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    Netbooks vs world of warcraft

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by buttons252, May 3, 2011.

  1. buttons252

    buttons252 Notebook Consultant

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    I snagged two netbooks from work and plugged in an external hard drive to launch world of warcraft.

    Lenovo X100e: AMD 1.7ghz single core MV-40 ATI3200.

    Much to my surprize the game actually works on this piece of crap. 1024x768, everything set to low.

    Averaged 3-11fps in stormwind near auction house
    averaged 3-7fps in battleground PVP
    averaged 30fps solo questing, farming random mobs.

    Summary: made me want to cancle my account, also gets super hot and made my nuts sterile (perk..?) poor battery life for a netbook.

    Lenovo X120e: AMD E-350 1.6ghz dual core / ATI6310

    Same settings above:

    Averaged 25-35fps in stormwind near auction house
    averaged 30+ fps in battleground pvp
    averaged 60+ fps solo questing, farming random mobs.

    summary: a netbook that can actually play wow, doesn't get hot, has excellent battery life... actually worth owning. Take it to class, surf the web, play some wow, all on a single charge.

    I bumped up the resolution to 1366x768 and the game was still easily playable, and still enjoyable.

    Just wanted to share if anyone was curious.
     
    buttons252, May 3, 2011
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  2. Cheeseman

    Cheeseman Eats alot of Cheese

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    The X120e is definitely worth it. I don't even consider it a netbook anymore and I can see why Lenovo insists that this is a "ultra-portable notebook". I'm not much of a World of Warcraft fan and the only games I've tried so far are Left 4 Dead 2 and Day of Defeat Source. Surprisingly it runs both fairly well at native 1366x768 at high settings with average FPS between 17-26FPS. I doubt I'll game on it much, but it's good to know the hardware is capable.
     
    Cheeseman, May 4, 2011
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  3. buttons252

    buttons252 Notebook Consultant

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    World of Warcraft for me is more of a social outlet. My friends / family play, sad as it sounds its how i keep in touch with them. I am extremely casual.

    I didn't try any other games because i didnt want to install anything on a work laptop, but i could easily see both of my zombie shooters playing at least medium settings very fluently on x120e.

    I enjoy shooters (COD MW2+) and zombie games, i have left for dead and a few others but never play unless any of my friends want too. Looking forward to battlefield 3!
     
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  4. Madstrike

    Madstrike Notebook Consultant

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    well I think that processor is maybe the best one for netbooks?(the E-350) they are releasing the E-450 soon, maybe even better, its nice to see some netbooks being able to run a few games.
     
    Madstrike, May 4, 2011
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  5. Phistachio

    Phistachio A. Scriabin

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    You can always OC the E350 to the 450 levels :p
     
    Phistachio, May 4, 2011
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  6. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    Maybe, no guarantee. Especially in netbooks any amount of OC may be hard wired or overall difficult.
     
    HTWingNut, May 4, 2011
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