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    How well will this run?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by FirstPersonShooter, Dec 12, 2007.

  1. FirstPersonShooter

    FirstPersonShooter Notebook Enthusiast

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    Want to buy UT3 or CoD 4, just wanted to know if either of these games will run, and if so, what performance i can expect (graphics/fps) my setup
    * AMD Turion 64 x2 TL 58 Processor
    * (1.9 GHz, 1600 MHz FSB, 1 MB Cache)
    * Genuine Windows Vista (R) Home Premium
    * 2 GB Memory
    * 160 GB Hard Drive
    nVidia 8400 GS
     
    FirstPersonShooter, Dec 12, 2007
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    FirstPersonShooter Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can nobody estimate the performance would really help me out a lot.

    Thanks
     
    FirstPersonShooter, Dec 12, 2007
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  3. fifafreak18

    fifafreak18 Notebook Evangelist

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    Both Med/low i would expect, may have to lower the res for better fps in COD4, read stickies next time and don't double post.
     
    fifafreak18, Dec 12, 2007
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  4. kowell

    kowell Notebook Evangelist

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    The 8400GS is not a big gaming card, at least not for new games. I would guess that both games would run though at low setting, specially COD4
     
    kowell, Dec 12, 2007
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  5. Flicker

    Flicker Notebook Consultant

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    !move thread |Official "Can by notebook run it?" thread|
    !slap FirstPersonShooter
    ;)
     
    Flicker, Dec 12, 2007
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