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    Diablo 3 on a 9600M GT

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by DaCM, May 12, 2012.

  1. DaCM

    DaCM Notebook Evangelist

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    what the hell, no first post? ^^
     
    DaCM, May 12, 2012
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  2. Yixian

    Yixian Notebook Consultant

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    Uuuh.. ok, no idea how that happened LMAO!

    Basically, until I can afford a new laptop I am working with a 15" 2.4Ghz C2D 9600M GT with Windows XP. With heavy over clocking what kind of performance can I expect on D3? I got 30-40 fps on medium with SC2.
     
    Yixian, May 12, 2012
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  3. sasuke256

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    medium i think :)
     
    sasuke256, May 12, 2012
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  4. kimterran

    kimterran Notebook Guru

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    Well I hope you get medium. I have a Radeon 4650 to hold the fort while I'm waiting for my laptop to arrive. I'll happily play on low or medium settings as long as there is no lag.
     
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  5. Rodster

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    Is this game CPU or GPU heavy? I have a weak CPU E8500 C2D and an ATI 6870 which runs my games decently with the exception of the Witcher 2. :(
     
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    In my opinion, it's pretty evenly balanced. I played the Beta on two different configurations. My main laptop which sports a 580m and a i7 2760 obviously ran it maxed out at 1080p. My secondary laptop which has a 280m and a core 2 duo ran it on medium/high settings at 720p.
     
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  7. Rodster

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    Thanks that gives me hope. I guess i'm giving in to purchasing DIII. Now waiting for a $10-20 off sale on either Amazon or Newegg. :)
     
    Rodster, May 12, 2012
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  8. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    You are going to be waiting a couple years before this game goes on sale. :p
     
    Mechanized Menace, May 13, 2012
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  9. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    Medium NVIDIA GeForce 9600M

    you are in the game bro! :)
     
    maxheap, May 13, 2012
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  10. baii

    baii Sone

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    it was on sale on newegg for $10 off , no promise on release day shipping.

    Also there may still be discount if you order from Amazon UK.
     
    baii, May 13, 2012
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    The beta ran OK-ish on all max settings at 1080p (frequent dips to low fps but fairly playable) and ran great turned down a couple notches on my desktop which is a dual core e2180 and a 9800 GT.

    9600M GT will need to lower settings and/or resolution a fair amount but should still be able to get by.
     
    troyguitar, May 13, 2012
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  12. jinda

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    I was using my HP HDX18 Core 2 Quad 2.0GHz 9600M GT during the beta (before I got my R3) and was playing high @ 1080P. GPU can handle it, my problem was more on the CPU temp going as high as low-90s during mob fights.
     
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  13. Yixian

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    Thanks guys!

    Hmm I wonder if I should over clock my CPU?

    And do you think I'd get a significantly better performance on Windows 7 over XP?
     
    Yixian, May 13, 2012
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  14. Mechanized Menace

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    It was 3 day shipping and the price to ship brought it right back up to almost 59.99.
     
    Mechanized Menace, May 13, 2012
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  15. jinda

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    Not sure about that. I used Vista in HP.
     
    jinda, May 14, 2012
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