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    Can X3100 play WiC smoothly on LOW?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Oemenia, Mar 8, 2008.

  1. Oemenia

    Oemenia Notebook Evangelist

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    My specs are

    Intel C2D T5470 1.6ghz
    2039mb DDR2 RAM
    Intel X3100 with 128mb RAM stolen

    Yeah i know its a crappy GPU and WiC is a resource monster, but if it runs nicely on Low and i can get into the action, the ill be happy
     
    Oemenia, Mar 8, 2008
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    MAYBE on low, with a really low res.

    Not sure though. Might not be playable at all. Do you even own the game?
     
    Crimsonman, Mar 8, 2008
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    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    Doubtful. It can get laggy on my 8600 at medium sometimes.
     
    Arquis, Mar 8, 2008
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  4. Oemenia

    Oemenia Notebook Evangelist

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    Yep i do, but its a long 8gb install and ive only got around 10gb left. Also the demo is not a good indicator of performance
     
    Oemenia, Mar 8, 2008
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    Well, you can use the built in frames tester it has and adjust it accordingly.
     
    Crimsonman, Mar 8, 2008
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  7. Oemenia

    Oemenia Notebook Evangelist

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    Oh man, sucks that my desktop is down = (
     
    Oemenia, Mar 8, 2008
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  8. Ayle

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    Well the x3100 is not a gaming chip anyway...
     
    Ayle, Mar 8, 2008
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    I play it online at 1024x768 very low settings. I don't zoom in so the only slow downs I see is when I nuke gets dropped.
     
    Lysander, Mar 9, 2008
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  10. Oemenia

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    ^^ Sounds interesting, but is it playable at Low, what kind of framerates do you get?
     
    Oemenia, Mar 9, 2008
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  11. Oemenia

    Oemenia Notebook Evangelist

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    Here we go again = P
     
    Oemenia, Mar 9, 2008
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  12. ash11

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    Yeah WIC full version runs on XP...the latest drivers have made it possible...I get arnd 10 FPS avg which drps to 7-8 in intense battle
     
    ash11, Mar 9, 2008
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    Which drivers are those?
     
    adamjon858, Mar 9, 2008
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  14. ash11

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    Those are Driver Version:6.14.10.4924...release date 15 Feb
     
    ash11, Mar 9, 2008
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    X3100 is a good chip for moderate gamers, i play HL2 with most details on high with good FPS
     
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  16. Oemenia

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    Eek thats nowhere near playable! What settings?
     
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  17. Oemenia

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    The great thing is that its capable of running just about anything, just not good at handling them. All we need are good drivers and developers to recognise the chip because on paper its on par with say a GeForce 6600 but with DX10 features
     
    Oemenia, Mar 9, 2008
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    on WiC it is possible.
     
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  19. Oemenia

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    On WiC 15 FPS is just okay
     
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    Actually, for RTS games 10-15 is totally playable. Unlike FPS where anything under 24 is just unacceptable
     
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  21. Oemenia

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    Really? Well at least the X3100 doesnt loose too much performance when you up the settings
     
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    No. Especially for newer RTS like Supreme commander. In fact, you can't average 15 fps in Supcom. If you 'hover' around that, your hardware is being pushed so hard that it will tend to get extremely choppy any time you move the screen or introduce something new on the screen. Basically, if you play the game it is meant to be played (lots of stuff on the screen shooting), it will be very unenjoyable.
     
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    Really? Not with my computer. It looks fine at 15 FPS
     
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    What game? It "looks" fine? sure when standing still. Fact is, when you are averaging 15fps in just about any game, including modern rts, it will stutter whenever you move the screen or action occurs.
     
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    I played Coh with an X1300 on low, it ran smoothly.

    Then I bought an ATI X1950 GT when it was on sale for $130.00 bucks. Max settings in any game, 1280 * 1024 + 8 * AF. Now WIC is a CPU intensive game though.... So, I'd say no, sorry.

    Do yourself a favor and order this card: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=22578&vpn=100199&manufacture=SAPPHIRE
     
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  26. JCMS

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    It's a laptop... You had an ATI Radeon X1300 which is an okay card
     
    JCMS, Mar 9, 2008
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