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But I can't run bad company 2 on that res on medium quality to take 30 fps or larger that.The SCC is similar to bfbc2.

 

Can anyone tell me what I'll be able to run (and what settings) on this laptop I'm looking to buy?

Sager 5125
Core i5 540
4GB RAM DDR3 1066
1920x1080 LCD
Nvidia GT330m

 

With 1080p and 330M you'll be around mid settings on most new games with a few demanding exceptions at low/lowest.

 

I could drop it down in res (the game) to get better results though right?

 

Yes, definitely. However, it's recommended to stay at native resolution since scaling is never perfect and you will see a noticeable difference in visual quality when forcing your screen to work at lower resolutions.

 

Hello, im wondering if my laptop could run starcraft 2. Thanks in advance

CPU: Celeron Dual-Core 1.90 GHz T3100
3.00 GB Ram
(i know that everything else is good enough so i will not bother to write anything else)

Thanks XD

 

What graphics card do you have?
The CPU will struggle, BTW.

 

So you mean that the processor will be able to run the game but in low settings and with alot of loading?

the graphic card is a Mobile Intel GMA 4500

 

Hey guys

Planning on getting a new laptop for uni

My current one gets ~6500 in 3dmark06 at 800p

I am looking at the acer 3810 with a mobility 5650 + i5 4xx/5xx or another 13-14" with same specs

Another option is a laptop with an nvidia 330m and i5

I would like to know how these will perform at 13xx x 768 with most recent games
I can play most games at high or med/high settings at native res, so I want to know how much better these are

Many thanks

 

1.

CPU: HP Pavilion DV7 Intel Core™ i5-430M quad-core processor, 2.26 GHz
GPU:1 GB (dedicated) ATI mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 switchable graphics
RAM:4 GB (shared) DDR3 SDRAM
Display:17.3-in. HD display with HP BrightView™ technology and LED backlight, 1600 x 900 (native)

2.CPU: Dell Studio XPS intel® Core™ i5-450M 2.4GHz (2.66GHz Turbo Mode, 3M Cache)
GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5730 – 1GB
RAM: 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 or i could get 6
Display: Edge-to-Edge FHD Widescreen 15.6 inch WLED LCD (1920x1080)

3. Samsung 17.3" Laptop featuring Intel Core i5 Processor 450M
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 1GB
Ram:4
Display:1600 x 900

4. OR a sony vaio with the same specs as the samsung, with only 512 mb of video memory



The only games i might play are Sims, Starcraft II and 1, and maybe some Call of duty games. I don't know much about laptops... and i was leaning towards an Hp or Dell... And if i should get a 15.4'' screen but the resolution
is dropped to 1600x768 i believe, does that matter? Sorry for all the questions i truly am confused and need guidance!

 

The Asus G73 and Sager NP8760 all are 17 inchers with much better screens(full HD) and pricetag off about 1400-1600.. they also have a much better 5870M GPU... which is better than the GTS360M...

it will be low-med at full HD res.. the GT330M is too weak.. consider Sager NP8690 at stock.. it will do high-ultra settings on all games at full HD res.

Nope.

the i5+5650 will be better.. 5650 can do 900p.

the dell will be best although 5730 isn't enough to play at full HD res.

 

With GMA 4500 - not a chance, sorry.

 

Dang it i realy wanted to play SCII
Well, at least now i know.

many thanks to Aikimoz and sean473 for taking the time to respond

btw, what games are there (if any) that would run on my laptop??? i'm interested in strategy games.
(dual core 1.90 GHz, 3 GB RAM, mobile intel GMA 4500)

 

Hi, i know my G73 can handle pretty much everything i throw at it, however, i plan on letting friends use my old N50, easier to bring a notebook at lans than carry a desktop...

I was wondering how much i can expect of SC II and L4D2. I didn't really test the N50 for games.

I should mention that the 9650GT in it has DDR2 and the res is 1440x900, see sig for the rest of the specs.

 

You can play older (prior 2005) strategy games on low/medium.
Total War and other newer demanding games won't work as far as I know.

SC|| should run ok (at least on low/medium), L4D2 should run on high+ settings.

 

I've seen C&C3 run on the lowest settings on a GMA950 and i ran it on my toshiba M40 so you should be able to run it at low settings on yours.

 

I would definitely go with option #2. The 5730 is more or less an overlocked 5650 which will come in really handy when you're playing SC2.

 

Took a while to get back to looking this up but at what settings would SC2 run at 1280x800 resolution and could i run it at my native 1600x900 at medium? Specs in sig.

 

Well I went dv6z SE: AMD Phenom 2 x4 N930 2.0 ghz, 5650 1gb, and 4gb (any other information needed?) 15.6 in and therefore 13**x7** (forgot resolution too lol)

I'm aware I can play SC2 at medium (which frankly is good enough because medium is pretty) and I can even overclock it to 5730 standards (but is it good enough?).

What I would like to ask is if this setup can run a game like Dawn of War 2 + Expansions. I've seen videos of First Person Shooters and I'm appeased with that but how about this kind of genre? Does Dawn of War 2 even have a graphics option? Probably.

