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    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Beowulf112, Jan 17, 2014.

  1. Beowulf112

    Beowulf112 Notebook Geek

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    Has anybody played that game on notebook?It burns my cpu..i get over 90C..It seems unoptimized cause i read on steam forum a lot complains about overheating.Its weird cause the graphics looks like a 5-6 old game at least.What are yours experience with this game?Btw gameplay is really good just heat sucks :(
     
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    minerva330 Notebook Guru

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    Hmm. Have it my library, I bought it during a steam sale but I haven't installed it yet. I will install it this weekend and get back to you

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    minerva330, Jan 17, 2014
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    Beowulf112 Notebook Geek

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    Okay.Just switch manually to nvidia high processor cause the game starts with integrated card
     
    Beowulf112, Jan 18, 2014
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    It doesn't cause problems over here although due to the fact that my notebook is kinda dated (OCed HD5650 and Core i5 560M) I'm limited to medium details.
    Still - if anything my system would be maxed out and should be overheating rather than those far more powerful.

    I agree that the game doesn't seem to be particularly well optimized but it's not nearly as bad as GTA IV or AC3.
     
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    dumitrumitu24 Notebook Evangelist

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    i also get 90C on my i7 4702MQ..cpu usage is in this game is high..i play it on ultra.Watch temp if you play this game cause it utilizes all four cores.I dont get such temp in battlefield 4 and crysis 3
     
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    I installed it and played for about 10-15 minutes, on maxed out settings. My temps never went above 67C and my total CPU usage was 36% but all four cores were activated and between 50-60%. I may play more tonight or this week, I'll continue to monitor. Regardless, this game is taking way too many resources. I think if I was playing for an hour(s) I would probably get to 90C

    Too bad it looks interesting. From the short amount of time I played I like the gameplay. It's like GTA meets DayZ.

    Edit: just played for about an hour. More or less the same CPU usage, blasted my fans and my temp hasn't gone over 60C. Regardless, this game is not well optimized for PC. Maybe that will change since the dev just signed a contract with Microsoft (It is shocking how much better the graphics are on Xbox.). There now working on a full length version codenamed class 4.

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    minerva330, Jan 19, 2014
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