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    How will my 1520 play games

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Divert, Jul 24, 2007.

  1. Divert

    Divert Notebook Geek

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    I was wondering how my system (listed in sig.) will play games such as The Sims 2 and Starcraft II (when it comes out) as well as other main stream games?
     
    Divert, Jul 24, 2007
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  2. Gloomster

    Gloomster Notebook Consultant

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    In my estimitationing, it will play Starcraft II at 183.2 FPS at maxed out details, 195 on minimum details.
     
    Gloomster, Jul 24, 2007
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    Benutzername Notebook Enthusiast

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    no wai at least 183.3 fps, rest be confirmed
     
    Benutzername, Jul 24, 2007
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    If I had mine, I'd help you. Sadly, I ordered blue though, so I'll have to wait. Your black willl probably arrive sooner than mine.
     
    Jdban, Jul 24, 2007
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    why are the black 1520s coming in so early!
     
    farelli09, Jul 24, 2007
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    Blizzard games tend to be fully scalable so the 1520 can play SC2 fine. Though it won't be out for a while, the 8600GT should play low-medium in games that are released a year from now.
     
    coriolis, Jul 24, 2007
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  7. Divert

    Divert Notebook Geek

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    Has anyone played The Sims 2 on their inspiron (with similar specs to mine)? I'm hoping ill be able to play it without any lag.
     
    Divert, Jul 24, 2007
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    Should have gotten the 7200 RPM HD if you wanted to game ;)
     
    Nathan0490, Jul 24, 2007
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  9. Divert

    Divert Notebook Geek

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    I wont be using this laptop for gaming mainly, just for a few in my spare time.
     
    Divert, Jul 24, 2007
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  10. theTORCH

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    the 1520 should be more than capable of playing either of those games on max settings even w/o the 7200 RPM HD

    Congrats on getting your Inspiron. Just ordered mine today!
     
    theTORCH, Jul 24, 2007
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  11. DoubleBlack

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    Sims 2 will play fine, you don't even need dedicated graphics for Sims 2...
     
    DoubleBlack, Jul 24, 2007
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    Preliminary stuff shows complex future games like Crysis run really well on the 8600+ cards, so I think you'll be set for a while.
     
    thegsrguy, Jul 24, 2007
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