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    Please don't kill me.. a friend wants more input about a certain laptop's gaming performance

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by eyepwnuall, Sep 29, 2007.

  1. eyepwnuall

    eyepwnuall Notebook Consultant

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    Ok my friend wants to know if an acer with a celeron m 1.86ghz, 512mb ram,Vista basic, 80gb 5400rpm hd,gma 950, 14.1 lcd... wait for it.... can play WoW with about 10+ FPS while running around.. i said maybe but with Vista up the ram and u might just barely pull off 10+ in the open but like >1 in stormwind,ironforge,etc...... just want ssomeone to confirm me or help us out.

    Thanks..
     
    eyepwnuall, Sep 29, 2007
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Yes, but it's a stupid question.
     
    Lithus, Sep 29, 2007
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  3. eyepwnuall

    eyepwnuall Notebook Consultant

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    ya i know it is stupid but he wants to know... he is ADDICTED!
     
    eyepwnuall, Sep 29, 2007
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  4. NinjaNoodles

    NinjaNoodles Notebook Evangelist

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    Your friend. Riiiiight. ;)
     
    NinjaNoodles, Sep 29, 2007
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  5. wolfraider

    wolfraider Grand Viezir of Chaos

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    Doubt it that is some of the craziest specs i seen to run wow on vista...

    Even if you set everyhting on minimum the ram would be out so your friend should prepare for loooooooooooooooooong waiting times and the 950 gma doesnt make it better at all.

    I would shot that your friend would average on 5FPS and max 15FPS in places where there is nothing, but gameplay would be extremely bad...
     
    wolfraider, Sep 29, 2007
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  6. mitcity22

    mitcity22 Notebook Consultant

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    lmao....slap him in the face
     
    mitcity22, Sep 29, 2007
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  7. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    WoW + 512MB is already very bad on XP AFAIK.
     
    JCMS, Sep 29, 2007
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  8. wolfraider

    wolfraider Grand Viezir of Chaos

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    Especially considering that GMA would suck 128mb of it. Vista at least 200mb and 150mb ram left for WOW. Hmm i would reaaly want to see how will it start and be played :D
     
    wolfraider, Sep 29, 2007
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  9. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    So when we are all meeting up to kill this guy doing the the ole "my friend' routine?
     
    The Forerunner, Sep 29, 2007
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  10. odin243

    odin243 Notebook Prophet

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    It's not a stupid question at all, it's a perfectly legitement one and is what these forums are for. However, in the future, please read the sticky at the top of this board and do a search before creating a new thread, as we have a thread dedicated to asking "Can My Notebook Run This" type questions.

    Thanks.
     
    odin243, Sep 30, 2007
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  11. anarky321

    anarky321 Notebook Deity

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    haha, nice one :)
     
    anarky321, Sep 30, 2007
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  12. Phritz

    Phritz Space Artist

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    Well there's one thing... You can start "pwning us all" by starting with your friend and his 10 fps :p
     
    Phritz, Sep 30, 2007
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