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    HL2 on go 7200/7300?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by boogiedood, Aug 1, 2006.

  1. boogiedood

    boogiedood Notebook Guru

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    i was wondering if the geforce go 7200/7300 can play HL2 on medium settings with ~60fps?? i personally think that fps lower than that on a first-person shooter is a bit choppy to play on :)
     
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    winterymix Notebook Consultant

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    On medium/low settings & a modest resolution, a 7300 shouldn't have much of a problem maintaining that frame-rate in HL2. Obviously there will be certain areas of the game where it will dip below 60.
     
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    You could always force DirectX 7 mode and play at whatever settings you want. However, DX7 doesn't support pixel shaders, so you'll loose some eye candy (reflections/refractions).
     
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    boogiedood Notebook Guru

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    sweet! thankyou very much for your guys' input...i'm actually waiting for the hp dv6000z w/ go7200...but I didn't find this helpful website until after I purchased :( luckily for me, HP support is quite good (on the purchasing side) and if I am unsatisfied with its performance and battery life, I can return it and lean more towards the compal hel80...omg, this site rocks :D
     
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    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I would get the 7300 as it is more powerful than the 7200/


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