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

My Specs:

Toshiba Satellite Pro A200
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.67 GHZ T5450 (equals 2.4 GHZ single core)
2 GB DDR2 RAM
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 256MB(DDR2)(Dedicated) & 1024MB(Shared)
Windows Vista 32 bit
Screen 15.4 " @ 1280*800


I can run these games fluently (mid-high @1280*800) :-D
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Dragon Age: Origins
FIFA Soccer 10
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Grand Theft Auto IV ( low-mid settings :-( )
Resident Evil 5
Street Fighter IV
Need for Speed: Undercover
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
Fallout 3
Left 4 Dead
Assassin's Creed
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Crysis Warhead
Crysis
Mass Effect
BioShock
Far Cry 2
Prince of Persia (2008)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Borderlands
Hearts of Iron III
Dawn of Discovery
Prototype

 

Can I run virtua tennis 2009 ?

Dell Inspiron 1545
Core2Duo t6500
Intel GMA 4500 MHD
3 GB Ram

Thanks in advance

 

Looking at a new laptop. The HP dm3z with the Turion 625 and Radeon 4330. With 4 GB of memory, one of the 7200 rpm hard drives, and its 1280x800 resolution, will this laptop be able to run Aion on lowest settings? What about older games like Europa Universalis 3 or Company of Heroes?

 

How will my laptop handle Far Cry 2 at 1280 x 800? I'll be upgrading to 4GB RAM before playing it.

 

Is that laptop new? If so post in the "what notebook should i buy" section... If not, it may be time to upgrade.

The CPU is the real bottleneck here, the 2600 barely passes. You will not get mid-high @ 1280*800 in all of those games. Street Fighter 4 is the only one I see mid/high. The rest low, or low/med.

Google the minimum system requirements. My guess would be 800x600 all low if it passes the developers minimum.

Aion all low? Yes.
Europa and Company of Heroes should run fine at at least medium. Coh (medium/low).

Turn the shadows, shaders and geometric effects down and it should be able to push medium.

 

P7550 2..26gh, 3mb cash
4GB RAM DDR3
ATI 4650 1GB DRR3
15.6" 1366x768
HD 500gb 7200 RPM

i wonder how i could run:

Batman AA (Maxed settings ???)
FEAR 2
Crysis
Red Alert 3

 

P T4300
3 GB DDR2@800
Ati 4570 512mb DDR3
320 gb 5400 RPM HDD
15.6" 1366x768
Win 7 Professional 32bit

How would :

Titan Quest
Assassin's Creed 1
Gears of War 1
Oblivion

Run at native resolution?

 

sony vaio laptop cw16fg
c2d p8700 processor
gt 230m 512mb dedicated vram
4g ddr3

acer aspire 5935g
c2d p8700 processor
gt 240m 1g dedicated vram
4g ddr3

can these 2 comps overkill left 4 dead 2 at highest setting?

 

Manufacturer: Alienware
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Hard Drive: 490 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9400
Monitor:
Sound Card: Speakers / Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Speakers/Headphones:
Keyboard: USB Root Hub
Mouse: USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600)
Motherboard:
Computer Case:

I need help, I'm new to the whole Alienware scene... and frankly the PC gaming scene too.
I really want to buy Crysis but I need to know... Is it worth my money and will it run well on my setup ?
I downloaded Crysis Warhead (just to try it) and it ran like crap, I had to turn EVERYTHING down and then it just looked like crap.
I will admit I'm a noob and I don't really know where to look for my video drivers and such.
But i've seen tons of videos on YouTube of people running this game beautifully (obviously with better specs but still).
Please give me a hand, thanks.

And you can add me on MSN if you want.
-Alex

 

I may be wrong, but I don't think a 9400 is going to get you anywhere with Crysis.

 

i have found a great dektop with 8 gb ram geforce gt 220 card and quad 2.66ghz

 

Well that's no good... Regardless if I didn't up the video card, Alienware claims to be the highest end gaming system.
In my email from ordering the laptop it says I have
1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M

But when I ran "test my rig" on xfire.com it says
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9400

...Are these the same... Damn I'm a noob

 

The 260 is in a totally different league than the 9400! If you paid for a 260 I would send the laptop back.

 

1) Try updating drivers before you run screaming at AW.
2) Xfire could just be confused.
3) Try downloading HW Monitor to see what GPU it states.

The 9400M isn't even available with the M15X, only M17X.

He didn't state which model he was using. Would have to assume he's using the M17X.

 

Dear friend, I ran all the games in mid to high settings except Crysis & GTA IV... ;-)... Believe me or not its upto u...I m gonna buy a new laptop soon.. until then I am happy with my HD2600 at the moment.. ;-)

 

You're on the wrong forum then if you've got that sort of hardware. On second thought, if the accuracy of your description is akin to your spelling then there's little point in further posts.

 

dirt 2 on what settings?

hp dv5t
p8400 2.26 ghz
3 GB ddr2
9600m gt ddr2
wxga display
3dmark 06 = 5505

 

Did you buy the M17X or M15X?

If it was the M17X you bought, you might have to switch to non-integrated graphics. The M17X comes with BOTH the 9400M and GTX 260M.