 

You'll be playing DoW2 at a mix of low/medium/high. I must warn you, that DoW2 can be much harder on the GPU and CPU than SC2. It does take full advantage of quad cores, so you're pretty set in that department.

I went ahead and took a screenshot of the gfx options:



The first thing to lower is the terrain detail. I gain over 10fps with it set to Low, and you can hardly tell the difference.

Then turn the AA off.

You'll want to turn off Soft Particles, and set Effects Density to Medium. Textures go down from Ultra to High, but leave Shader and Model maxed out.

Shadows get really ugly at anything other than High, so either leave it there, or you may want to turn them off completely.

 

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HOHOHOHOHOHO That's impressive stats! What are your specs might I ask? I'll probably end up switching everything to medium since textures not really a main focus of the game and I couldn't really care less if it means better Frames (I refer to another computer for game experience since this one hasn't arrived yet). Also from what I've read, since dv6z/t are stuck at 13**x7** resolution, would that mean that I would get better frames if I'm lower than the one shown in your settings?

 

Hey all, I was wondering if this laptop would run TF2 well at medium-high or high settings.

Asus UL80Vt-A1
1.3GHz Intel SU7300 Core 2 Duo Processor
4GB of DDR3 RAM, 2 slots, 8GB Max
320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
14" Widescreen HD LED LCD Display (1366 x 768), NVidia G210M Graphics with 512MB DDR3

A reviewer on Amazon said he ran TF2 on high settings but I am skeptical with the GPU and processor.

 

As far as I know, TF2 doesn't have graphic options besides resolution and such but it's a very low-tech game to play, I'm not sure of your processor but I'm able to play a laggy TF2 with integrated chipset family which is pretty horrible to play games with. I believe your GPU is perfectly suitable for TF2 and chances are, so is the Intel SU7300 Processor. Don't quote me for it but I believe you'll be fine with that.

 

Tf2 has just as many options as any other valve game.... You can play that on at-least Low for sure at native res... What I would do is make a shortcut for the game on your desktop then in the shortcuts properties add -dxlevel 80 to the end of the target line... then you can play it without worrying

 

What does adding "-dxlevel 80" do, exactly?

 

It reduces the DirectX level to 8, but that really shouldn't even be necessary. This game is from 2007. Even the GMA HD can play it on DX 9 with low to mid settings. With the 210M, native res and mostly high settings will be fine. I'm only guessing, however, but if it turns out that I'm wrong, you should try it, but only as a last resort.

 

How much better for gaming is a 5830 with a 1920x1080 display than a 5650 with a 1366x768 display? Both would have at least an i5-450m.

 

Thanks for the responses. Does anybody have any suggestions for a laptop around $800 that can run TF2 fine out of the box (as in, they know from experience)? Asus has some solid models but I've been looking all over the place lately and haven't found any brand that looks like a sure thing.

 

Hey guys,

lookin to buy a new laptop. which of these will be able to run Starcraft 2? which would u guys recommend?

1. Lenovo Ideapad U460
CPU: Intel Core i5-450M (2.40GHz 1066MHz 3MB)
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce 305M 512MB + Intel HD Graphics
RAM: 4GB PC3-8500 1066Mhz
Display: 14.0" HD LED Glare 1366x768

2. Asus UL30JT
CPU: Intel® Core™ i3 Processor 330UM
GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce® G 310M, with 1GB DDR3 VRAM
RAM: 4 GB of DDR3 1066MHz RAM
Display: 13.3" HD (1366x768) Color-Shine (Glare-type)

3. Asus U30Jc
CPU: Intel Core i3-370M Processor (2.4 GHz)
GPU: Nvidia G310M Graphics Engine with 512MB DDR3 VRAM
RAM: 4 GB of DDR3 1066MHz DRAM
Display: 13.3-Inch HD (1366x768) LED Display

thanks so much!!

 

Hello, im wondering at what settings i can run starcraft 2 and bf:bc 2. Thanks in advance

CPU:Intel Core i7-720QM 4x1,60GHz (Turbo 2.80GHz) 6MB cache
GPU:ATI HD5650 1GB GDDR3 dedikeret RAM (DirectX 11)
RAM:Kingston 4GB DDR3-1066 RAM DualChannel
Display: 1920x1080 native res

 

I was just wondering if you guys think the Nvidia 310m could run stuff like Civilization 4 and the new Telltale Monkey Island games? I've seen some pretty bad press on this particular card, but I don't need it to run the latest and greatest. Do you think I would be okay with this puppy if I keep my gaming to, like, pre-2006?

 

It should run pre-2006 games, just don't tease yourself and look at anything new for the next 5 years.

 

Hello, i'm wondering if this computer could run starcraft 2

CPU : Intel® Core™ 2 Duo with technology processor Centrino vPro P8700 – (2,53Hz , 1066MHz FSB, cache niveau 2 de 3Mo)
GPU : NVDIA® Quadro® NVS 150M 256 Mo
RAM : 4 GB DDR2 (800MHz)
Display : LCD-TFT (1280 X 800) 14.1"

 

And it won't run Civilization 5 too well, you have been warned.

