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    Urgent: Hows ATI Radeon HD 4650W 1 GB for gaming?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by DarthWayne, Dec 11, 2009.

  1. DarthWayne

    DarthWayne Notebook Consultant

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    wanna play this years games like MW2

    and other high def games


    hows it ...and will it run most games on max?
     
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  2. nklive

    nklive Notebook Evangelist

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    It should be able, especially if it is the DDR3 version. Don't expect though the very high demanding games to be played in Maximum settings like Crysis, GTA 4 etc. I have 9600M GT (which is a bit lower than the 4650 and playing MW2 in maximum settings). The screen resolution is also important. In Full HD, your card, as most of the cards, will struggle. 720p is just fine. Don't worry, that card is very good one. But, what about the other specs of the laptop?
     
    nklive, Dec 11, 2009
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  3. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    nklive summed it up pretty nicely. It depends on more than just your graphics card. Your CPU in particular is equally important. Also, what's your native resolution?
     
    Mastershroom, Dec 11, 2009
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  4. DarthWayne

    DarthWayne Notebook Consultant

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    Intel c2d P8700 2.53 ghz

    native is 1366X768 ..standard 720p

    will it run MW2 on 720p and medium settings?
     
    DarthWayne, Dec 11, 2009
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  5. nklive

    nklive Notebook Evangelist

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    Nope, it should run it at maximum settings, max resolution. The CPU is good as well. Bare in mind that I take as a reference my card which is overclocked
     
    nklive, Dec 11, 2009
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  6. Van Capri

    Van Capri Notebook Consultant

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    My rig is in the signature, i play it at "extra" settings with AA set to 0... so you should´nt have any problems....
     
    Van Capri, Dec 11, 2009
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  7. khalifas

    khalifas Notebook Enthusiast

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    I play call of duty on max settings with AA 2x,, and i don't have any problems.Except the heat ofcourse :S.
    Laptop specs in signature.
     
    khalifas, Dec 11, 2009
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  8. DarthWayne

    DarthWayne Notebook Consultant

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    wow.

    ordered the laptop finally..its comin on sunday!.,.cant wait!

    HP Pavilion DV6 1311TX

    Intel C2D P8700 2.53Ghz
    ATI HD4650
    500GB HD
    etc etc.
     
    DarthWayne, Dec 11, 2009
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  9. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    Oh yeah, those specs will blow away MW2 at 720p. My laptop had the P8600 2.4GHz CPU and ATi Mobility Radeon HD 4570 with only 256MB of GDDR3, and it played MW2 at 720p quite nicely with all maximum settings.
     
    Mastershroom, Dec 11, 2009
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  10. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    got laptop with below specs and i play MW2 on Max with 2X AA... on 1280X800 res... no problems ... just got a little ram shortage sometimes so i have to use game booster for more system RAM... if i lowered settings a little , i would have no problems.. anyways how much did that laptop cost?
     
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  11. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    Enough to buy a NP8662.
     
    dtwn, Dec 11, 2009
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  12. DarthWayne

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    2X AA..that should be more than enough for me. ..who has never played most of the high def games.

    the laptop cost me around 1650 USD with free HP Bag + free mouse + free 8GB thumbdrive + free headset...not that i need any.

    good deal?
     
    DarthWayne, Dec 11, 2009
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  13. BrandonSi

    BrandonSi Notebook Savant

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    You can always do better, but the point is if you're happy with it, then it was a good deal! :)
     
    BrandonSi, Dec 11, 2009
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