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    How well would CS: Source run on a 128MB Mobility X300?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by vtapoker, Nov 25, 2005.

  1. vtapoker

    vtapoker Notebook Guru

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    The other specs are:

    1 GB RAM
    1.73 Ghz Pentium M

    I wanna know before I buy it. How many FPS would it get? And at what setting?
     
    vtapoker, Nov 25, 2005
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Oh, I'm not sure how well it will run. The x600 will run it find at low-medium from what I recall, the x300 is a huge step down.

    The minimum CS:S requires is Directx 7, and the x300 has full Directx 9 support, so it will run.

    The question is how well.

    I never answered the question, forgive me :eek:
     
    coriolis, Nov 25, 2005
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    You should be able to run it fine at XGA with medium. If you push the resolution any farther than WXGA, you might run into some choppiness. My recommendation is to run it with the default settings - CS:S will auto-detect, and it does a pretty good job.

    Don't forget, that if you are having problems running it, you can always force the game to run in DX7 or DX8.1 mode - it is easier to handle for the GPU, because the shading is less complex.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Nov 25, 2005
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