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    Call of Duty 4 runs great on AMD X2 & HD 2600

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by X Wraith xX, Jan 4, 2008.

  1. X Wraith xX

    X Wraith xX Newbie

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    I just recently picked up this laptop (My sig gives model and specs.) and I must say im fairly impressed with its performance in games, especially Call of Duty 4. I can run with a mixture of settings on High/Med with shadows turned off and no AA @ atleast 30 frames a sec with the resolution being 1280x800. I was expecting this game to kill my laptop but like a champ she came out swinging. I am also using the Catalyst 7.12 drivers that I modded using the mobility Modder at driverheaven.net.

    Overall im super pleased with my investment, and it only cost me 800$ :)
     
    X Wraith xX, Jan 4, 2008
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  2. lolpie

    lolpie Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah I know how you feel...I have a C2D E4300 running at just 1.8GHz w/ 2GB RAM and an old 8500GT card and I can run COD4 at 1284x1028 with no lag on high detail
     
    lolpie, Jan 4, 2008
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  3. KidProdigy

    KidProdigy Notebook Consultant

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    that's a really nice budget laptop in my opinion and I'm glad you can play it. I'm really looking forward to playing the game myself, but I need a new laptop first hahah.
     
    KidProdigy, Jan 4, 2008
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  4. xxERIKxx

    xxERIKxx Notebook Deity

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    cod 4 is very well optimized.
     
    xxERIKxx, Jan 4, 2008
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  5. bunbuns

    bunbuns Notebook Consultant

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    I might be wrong, but isn`t the Call of Duty 4 engine basically a heavily modified Quake 3 Arena engine? I dunno its just the way the GUI works i reminds me of Quake 3 and the first Call of Duty was based on the Q3 Team Arena engine.
     
    bunbuns, Jan 4, 2008
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  6. sa_ill

    sa_ill Notebook Deity

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    $800!!!
    That a great deal you got man.......amazing!!!
     
    sa_ill, Jan 4, 2008
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  7. Burning Balls

    Burning Balls Notebook Evangelist

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    +1

    Call of Duty 4 is extremely well optimized. And the graphics are absolutely mind-blowing. IMO it's the game of the year. :D
     
    Burning Balls, Jan 4, 2008
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  8. X Wraith xX

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    Yea it was a good deal, Newegg had them on sale for 799.99$ in december and they recently raised the price back up to 1000$. It originally only came with 0ne gig of ram but I bought another gig of ram for 16$, everything with shipping came out to 835$. Infinity Ward is probably one of the best in the biz when it comes to optimizing their game engines.
     
    X Wraith xX, Jan 4, 2008
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  9. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    Impossible.
     
    masterchef341, Jan 4, 2008
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  10. sly

    sly m1530 owner!!!

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    the 2600 is similar to the 8600gt so it is a very good card ad in most cases cheaper also
     
    sly, Jan 4, 2008
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  11. Arquis

    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    Yeah CoD4 runs really well and can be scaled well. Everything maxed on a high resolution gives me about 45 FPS in smaller areas, and 20-25 in large open areas with random fog and stuff floating in the air. However I have noticed that the multiplayer works even better. Sure there are little graphical hits the game takes to be played online, but everything turned up gives me 30-60 fps in multiplayer at all times. And $800 is a great buy!
     
    Arquis, Jan 4, 2008
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  12. mjfrozenchips

    mjfrozenchips Notebook Consultant

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    Yawp, I have the F3KA-A1 AMD X2 Turion TL-60 2.0 HD2600 2gigs ram , This rig smokes any games, COD4 at 50-60 frames 45 stable. all on extra High.
     
    mjfrozenchips, Jan 4, 2008
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  13. Mimino

    Mimino Notebook Communist

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    yeah right...
     
    Mimino, Jan 4, 2008
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  14. HavoK

    HavoK Registered User

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    You are about as wrong as could be possible!
     
    HavoK, Jan 4, 2008
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