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    Can the GMA 950 run Carbon or recent games?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by et_fone_home, May 29, 2007.

  1. et_fone_home

    et_fone_home Notebook Enthusiast

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    I currently got a copy of Carbon, and i really want to play it, but my notebook is GMA 950, is it possible to play it? because i tried it, and it gives the error saying it encountered a problem. And i really want to play some recent games that came out such as Supreme Commander, and i was wondering if it was possible.

    Thanks
     
    et_fone_home, May 29, 2007
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Carbon, and many games made in the last year or two, are either going to crash or not run well. This is not a gaming card, and your experiences are going to reflect that.
     
    Greg, May 29, 2007
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    Nothing under old x700 isn't good enough just to run Carbon,I suppose.
     
    MadHater, May 29, 2007
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  4. SymphonyX

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    I second that.

    Odd though. My Geforce Go 6600 can run NFS:Carbon on mostly medium settings at 1280x960 with silk smooth framerates. XD No AA though.
     
    SymphonyX, May 29, 2007
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  5. Greg

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    The 6600 is a relatively powerful card which was eventually retired for the 7600.
     
    Greg, May 29, 2007
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    sorry, but another vote for No.
    We had the exact same question last week too. Take a look there for more comments.

    Another thread discussing capabilities of GMA950.
     
    PhoenixFx, May 29, 2007
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  7. prithive

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    No it dint Run. My friend tried it on his Dell 1405 which had a GMA 950 and it refused to run
     
    prithive, May 29, 2007
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  8. et_fone_home

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    oopps, didnt see that
     
    et_fone_home, May 29, 2007
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  9. Gator

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    Neeeoooooooopppppeee.
     
    Gator, May 30, 2007
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    not a chance ;)
     
    SideSwipe, May 30, 2007
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    Carbon runs on my T42p with a 128MB ATi FireGL T2 card. Wonder if a X3100 can run GTA:SA
     
    t30power, May 31, 2007
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    I've seen a GMA900 run GTA:SA albeit at low settings. A X3100 shouldn't have a problem. GTA:SA is both old and unadvanced even at launch and still uses the same engine as GTA III. It's effects are DX8 level, but is limited because they barely upscaled things from the PS2 version and the PS2 has no shaders.
     
    ltcommander_data, May 31, 2007
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