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

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by crash, Jan 5, 2009.

  1. tetutato

    tetutato NBR Troll

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    Actually, I had gma x3100 and I ran it with very playable framerate with things on low and like somethings enabled/medium. So it should be playable. Make sure you got all the latest drivers installed. But hellshread, the problem is your processor and ram. I ran it on Intel core 2 duo t8100 2.10GHz and with 4GB DDR2 Ram.I think you should try it. Good luck! I also recommend Mount&Blade.
     
  2. Peteman

    Peteman Notebook Enthusiast

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    The Sims 3

    I'm researching a laptop for my wife. It's only for web browsing, web video streaming, and The Sims 3. I assume The Sims 3 will be the hungriest thing it will every run, so in a way I'll be building the notebook around the needs of this game.

    I'm hoping for hardware advice on WHAT to get to make the game run smoothly on high settings. Not 100% maxed, but very high settings... Or, in case my budget can't handle it, can I get a second recommendation for settings in the medium-high range? (Sort of half way between medium and high).

    Right now I'm liking the Dell Studio 17 line which goes something like:

    CPU: 2.4 Ghz-T6600 Core2Duo (upgrades to 2.53 for $50 more)
    GPU: 256MB ATI Radeon HD 3650
    RAM: 3-4 Gb
    Display: 17"(1440X900) or upgrades to 17" (1920X1200)

    I'm not really sure what hardware this kind of game depends most upon. It's not a fast passed 3d shooter. Does it depend more on the CPU/sys mem than it does on the graphics card? Of course what I really want to know is how to balance the hardware. Which hardware component is bottlenecking me? Is 3 Gb sysmem total overkill even on high settings? The CPU might be a little light... I realize this game isn't even released yet, so I'm hoping for your best guess.

    I'm familiar with how to work with screen resolutions when it comes to desktop PCs and gaming, but I'm not familiar with the issues surrounding laptop screen resolutions (which seem more fixed). What if Sims 3 doesn't support the native resolution? What kinds of issues can I expect to have to deal with?

    SIMS 3 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

    * Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)
    * 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
    * 1.5 GB RAM
    * 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
    http://thesims3.ea.com/view/pages/newsItem.jsp?item=236875146

    Finally, how would running 64-bit Vista (instead of 32-bit) effect gameplay or system requirements? Also, is there any reason the OS Service Pack (1 or 2) should matter?

    Sorry for long post. Advice is appreciated!
    Pete
     
  3. DavePSU

    DavePSU Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey Harley, any input on this?
     
  4. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    The 4330 is really low on the dedicated GPU chart. It'll run L4D and the others, but likely at the absolute lowest possible settings.
     
  5. DavePSU

    DavePSU Notebook Enthusiast

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    I thought the HD 4000 series was a card geared towards integrated laptop gaming? Is that not true?

    Should I be getting the X4500HD instead?
     
  6. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    It's definitely going to outperform the 4500HD. In fact, I was a bit harsh. It's probably faster than the 8400M GS, so it's not rubbish, as I may have implied.
     
  7. DavePSU

    DavePSU Notebook Enthusiast

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    I kind of need to know if it's going to give an enjoyable experience in most of those games. Playing on the absolute lowest settings isn't exactly something I want to do.
     
  8. homebrewer

    homebrewer Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm looking at getting the Asus F50Sv-A1 when it comes out this month. But I want to make sure that I can play games like WoW, CS: S and TF2 near high with a good frame rate. Any thoughts?

    Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4 GHz 3MB 1066 FSB
    4 GB DDR2 800 (2X 2G)
    nVidia GT 120M 1GB DDR2 VRAM
    16" WXGA 1366x768 16:9 Glossy
     
  9. mikeccuk2005

    mikeccuk2005 Notebook Enthusiast

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    my overclocked 9300m gs is hitting 2600+ 3d mark 06 - clearly beat the go7600, go7800 and the go6800 ultra
    http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=23393

    Also on crysis setting your texture to highest wont drop your performance either, i had 512vram. only thing in crysis that brings the fps down is shadow, shader i put them on low. everything else on right panel on high no prob @ 1024x640

    i got a dv3507ea so tested it oced 750/1750/532 gto around 20 frames of the time. Since we got 512MB of vram maxed out texture does not effect performance at all :D, also tried force AF to 2x and 4x the frame rate barely drop. since it only got 8 shaders lower some effects like shadow and shader, 8 shader dont ahve head room for that medium shadow or shader setting. spec like pixel and texture fillrate that goes high on core OC benefits the headroom to render at higher res and texture. Idk why hitting 1280x800 pixels frames start to drop, but anything below 720p is defiantly playable on OC
     
  10. mdawgig

    mdawgig Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can someone please answer my question?
     
  11. stirfriedsushi

    stirfriedsushi Confuse a Cat LTD

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    Mdawgig,

    i played wow on 2 machines, 1 with on board graphics and one with a separate card. The performance was fine on the separate card but not good for the on board.

    wow is very graphics intensive just because of the large amount of crap that will be on the screen.

    you will be able to run it, but i doubt very well.

    also, never played city of heroes.
     
  12. Juppy

    Juppy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can my 4500MHD run Far Cry 1 smoothly? Half Life 2? Any other fun games for recommendation? Also, what desktop graphic card PERFORMANCE (not specs) is it equivalent to? Is my super old ATI 9600 Pro still better than it? Besides the presence of the dedicated vram of course.lol
     
  13. Networkgamer

    Networkgamer Notebook Consultant

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    So people can get a better idea, Ill post my notebook and what Im getting out of it
    Asus G50VT-X5, 2.13ghz P7450 c2d, 4gb ddr2 800mhz ram, 320gb 7200rpm drive with the os and a secondary 60gb 5400rpm drive with games, a geforce 9800m gs w/512mb gddr3 and a 15.6" 1366x768 screen.

    Call of Duty:WaW I can get playable framerates and near all max settings, save for AA and AF, and can get 30-40fps at 1366x768

    Quake 4:1280x720, high quality, all settings on, no AA Its always over 60fps, and even in fight scenes wont dip under 58

    Fallout 3: High settings, 0X AA 0X AF, fluently playable. Fraps reports the ballpark of 40fps, but sometimes dips around 35 in the worse cases, but rare, and can go upwards of 45-55 on occasion. Average is usually around 35-40,@ 1176x664.

    Crysis Warhead: Low settings, fluctuates from 20-50fps, and sometimes in calm spots getting upto 60 at 1176x664
     
  14. Juppy

    Juppy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can my computer run Just Cause smoothly? Its a 2006 sandbox like game that ran on my old ATI 9600 Pro w/128mb vram.

    My specs are.
    T4200 @ 2Ghz
    3GB DDR2 RAM
    4500MHD. (LOL. This is why i'm asking. This POS can run Serious Sam 2 decently though. LOL.)
     
  15. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    Far cry 1 on low-medium @ 1280 x 800
    HL2 on high @ 1280 x 800

    Other suggestions:
    BF2: Medium @ 1280 x 800
    CS:S: High @ 1024 x 768/640
    Hitman: blood money: Low - Medium @ 1280 x 800
    GTA: San Andreas: Medium

    And there's a whole load of online multiplayer mods you can download on steam if you own CS:S, HL2 or DOD:S.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-NNc_whPvU
    I'm currently playing insurgency and battle grounds 2 :)

    You should be able to run just cause. If your 9600 pro ran the game with decent settings it should run on the X4500 on low at least.
     
  16. Juppy

    Juppy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks Willy. For some reason I don't like HL2 even thought the consensus is otherwise. Anyway, how do you think KOTOR 1 and 2 would perform?
     
  17. tetutato

    tetutato NBR Troll

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    How will my lappy run COD 5? At what settings and resolutions?
    Also, how is my ati card compared to the 9500m gs with 512 mb?
    Specs in Sig.
     
  18. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    should run pretty well, just brace yourself for endless crashes.
     