 

wad setting should i set if i wana play COD2 and farcry2?
thanks very much.

Dell Studio 1557
Intel® Core™ i7-720QM processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L3Cache)
4GB (2GBx2) 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
15.6 " Full HD(1080p)WLED (1920 x 1080)Display with TrueLife™

 

You're the man dtwn.
After doing some updates (Mainly just Windows 7 updates) It seems like I do have both.
A little weird that it didn't show both until after I did the updates.
But all seems well now, I just downloaded Crysis from steam so when I get home from work in a couple hours I'm gonna give it a shot.
How do you think it will run ?
Thanks guys !

*EDIT* Oh, and I've got the M17X... Damn thing is beautiful

 

CoD2 high-max you should even be able to play MW2 on high settings with that rig.

Far Cry 2 - should be fine at least on med settings

 

Cool. Have fun with your new toy. Sometimes you just need to update the drivers to see what turns up.

I had thought it was the M15X at first, then realized 9400M + GTX260M = M17X.

 

Hey, I've decided to go with different computer that I found for about $200 less than the last one that I was looking at... I believe that it is better, but I would like to know what the difference between the "2.4GHz AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87 Dual-Core" and the "2.2 GHz Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6600" is. I know the AMD has +.2GHz, but is the Intel still better? I dunno, I've heard people talk crap about both of them. :/ The new specs are:
2.4GHz AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87 Dual-Core
L2: 2MB Cache
6GB memory
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 (M96) with 1024MB dedicated'
500GB, 5400rpm hard drive
Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit)
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so yeah... L4D2? TF2? HL2? Pretty much anything else made by Valve...

 

oryt, mine is the following specs,
Dell Studio 1557
Intel® Core™ i7-720QM processor (1.6GHz, 6MB Cache)
4GB (2GBx2) 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
15.6 " Full HD(1080p)WLED (1920 x 1080)Display with TrueLife™

and another laptop is sony CW series(recent hit)
core 2 duo p8700 2.53
512MB nVidia GT 230M (which i heard is better ranked than HD 4570)
the rest same specs as dell studio 1557

so in this case , which laptop can run modern games better.
as in which aspect matters the most, processor or the graphic card.
i need more opinions and answers.
thanks very much.

 

Toshiba Satellite A500-026
Core2 Duo P8800 - 2.66GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 3MB L2 Cache
4GB DDR2 (2+2) 800MHz
GeForce GT230M
1366x768 Display
Win 7 64bit

I have a couple of questions:

What's the value of having DDR3 as opposed to DDR2 RAM?

How am I going to go running Assassin's Creed and Gears of War with that setup?

Thanks people.

 

Yessir.
I just wanted to say, this machine runs Crysis BEAUTIFULLY !
I know these laptops are high end, but considering I just stuck with the stock video card, I WAS BLOWN AWAY.
Thanks again man.

Check it out, I even got it running on the 52"

 

The two processors are basically the same in terms of speed. You can probably clock the AMD higher, and the ZM-87 isn't bad. You can definitely run everything from Valve on high.

I'm not sure what the comparison between the i7 and the p8700 is, but yes the GT230 is better than the 4570. If you're going to game, I'd suggest the second laptop

There's not a huge noticeable difference in DDR2 vs DDR3 ram. IF this was graphics cards, then that's a whole different story, but it is not. You will be able to run both of those fine. Probably mostly high, with some settings at medium.

 

HP DV6 Pavilion 1311TX

processor: Intel c2d P8700 2.53 ghz, 3mb l2 cache, 1066 MHz fsb

ATI Mobility radeon HD4650W 1 GB

Windows 7 home premium OS.

Games: Fallout 3, MW2, GTA 4, Crysis, Rainbow Six Vegas, Vegas 2

 

Hi!
my specs are as follows:
Model: LG R410-K.AP18E
CPU: Intel core 2 duo P8600 2.4 GHz, 3M of L2 cache
GPU: Nvidia Geforce 9300M GS: 256MB dedicated RAM, 1263MB Shared system RAM
RAM: 4G DDR2 800 MHz (since using 32bit windows 7 then only 3 are used, and 1 directed to the GPU): 2X 2G RAM DDR2 400 MHz
Display: LG W2261V 1920X1080 native res.

Can I run "Assassin's Creed 2"? and with what settings?

Thanks in advance!

 

i used to have this fujitsu L1010 and the specs all same as you except for ram card is 4G ddr3 1003mhz which doesnt make any difference also.
yet i played left 4 dead poorly. so wad do you think about assasin creed 2?

 

Well, I checked on systemrequirementslab.com, and it says my machine passes recommended (not minimum) specs for "left 4 dead", "left 4 dead goty" and "left 4 dead 2"...
however, they don't have assassin's creed 2 on their games list so I can't check it there!

 

Can someone please give me an idea or list of all the things that you can change in a game, like settings and all that business to get a good flowing frame rate? How do you go about changing them all?
Sorry people, I'm trying to get into computer gaming rather than consoles, so I haven't got much of an idea with all this stuff.

Thanks!

