The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    CnC3 on 8600M GT

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Odin5578, Aug 7, 2007.

  1. Odin5578

    Odin5578 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    21
    Messages:
    542
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I noticed in a thread on this forum that on a 8600M GS someone was getting around 20-30 FPS in CnC3 how much better frame rates will I be getting with a 256 8600M GT?

    -Taylor
     
    Odin5578, Aug 7, 2007
    #1
  2. wave

    wave Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    813
    Messages:
    2,563
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    At the same settings maybe 25-35 FPS.
     
    wave, Aug 7, 2007
    #2
  3. link1313

    link1313 Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    596
    Messages:
    3,470
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Game is capped at 30 ^ ^.
    (btw im looking forward to their massive update today :) )
     
    link1313, Aug 7, 2007
    #3
  4. ShadowoftheSun

    ShadowoftheSun Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    27
    Messages:
    181
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Probably more than a 5fps increase (ignoring the cap)- I'd say slightly higer settings at stable 30 w/ some dips.
     
    ShadowoftheSun, Aug 7, 2007
    #4
  5. illmatic2609

    illmatic2609 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    104
    Messages:
    909
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    There is a negligible different between the frame rates of the GS and GT with CnC3. The game is capped at 30 FPS in game.

    I have a 8600M GT, as you can see in my sig, and I play command and conquer 3 a lot. I run it at 1440x900 resolution, Ultra High, AA 1x, and I consider the game still playable. However, if you lower certain things, such as the res to maybe 1280x800 I think it is, you can gain some FPS.
     
    illmatic2609, Aug 7, 2007
    #5
  6. bizekiel

    bizekiel Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    169
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    The problem with CnC3 is that the FPS is tied to the actual game speed - ie if you have 15fps, your game is actually going only at 50% speed, making everything seem really slow despite having a playable frame rate.

    For this reason, I run CnC3 at all medium w/o AA, as it stays at the max 30 fps that way without any dips. If the FPS werent tied to the speed, I would push it higher, but unfortunately it isn't so.
     
    bizekiel, Aug 8, 2007
    #6