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    Games?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by IIAMRFJII, Apr 21, 2011.

  1. IIAMRFJII

    IIAMRFJII Notebook Guru

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    My m15x should be coming in the mail soon. Im gonna swap the 5730 for a 5850. So I was wondering what games I should get to put it to the test.

    PS. Ive never played a game on a pc in my life. But i don't want to play games that are too old. And please don't recommend valve games because I already know about them.

    PSS. I want amazing games with great mod support.

    Thank you
     
    IIAMRFJII, Apr 21, 2011
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  2. avelle

    avelle Notebook Consultant

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    You should probably be a bit more specific, do you want games from a particular genre?
     
    avelle, Apr 21, 2011
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  3. IIAMRFJII

    IIAMRFJII Notebook Guru

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    No specific genre. I just want pc exclusives and multiplatform games that are better on pc
     
    IIAMRFJII, Apr 21, 2011
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  4. Voodooi

    Voodooi AFK for a while...

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    Grats on the purchase. Your 5850 will handle nearly all games at a high setting.

    As for games, it all depends which genres you like. Newer games that I'm currently playing are:

    - Starcraft 2
    - Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (will definitely put your laptop to the test)
    - Civilization V
    - Rift / WoW
    - Need4Speed: Hot Pursuit (love racing with Drum & Bass full blast!)

    I'd recommend any of them.
     
    Voodooi, Apr 21, 2011
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  5. IIAMRFJII

    IIAMRFJII Notebook Guru

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    Do you guys know if using the thermal pads from the 5730 on the 5850 will cause problems?
     
    IIAMRFJII, Apr 21, 2011
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  6. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    ^^ you'll have to use the same size pads that the 5850 used in the same places!
     
    katalin_2003, Apr 21, 2011
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  7. IIAMRFJII

    IIAMRFJII Notebook Guru

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    I just thought you weren't able to remove the pads off one card and apply to another one
     
    IIAMRFJII, Apr 21, 2011
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  8. bsrj22

    bsrj22 Notebook Guru

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    Dragon Age: Orgins
    Crysis 2
    Mass Effect 1 and 2
    Super Meat Boy
    Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
    Civ 5
    Minecraft

    Not all of those are good to put your system to the test, but they are all amazing PC games. If you want games with great mods, you will want to try out Elder Scrolls IV and Minecraft.
     
    bsrj22, Apr 21, 2011
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  9. Steven

    Steven God Amongst Mere Mortals

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    Crysis 2
    Civilization 5 (Literally, I started playing at like 11 and its now 3 and it feels like an hour such a good game.)
    Not anymore but:
    Sims 3
    Oblivion
    Bulletstorm
    If you want a free MMORPG:
    Guild Wars, although you have to buy the game disc but online play is totally free.
    And your M15X might not be able to handle these but: Minecraft and Minesweeper *jokes*
     
    Steven, Apr 21, 2011
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  10. IIAMRFJII

    IIAMRFJII Notebook Guru

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    minesweeper will probably melt my computer
     
    IIAMRFJII, Apr 21, 2011
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  11. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Some games to list by category:
    Great fun and loads of laughs: BulletStorm
    Great stories: Assassin's Creed Series
    Great Modability: GTA 4 (possibilities of this game are endless trust me)
    Great Graphics and Modability: Crysis 1 (chuck in 2 just for story continuation)
    For DX11: Dirt 2
    For atmosphere and pushing your system: Metro 2033
    Something really interesting: Arkham Asylum (I really enjoyed this game)
     
    widezu69, Apr 21, 2011
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  12. raven evo

    raven evo Notebook Consultant

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    unreal tournament 3 has many mods it is easy to run on max but will look much better than the console version,iv played both
     
    raven evo, Apr 21, 2011
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    Civ 5 (Only game I play but plays great)
     
    jwolf7722, Apr 21, 2011
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  14. inap

    inap .........................

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    3dmark vantage
    3dmark11
    3dmark 06
    these are my favorite games of all times.
     
    inap, Apr 21, 2011
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  15. The Revelator

    The Revelator Notebook Prophet

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    Unmatched for staying power. particularly with an extreme processor.
     
    The Revelator, Apr 21, 2011
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  16. xeroxide

    xeroxide Notebook Deity

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    hah, just like the atari 2600 days, it's not about clockin the game, it's all about the high score.
     
    xeroxide, Apr 22, 2011
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  17. Mexic00ls

    Mexic00ls Notebook Deity

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    dead space 2
    nfs unleashed 2
    play for free battlefield.. lol its kinda fun...
    ... portal 2.....
    pad transfer should be fine just wear some gloves as to not leave any oils on it, but id recommend buying some premium pads.....
     
    Mexic00ls, Apr 22, 2011
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  18. ShaunJ1380

    ShaunJ1380 Notebook Geek

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    Go here. Wait for a sale. ??? Profit.

    I have over 170 PC games now thanks to holiday and weekend deals.
     
    ShaunJ1380, Apr 24, 2011
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  19. taylrjones

    taylrjones Notebook Consultant

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    Steam sales are awesome. Especially when they offer entire series for less than the cost of the latest game. Anyone playing portal 2?
     
    taylrjones, Apr 24, 2011
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  20. Sudbury33

    Sudbury33 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a quick kind of stupid question.

    How many games do you guys have installed at once on your system? Right now I have Crysis 2, Portal 2 and Left for Dead 2. Im thinking of getting Mass effect 2 for my Alienware, but I dont know how many games I should have installed at once.
     
    Sudbury33, Apr 24, 2011
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  21. xeroxide

    xeroxide Notebook Deity

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    well it depends on how many you play and how much space you need on reserve.

    i have around 26 steam games installed on my system out of a collection of 185. most of those are quite small (like super meat boy and cogs) and others have massive replay value (mass effect, dragons age).. others in the process of beating (back to the future series)

    @taylrjones
    yes played portal 2, beat single and coop. trying to resist urge buying all the crap in the store for my bots.
     
    xeroxide, Apr 25, 2011
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  22. The Happy Swede

    The Happy Swede Notebook Evangelist

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    Well the game that i can Really recommend for PC which has great mod support is Stalker Call of Pripyat. You can mod it to look almost as good as crysis! And the game itself is tons of fun!
     
    The Happy Swede, Apr 25, 2011
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  23. The Happy Swede

    The Happy Swede Notebook Evangelist

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    well i have about 22 games installed :O but i dont really think it matters all that much how many game you have installed...
     
    The Happy Swede, Apr 25, 2011
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