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    Crysis 2 on an XPS m1530?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by dmacfour, Apr 12, 2011.

  1. dmacfour

    dmacfour Are you aware...

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    Am I doomed to all settings on low? I've looked all over and I haven't found anything with an m1530 playing it.
     
    dmacfour, Apr 12, 2011
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    Probably. I played the first Crysis on my Vostro 1500 with 8600m GT at 1280x800 and settings mix of low and medium, probably more low. System requirements are more stiff for Crysis 2 though.
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 12, 2011
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  3. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    well your card is terrible, so a not so high end game like crisys is going to give you trouble
     
    Karamazovmm, Apr 12, 2011
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  4. dmacfour

    dmacfour Are you aware...

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    I'm just hoping that it will run smooth at low settings. I just want to be able to play it reliably.

    I'm aware it's terrible. My laptop is something like 3 years old.
     
    dmacfour, Apr 12, 2011
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    Get the demo and give it a go is all I can say. I played it with my Sager notebook (i7-2720QM / GTX 485m) on battery, which clocked the GPU down significantly, like 10% of normal 3D, and it actually played at 1024x768 with settings on low at 15-30fps.
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 12, 2011
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  6. drfelip

    drfelip Notebook Evangelist

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    I got 10-15 FPS (in the demo) from an ATI 3450 at 800x484, lowest settings. Probably you can go over 30 at the same settings, but sadly the demo expired weeks ago, so it's hard to test without buying the game.
     
    drfelip, Apr 13, 2011
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