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    m15x and GTAIV

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by ksufiji, Jan 20, 2009.

  1. ksufiji

    ksufiji Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone have the two?

    How well do they work together...

    9800 GT or 8800 preferred...
     
    ksufiji, Jan 20, 2009
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  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    GTA IV is heavily processor-dependent, so that's what you should be interested in :)
     
    whizzo, Jan 20, 2009
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  3. Mystik

    Mystik Notebook Deity

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    GTA IV's scaling, doesn't work well with many GPUs... IMO the automatic scaling was a terrible idea... but probably was one of few that worked on the xbox (and they just carried it over).
     
    Mystik, Jan 20, 2009
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  4. nofate

    nofate Notebook Consultant

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    That true, It doesn't look good on my system as well
     
    nofate, Jan 20, 2009
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  5. pencilcheck

    pencilcheck Notebook Consultant

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    pencilcheck, Jan 21, 2009
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  6. Mystik

    Mystik Notebook Deity

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    thanks! I'll try this tonight, if it works out, I'll definitely +rep for you... probably still rep if not... at least someone is trying to help out :p
     
    Mystik, Jan 21, 2009
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