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    Can my notebook run Empire: Total War?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by BlackSaw, Dec 13, 2009.

  1. BlackSaw

    BlackSaw Newbie

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    Hi, can my notebook run Empire: Total War?

    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.10GHz
    3GB of RAM
    ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 128mb
    Windows Vista

    Can i run it even on low settings but having no lag at all?

    Hoping for answers.. :confused:
     
    BlackSaw, Dec 13, 2009
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  2. imudkip

    imudkip Notebook Guru

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    You can ask here.

    I don't think it will run it. Empire Total War is pretty demanding.
     
    imudkip, Dec 13, 2009
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  3. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Tinderbox (UK), Dec 13, 2009
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  4. wildman_33

    wildman_33 Notebook Evangelist

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    i played the demo on the latop in my sig which has slightly higher specs than yours. i was playing it on medium but there was quite a bit of lag but with lower settings it might play but you can expect smooth gameplay. it is a very CPU intensive game and even some high end dual cores struggle with it at higher settings
     
    wildman_33, Dec 14, 2009
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  5. Garandhero

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    I think Naval battles especially will cripple your system... you might be able to get through land battles... albiet sluggishly.
     
    Garandhero, Dec 14, 2009
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  6. wildman_33

    wildman_33 Notebook Evangelist

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    yeah i found that with the demo bu i was playing on medium settings. when i said it was a bit slow for me above i dont mean unplayable, it was just a bit jolty when scrolling around
     
    wildman_33, Dec 14, 2009
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    Short answer is no. I can barely run the game with everything on low with my 8600M-GT.
     
    AmazingGracePlayer, Dec 14, 2009
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  8. okadam111

    okadam111 Notebook Evangelist

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    Idea! Download the demo on your laptop and see how well it plays ;)

    I believe steam has it.
     
    okadam111, Dec 14, 2009
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  9. ThaDutchy

    ThaDutchy Notebook Evangelist

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    Did anybody with ATI cards run this game? Because I'm going to probably get X2 4870's in a M17x R2. But I'm not sure if those ATI's will run it. I had SLI 260m's (which did it beautifully) but my old M17x is stolen. Please react if somebody run this game proper with ATI card(s).

    Thanks in advance.
     
    ThaDutchy, Jan 31, 2010
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  10. cloudbyday

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    Yep, I can play it with highest settings with my ATI Mobile HD 4670.
     
    cloudbyday, Jan 31, 2010
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  11. cloudbyday

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    Forget that post. I was thinking of Rome: Total War
     
    cloudbyday, Jan 31, 2010
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  12. Brendanmurphy

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    I run it at medium/high settings. Water was set to high. Everything else medium, shadows lowest. I get the occasional slow down when there is a lot on screen due to my cpu but other then that it runs good
     
    Brendanmurphy, Jan 31, 2010
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  13. ThaDutchy

    ThaDutchy Notebook Evangelist

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    Seems that it's save to go with ATI. Hopefully an i7-720/820 CPU and 4870GPU will run it smooth! :)

    Thanks, great help! +rep!
     
    ThaDutchy, Feb 1, 2010
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  14. Brendanmurphy

    Brendanmurphy Your Worst Nightmare

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    Oh most defiantly NP Thats what im here for :D

    I7 will give you the performance you need for no slowdowns
     
    Brendanmurphy, Feb 6, 2010
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