**Can My Notebook Run It?** - Ask about your notebooks here

This might be helpful, says that AOE3 ran well, I'd also expect COD 2 and Far Cry to run well.

http://www.mobiletechreview.com/notebooks/HP-Mini-311.htm

COD 4 would probably run ok at a low resolution and low settings. Don´t think L4D 1 or 2 will work though, similar system here: http://hothardware.com/Articles/Acer-Aspire-Revo-SFF-NVIDIA-Ion-PC/?page=8 runs it at around 15fps. So 1 might be ok at a push.

 

You should be fine on high settings

Both of them will run fine maxed out

 

I'm thinking high is out for Crysis, unless you want to crank the resolution down. Med-High would probably be more likely at higher resolutions.

 

Just ordered Borderlands with the Black Friday sales going on. Question is whether my rig will play it medium-high. Pretty sure it will but still worth asking.

Sony Vaio CW
P7450
Nvidia 230m
4gig DDR3 ram
1366*768 resolution
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit

 

Yes your rig can play it med-high but you should be able to play it all high settings.

 

Hi, I have a Sony VAIO SZ4M/N my specs are in my sig, anyways, i usually play PS2 emulators(i dontknow if thats allowed to be discussed on this forum) with games like Kingdom Hearts mostly,i noticed that it was lagging half the time and the other half it was running smoothly so im not sure if this is due to my GPU or the emulator itself. I am purchasing a Sony Vaio CW soon with the following specs, if possible can someone point out if i will be able to play ps2 emulator on this lappy? Thanks
Sony Vaio CW
P8700 2.53GHZ
4GB DDR3
GT230M 512MB GDDR3 VRAM
Win 7 pro
1366x768 res.

 

Yes you will and it will be much better than your old lappy.

 

SONY VAIO FW51MF

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 2,53 GHz
GPU: ATi Radeon HD 4650
RAM: 6 GB
Display: 16,4 " / 1920 x 1080

CoD: MW2
Diablo 3

And also, what is the most demanding game right now? and how would this laptop handle it?

Ty in advance

 

CoD: MW2 should be fine on high-max settings but you might have to lower your res.
Diablo 3 on at least medium settings but don't take my words for it
The most demanding game out right now that i know of is Crysis and your laptop should be able to run it on med-high settings.

 

Thank you very much

 

Crysis wins for most demanding game right now? It's 2 years old. That's quite impressive or rather odd if after 2 hours, nothing has been able to top it. I mean, isn't hardware going to catch up with it within a year or so, allowing for high resolution, FSAA+AF, maxed settings?

 

Arma 2 is the most demanding game out.

In Arma 2? 1280*720, medium-low.

 

Wait i changed my mind. Shattered Horizon is the most demanding game out right now

 

Holy crap @ shattered horizon. I'm not surprised that it's developed by Futuremark, though.

 

I heard that its pretty bad though

 

Aren't most games that are primarily graphics benchmarks like that, though?

 

nah one of my favorite games are crysis.

 

Shattered Horizon is not a game

-It's a tech demo.

 

well if you read the first sentence of "about the game" on steam, it says Shattered Horizon is the highly anticipated first game from Futuremark Games Studio that immerses you in the cold reality of combat in space like no other game before.

 

lenovo y550
geForce GT240m 1mb
core2duo T6600 2.2ghz
4GB ddr3 ram
500GB hard drive 5400 rpm

Fallout 3
Oblivion
Mass Effect
Dragon Age

 

I have the 230m(which is underclocked atm) and can run all of those games except Dragons Age(do not have yet) on High settings with no problems so the 240m should have no problem.

 

Hi, Can my notebook run "Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway"

Specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T8100 2.10 GHz
3.00 GB RAM
ATI Mobility Radeon x2300 - 130MB
1280x800

Hoping for answers..

 

Sorry to tell you buy you might be able to run it on lowest settings. That gpu isnt suited for gaming

 

Processor
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8600 w/VT (2.4GHz, 3MB L2, 1066MHz FSB
Memory
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz, 2 DIMM
Hard Drive
320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with Free Fall Sensor
Hard Drive
Video Card
Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD

for empire total war specs minimum
OS - XP or Vista 32
Processor - Intel 2.4ghz or equivalent
RAM - 2GB (Vista) 1GB (XP)
GPU - 256MB Card, DirectX 9.0
HDD Space - 15GB

 

You might be able to run it on lowest settings. Intel 4500mhd is not for gaming! Try the demo though
http://store.steampowered.com/app/10620/

 

can i change my card?

and if i can what would be best and not to expensive?

 

Sorry, you can't upgrade laptop graphics cards, especially not integrated graphics cards. See this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=86864

 

can you change the cards?

and would a Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 4770 512MB be a good card if you can change cards and would it fit in a dell vostro 1520

 

You would have to take your notebook apart to see if the GPU is removable.
In most cases it's not.

 

No, please read the thread I linked. You cannot upgrade your laptop's GPU.

