Help Wanted for Getting BioShock Infinite to Run Smoothly

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Hi there. I've tried asking around all the usual forums I hang out, but now I thought would ask the experts at Tom's Hardware! I hope you super knowledgeable people can help me out!

At the start of the year I got myself a gaming laptop built by PC Specialist. Here are the specs:

CPU: Intel Core i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3630QM (2.40GHz) 6MB
RAM: 8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX - 4.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX 11
1st Hard Drive: 120GB INTEL 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Drive: 750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
Screen: 1920x1080, 60Hz (I think)

I feel it is a pretty good gaming system, and I has run most modern games pretty well so far. However, I'm having a few issues with some games and at the oment I'm focussing on BioShock Infinite.

I can run it on pretty high graphics settings at 1920x1080 resolution without severe problems (i.e. crashing), but I can't seem to maintain it at a constant speed. Every once in a while, all the movement onscreen becomes sluggish, and I'm guessing the frame rate has dropped. I want it to try and remain consistent.

I've tried adjusting graphics settings (although I always keep v-sync on as I hate screen tearing), adjusting values in the .ini files (as suggested here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/8870/discussions/0/828934424282489766/#p1) and I even did a disk defragment of my HDD today. These tweaks have probably helped a bit, but I still get the occasional fps drop.

I've also tried adjusting things in the NVIDIA Control Panel, but these never seem to be implemented in the game. My computer doesn't let me do adaptive v-sync for some reason, but I think by tweaking the game's .ini files I've essentially turned that on.

What else can I do to get my game consistentlyrunning smoothly? Is perhaps my hardware not strong enough? (GeForce Experience seems to think I should run everything in the game on Ultra!) Should I download some tools that do things with my NVIDIA card? Is it just the way the game is developed and I can't expect any better?

Also, does using the High Performance power plan instead of Balanced have any effect in games? I get conflicting answers wherever I ask, and haven't noticed any change myself.
 
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Alas, it seems Tom's Hardware is a forum where people are not fond of those who attempt to game on laptops. Shame.

And it seems to me that no matter what graphics level I put it on, it still has these occasional slowdowns. The laptop seems to work well with other modern games (Dishonored, Arkham City, Shogun 2), so I'm wondering what's different about BioShock Infinite. If the problem's on the game's end or mine.
 
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Sorry for my rudeness. Check your graphics firmware make sure its up to date. Although since u have nvidia i believe that the control panel thing keeps it up for you. In my case amd recently sent out a catylyst update that had a fix specifically for splinter cell conviction for performance updates. To be honest the specs on the 675mx arent super great. BI is a graphically impressive game. Although i would have thought you would be able to play it on lowered settings but it could still be a demanding game. U say you could run it at higher settings but it would get sluggish. Would this happen around situations that included many enemies on screen and lots of action? If so thats kinda to be expected unless you have a gaming rig desktop. Not trying to be a deuche or anything, i used to game on a laptop as well. If the game is running sluggish no matter what you do and all drivers and game updates are up to date then there may be nothing you can do about it. Basically you cant change physical components of the laptop except HD and stuff so I guess lower the settings slightly, make sure its well ventilated and nothing else is happening in the background, and try to enjoy the experience of the game....*smiley face*
 
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It isnt a case of not being fond of something. Its a case of its a fact that laptops have drawbacks. One of them is heat. What does gaming on a PC do? It generates heat. What does a laptop do when it starts overheating? It throttles itself in order to not go up in flames. So if you took my comment as an affront to your gaming gear, well it is. Gaming on a laptop comes with certain things that you as an end user should know. Wasnt anything personal, just trying to tell ya what is most likely wrong with your laptop.
 
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This is a forum to help people show a bit of respect if you dont have anything appropriate to say then just dont say at all
 
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Well I guess I have to accept what I've got then. To be fair 've got it running pretty well at the moment, with few occurrences of sluggishness. Turning anti-aliasing off seems to have helped quite a bit. I just find it odd that that my hardware seems to have a bit of difficulty with this game when it runs other Unreal Engine titles (e.g. Dishonored) perfectly fine.

Another odd thing I noticed today: I was messing around with the graphics settings on Portal 2 and I found that the game ends up being smoother when v-sync is set to double buffered instead of triple. I thought triple buffering was meant to give the better performance in v-synced games? Weird.
 
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its a "visual" better performance. Vsync syncs with your screen speed and wont go past it. Sets a cap to how hard the card will work on fps in other words and keeps everything in time with your monitor. In more or less words obviously.
 
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