fps problem

[hyunho]

Problem: My fps stinks. I can't get over 20 fps. I'm lucky if I get 30 fps in a quest instance.

I play DDO on my Acer Aspire Timeline 3810T-6415. I know it's not a gaming laptop but my friend's 4 year old laptop that isn't a gaming laptop either gets 60 fps. We both have dedicated graphics cards and I have more RAM and a better processor.

http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/acer...-33691150.html
Processor 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU U9400
Memory 4GB, 1066MHz DDR2
Hard drive 500GB 5,400rpm
Chipset Intel GS45
Graphics Intel GMA 4500MHD (integrated)

I'm running the game on VERY LOW settings and I get 20 fps. My friend with his 4 year old laptop can run his game on medium or high with bloom effect and what not and still get 40-60 fps. I changed my resolution to the smallest and it only increased by about 10 max. I also tried changing power settings to High Performance (I'm on Windows 7 64-bit) but it didn't make any difference.

Any ideas? =[

[hyunho]

anybody?

[Impaqt]

WIthout knowing what your buddies laptop is, its nearly immposible to compare.

Personally, I would not expect much more than 20FpS out of that laptop. Its NOT designed to run games....