reference to the gear you've got to give you an idea whether you're underpowered or not.

The one other thing I have seen on XPS laptops is that sometimes Windows causes them to 'throttle' the GPU clock when using it for games. One of my workmates found this out when he couldn't work out why Supreme Commander 2 was so laggy to scroll lol.

EDIT: i just noticed that it lists your video card as being a Radeon Mobility 3450 - my work computer has the desktop equivalent lol. It's not much of a games card at all. This is probably where your problem lies as far as I can see

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The video card isn't up to scratch for that game. The video stories with run smooth on most computers, but when you play it, the video card must render each frame at a time.

To make do with what you have, download the latest drivers for that card here

Then download the latest DirectX drivers for that card here

Reboot the PC

Go into then settings/video options within the game and drop everything as low as you can. You will then at least get the game flow to stop stuttering and run smooth, but the detail will be down.

Turn off stuff like anti-aliasing and shadow effects.

From there, bump up the resolution settings bit by bit, try the game and continue rising the reso til you find the sweet spot.

Enjoy. The COD series is great. COD4 was the best IMO.

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