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    Problems with my gaming laptop

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by KillerJuan77, Aug 1, 2008.

  1. KillerJuan77

    KillerJuan77 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi:

    I have an HP Pavillion dv9473cl with these components:

    Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
    Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7250 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
    Memory: 3070MB RAM
    Hard Drive: 147 GB
    Video Card: nNVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS (Supossedly 1700MB with the shared RAM Memory, but itself is only 512MB)
    Sound Card: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
    Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_gdr.071023-1545)

    But I tried to play Crysis, Hellgate London, etc. and while I have the textures, models and details on high, turning the shadows to medium or high will automatically slow down the game, is this normal?
     
    KillerJuan77, Aug 1, 2008
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  2. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    Well.... to be honest, that graphic card isn't very good. Try playing at a mix of med/low for Crysis and maybe med for Hellgate. That will depend on your resolution too though. The game slows down as your graphic card isn't able to cough up the performance for optimum/enjoyable/decent fps at those settings.
     
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  3. Dook

    Dook Notebook Virtuoso

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    Crysis has a hard enough time playing on the 8800m at high settings, much less an 8600 GS. I would definitely bring the details and/or resolution down a bit.
     
    Dook, Aug 1, 2008
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  4. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Hellgate & Crysis both are demanding and not too well optimized (especially in DX10) the 8600GS is not a gaming card in my opinion atleast not for this generation of games, it would be good for older games.

    Your going to have to try 1280x800 low/med settings to get anywhere.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Aug 1, 2008
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  5. KillerJuan77

    KillerJuan77 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do you guys know if I can change it?
     
    KillerJuan77, Aug 1, 2008
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  6. Mikelx215

    Mikelx215 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes. By getting a new laptop.

    Sorry, unless you can return your computer, I'm afraid you're out of luck.
     
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  7. Dook

    Dook Notebook Virtuoso

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    Most likely not.
     
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  8. Akuma

    Akuma Notebook Evangelist

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    My friend has an 8600M GS in his laptop, and with right drivers (from laptopvideo2go.com) and a slight overclock (with RivaTuner) you can achieve the performance of nVidia 8600M GT (DDR2) which is quite good by todays standard in notebook gpus. So you could play Crysis most of the settings on HIGH, and shaders/shadows on med/low within 1280x800 resolution. Hellgate will run with most of the things turned on and high.

    But IF you can, then try selling your old notebook and get a laptop with 8600M GT (DRR2) or GDRR3 as these cards are much more powerful and DDR2 versions are common.
    If you've got the cash then you can buy a notebook with 8700M GT or even 8800GTX, but these are most likely 17"~20" notebooks.

    Good luck.
     
    Akuma, Aug 1, 2008
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  9. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Im actually selling my C90S with the 8600GT DDR2 @ a 2.8ghz e6600 for $900 lol since it seems valid to mention that now.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Aug 1, 2008
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