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.

    Counter Strike Souce 1680X1050?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by IIIM3, Apr 23, 2007.

  1. IIIM3

    IIIM3 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    88
    Messages:
    994
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Would I be able to play CS:S at that resolution with my specs? (see sig)
     
    IIIM3, Apr 23, 2007
    #1
  2. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    22,339
    Messages:
    36,639
    Likes Received:
    5,090
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Do you have a Source game installed on your computer? Set the resolution to 1680x1050 in the options and find out. I'd say you will have to lower the settings a bit to get the game to be playable. I can run Source games at 1680x1050 fine on my X700 256MB at maximum minus AA, but my card is quite a bit more powerful than yours.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Apr 23, 2007
    #2
  3. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    3,266
    Messages:
    7,360
    Likes Received:
    14
    Trophy Points:
    206
    Yeah, I mean try it yourself rather than make a post and then tell us!
     
    usapatriot, Apr 23, 2007
    #3
  4. madroxinide

    madroxinide Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    33
    Messages:
    744
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    sec i'll try this out for you..my system is almost exactly the same
     
    madroxinide, Apr 23, 2007
    #4
  5. madroxinide

    madroxinide Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    33
    Messages:
    744
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    wow thank you for having me try this, i have been playing on a lower setting for some reason, I seem to be able to play this with 5 total bots in the game (6 total players including me) with decent fps above 30. This was with msn msger, yahoo msger, firefox, zone alarm, and a couple other things running. I'll let you know how well it runs with 2gb of ram when i get it (this week)
     
    madroxinide, Apr 23, 2007
    #5
  6. DrewN

    DrewN Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    106
    Messages:
    503
    Likes Received:
    24
    Trophy Points:
    31
    The Valve games are very good on x1400/7400 Go as long as you keep anti aliasing off. Otherwise you can pretty much crank the details up, I think even at that resolution.
     
    DrewN, Apr 24, 2007
    #6
  7. IIIM3

    IIIM3 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    88
    Messages:
    994
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    The problem is, Since i do not have that monitor yet, my max res is 1280X800. So with what madrocinide said, i am hoping for the best. And currently Im running the game at high graphics, AA X8 AF X16. And my fps are low 24, high 300. soo......
     
    IIIM3, Apr 24, 2007
    #7
  8. madroxinide

    madroxinide Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    33
    Messages:
    744
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    this is odd, i just did a clean reboot, turned OFF everything, had only like 35 processes running. And I went to go play CSS and my fps were really crappy like..15-20...Maybe it differs from map to map? Anyways I lowered it from the max resolution to the a couple ones smaller and it seems like its running 35+ again. Hmm this bums me out. I have AA off also.
     
    madroxinide, Apr 24, 2007
    #8
  9. acaurora

    acaurora Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    259
    Messages:
    1,213
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Being a CS:S and CS player for many years, I dont think you need a fairly high end system to run CS:S. Given the origional poster's specs, I think he should be able to run it fairly well. AA just smooths things out, and to be honest playing CS:S with AA on and AA off, in my opinion, doesn't really change much. Another thing that may be the reason for the variances in everybody's experiences here are their drivers as well (Catalyst 7.1 vs 7.2 vs 7.3 vs 7.4.. etc etc).
     
    acaurora, Apr 24, 2007
    #9
  10. csinth

    csinth Snitch?

    Reputations:
    181
    Messages:
    1,277
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Some maps have HDR lighting (dust, train, etc) so that causes lower framerates.
     
    csinth, Apr 24, 2007
    #10
  11. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    22,339
    Messages:
    36,639
    Likes Received:
    5,090
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Try cs_office and see if that map is any better. Could you post a screenshot of your settings?
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Apr 24, 2007
    #11
  12. madroxinide

    madroxinide Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    33
    Messages:
    744
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    the map i was playing last night was a map like cs_office and the map i tried playing today was a map like dust...oh well im fine with a lower resolution
     
    madroxinide, Apr 24, 2007
    #12