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    Can this Laptop run Flight Simulator 2004

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Kirkland, Jul 25, 2007.

  1. Kirkland

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    Okay I am buying a new laptop, my old one is an ls55 express, windows xp,512mb ram, Moblility® Radeon x300 graphic card 64MB with a Intel Pentium M Processor 1.86 ghz. I use flight simulator 2004 currently on this and I reach about 25 fps in the sky, 15 fps on the ground. Its never been a gamming computer but I do like going on flight simulator.

    Anyways I am getting a new laptop a Toshiba Tecra A9 the specs for this seem allright for work etc but for gamming I am unsure if it will even take Flight Simulator 2004 due to the graphic card being an integrated graphic card and I've always been told only basic 3d functions can be performed on such cards.

    Anyways here are the specs of the Toshiba Tecra A9:
    Intel® Centrino® Duo processor technology featuring Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7300 2.0 GHz 800 MHz 4 MB Cache
    160 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm
    2 GB RAM DDR II SDRAM - 667 MHz
    Intel GMA X3100

    Anways the specs all seem good except the intel GMA x3100,firstly how will it fair with flight simulator 2004 will it have to be on bare minimum settings? and will it be playable?I'm keeping my old laptop so if worse comes to worse I'll keep using it.
     
    Kirkland, Jul 25, 2007
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    Yes, it should have no problem on minimum settings. Medium should run smoothly as well, highest setting may experience a bit of drag.
     
    AmazingGracePlayer, Jul 25, 2007
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    the new one is significantly better. you will have no trouble running it on medium.
     
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    But you wouldn't try it on high? anyways atleast it should run that makes me happy :D Thanks.
     
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    try it on high, you might be pleasantly surprised.

    i know that itis a lot less graphic intense than fsx but i'm not sure by how much.
     
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    You could ALWAYS try it. I'm just saying, it might not run without dragging a bit. But I'm just speaking from general knowledge of what I know about the game and about the X3100 card. Don't worship what I said because I've never tried to play that game on an X3100 card. :)
     
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    yeah I've heard so many bad reviews of the x3100 so I'm hopeful it will atleast be as good as my ati x300 which to be honest has served me well :p
     
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    Yeah it's a bad card because hardcore gamers can't run Oblivion on full setting on that card. Flight Simulator is not a graphics intense game, so you'll have no problem.

    If you already HAVE the computer in your possession, go to http://www.canyourunit.com/
    It'll save you LOTS of time.
     
    AmazingGracePlayer, Jul 25, 2007
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    okay one more question, will it look allright? I've seen video's on youtube of people playing halo on an integrated graphic card and it looks more like stick people? will I be in for the same expirence with relflection from the aircraft etc missing making it look more like a cartoon mimic of fs2004? :D sorry just not acustom to an integrated graphic card :p
     
    Kirkland, Jul 26, 2007
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    just remember to keep updating the drivers for the GMA x3100...because newer drivers are suppose to improve performance by loading T&L onto the GPU (or so i heard)...but anyways, my old GeForce MX440 64MB card can play the game, so dont worry, youll be fine on med-medhigh.... and once REAL drivers come out for that thing, you could attempt HIGH
     
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    Youtube itself downgrades the video quality. So don't trust anything you see on youtube.
     
    AmazingGracePlayer, Jul 26, 2007
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