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    Specific Question Regarding wow and 8400m GS

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Olympias, Nov 5, 2007.

  1. Olympias

    Olympias Notebook Enthusiast

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    Guys I was wondering if wow can be run smoothly with medium settings, and I mean really smoothly, no less than 30fps, on a laptop with an 8400M GS? I would be running it no higher than 1280x800.

    Does anyone out there have any experience with this card and wow specifically?

    If so, could someone point me towards a good deal for a 15.4 inch notebook on a brand that makes a good product that this card is available on? Thanks so much!
     
    Olympias, Nov 5, 2007
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    HP dv2500t. HP dv6500t. Dell Inspiron 1420. Vostro 1400. Dell Inspiron 1520. Dell Vostro 1500.

    For the latter 2, you can customize a 8600m GT which is much better for gaming.
     
    Lithus, Nov 5, 2007
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  3. spookoman

    spookoman Notebook Consultant

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    even the x3100 will run wow with no issues, you don't need a great card to run wow at all.
     
    spookoman, Nov 5, 2007
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    wdlp65 Notebook Consultant

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    This has been gone over more than once, you CANNOT play WoW on a x3100 at an acceptable framerate!

    Don't even waste your time.
     
    wdlp65, Nov 6, 2007
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  5. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    You can play WOW on a GMA 950 at an acceptable frame rate. I've seen people with Macbooks play it all the time. The x3100 is much faster than the GMA 950.
     
    Lithus, Nov 6, 2007
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    Rei86 Notebook Guru

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    What? Then **** something is wrong with my 6800GT OC in my PC. Runs like **** during raids :confused:
     
    Rei86, Nov 6, 2007
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