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    the w3v with battlefield 2?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by orijin, Oct 18, 2005.

  1. orijin

    orijin Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    i was thinking about buying battlefield 2 after trying it out.. it seem to be quite fun anybody know how well the w3v can handle battlefield 2 at the screen's native resolution?
     
    orijin, Oct 18, 2005
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  2. madmike23

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    Not too good, but ok. It'll play "ok" at medium type levels, anything higher then it'll be really choppy. But with an X700 on the Z70VA, it's no problem.
     
    madmike23, Oct 18, 2005
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  3. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    But remember, what other laptop(Besides the 2-3 others) can play BF2 on a 14"?

    Shouldn't expect TOO much ;)
     
    coriolis, Oct 18, 2005
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  4. lmychajluk

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    I'll let you know this weekend (hoping my w3v shows by then)! Then again, I may be busy playing AOE3....
     
    lmychajluk, Oct 18, 2005
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  5. flaxx

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    ahh, when does aoe3 come out anyway? i can't wait...
     
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  6. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    November 20 in Canada

    :)
     
    coriolis, Oct 18, 2005
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  7. lmychajluk

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    I think it's out today in the US.
     
    lmychajluk, Oct 18, 2005
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  8. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yeap, 18th for US, 20th for Canada.

    It's then, like end of Nov for rest of world :eek:
     
    coriolis, Oct 18, 2005
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  9. madmike23

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    Quake 4 is out. :eek:
     
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    Doom 4? Or Quake 4 based off a modified Doom 3 engine?
     
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  11. Dec1mal

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    The W3V is what I've been saving for for about a month now, and I got just over £800, I was wondering (on this topic subject) if anyone knows of a similar laptop to the W3V that powers a bit more punch for gaming. I want a future-proof laptop that won't just be useless when the next gaming generation (probably "High definition direct x" or something else like that) comes out.
     
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  12. madmike23

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    Whoops. let me change that. Hee, hee... :p
     
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  13. coriolis

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    Aren't many other choices, Toshiba M4, Chembook 2030, LG LW40...

    The SONY BX 14" with the x700 should be interesting but its not out yet, not here anyways
     
    coriolis, Oct 18, 2005
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  14. Charles P. Jefferies

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    You might have a bit of trouble running it on a 64MB card...the reqs state 128MB required. Just keep the textures and the res down and you'll do fine I believe.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Oct 18, 2005
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    I have been looking at this situation before I settled on asus. I was first looking for a gaming laptop with 14 inch screen before going for 15.4. There are a couple with 64mb x700's then a few more with x600's. Theres more choice with 15.4 inch with x700 128 but still not that many.
     
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  16. flaxx

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    i've heard that the 64mb x700 are terrible because they have 64bit memory (vs. the 128mb x700 with 128bit memory).
     
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    bf2 plays fine for me on all medium settings and a few on high. this is at 1024 768 res
     
    Puckmstr10, Oct 18, 2005
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  18. orijin

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    yup just try it! i downloaded the game ;] to see how it works out seems to work pretty well with 1.5 gb of ram.
     
    orijin, Oct 19, 2005
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    more ram really helps this game, i have a gig and its way better than the stock 512
     
    Puckmstr10, Oct 19, 2005
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    Sorry to be off topic:
    Will this game work w/ this setup?
    Inspiron 9300
    Centrino M 1.73
    256 Nvidia 6800 go
    1 gig ram
    100 gig HD 5400 rpm

    A buddy of mine had the game and we tried loading it. It loaded fine but when it came to playing it just stalled. Any help would be great, thanks.
     
    hizd4life, Oct 19, 2005
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  21. madmike23

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    Yeah, it would work very well. More like Extremely well. If there was a lock up, then I would say there's something wrong with his system and not the game. I would only question the game if it was a pirated copy of it. :p
     
    madmike23, Oct 19, 2005
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  22. hizd4life

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    It was actually his copy that he had on his desktop. He thought that it wouldn't work and of course I said it would. Made a bet and made me look like a fool. It did seem like it was an optical drive prob. I switched the Samsung drive to a Sony. I will have to try and see if it works again. Thanks
     
    hizd4life, Oct 19, 2005
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