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    Just a quick question.

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by scorpio969, Aug 26, 2006.

  1. scorpio969

    scorpio969 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey just wondering if morrowind would run smoothly on my laptop. Will be using lots of texture enhancing mods so it gets kinda heavier but it shouldnt be a prob should it?
    (also heard that morrowind mainly relies on cpu?)

    also would rome total war work well on this one?

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  2. mujtaba

    mujtaba ZzzZzz Super Moderator

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    If you are thinking of Oblivion,Don't think you will be able to,x1400 is a weak graphics adapter,practically even weaker than it's predecessor x700.
     
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    chrisyano Hall Monitor NBR Reviewer

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    Rome Total War might struggle a bit in the battles with a lot of soldiers if you go for high/max settings.

    I play it on my HEL80 at native resolution & max settings. Generally it's fine, but when there are over 1500-2000 soldiers in a battle and I'm running it at 3x speed, it can slow down some. Normally 2x or 1x speed is fine in even the largest of battles though.

    That said, I bet you'd be ok with medium settings or a lower resolution or combination of the two.
     
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    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The X1400 is more compared to the X600 not the X700.

    The X1600 is the equivalent of the X700.
     
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    I think the X1600 is more compariable to a desktop vanilla X800 :)

    As for running Morrowind, it'd run fine on high settings - assuming you do actually mean Morrowind and not Oblivion, which would also run but not on decent settings.

    Total War would also be fine...
     
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    Morrowind will run FLAWLESSLY with everything maxed. Even with texture changers on. The only thing the texture changers might mess with is your load times.

    If you mean oblivion you'll be limited to a lowish-medium setting.

    Rome Total War should work ok on medumish settings with a couple high options checked.
     
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    scorpio969 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Allrighty tnx for the replies! And yes i mean morrowind :p Dunno why ppl find it odd or something :rolleyes: (it is in some ways better than oblivion!)