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    ATI 4200HD. What it does for me!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Chelsea NW, Feb 28, 2010.

  1. Chelsea NW

    Chelsea NW Newbie

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    Hi all,

    Been checking out this forum for a while. All good. Picked up some very useful tips from this community. Cheers.

    Anyway with intro complete, I thought I’d add my current advised comments for your perusal.

    I’m new to the laptop scene, always been a desktop sort of guy! But I’m thoroughly enjoying the “freedom” afforded by these super little machines. Anyway, noted some interest in the ATI HD4200 IGP on my forum travels and what they can do regarding gaming. I have one of these in my machine and I have to say I’m rather impressed with it’s performance. So I thought I’d pop down a few games that I’ve had success with in the hope it may help people considering this budget integrated card for future purchase. Btw, I’m running Win7 64bit with 3gb memory.

    CnC Generals and ZH
    Red Alert 3
    Act of War Gold Edition
    Dawn of War 1
    Tiberium Wars
    Warcraft 3... Yep, you got it. I like RTS games!
    Doom 3
    Quake 4
    Far Cry 1 and 2
    Modern Warfare 1
    Flatout 1 and 2. A brilliant 60fps at 800x640. Very impressed!
    Sega Rally.

    Not an exhaustive list, but should offer some indication of what this IGP can do. Hope this post
    is helpful for some. Enjoy.
     
    Chelsea NW, Feb 28, 2010
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  2. melthd

    melthd Notebook Evangelist

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    yeah! i love RTS games too!! could you post the settings used for the games? i might want to get a powerful IGP lappy in the future :) and rely on a desktop.
     
    melthd, Feb 28, 2010
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  3. Chelsea NW

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    RA3 I have most of the settings low at, I think, 800x640 res. Still looks sweet and plays very smoothly. Generals, ZH and Warcraft 3 I play at 1024 x 768 on medium settings. Again sweet as the proverbial! I could probably up these settings but I'm quite happy with these visuals and more importantly speed of play. Cracking budget card, really has surprised me.
     
    Chelsea NW, Feb 28, 2010
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    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    from what i know , a laptop with G310M would be better... but quite impressive... but for me anything less than 1024X768 doesn't look good for me...
     
    sean473, Feb 28, 2010
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  5. Changturkey

    Changturkey Notebook Evangelist

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    Will this thing run SC2?
     
    Changturkey, Feb 28, 2010
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    ronnieb Representing the Canucks

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    WC3 u can run on a intel 4500 full settings full custom resolution
     
    ronnieb, Feb 28, 2010
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    Melody How's It Made Addict

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    WC3 runs on a GMA950 at 1280*800 at most max settings >_>
     
    Melody, Feb 28, 2010
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    im sure you can rrun ages of empires 3.
     
    tvdang7, Feb 28, 2010
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  9. Chelsea NW

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    Indeed it does! Excellent game it is too..
     
    Chelsea NW, Feb 28, 2010
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    what about settings for Tiberium Wars? i loved that game, but this crap 4500MHD won't play it nicely.
     
    melthd, Feb 28, 2010
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    Similar story to Generals and the like. 1024 x 768 res and settings mainly low/medium. Smooth gameplay, graphics look good. Or put another way, eminently playable!
     
    Chelsea NW, Mar 1, 2010
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    Update here for any potential 4200 fans! I'm sure there are many!! :rolleyes:

    PGA Tour 2008: Runs very well. Fast and fluid. Not sure of the res or detail as it was the demo version and the settings option was unavailable.

    Pro Evo 09: 1024x768. Again plays nicely.

    Football Manager 10: Ditto...

    FIFA Manager 08..

    Tomb Raider...Forgot which one, certainly one of the recent incarnations but it was not Underworld. Again ran fine at 1024.

    Btw, the reason for this thread is the fact that before I bought this laptop I sourced appropriate forums for info about different cpu/gfx specs to aid my purchase. A thread on this subject would have been very beneficial in this research. Hence, I hope this may be of benefit to others who are in the market for a budget laptop solution, who [like I was], are not quite sure what a particular system can achieve gaming wise.
     
    Chelsea NW, Mar 2, 2010
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