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    Will Ati Radeon X1400 run these games well?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by BIGMAC121, Jun 17, 2007.

  1. BIGMAC121

    BIGMAC121 Newbie

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    I'm thinking of getting a dell Inspiron E1505 laptop with 2.0GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, and the X1400 Hypermemory. I also wanted to play some games on it but i didn't know if this computer could run the gamers well.

    GAMES:
    1) Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War series
    2) Warcraft 3
    3) Age of Empires III
    4) Rise of Legends: Rise of Nations

    Could anyone please tell me if the X1400 can play these games well.
     
    BIGMAC121, Jun 17, 2007
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  2. atiesh

    atiesh Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've got X1300 Pro in my desktop and it performs quite smoothly in all those games at 1280x1024 in high details, so i think there should be no problem :)
     
    atiesh, Jun 17, 2007
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  3. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You should be fine, but keep in mind that laptop and desktop graphics cards are entirely different things...and are not directly comparable.
     
    Greg, Jun 17, 2007
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    runs cod2 nice... in dx7 :p
     
    xenoasd, Jun 17, 2007
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  5. mrXniick

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    Those games should all run pretty well on an x1400.

    I can run pretty much all of those on high settings on my go 6600, and the x1400 is only a little bit weaker than that.
     
    mrXniick, Jun 17, 2007
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    I have nearly the exact same laptop (smaller hard drive is the only difference). I know for a fact the Both Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War and Warcraft 3 will play very well on the X1400. I own both of those games and they run very well.

    I do not own nor have I played Age of Empires III and Rise of Legends, but I imagine that they should work fairly well.

    Have Fun
     
    Roberto88h, Jun 17, 2007
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  7. cabral

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    all these games will work...if a x200 can do it, x1400 will destroy it!
     
    cabral, Jun 17, 2007
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  8. joshuaLX

    joshuaLX Notebook Evangelist

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    I used to have an E1505 with similar specs but with a Go 7300. DoW ran at the highest settings and resolution. I never played Warcraft 3 on it but I can't imagine it being anymore GPU demanding than DoW. I used to play AoE 3 on it as well but I couldn't play with anything higher than medium settings. As far as Rise of Legends goes....I have no idea :)

    Hope this helps,
    Josh
     
    joshuaLX, Jun 17, 2007
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  9. StormEffect

    StormEffect Lazer. *pew pew*

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    BigMac, I'd seriously considering waiting a couple of weeks for these new Dells.

    I'm talking about the Inspiron 1520, which will have updated graphics that will EASILY handle the games you are talking about.

    If you are in a hurry, I'd say that the x1400 would still indeed be capable of playing the games you listed...

    Or you could wait a couple of weeks. :D
     
    StormEffect, Jun 18, 2007
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  10. Duy028

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    My friend runs AOE3 on his 6400 quite well with high settings except for the water settings.
     
    Duy028, Jun 18, 2007
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  11. Necss

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    Get something a lil more powerful as u cant upgrade the gpu
     
    Necss, Jun 18, 2007
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  12. link1313

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    Its really not a card worth getting at this point. Its being phased out on mainly all previous laptop models.
     
    link1313, Jun 18, 2007
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  13. joshuaLX

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    I would wait for the Inspiron refresh with the Santa Rosa platform.

    Josh
     
    joshuaLX, Jun 18, 2007
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