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    crysis on m15x

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by BobMahony, Mar 31, 2008.

  1. BobMahony

    BobMahony Newbie

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    I wanted to know if crysis will work on a m15x system with the 8600 GT graphics card, 2.4ghz, and the 2gb of ram. if it does how well do you think it will run. i mean i know the GTX graphics card is better but i just want to know if it will be able to handle the game without something like lag.
     
    BobMahony, Mar 31, 2008
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  2. exiled

    exiled -_-

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    According to the m1530 review found here

    http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4135

    you get around 20 fps. the m1530 is pretty mucht he same spec as the one m15x you are about to get. With only 20 fps it is not really playable.

    EDIT: i dunno what the specs crysis were when they did the benchmark though:/

    EDIT2: >> the specs they used were
    The Crysis demo was played using 1280x800 resolution, anti-aliasing off, fullscreen, all advanced quality/texture settings were set to medium.
     
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  3. XPS1330

    XPS1330 Notebook Deity

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    If you're not going to get the 8800( Not Recommended), at least get the 8700M GT if you're going to play modern games.
     
    XPS1330, Mar 31, 2008
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  4. MICHAELSD01

    MICHAELSD01 Apple/Alienware Master

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    If you're not getting an 8800M GT, with coupons, a XPS m1530 will cost about $1200 with the same specs as the Alienware m15x, so it might be better to get that or a MacBook Pro (a little cheaper).
     
    MICHAELSD01, Mar 31, 2008
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  5. Lethal Lottery

    Lethal Lottery Notebook Betrayer

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    crysis manages to stay above 17 fps with custom settings with my 8800m gtx. i could imagine your 8600 , it would get blown away.
     
    Lethal Lottery, Mar 31, 2008
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  6. MICHAELSD01

    MICHAELSD01 Apple/Alienware Master

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    BTW, I've seen Crysis running a steady 20-25fps with shaders and shadows on medium and everything else on high (at a 1024x768 resolution, though) on DirectX9 on an 8600M GT (as long as you use custom drivers. So no problems with the card
     
    MICHAELSD01, Mar 31, 2008
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  7. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Sure,you can do that. But the fact is that unless you have shaders and shadows on high, Crysis won`t feel as realistic as it does on a 8800M GTX.
     
    eleron911, Mar 31, 2008
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