 

Go into options/settings, then click video options/settings. You have to check yourself for the best framerate/settings combination.

shaylh, you can't check Assassin's Creed 2 because it's not out yet. But in all likelihood, you might be able to squeeze through with the low/med settings (mostly low) on a low resolution. Hope this helps

 

need for speed shift .. can i run it ?

intel core2due t8100 2.1
8600m gs
2 gb ram
screen 1440*900
fujitsu siemens xi2528

 

Of course you can, on medium resolutiona and reasonable settings.

Maybe you will have to put down some of graphic settings during the game, dependable of how the game acts with default ones, due to average graphic card for this kind of game.

 

Borderlands?

Dell XPS M1530
Windows 7 64-bit
2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core
4GB RAM
350 GB Hard Drive
Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT

Thanks!

 

chill dude:
here are the system reqs for borderlands
CPU
Minimum: Pentium 4, Athlon XP or better


CPU Speed
Minimum: 2.4 GHz or equivalent processor

RAM
Minimum: 1 GB (2 GB for Vista)

OS
Minimum: Windows XP, Vista, 7


Video Card
Minimum: 256 MB Video Card (NVIDIA GeForce 7 series or better / ATI Radeon HD 2400 series [R600] or better)

so...u are more than safe. and there is one more thing...don't go about listening to what people say about your gfx. play n find out. an ati radeon 3000 or 4000 series card will run most games just fine...unless you are one of those who suffers a heart attack if the fps drops by a tiny winy bit

so..chill out...thats one hell of a machine you've got there. my first laptop was the same. got it replaced after 6 months by a sxps 16....had the complete cover warranty

 

Can I run Spore on my new computer?
Sorry, I'd use system requirements slab, but I dont have the computer yet..

anyways:

AMD Athlon™ 1.6GHz
3GB DDR2 RAM
ATI Radeon HD 3200 (500 MHz, 512 MB)
Windows 7

Thanks.

 

Can my Asus UL80Vt run GTA 4?

Intel Core2 Duo Processor su7300 1.3 GHz (OC to 1.73 GHz)
NVIDIA GeForce G 210M 512MB graphic card
4gb ram

Can I run it at it's native res of 1366x768 at low settings with at least 30 fps?

Thanks.

 

I think the CPU might choke, keel over, and die.

 

Can my notebook run Empire: Total War?

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.10GHz
3GB of RAM
ATI Mobility Radeon X2300
Windows Vista

Thanks!

 

Here's one for you
Shattered Horizon

Intel Core2Quad Q9000 2.0GHz 6mbL2 Cache
4GB Ram DDR3 1066
GeForce 240M GT 1GB DDR3
Win7 x64

Tough cookie...
Dunno if I should buy it or not

 

P7550 2.26gh, 3mb cash
4GB RAM DDR3
ATI 4650 1GB DRR3
15.6" 1366x768
HD 500gb 7200 RPM

i wonder how i could run:

Batman AA (Maxed settings ???)
Left 4 Dead
Crysis
Red Alert 3

Waiting for ur reply

 

I would say batman, l4d and ra3 will run maxed out and crysis will be playable @ high settings except for the shaders which u might consider on lowering to medium. Still good rig for mobile pc games

 

my desktop PC is 2.4 GHz quad core with 8800 GTS with 2gb of ram, and it is playable at lowest settings, but there are points where aim feels laggy (yes vertical sync is off), so I don't really think your specs are enough to handle the game. Give me your email address and I can send you a gift pass on Steam that will let you test it.

 

Not even close

maybe on all low settings including resoultion your CPU is far too weak and your GPU is pretty weak to run GTAIV on those settings

 

dv8t quad edition
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
• 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
• 18.4" diagonal High Definition HP Ultra BrightView Infinity Display (1920x1080p)

Processor set to turbo gets up to 2.8Ghz.

Can i run and on what setting can i run them on?

COD:MW2
GTA4
Batman Arkham Asylum
L4D1+2
Crysis
Bioshock
Assasins Creed 1+2
The Lord of the Rings Online
Aion


Thanks,
Angbad

 

I've decided to get the Sony Vaio FW590 CTO.
Intel Core Duo 2 T9600 2.83 ghz 6 MB cache
7200 hd 500 GB
ATI Radeon 4650 1 GB
4 mb ddr2 ram

basically, I just want confirmation that Crysis and Stalker will still be enjoyable experience
thanks in advance!

 

I can max out everything on MW2 and Fallout 3, the other games require way less.
So yeah youre gonna love your new laptop!!

Btw people, if you want a reliable piece of advice go to CAN YOU RUN IT? . That comes very handy, really usefull.

 

yea but can you run it doesn't always have all the reqs i need not to mention the fact that most have only the minimum requirements and don't display the recommended ones. Just tried out ccc vers 2.21 for crysis (level 5) and it's great. For those who wanna run crysis/crysis warhead and aren't confident in their machines just google ccc (v 2.21 is the best i think), it's a mod that optimizes crysis and crysis warhead for lower end pcs and enhances effects with custom graphical shaders (like time of day enhancement)
link http://www.incrysis.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=23117