The HD 4770 is a desktop video card, so that would definitely not fit in, or be compatible with, a laptop. Although it is possible to upgrade a Vostro's dedicated GPU, you have an integrated GPU, and those can never be upgraded or replaced. They're one with the motherboard.

 

could i get someone to put in a new mother board??? and so your saying that the card and the motherboard are connected??

 

How should my notebook perform with the highest demading games out there?(GTA IV, Shattered Horizon(im not playing this, for gods sake but its cool to see how good it does), arma etc.)
I'd like to know how its performance compare to my current desktop, which is a Q6600 + 8800GT.

Thanks in advance
PS- the notebook is a G72GX with a Core2Duo P8700(2.53 but I plan ocing it to 2.9ghz), 6GB DDR2 and a GTX260m downclocked which I plan to oc to the default nvidia clocks.
I also wish I could play those games in its native res(1600x900), or at least in its "native state" (16:9)

 

Nope, sorry. Laptop motherboards are not upgradeable. Really the only things you can upgrade in a laptop are CPU, hard drive, RAM, and battery.

Correct. Integrated GPUs are integrated with the motherboard. Dedicated GPUs are not part of motherboard (ie they are manufactured separately), but they are most often soldered to the motherboard using proprietary connecitons and are not able to be replaced.

 

so no way to play empire?

 

I didn't say that. RTS games are often very CPU-dependent and you have a good CPU. Your GPU isn't great though, so you will have to run it on lower settings. It should play fine, you'll just have to run it at low settings.

The best way to find out is to try the demo: http://store.steampowered.com/app/10620/

 

ok thanks
good answers

 

No problem, we're here to help Unfortunately there isn't much you can do to improve gaming performance on a laptop once you've bought it.

 

um can you add a pci video card to help?

and what if i connected my laptop to my lcd tv?

 

No, there are no working commercial external GPU solutions at the moment.

Nothing would change really. You would just have to make sure you set your screen resolution to the resolution of your TV, otherwise everything will look distorted, blurry, or both.

 

ya but would i be able to increase graphics if i connected to my tv?

 

No, the TV is nothing but an external monitor. All it does is display the signal coming from your computer; your computer still does all the work. Unfortunately there is nothing you can do for your laptop to increase the GPUs power. Sorry, but that's the reality.

 

Too me it seems like it could run WoW on the highest settings, but I really would like some peoples opinions in general about this laptop.

» HP Pavilion dv9074ea Notebook PC
CPU:AMD Athlon 64 X2 1.6Ghz
GPU: Geforce Go 7600 256mg
RAM: 2gb
harddrive: 120gig

I really appreciate any opinions or help. Here is a link to the PC i am interested in here

 

Not at maximum, plus it'll struggle on a lot of newer games as the CPU is a bit slow. Also worth stating is that notebook and graphics are one of the ones that suffer from excessive overheating, usually leading to death pretty quickly.

 

can my lappy run Neverwinter Nights 2 and the Elder Scrolls Oblivion? specs are in sig. the requirements are almost the same as COD4, which i could run at 27-29fps.

 

That could run WoW - but definately not at Max Settings at it might be too weak for anything above 5-10 man events, since all of the effects going off in large raids tend to tax even the most powerful CPUs with all effects on.

Furthermore - with WoW Cataclysm coming sometime next year - the graphics update that'll effect should reduce the settings you can play at even more. With newer games you might have a hard time playing them - the graphics there are quite old and not that powerful and the CPU is probably on par with, or most likely weaker than today's CULVs - which can be taxed in CPU intensive game parts (smoke/fire effects in fps's // shadows + 40 people casting different spells in MMO raids // etc)

So in short - yes it will play WoW and a few current games, but no it probably won't play them with much eye-candy or very good resolution.

 

I would not expect that notebook to play WoW and newer games as good as you think it will.
My ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 that has similar preformance struggles in WoW when i go to Northrend, and when i go to that goblin place K2, it lags as hell.

If your on a tight budget try to get a cheap AMD Athlon II or Turion II with a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650.
Then you will at least play it on medium i think.

The desktop ATI HD 4770 combined with the AMD Phenom II 720 x3 handles WoW at all details maxed including shadows on 1366x768 and still maintain a staggering 85+ fps. xD

 

Neverwinter Nights 2 should run with a mixture of low/medium settings at a low resolution

Oblivion should run decently at medium settings depending on what resolution you use.

 

im shopping for a laptop so unsure of exact specs, but im trying to get a rough idea...

will the ATI Radeon HD 3200 be able to run left for dead 2 at a nice fps if im not trying to max anything?

 

I have similar specs to you except for the graphics card. I have an integrated GMA 950. I run wow on lowest settings and get between 15-20 and around 30 fps in towns. So as far as running wow you should be fine, but definitely not at max.

The CPU is whats really gonna restrict you for newer games.

 

so on the lowest setting is that the graphics