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    How good will the following games play...

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by evster_mcman, Jul 27, 2007.

  1. evster_mcman

    evster_mcman Notebook Enthusiast

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    on the Inspiron 1520 I just ordered:
    Core2Duo 1.66
    2gigs of ram
    8600gt

    for the following games:
    Company of Heroes
    Half Life 2
    Need for speed most wanted
    Sims 2
    Nascar 2008
     
    evster_mcman, Jul 27, 2007
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    COH======High Settings
    HL2======Highest Settings
    NFSMW===HIGH Settings
    Sims2====HIGHEST
    Nascar2008====????
     
    deedeeman, Jul 27, 2007
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    chesieofdarock, Jul 27, 2007
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    Thanks guys---at what resolutions will I be able to play these games at a constant 30fps?
     
    evster_mcman, Jul 27, 2007
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    anything below 1400x1100 or (somethng like that)
     
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    how would lost planet run on that?
     
    Jedi007, Jul 27, 2007
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    hey chesieofdarock how did that green bar come up? in the COH settings? the memory usage. i dont get that? is it something u get with the updates? i have mine updated all the way to 1.7 or something like that. is it something for just dx10 cards?
     
    imhungry29, Jul 27, 2007
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    decent, judging from the previous COH test, it seems the desktop 8600 GT is significantly more powerful, and even my desktop 8600GT have trouble with Lost Planet.
    I got 20-24fps average with everything high except HDR(set to medium) on the desktop 8600GT,,, so i'm gonna guess 20-24fps with everything on medium with the 8600M GT.
     
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    Lost Planet = Gamers worst nightmare
     
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    I'd wait until a proper PC DX10 game comes out, not some badly coded Xbox 360 wannabe DX10 port.
     
    Syntax Error, Jul 27, 2007
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