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    Intel C2D SU7300 (1.3GHz) Good enough for light gaming?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by MobileGamer13, Dec 1, 2009.

  1. MobileGamer13

    MobileGamer13 Notebook Geek

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    Wondering if this type of processor is good enough for light gaming like World of Warcraft, Modern Warfare 2 (enough to play/light on the gphx), Left 4 Dead games, etc.

    Not looking for harcore stuff. Just enough to play some recent games. Thanks!


    http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=42791

    Or any other type of the same SU type processors.
     
    MobileGamer13, Dec 1, 2009
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  2. mew1838

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    L4D is very cpu intensive.
     
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    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    It depends on what you pair it with. The Asus ultralights with SU7300/GeForce 210m combo can play Left 4 Dead well.
     
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    Sure. But best to pair it with something better than an Intel 4500MHD for best performance, or in other words, some form of dedicated card.
     
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    So is WoW.
     
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    Hmm, light gaming, I recall a thread about this :D

    I would say that CPU would just about manage it. If I were in your shoes I would also overclock, but it's not for everyone.
     
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    Playing L4D / L4D2 beautifully in native res with good graphics on both. CPU intensive scenes like inside burning building (loads of smoke & fire) for one of the levels in L4D2 went a little slower - otherwise it's all smooth riding for me (su7300 + g105m stock).

    I wish I could overclock the su7300 similar to that available with asus ULxxVT's to gain a few FPS in Dragon Age Origins as that's running @1024x768 ~20fps in fighting scenes (and fluid anywhere else) and I'd like a little more just for looks, but game is still very very playable. However can't find any info on the PLL for SU7300 for SetFSB nor has SiSandra or w/e it is given me PLL

    MW2 is supposed to be very hardware friendly, so if it's anything like MW1 on my laptop it'd run fine apart from mass smoke/dust scenes which tend to pull down cpu performance a bit.

    WoW ran in my 4 yr old desktop fine for 20-40 man raids, and this cpu even stock is more powerful. So as long as you are wise with cpu-intensive settings (i'd guess special effects / shadows) you'd be fine. Only problem is then not seeing things like poison on the floor from what I've read. Considering every other game I've tried has shown a gigantic improvement going from that desktop to my current laptop I'd imagine 720p WoW without CPU intensive effects would run very smoothly.

    So without saying for all of this you need to take into account a reasonable GPU (general options as far as I'm aware - G105m / G210m / HD4330) I'm using the first which is fine for me - envious of the performance of Turbo33 + g210m with Asus ULxxVT series though
     
    jk6959, Dec 1, 2009
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