  19. Juppy

    Juppy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Why would i expect crashes?

    Edit: What about PS1 emulation? Would it run smoothly? I'm trying to find as much things as I can to entertain me with this retarded onboard card.lol
     
  20. GTO_PAO11

    GTO_PAO11 Notebook Deity

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    Brand ASUS
    Series W90 Series
    Model W90Vp-X1
    Part# 90N-SQXA39312B8KQL0Y
    General
    Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
    CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 2.8GHz
    Screen 18.4" WUXGA
    Memory Size 6GB DDR2
    Hard Disk 320GB
    Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
    Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
    Video Memory 1024Mw

    what is the best resolution, best settings and how many fps can than laptopl play crysis, crysis warhead or gta 4?
     
  21. terminus123

    terminus123 Notebook Deity

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    weren't the X1 versions sold out?
     
  22. nerever_kuhn

    nerever_kuhn Notebook Consultant

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    lets just say .. notebook wise you just cant get more powerful than this .. yet .. :D
     
  23. grbac

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    You didn't mention the resolution, but I guess you can run it on medium settings and native resolution, except if it's WUXGA
     
  24. grbac

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    @GTO_PAO11 - Ohh, it can play it very very well. Don't worry, it's very powerful. Best resolution is native, settings - highest, FPS's - plenty... :D

    Wrong thread. Sorry. Or maybe not. I guess the thred was merged, that confused me.
     
  25. Spartan82

    Spartan82 Notebook Guru

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    Studio XPS 1340 with 9500 GE (9200M GS + 9400M G). 3dmark06 score 3500pts.

    I'm worried about my card though! The 3dMark06 score seems fine but...I can't get COH to run fluently in 1280x800 with no AA/AF enabled. Shaders and settings are on medium-high, shadow quality low. I should think this hybrid SLI plays 2006 games on medium-high details fluently!

    Do you think there's an issue with my card? I don't really see a performance increase compared to 8400M GS....
     
  26. Tenspeed33

    Tenspeed33 Notebook Evangelist

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    Itll have no problems running those games both at the same time, never mind seperate!
     
  27. Sword and Scales

    Sword and Scales Notebook Consultant

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    Excellent choice of laptop. :D :D :D
     
  28. ductrung3993

    ductrung3993 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all!
    I have a vaio Z with this configuration: intel P8600 2.4ghz, 4gb ram and a 320gb 7200rpm hdd. Will it be able to run Assassin's creed at 1024x768 in medium settings with an acceptable fps?
     
  29. LaptopNut

    LaptopNut Notebook Virtuoso

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    This laptop will have no problems with Crysis but I am still not so sure about GTA IV because it will still manage to max out the Core 2 Duo T9600 2.8GHz.
     
  30. Juppy

    Juppy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Holy cow. I think you are not suitable to be posting in this thread. Your answer for all your "Can I run..." is YES.

    Edit: Just curious. How much did you pay for it?
     
  31. jejjohnson

    jejjohnson Notebook Guru

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    Now, this is from what iv'e bene reading as the best acceptable lowest bang-for-a-buck graphics card.

    Im not a hardcore gamer at all. But will I be able to play my games on decent graphics?

    BF2 - L4D - Frontlines: Fuels of War - CS - WOW - Eve - Rainbow 6 - Company of Heroes - COD 4/5

    Yeah, those arent very high demanding games i dont think. But should I be able to play them on relatively high graphics with a 9600M GT?
     
  32. rjbg84

    rjbg84 Notebook Evangelist

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    which version, ddr2 or ddr3???

    I have the ddr2 version and does quite good, but the ddr3 is actually a lot better.
     
  33. CA36GTP

    CA36GTP Notebook Evangelist

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    CoD4/5 are probably going to be the most intensive out of those titles, and you still should get an acceptable framerate with a mix of high/medium settings.
     
  34. anothergeek

    anothergeek Equivocally Nerdy

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    I overclocked my DDR2 9600 and it ran CoD5 at high with 4-8x AF at 1366 x 768. FPS 30-60+, MP is generally smoother than SP.
     
