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    Team Fortess 2 For the x3100!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Aaro, Jan 3, 2008.

  1. Aaro

    Aaro Notebook Enthusiast

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    Okay, so I've been searching alot of the forums to check if anyone has managed to get their lappys with X3100 to run Team Fortress 2. Apparently, it can. I have a 2.0 processr and 1 gig ram running vista via bootcamp. I was wondering if anyone has managed to run it using that sort of specs? I don't want to use crossover, and I can't use XP because I don't have it..

    I've tried doing the dxlevel 80 thing, but it doesn't seem to do anything. I'm getting an average of 5-10 fps... it's soo choppy. So can anyone help?

    Will getting more ram help significantly?
     
    Aaro, Jan 3, 2008
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    admlam Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Try dxlevel 70.

    Upgrading the RAM to 2gb will only give you a boost of a few fps. But given the current price of RAM, that's not a bad payoff.

    As always, try looking for better drivers for the x3100.
     
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  3. Aaro

    Aaro Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well I have the latest drivers for vista, I'm wondering if that's good or bad?

    And I am running it at dxlevel 80, so I guess i'll try level 70.

    Has anyone else done any configuring or whatnots?
     
    Aaro, Jan 3, 2008
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  4. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    the ram upgrade should help alot. 1 gig is simply not enough to game with vista.
     
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  5. Aaro

    Aaro Notebook Enthusiast

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    : D

    Thanks for the advice. By alot, how much are we talking about? 5-10 fps boost? Or perhaps more? : D
     
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    I couldn't give you an estimate but lets just say alot. Normally its recommended you have 2 gigs just to run vista because it can take anywhere from 400-7,800 mbs of ram depending on what you have running and how much you have optimized. Even mine which I pretty much optimized and I could get a few more programs but basically it uses about 400-450 when browsing the web. Now team fortress 2 uses about 500 mbs so your cutting it fine.
     
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    The dxlevel 8 will not work as a command line. You have to set up an autoexec.cfg file and tell it to run at dxlevel 8. I created a thread about it. You can find it with the search feature.
     
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  8. Aaro

    Aaro Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hmm okay thanks. But I have a question: What is it that determines the FPS?
    e.g processor, graphics card, ram, etc
     
    Aaro, Jan 3, 2008
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  9. Amol

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    They're all interdependent.

    Graphics card, mainly.

    Edit: Like Chaz said:

     
    Amol, Jan 3, 2008
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