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    How is this possible???

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Fishy, May 22, 2007.

  1. Fishy

    Fishy Notebook Evangelist

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    Fishy, May 22, 2007
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Somehow, I don't think that is real. Perhaps there was another notebook right next to him, or something...but those settings and that card are unrealistic.
     
    Greg, May 22, 2007
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    What n00bish stuff.lol...XD...

    Now for seriousness- That's virtually impossible...maybe he replaced it with a top notch card and renamed it? -> IS that even possible?
     
    Sneaky_Chopsticks, May 22, 2007
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  4. Fishy

    Fishy Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah my 7600 would only play as well as that, at those settings... I know for a fact that the x200 can play Fear well at low-medium settings, but those settings seem a little high... But you never know!
     
    Fishy, May 22, 2007
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    That game play looks better then mines....
     
    Matsu, May 22, 2007
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    His results don't seem that outlandish, especially at those relatively low settings, particularly the 800x600, minimum shaders and no shadows. (my desktop x1800xt averages 96 FPS at the listed settings). I also think his average (he says 18-24 FPS) is mostly because half the video is just him walking through empty corridors.
     
    Joga, May 22, 2007
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    Could be just another ati card with an edited bios to detect another series. You could have a Go7200 and change it to read Go7950GTX if you wanted.

    I think something is definitely up though. Yes, those are relatively lowish settings, but still too high a bar for an X200. I have run FEAR on an X200, and it ran only at very lowish settings, with maybe the odd option on medium - definitely no AA or AF or it would crash and die completely!!
     
    HavoK, May 22, 2007
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    Was that a desktop X200? It looks like a CRT monitor. I also noticed in the game setup that the graphics card was detected as "custom".
     
    R4000, May 22, 2007
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    ikovac Cooler and faster... NBR Reviewer

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    I believe x200 can pull that performance at 800x600. Check the situation when he shoots the replica soldier - it comes down to 1-2 fps.

    I actually started FEAR at 640x480 with GMA900 - it started and if I was patient I could play. I was quite surprised.

    Cheers,

    Ivan
     
    ikovac, May 22, 2007
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  10. cabral

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    it says dx8 shaders perhaps thats why it runs?
     
    cabral, May 22, 2007
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  11. AlexOnFyre

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    That had to be a CRT, because LCDs don't flicker when videotaped like that. but it could have been a CRT attached to a notebook, so that doesn't mean anything.
     
    AlexOnFyre, May 22, 2007
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    Seems perfectly fine... all settings turned down.

    My friend runs CSS on an x200 with a few tweaks and low res you can get playable fps easily.
     
    Hello-, May 22, 2007
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  13. Paul

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    It was a desktop. Look at the description of the video:

    Pentium D 2.8GHz
    2GB DDR2
    ATi x200 with 256MB shared

    He's also using no volumetric lighting, no shadows, medium textures, and 800x600. I'd say that would be possible on a desktop x200 especially if it had 128MB dedicated. Notice that the framerates still aren't that consistent either.
     
    Paul, May 22, 2007
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  14. Fishy

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    Yeah id defo say its one of the rare X200's with 128mb dedicated memory.. the dedicated memory results in a substantial performance increase over other X200's.. (30% ;)..
     
    Fishy, May 24, 2007
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