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    Left 4 Dead 2 $20.09! Get?!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by ton247, Apr 25, 2010.

  1. ton247

    ton247 Notebook Evangelist

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    I figured this must be a weekend deal or something, ANYWAYS, I might pick this up but was wondering how it will perform with this Studio I have. I know it's not the most powerful machine, but I'm not looking for Ultra High settings. Just a playable frame rate with graphics that won't look like those on the NES :D

    And overall, I know how popular this thing was back when it came out with a hefty price tag, so for 20 bucks, it should be an instant purchase for someone who's a big fan of all things zombie related and stuffs, right? :p
     
  2. CokeCanNinja

    CokeCanNinja Notebook Consultant

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    What computer do you have? Also, where are you getting it from? It might be a rip-off or a pirate copy.
     
  3. lowlymarine

    lowlymarine Notebook Deity

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    It's $20.09 on Steam. See here.

    Thinking about picking this up myself, heard great things about it. It's a Source game, so it should run fine on any reasonably modern computer.
     
  4. ton247

    ton247 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah I forgot about that systemrequirementslab Can You Run It? thingy, and I'm in the clear apparently. Can't wait to gun down the undead!
     
  5. spaghetticheese

    spaghetticheese Notebook Smasher

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    ye you'll be fineeeee. source games are always lightish on the GPU. t'is an excellent game. i have slowly been tolling the hours on it :) only trouble is the ragequitters that play it >:|
     
  6. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    I used to have a Studio 1555 with the exact same specs as yours. L4D2 ran just fine. You'll have no trouble, as long as your graphics card doesn't die as soon as you run out of warranty like mine did.
     
  7. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    It should play decently, but you'll probably be stuck with lower resolution and detail settings. Shooting from the hip, maybe 1024x768 at medium or low details.
     
  8. spaghetticheese

    spaghetticheese Notebook Smasher

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    i managed it on Low at 1280x800 on my HD2400, so i think you can do a bit better than that.....
     
  9. SoundOf1HandClapping

    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    Bah, they're infected, not undead.
     
  10. Lanaya

    Lanaya Templar Assassin

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    just FYI, zombies in resident evil -> infected with T-Virus -> still undead.
     
  11. @nthony

    @nthony Notebook Evangelist

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    FYI the T-Virus re-animates dead tissue, thus the host is dead or "undead". The virus in L4D is an infection, which requires a living host.