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    Looking for new games to show off my new 8600m GT

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by cdahmedeh, Jul 21, 2008.

  1. cdahmedeh

    cdahmedeh Notebook Consultant

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    Hello,

    I would some recommendations of games that have good visuals and run smoothly on a Dell XPS m1530.

    Thanks
     
    cdahmedeh, Jul 21, 2008
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  2. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    Mass Effect?
     
    Ayle, Jul 21, 2008
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  3. plasma.

    plasma. herpyderpy

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    Stalker




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    plasma., Jul 21, 2008
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  4. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    Bioshock

    Mass Effect does look darn good when textures are turned to Ultra High.
     
    Kevin, Jul 21, 2008
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  5. cdahmedeh

    cdahmedeh Notebook Consultant

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    Woops.. almost forgot to say... I hate FPS and RTS games...
     
    cdahmedeh, Jul 21, 2008
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  6. plasma.

    plasma. herpyderpy

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    oh, then go for age of conan!
     
    plasma., Jul 21, 2008
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  7. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Oblivion
    Mass Effect (maybe? do you count that as FPS or RPG? kinda a fusion)
     
    Hep!, Jul 21, 2008
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  8. DFI Fan

    DFI Fan Notebook Evangelist

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    GRID is a good racing game with pretty good visuals. Thing is if you hate FPS and RTS games you are basically taking away most of the good PC games.
     
    DFI Fan, Jul 21, 2008
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  9. Mikelx215

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    Elder Scrolls: Arena.

    You play it... and it's like you're there.
     
    Mikelx215, Jul 21, 2008
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  10. plattnnum

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    get bioshock and call it a day
     
    plattnnum, Jul 21, 2008
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  11. Arquis

    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    Team Fortress 2 :)
     
    Arquis, Jul 21, 2008
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  12. KillerJuan77

    KillerJuan77 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Lol.

    That's actually my favorite game!
     
    KillerJuan77, Jul 21, 2008
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  13. MICHAELSD01

    MICHAELSD01 Apple/Alienware Master

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    Devil May Cry 4 (the game's cutscenes at least).
     
    MICHAELSD01, Jul 21, 2008
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  14. K1LL4J0L0K14

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    Flight Simulator X. Tell me how it works :D
     
    K1LL4J0L0K14, Jul 22, 2008
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  15. Harleyquin07

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    Oblivion, the Witcher and Devil May Cry 4 will probably be the only games to fit the OP's tastes.
     
    Harleyquin07, Jul 22, 2008
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  16. basskiddanny

    basskiddanny Notebook Evangelist

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    Download Steam and get:

    Half-Life 2
    Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
    Day of Defeat: Source
    Counterstrike: Source

    All great games and they should run maxxed out on your computer.

    Also you could get Episode 1 and 2 of Half Life 2 but they might not run at full speed if you enable the HDR etc.
     
    basskiddanny, Jul 22, 2008
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  17. unknown555525

    unknown555525 rawr

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    OP hates FPS games, and it's amazing how many people are still listing nothing but FPS games.

    I personally couldn't list many other games other than FPS's.. but here's a few games I like.

    For racing, Race Driver GRID is great, and the online is pretty good as well.
    RPG, Mass effect is also a good game, graphics aren't all that great, but if that's your primary concern, you'll only find the best graphics on FPS games.

    for action games, you've got Assassin's creed, which is one of my favorite action style games of all time. If you've never played it, then just ignore anyone else who complains about it, that game is fun, and the graphics are great!
     
    unknown555525, Jul 22, 2008
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  18. Thaenatos

    Thaenatos Zero Cool

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    Lol AoC took alot of time tweaking for it to look good and perform well at the same time. So be ready to put some time customizing your settings. You could easily max WoW out but other then that I dont play any other MMORPG's.
     
    Thaenatos, Jul 22, 2008
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  19. basskiddanny

    basskiddanny Notebook Evangelist

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    Would Assasins Creed run that well on an 8600GT? Would need to turn down the settings quite as bit? It's quite a demanding game i'd imagine based off my experience when playing it on the Xbox 360. A lot going on all at once.
     
    basskiddanny, Jul 22, 2008
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  20. brainer

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    Devil may cry 4 FOREVER! Bloody Palace will get you Busy for Long time believe me :D
     
    brainer, Jul 22, 2008
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  21. Signal2Noise

    Signal2Noise Über-geek.

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    EVE Online with the new graphics update.
     
    Signal2Noise, Jul 22, 2008
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  22. Blemish

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    Hate FPS and RTS games?

    Hmmm. Those are like the biggest 2 genres on PC. I was gonna say COD4 , FEAR , and company of heroes.........
     
    Blemish, Jul 23, 2008
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  23. stirfriedsushi

    stirfriedsushi Confuse a Cat LTD

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    Assassin's creed was ported very well. Guild wars is fun, free online, and looks good at highest settings.
     
    stirfriedsushi, Jul 23, 2008
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  24. Zee_Ukrainian

    Zee_Ukrainian Notebook Evangelist

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    LOL...I see that you are not easy to please...
     
    Zee_Ukrainian, Jul 23, 2008
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  25. roninmagik1

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    There's supposed to be a game coming out sometime called Spore, maybe that would give you your graphics fix?
     
    roninmagik1, Aug 12, 2008
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