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Melodic:
DirectX 10 is the most recent DX model, but 9 is what Valve games operate in DX9 standard. If you're experiencing poor performance, you can force the game to run in DirectX 8, which will look like shite but also play better. To do so, right click on TF2 in Steam, click Properties, then Set Lanch Option. Type: "-dxlevel 80", and run.

bicostp:
1.6 ghz is kind of pushing it, but it's dual-core so you might see some increase if you enable multithreading.

Start with an FPS config like this one:
http://www.gotfrag.com/tf2/forums/thread/322476/

Before you even start the game, open Task Manager and kill unnecessary services, and right-click Steam and set it to 'Low' priority. Then right-clikc explorer.exe and kill it. Your desktop and taskbar will disappear, but you can bring Task Manager back up and run explorer.exe again after you're done.

I like these launch options:


--- Code: ----dxlevel 80 -width 1280 -height 800 -novid -console
--- End code ---

Only run TF2 with "-dxlevel 80" once. Before you play it again, remove that line. If you don't, the game will reset the graphics settings to the DX 8 defaults every time you start it. Set -width and -height to your screen's native resolution. -novid disables the Valve logo video, which shaves a few seconds off the load time. -console just enables the console.

Once it's started, enter these console commands one at a time:

dsp_slow_cpu 1
r_eyemove 0
fps_max 30
r_eyegloss 0

There are literally hundreds of console commands you can tinker with to squeeze more playability out of it, but these plus the config file should help a lot. :D

Adding more RAM to your laptop (get it to 2 gigs) will help too, both for gaming and general use. Also check the BIOS setup utility to see if there's a way to give the graphics chipset a bigger chunk of the shared RAM.

SirJuggles:
I actually didn't go through the whole FPS config, but just those command lines combined with closing explorer did wonders. Never had a single moment of lag. Your help is very much appreciated, and I owe you a token of some sort, to be repayed at convenience.

snalin:
Another alternative that allows you to play with better graphics is:

go to start->run->msconfig

click "selective startup"

Untag System.ini and win.ini

Go to the services tab, select "hide all microsoft services", and "deactivate all"

Restart, and play. It works really good, just remember to go back to "normal startup" before you start browsing the internets or downloading, since this method kills all virus protection.

MrBridge:

--- Quote from: Alex C on 19 May 2009, 11:34 ---I'm not sure there was ever a time I found your mom jokes funny. Not a judgement, just sayin'. It kinda sucks, actually, since that means a good 60% of voicechat communication is completely lost on me.

--- End quote ---

It must suck to be so above it all ;)

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