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

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by crash, Oct 6, 2009.

  1. mattmjb0188

    mattmjb0188 Notebook Deity

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    Thanks, how would Crysis run of the ATI Mobility RADEON 4670?
     
  2. I_Make_Chips

    I_Make_Chips Notebook Consultant

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    Depending on res either all medium or if its a low res medium/high
     
  3. raoul1985

    raoul1985 Newbie

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    how about crysis & crysis warhead, at what settings would it work easily or will be comfortably playable
     
  4. grbac

    grbac Notebook Deity

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    On your notebook? Just a bit below ultra.
     
  5. HollywoodLights

    HollywoodLights Notebook Consultant

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    CoD Modern Warfare 2?
     
  6. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    med-high native res.
     
  7. grbac

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    lvnatic Notebook Evangelist

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    interested in dirt 2
     
  9. hokage700

    hokage700 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi! I was wondering if my computer could handle "ultra high" settings on Flight Simulator X.

    Here are my specs:
    Intel Core i7 Q820 1.7 GHz
    4 GB DD3 1981 MHz RAM
    ATI Mobility Radeon 4570
    1920x1080 Full HD(Ddnt quite understand what Display ment :S)
     
  10. Terminal42

    Terminal42 Notebook Evangelist

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    dirt 2 just came out, specs in sig. >_>
     
  11. Cheeseman

    Cheeseman Eats alot of Cheese

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    Why would you even ask when you already know the answer? Someone who purchases an Alienware and configures it with those specifications sure as he*l knows enough about gaming requirements. None the less my system handles the game maxed at 1080p with average of 30-38 fps, so yours will kill it.
     
  12. Terminal42

    Terminal42 Notebook Evangelist

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    Lol I love responses like that even though they make me feel stupid :p
     
  13. Cheeseman

    Cheeseman Eats alot of Cheese

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    You'll be able to run games well at great settings for years to come, so money well spent. :)
     
  14. grbac

    grbac Notebook Deity

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    Native res, all high, AA off.

    No it can't, you'll have lags. read this... http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=5651185
    They already answered your post. No need for double posting.

    What's the point of asking those Q if there is currently no faster graphic card notebook system out there. And you already know that.
     
  15. laptopwner

    laptopwner Newbie

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    Can I run these games ? anyway from lowest-highest good? COD4 modern warfare, Age of empires three, battlefield two, fallout three.? I have intel GMA 4500 mhd, and 4 gigs ram and 320gig 5400 rpm HD along with intel core duo t6500 2.2 ghz.
     
  16. jntar

    jntar Notebook Guru

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    COD : NO
    Age of Emp : probably lower settings
    BF2 : yes but lower settings, and you will need to check for compatibility issues
    Fallout 3 : NO
     
  17. tetutato

    tetutato NBR Troll

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  18. Harleyquin07

    Harleyquin07 エミヤ

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    Depends on your definition of playable, even though the game actually ran doesn't mean all players can stomach the performance.
     
  19. jntar

    jntar Notebook Guru

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    Ramzii Notebook Evangelist

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    O, integraded GPU's should be condemned from this world.
     
  21. Koala1092

    Koala1092 Newbie

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    I'm pretty sure my Alienware M15x can run just about anything. The question I have is what settings can i expect to play Crysis, Crysis Warhead, and Falout 3 on?

    Alienware M15x
    Intel Core i7 720QM @ 1.6 Ghz, up to 2.8 Ghz in turbo mode
    512 MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M
    4 GB DDR3 RAM @ 1066 Mhz
    15.6-inch WideHD+ 1600x900 (900p) WLED Display
    250GB SATAII 7,200RPM Hard Drive
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
     
  22. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    crysis games on medium 1366*768, fallout 3 high native.
    should of ordered it with gtx 260m.
     
  23. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    gaming world? totally. otherwise it has its uses.
     
  24. Koala1092

    Koala1092 Newbie

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    Yeah i agree, i should have bought the 260. But I didn't really have the funds. I could always upgrade the GPU later down the road though.
     
  25. GrimmOne

    GrimmOne Newbie

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    I'm wondering if my laptop will be able to handle Team Fortress 2 and Left for Dead. Thanks!
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13 Ghz
    Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon 4650 HD
    4 GB of RAM
    1600x900 resolution
     
  26. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    high, native res for tf2, med-high native for l4d.
     
  27. SumKallMeTIM

    SumKallMeTIM Notebook Consultant

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    Just got GTA IV off Steam for $5. It won't be a few days till I can DL it cause of my ISP gigabyte limit, but was just wondering what kind of settings i can expect to run on it. i heard it was pretty rough, even with my setup....
    Thank you!
    :)

    btw I have my CPU OCed to 2.3ghz if that makes much difference....
     
  28. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    It will actually, the quad will help a fair bit compared to a dual core.

    I can't give you exact settings, but I imagine you should be able to run it decently at higher resolutions, especially with the 1GB cards.
     
  29. Terminal42

    Terminal42 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey its the dude with the awesome hair from the unboxing video :O

    I saw a benchmarking video of the game on the m17x, you should be able to get high at about 30 fps. Which is playable tbh
     
  30. zephyrus17

    zephyrus17 Notebook Deity

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    Laptop specs is in sig. Does it run Dragon Age: Origins decently in Vista Ultimate x64?

