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    GRID and Crysis on GMA 4500MHD :)

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by jnotebookguru17, Nov 8, 2008.

  1. jnotebookguru17

    jnotebookguru17 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Has anybody tried them (GRID and Crysis) on the 4500MHD yet? :D Can I get the FPS they run at?
     
  2. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    Crysis wont be playable on the lowest settings, at best it might get 15-20 fps.
    The grid might be playable on the lowest settings and with a low res like 800 x 600 but i'm not 100%

    The rest of your specs would be helpfull :)
     
  3. mr__bean

    mr__bean Notebook Evangelist

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    Not sure if this will help at all, but i can run GRID on my laptop medium settings 1680 x 1050 @ 21 fps

    And crysis on medium/high settings @ 19 - 30 fps

    And im sure that the 4500 is more powerfull than my little x1250
     
  4. adyingwren

    adyingwren Notebook Evangelist

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    I doubt the rest of the specs would matter as long as you have got the minimum 2 GB of ram and 10 GB of space for the games. No Core 2 Duo is going to be the bottleneck with the 4500MHD
     
  5. adyingwren

    adyingwren Notebook Evangelist

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    I call bluff on this... No way the X1250 is approximately as powerful as the 9600m GT or the ATI 3650
     
  6. mr__bean

    mr__bean Notebook Evangelist

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    Dude people have denied me of running games on the X1250 befor, i posted views a while back on my last laptop with same gfx chip running HL2 episode 2 with everything maxed out including AA e.t.c at 20 fps.


    The gfx chip core has been overclocked slightly, and the system memory is at 1333 mhz overclocked
     
  7. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    B.S.

    The X1250 CANNOT run those games at those settings.

    Also the X1250 doesn't have any dedicated memory if i'm not mistaken.(re your sig)
     
  8. Budding

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    That does sound a bit farfetched, unless you've somehow managed to force it to run in DX7 mode or something. Regardless, post some screenshots (fraps benchmark + gpu-z or something) if you want to prove it to us.
     
  9. ARom

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    Actually buddy, I have that integrated gpu (radeon x1250)

    There is no way you are running any game at 1680*1050, especially GRID at medium, with 21fps :D

    Crysis? :D Stop being foolish...

    This card can't run Cod4 at 800*640 with the lowest possible textures and settings above 20fps... Stop lying to people, if they are naive enough to believe you, they could waste a lot of good money.
     
  10. be77solo

    be77solo pc's and planes

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    I'd have to agree here as well with the above comments about doubt of it running that well, and while I'm not going to comment on the x1250, the ATI 3200HD in my tablet will run GRID at 800x600 and low/med just fine, but no way anywhere near 1680x1050 at medium or any setting ha, and from all I've read the 4500MHD isn't quite as fast as the 3200HD. So, not sure how well GRID will run on your laptop, but it might just do it at 800x600 and low, as I was pleasantly suprised that my IGP ran it.

    Crysis Warhead on the same 3200HD at 800x600 and low averages from low to high 30's, and is totally playable, but no way on medium/high and at higher res. So, sorry not more help, but that's as close as I can directly help.

    very doubtful on it running better than these though, and no way I can match what the above poster is claiming with the x1250, and I believe the 4500mhd is a tad slower than mine.
     
  11. mr__bean

    mr__bean Notebook Evangelist

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    Just type X1250 in youtube you can see videos of people running games for proof.

    You cant tell me that other people are lieing too.
     
  12. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    Ok mr bean, i've seen alot of people playing games with low-end\integrated cards on youtube at rediculous settings and extremely low framerates.

    That kind of gameplay is unplayable to any experienced gamer and i expect one day you and all of those people will have a higher standard.

    One thing that hasn't been touched on is if your card is fully rendering each level you play on. If it's not then you'd get some very bland looking textures and effects and could account for why you experience smooth gameplay at higher settings.

    Any chance of some pics with fraps running?
     
  13. boypogi

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    mr. bean pls post some screen shots :D
     
  14. Budding

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    You mean those videos of people showing how the X1250 runs games at 800x600 with everything low at 10fps?
     
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    mr__bean Notebook Evangelist

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    Ill upload some when i put some games back on, i recently switched from VISTA 64-bit to XP Pro 32-bit.

    ill get arround to it, im planning on making a review on this laptop.

    I dont get why i get acused of lieing, why would i lie when im trying to help haha i used ATI tool and cpuid clock gen to change my clocks :/

    Sorry if i caused any confusion.
     
  16. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    For a start, you are claiming that an ATI X1250 can run modern 3D intensive games at 1680x1050 at acceptable framerates, which is impossible. Second, you sig suggests that your Compaq 6715B has 128MB of dedicated graphics memory, which, unless HP has released a special new edition of the laptop which no one has heard of before, is not true.

    Providing false information to members seeking help is heavily frowned upon on NBR. Since you are new to the forums, I would like to give you the opportunity to prove to us that what you claim is indeed true, and as a result provide insight into jnotebookguru17's query on the performance of the GMA 4500.
     
  17. Melody

    Melody How's It Made Addict

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    Another note is that some of the youtube videos you speak of concern the desktop version of the X1250, which is different than the laptop version(it's still considered a bad card, but is noticeably better than its notebook counterpart).

    We're not accusing you of lying per say(I'm not at least), but we're skeptic to say the least. Claiming such a low powered card can play such high performance games at such a resolution.

    I mean, high settings on Crysis is hard to achieve properly with any notebook(and even some desktops), let alone one with a bottom end GPU, yet you claim it can. So just a bit of proof would help validate your claims ^_^ If it were true, we'd have some valuable insight though! :O
     
  18. helluvagood

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    Its pretty iffy i think.
     
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    I am. Own the card it is impossible what he is saying.

    Anyways, I think the original poster should be going after, at least, a 9600M GS or ATI 3650 which from what i understand can play Crysis on medium settings @1200*800 with shaders and shadows on low (still looks good).
     
  20. Satyrion

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    mr__bean is lying like a sack of beans simply because he got the "i have to be best at everything syndrome" and the infamous "My ATI x1250 is better than ur Geforce 8600" syndrome.

    And am not lying.
     
  21. Budding

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    Be careful, you could get banned for comments like that.
     
  22. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    My 8400m GT can do that... in DX9 anyway :p(seriously)

    The 9600m GS and HD3650 can run crysis DX10 1280 x 800 ALL medium with around 30fps, with slight differences with GDDR2 + GDDR3 versions and amount of dedicated memory.

    Back on track, we'll wait for screenshots (if this thread isn't closed first :()
     
  23. 660hpv12

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    I'd say they are not playable. well, my card is a good 3x fast been a dedicated 8400m gs, and both of those games are barely playble (crysis playable only after a hefty OC) at min settings. the x4500 is by no means a gaming card, not even slightly