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    128MB nVidia® GeForce® 8400M GS GPU (XPS M1330) and games like SimCity or Civ 2?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by deadstone2706, Aug 21, 2008.

  1. deadstone2706

    deadstone2706 Notebook Geek

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    Hi,

    Is the 128MB nVidia® GeForce® 8400M GS GPU OK to play games like SIMS, SimCity, Civ 2, Civ 4, Age of Empires, Rise of Empires.

    Also, on WIndows Vista with that card, will I be able to use the second screen for watching videos on my tv (I currently do that from my 9400)?

    Thanks for your help
    Philip
     
    deadstone2706, Aug 21, 2008
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    jonhapimp Notebook Virtuoso

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    that card can play all those games probably on max
     
    jonhapimp, Aug 21, 2008
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    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    yep.. those arent GPU or CPU taxing games....
     
    paper_wastage, Aug 21, 2008
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    Riton Notebook Consultant

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    civ2?
    man that takes me back :)
    how about trying the newer civs! see how those run!
     
    Riton, Aug 22, 2008
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    deadstone2706 Notebook Geek

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    Civ2 is the one... I've tried Civ 4 but it just seems too different :)

    Will I be able to use a second screen on that processor to watch video (using Slingbox/Sling Player) on my tv?

    thanks
    Philip
     
    deadstone2706, Aug 22, 2008
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    deadstone2706 Notebook Geek

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    ok, what about WOW or something like that?

    thanks for your help
    Philip
     
    deadstone2706, Aug 22, 2008
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  7. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    u can play WoW on a integrated graphics card....

    @deadstone2706

    it depends.. does slingbox require much processing power?

    i've tried running my PCI Analog TV Tuner on Media Center(background) with CS:S running, a little choppy sometimes, but fine

    (CS:S > WoW in terms of requiring GPU power)
     
    paper_wastage, Aug 22, 2008
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    Hi guys I have a question about the laptop I have ordered. It has a 1.83GHz processor, 3GB of Ram, and it has the 8400M GS graphics card which is the topic of this thread.

    I am wondering, will the card run Rome Total War? That is the only game I have any interest in playing on the laptop. If anyone can help then that would be great!!
     
    Beans Master, Aug 22, 2008
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    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    definitely.... the 8400 card is a low-medium graphics card... definitely can play any modern games... though might have to tone down the eye candy a bit..
     
    paper_wastage, Aug 22, 2008
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    Ohh Paper Wastage that was aimed at me lol! I have been getting conflicting opinions everywhere. Some people say the card is sh*t, then I see videos on youtube of people playing Crysis!

    I am so confused about it... Do you think the battles on Rome would be fine as well?

    Thanks for getting back to me.
     
    Beans Master, Aug 22, 2008
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