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    unreal 3 will not run decently

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by karljv, Jan 24, 2008.

  1. karljv

    karljv Newbie

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    2 GB RAM
    C2D T7500
    8400GS (163.44 ForceWare)

    Unreal tournament 3 will just not run good... I thought maybe it was because of my graphix card, but gamespot showed that a x1300 could run it maxed at 15 FPS (reso 1600*1200)... I run it at 1024*768 all low or off and i get worse performance...

    Any ideas??
    tnx...
     
    karljv, Jan 24, 2008
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  2. furbiesmustdie

    furbiesmustdie Newbie

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    upgrades time! the g2s runs ut3 on full settings without any lag. i highly recommend it.
     
    furbiesmustdie, Jan 24, 2008
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  3. Tommo53

    Tommo53 Notebook Guru

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    No need for an upgrade, your machine is fine. Have u updated your UT3?
     
    Tommo53, Jan 24, 2008
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  4. ifti

    ifti Undiscovered

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    runs nice and smooth with maxed out settings on my laptop. ;)
     
    ifti, Jan 24, 2008
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  5. Samuel613

    Samuel613 Notebook Evangelist

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    I assume you're using a laptop - try going back to Dell's stock drivers - I've had a few Lv2Go releases give me worse performance and.or artifacts on my 8400M GS, where Dell's 156.69 were perfect.
     
    Samuel613, Jan 24, 2008
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  6. mia4l

    mia4l Notebook Evangelist

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    also runs smooth on my laptop. check out specs in my sig
     
    mia4l, Jan 24, 2008
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  7. Widge

    Widge Notebook Consultant

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    mia4l: I'm getting a m1530 thats not far off your spec, what res are you running at and what settings/speeds are you getting from UT3?
     
    Widge, Jan 24, 2008
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  8. hypdotspec

    hypdotspec Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a T5470 (1.6ghz) and 2gb of ram with a Geforce 8400m gs 128mb and I can pull of off about 30fps with all details on "2" on 1024x768 on the DEMO.

    I imagine that the full retail version plays alot smoother, but since I'm poor, I'm not willing to save up for it - especially since I still have UT2004 to play around with :)
     
    hypdotspec, Jan 24, 2008
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  9. judgedee

    judgedee Notebook Consultant

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    why are people with the m1530 chiming in? obviously if you have a better laptop you can run it better.
     
    judgedee, Jan 24, 2008
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  10. agoal

    agoal Notebook Enthusiast

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    wait so will ut3 run "decently" on an m1330?
     
    agoal, Jan 24, 2008
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  11. hypdotspec

    hypdotspec Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a Vostro 1400 with a 128mb Geforce 8400m GS 128mb - the exact same card found in the M1330.

    I can run the DEMO - with its unoptimized code - at a solid 30fps with a windowed 1024x768 resolution and graphics settings to "2". It's playable and rather smooth. I can imagine that the retail version with its patches would run even better.

    So long story short, you can/will be able to play UT3 decently on the m1330.

    However, I still feel that ut2004 is superior, but I'm also biased. :p
     
    hypdotspec, Jan 24, 2008
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