    For some reason "Can You Run It?" never works for me. I've enabled Java on my firefox (not sure about ActiveX) but it just says "Installing Component" forever
     
  31. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    high 1280*1024
     
  32. zephyrus17

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    My girlfriend got me the X360 version. I was wondering whether I should exchange it for the PC version? I've read that the PC version is more tactical and the UI is better. But is it worth it? Are there mods for it like Oblivion?

    EDIT: I think I'll get the PC one for sure. I got Can You Run It working, and it says I need a Quad Core CPU, but I think mine is sufficient. But the weirdest part is the GPU requirement. It says I need 512Mb Video Ram, but says I have 2.0Gb. What's going on?
     
  33. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    turbocache, don't worry about it. it would run fine.
     
  34. zephyrus17

    zephyrus17 Notebook Deity

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    But still in the high 1280*1024 region? In this case, is the CPU the limiting factor, then?
     
  35. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    no. your gpu is. t9300 is a good cpu.
     
  36. zephyrus17

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    So why isn't the GPU good enough when I have 2Gb of Video RAM?
     
  37. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    Video RAM is not the end all answer to the performance of a graphics card. Also, you don't have 2GB of dedicated VRAM. Possibly borrowed.

    Case in point, a 1GB ATI 3650 will get the snot beaten out of it by a 512MB 9800M GT. Or for the matter, a GDDR3 9600M GT will also beat the 1GB ATI 3650.

    Your FX570m is basically equivalent to a GDDR3 8600M GT, and is very much a mid-range card.

    It will choke to death on GTA4 at higher resolutions, but 1280 x 1024 should be fine.
     
  38. zephyrus17

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    I see. Thanks
     
  39. Ramzii

    Ramzii Notebook Evangelist

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    How about the 230M GT with 1GB memory? How does it compare to the desktop GPU's? Ive heard it about the same as a 9600? correct?
     
  40. Cheeseman

    Cheeseman Eats alot of Cheese

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    I believe the Geforce GT 230M was basically a relabeled Geforce 9600M GT, so in terms of a desktop GPU it should be near the level of the Geforce 9500 GT.
     
  41. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    it's equivalent to the gt220, which is slower than a 9600 gt.
    48sp 128bit gddr3 vs 64sp 256bit gddr3.
     
  42. Ramzii

    Ramzii Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks people, & that makes it sound so weak, its like taking my left nut. (50%) :( :eek:

    In practice .. tell me, what does sp actually do? I understand the bit part.
     
  43. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_processing
    short version, more=better.
     
  44. G-XtremE

    G-XtremE Notebook Guru

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    Anyone playing borderlands? how does it perform and how well do u reckon my 7738 will run it?
     
  45. jntar

    jntar Notebook Guru

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    I play just fine on 1440x900 with a computer from 2004...Youll be perfectly fine at high settings.
     
  46. aznguyen316

    aznguyen316 Rock Chalk Jayhawk

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    okay looking at possibly buying a used Sager 8662 here are main specs:

    2.8Ghz C2D P9700
    4GB DDR3
    nVidia 260m
    7200RPM
    WSXGA+ (16xx x1050)

    I really prefer native resolution, so the following games I am curious about settings.

    Modern Warfare 2
    Dragon Age Origins
    and Crysis on native and then possibly a step down to 1440x900 settings
    Finally, how "futureproof" is this laptop? Isn't this CPU near the highest available from now on? Possibly can upgrade the GPU down the road I'm guessing.
    Is the screen resolution for this 15.4" a bit much for the 260m if I'm wanting higher settings? B/c I wouldn't mind a 900p screen but this is what's available for the model. Anyway thanks for the input.

    *edit* basically found the answer to my questions thanks to this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=415786

    same configuration I'm looking at.. makes me happy. Hope I can snag this laptop now.
     
  47. KING19

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    Modern Warfare 2: Max settings
    Dragon Age Origins: Im not sure but my guess is maxed settings
    Crysis: If you want to run it on native resolution you have to turn down the settings a bit especally shaders

    That laptop is pretty future proof since its has a the powerful high end 260m and a good dual core CPU so you should be playing the latest games at maxed settings for a few years
     
  48. ICantFeelMyFace

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    At what settings can an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670 play the newer games at? Whould it be good to buy a laptop with that graphics card in it now?
     
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    Hey Guys, I was wondering at what settings I would be able to play Grand Theft Auto IV. Thanks in advance!

    CPU: Intel Core i7 720QM (1.6GHZ Base, 1333 MHz FSB, 6 MB L3 Cache)
    GPU: 1024GB nVidia GeForce GT 230m
    RAM: 4096MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048]
    Display: FHD 1920x1080
     
  50. aznguyen316

    aznguyen316 Rock Chalk Jayhawk

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    What are you wanting to play and at what resolution? I had a Dell Studio XPS 1640 with that card and it handled nicely, and I had the 1080P screen and only wanted to play on native resolution, so of course I had to turn down some settings in order for it to look crisp.

    I've played MW2, Dragon Age Origin, WoW, and a few other games on it before selling it. Let me know what you're curious about.
     
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