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    Notebook to run Warcraft 3

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by huasze, Nov 5, 2006.

  1. huasze

    huasze Newbie

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    Am looking for a notebook enough to run warcraft 3 at medium settings 1280x960. anyone have any experience on it---ie, is intel gma950 enough? or a ati xpress200? or do i need something like a x1300?

    many thanks!
     
    huasze, Nov 5, 2006
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Anything will run WC3 fine, but if you want max settings with max resolution, anything above an x1400/7400 will be guaranteed to work at max.
     
    coriolis, Nov 5, 2006
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  3. huasze

    huasze Newbie

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    hey, thanks for the ultra speedy reply. much appreciated!
     
    huasze, Nov 5, 2006
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  4. Blake

    Blake NBR Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    I run it at max on 1024x768 with a Radeon 320m. So any dedicated card will max it out without a problem. It is playable on anything though.
     
    Blake, Nov 5, 2006
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  5. rickster

    rickster Notebook Evangelist

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    You playing ladder or DotA?
     
    rickster, Nov 5, 2006
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