 

Are you sure? I already have my U35jc and am a bit worried. The Civ5 site says anything above the 9800 series is recommended. Isn't the 310m better than the 9800? Also, based on their requirements, it looks like processor is more crucial.

CIVILIZATION V

 

The 5830 is on another league. I would say you can play most games at high with full hd screen. Check this if you want to make sure.

I would go for the Lenovo Ideapad y460 that could run most modern games at high. It is 850 with the coupon that is out right now. But, it only lasts until August 11th. Check NBR Lenovo coupons for the Y460 coupon.

I would suggest the Ideapad due to Starcraft being CPU dependent.

Low at Full HD, should turn the res down to 1366x768 or 1600x900 for med to high settings.

No, it can not sorry. You can check this to make sure.

 

310m better than 9800? Where on earth did you get that information? o_o

 

The 310m is more like the 9400m...

 

Really depends on what you're trying to play, and you'll probably have to tweak the vast majority of post-2005 titles to get them to run smoothly.

 

See, that's what I don't like about the G210/310m... They're serious overkill for watching HD content, but can't handle gaming very well either. So in essence, it's just a very specialized battery hog.

 

Depends on the game, really. The GPU at least puts some kind of gaming capability for newer games into cheaper/smaller machines. Better than being stuck with Intel HD graphics.

 

Hi im new on this forum and so far it has been very helpful. I have searched this thread before posting this question but didnt get any result so im sorry if this has already been answered.

Im using Lenovo G550 model 2958, and i want to play COD4 modern warfare, Halo 3 and few other similar games like this. My system specs are:

Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Dual Core T4500 @ 2.3GHz
4Gig Ram
Graphics: Mobile Interl(r) 4 Series Express Chipset Family (Apprx total memory: 1695 MB)

When i run systemrequirementslab test for COD4 Modern Warfare, it fails at Video Card. Although my system is ahead the required video ram, 3d, hardware T&L, pixel/vertex shader, but looks like it doesnt have a separate video card. Can i still play it? Should i give it a try atleast?

 

So the FFXIV recommended system requirements are these, do you think I can run it on my M15x? I was hoping on high at least...

* OS: Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit*
* CPU: Intel Core i7 2.66GHz or higher
* RAM: 4GB or more
* HDD/SDD: Installation: 15GB of free space; Download: 6GB of free space on the drive containing "My Documents"
* Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better with VRAM 768MB or more
* Sound Card: DirectSound compatible sound card (DirectX 9.0c or higher)
* Internet Connection: Broadband or better (always-on)
* Resolution: 1280x720 (32-bit) or higher
* DirectX: DirectX 9.0c
* Others: Mouse, Keyboard, Gamepad
* (On a 64-bit OS, the software will run via WOW64 - Windows 32-bit On Windows 64-bit )

 

I was wondering if this laptop would be able to do smooth 720p YouTube video and play the original Call of Duty and Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror, both of which have extremely low minimum requirements.

Toshiba Satellite T235-S1350
CPU: Intel® Pentium® Processor U5400
GPU: Mobile Intel® HD Graphics
RAM: 4GB DDR3 memory
Display: 1366 x 768

 

Can my laptop run Starcraft 2 at native resolution (1920x1080), specify settings playable (30-60 fps accepted)
VAIO F11
CPU: Intel Core i7-720QM
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M (Core/Shader overclocked 20% each) 1GB VRAM
RAM: 4 GB DDR3 1333Mhz
DirectX: 11, but only 10.1 Supported
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

 

Sorry you cant run cod 4 with integrated graphics (Intel HD Graphics). Should get a laptop with dedicated graphics with 512 ram or better. You could try though if you dont have to buy the game first.

Lol if that minimum is the desktop version of the 460 then you would not be able to play it at all... But even if it is the 460m mobile version you still cannot play it at all. This game either is the next Crysis or has messed up minimum specs.

Yeah your laptop would be able to handle both games and play 720p videos nicely.

Ummm. You could probably run it at low with native resolution, but if you want to run it at med to high settings I would suggest turning down your resolution to 1600x900 or 1366x768. And i can tell you, the difference between med and low is HUGE, but the difference between med and high is not that great. This video can prove it.

 

For those looking at cheapish machines, this HP is probably the best deal, right now.

AMD Quad-Core (2.0Ghz)
4GB RAM
Mobility 5650

Will run Source and SC2 fluently.

 

Those are the "recommended" specs, which are still insanely high, and I'm 99.9% sure they would quote desktop parts rather than mobile parts. Regardless those are some insane requirements.

 

Not insane at all, in 2010. The GTX 460 is a mid-range desktop GPU.

That's the recommended anyway. Ignore it, because the minimum is only:

Core 2 Duo
7900 GS

These are specs which anyone with a mid-range laptop from last year beat easily.

 

Can this laptop Newegg.com - MSI CR620-223US NoteBook Intel Core i3 350M(2.26GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD DVD Super Multi Intel HD run Football manager 2010 and the future FM's and world of conflict ?

CPU:Intel Core i3 350M(2.26GHz)
GPU:Intel HD GMA
RAM:4GB
Display:1366 x 768