New 2012 Macbook pro 15" Retina low FPS

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New 2012 Macbook pro 15" Retina low FPS

HI,

I bought a top of the range Macbook pro 15" Retina(like 2 weeks ago), 2.6 i7, 512 SSD, 8GB 1600 RAM, nVidia GT 650M 1GB. I am tying to run battlefield 3 on bootcamp (windows 7 Utl x64) and i struggle to get above 12 FPS even on low graphic settings. If i drop the resolution i get maybe 1 or 2 extra FPS. I have run 3DMark11 and some test the FPS drop to as low as 2. I have updated the driver to the latest and even tried using an older driver with no luck. I upgraded from a mid 2011 MacBook pro 17" and did not have this. So i don't understand what is going on. Any ideas or suggestions on whether to go get the hardware checked would be really appreciated. I doubt its a hardware issue. But who knows?

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MacBook Pro with Retina display, Windows 7

Posted on Sep 26, 2012 12:36 PM

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Sep 27, 2012 9:14 AM in response to StSparkyRSA

Resolved. A friend of mine found this post: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1451750

turns out the SMC controller needed to be reset.

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Shut down the computer.

Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.

On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.

Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.

Press the power button to turn on the computer.

Note: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC."

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after that im getting 25 - 35 FPS on pretty high resolution. on max resolution i only get 20 -25

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