  35. rjbg84

    rjbg84 Notebook Evangelist

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    I never got a response..soooooo...

    Intel C2D Processor P8400 @2.26 GHz
    4GB DDR2 PC2-6400
    640GB (Dual 320GB) 7200rpm HDD
    Nvidia Geforce 9600GT 512MB (DOX 182.46)

    Wanted to know the best graphics/performance settings for Fallout 3, DMC4, and Assasins Creed
     
  36. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    fo3 1440*900 all high 30+
    dmc4 same res, high-maxed 30+
    assasins creed should do the same, the game is smooth with 25+.
     
  37. glindawantsme17

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    What's the most the Y650 could handle? Pretty much all I'd play is Age of Mythology, Halo, and The Sims 1/2/3. Can it do that well?
     
  38. Theros123

    Theros123 Web Designer & Developer

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    Yep, easily all fo those as all of them are older games. Even integrated graphics should be able to play them decently.
     
  39. MidnightSun

    MidnightSun Emodicon

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    The Y650's card can definitely handle those games just fine. You'll definitely be able to max out Halo and the Sims, and I don't have experience with Age of Mythology, but I think you'll be able to max it out.
     
  40. Theros123

    Theros123 Web Designer & Developer

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    It's a really old RTS game, basically any GPU can handle it without a problem.
     
  41. Sentura

    Sentura Notebook Geek

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    intel p9500 @ default clock
    4gb ddr3 1066mhz ram
    7200rpm or solid state drive
    gforce 9300m GS

    how well would i be able to run unreal 3 engine based games? (i.e., unreal tournament 3, gears of war, mirror's edge). i prefer minimum resolution at 1024x768.

    it should be noted that i ask this on the basis of using the engine for creation of game levels, modifications and other forms of developer based tasks.
     
  42. lostboykev

    lostboykev Notebook Consultant

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    Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 2.0GHz OC'd to 2.4GHz
    2GB of 667MHz RAM
    2.5" 5400RPM HDD
    Geforce 8600M GT 256MB DDR3 OC' from 450/950/704 to 521/1066/704

    I'd like to know how well I could play Crysis Warhead?

    And if you have any suggestions of games that could run on my system and are worth buying. GO AHEAD.
     
  43. Reviewer1

    Reviewer1 Newbie

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    I used to access mmorpgs on my PC through a gaming card. But I now wanna play games on my laptop.. can I get access even there through game card?
     
  44. targetpi

    targetpi Newbie

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    I just ordered an HP HDX16 with these specs:
    2.13 Intel Core 2 Duo P7450,
    4 GB DDR2 Ram (going to upgrade to 8 in the near future),
    NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512 MB

    How well will it be able to run World of Warcraft, CoD4/5, Sims 2/3, Fallout 3, Left 4 Dead and some of the games that are coming out soon?
     
  45. grbac

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    You'll do pretty good. You didn't mention the resolution which is pretty important. Medium to High settings on some games.
     
  46. grbac

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    On which resolution do you plan playing it on? I alrready overclocked it so I guess you can expect some high settings. It will look good, don't worry. Btw. same card but with ddr2 and 512MB, OC scored 4680 in 3dmark06.

    About the games - COD.
     
  47. ductrung3993

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    Hi all!
    I have a vaio Z with this configuration: intel P8600 2.4ghz, 4gb ram and a 320gb 7200rpm hdd. Will it be able to run Assassin's creed at 1024x768 in medium settings with an acceptable fps?
     
  48. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    What's the graphics card in your Vaio? That's more important than anything else.
     
  49. ductrung3993

    ductrung3993 Notebook Consultant

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    Oh , how can I forgot that detail :confused: it's the geforce 9300m gs, which is pretty weak :(
     
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    tetutato NBR Troll

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    What do you mean by WUXGA? My laptop's resolution is 1280x800. And will it look good or ugly. (COD 5) Also how is my ati mobility hd 3450 compared to 9500m gs/gt
     
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