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    Fable III on the G73

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Andrei Pavel, May 18, 2011.

  1. Andrei Pavel

    Andrei Pavel Notebook Geek

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    With all this talk about the Witcher, Fable III took a backseat. I'm curious how does this baddie runs on the G73, so if anyone has it, input would be welcome ;)
     
    Andrei Pavel, May 18, 2011
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  2. tnad

    tnad Notebook Consultant

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    Fable 3 is definitely next on my list, but witcher 2 takes priority right now. I'm still upset they gave PC gamers the shaft with fable 2.

    I really do not understand why they decided to release Fable 3 at the same time as witcher 2. Is Microsoft trying to shoot themselves in the foot and prove their point that xbox games sell better?
     
    tnad, May 18, 2011
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  3. Ifrin

    Ifrin Notebook Evangelist

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    Read some reviews first (it is "baddie", but different way ;) ):
    Fable III Review - PC Review at IGN
     
    Ifrin, May 18, 2011
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  4. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    It will certainly be in my books along with the Witcher and if it runs better at release I may even put Triss's knockers on hold and play a bit of humerous role playing while they sort out the ATI problems, one game I would have loved to be adapted to ATI and they choose NoVidia.
     
    Yiddo, May 18, 2011
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  5. tnad

    tnad Notebook Consultant

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    It's not just ati, with all settings (low to high), I can barely get witcher 2 to over 20 fps at 1920x1080 even with the new nvidia beta drivers.
     
    tnad, May 18, 2011
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    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    Think it varies for everyone because I get a comfortable 30+ fps with 1600x900 with mostly high settings apart from Blur,AA,SSAO. with my setup below. Even so the game is very smooth even when it does dip into the 20's.
     
    Yiddo, May 18, 2011
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  7. drki2610

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    its looking really great serious :D for me, i was impressed by fable the lost chapter more than the witcher so i decided to get this first. I get about the same FPS like Dallers, High and very high setting are not that difference from each other from what i can see
     
    drki2610, May 19, 2011
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  8. Hedonist

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    Fable III has a bad review xD
     
    Hedonist, May 19, 2011
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  9. drki2610

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    and where did you see it xD i think its pretty awesome :p
     
    drki2610, May 19, 2011
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  10. nayajoeun

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    Runs like on my G73 (5870, stock clocks, 11.4 Prev) @ 1920x1080 with Shadows on (everything else set to high) < 10 FPS.

    Turn shadows off and leave view dist/water on normal, everything else set to high and I get around 25-45 FPS. AVG: 30's. Dips at low as 10 every now and then when new areas load.

    Seems like Fable and TW2 aren't very well optimized for ATI cards let alone our systems.
     
    nayajoeun, May 19, 2011
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  11. metalangel

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    I'm running with everything on high , except shadow 1920x1080 Cat 11.5 (760/1060) AVG:40fps but often it drops to 20-15. This game is not well optimized, just another crap port from console.
    Crysis 2 is running smoother and it have wayyyy better graphics =T
     
    metalangel, May 20, 2011
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  12. PhnX

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    They took 7 months to spit out a recycled ported piece of garbage that runs like crap on PC. Surprise surprise. With shadows off, the game is manageable, but looks more like Fable TLC. Another epic fail by Microsoft. If you're gonna brand something as "Games for Windows" at least make sure you optimize it. Good thing they had the decency to change the loading sign to say "please don't turn off your PC". I'm sure that took more coding than Molyneux' team could handle.

    /rant
     
    PhnX, May 20, 2011
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