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    Will Thinkpad T500 play Dragon Age?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by dukesucks, Jul 19, 2009.

  1. dukesucks

    dukesucks Notebook Enthusiast

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    I currently have a lenovo R61 that has an integrated graphics chipset that will not allow me to play any real games, oblivion, fallout3, etc. I primarily use my laptop for work, but I would like to play the occasional game. The track point mouse in the center of the keyboard is a must have for me so that rules out the Sagers. I don't care if I have to play the games on lower graphic settings as I understand that is the price of having a cheaper graphics card.

    I want a lenovo T500.

    CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor T9600 (2.8GHz 1066MHz 6MBL2)
    GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon 3650 with 256MB
    RAM: 3 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory
    Display: 15.4 WXGA TFT, w/ CCFL Backlight

    I can increase the CPU to Intel Core 2 Duo processor T9900 (3.06GHz 1066MHz 6MBL2) and add another gig of ram or would it be better to buy a SSHD?

    Will this system be able to play good games (Dragon Age, StarCraft 2) at medium settings?
     
    dukesucks, Jul 19, 2009
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  2. Signal2Noise

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    First: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=283291

    Second: We won't know until the final system requirement specs are released from the developers.

    Third: "Good" is rather assumptuous considering the games in question have not been released yet. Don't believe hype. Believe actual gameplay.
     
    Signal2Noise, Jul 19, 2009
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  3. dukesucks

    dukesucks Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sorry for my ignorance, but I don't know what "First" means. Presumably I screwed up my post.

    I understand "Second" as we don't know the requirements as they haven't been released hence the question? I am looking for ideas or guess people have based on personal experiences..

    I am unsure what "Third" means as it seems to be a rephrasing of Second, but I might not know what was intended with the word "assumptuous".

    Thanks for the help and sorry for the ignorance.
     
    dukesucks, Jul 19, 2009
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  4. narsnail

    narsnail Notebook Prophet

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    It will play it for sure, we just dont know at what settings.
     
    narsnail, Jul 19, 2009
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  5. insanechinaman

    insanechinaman Notebook Evangelist

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    "First" means that the link he provided you with is the place where you should be posting this.

    "Second" you understand... But also it means no one knows the requirements, so no one knows whether a 3650 is good enough to run the games or not.

    "Third" means these games will not necessarily be "good" games. They could turn out to be amazingly crappy. It's just that as of right now the hype surrounding these games make them seem amazing.
     
    insanechinaman, Jul 19, 2009
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    The system requirements for Dragon Age are known and it will definitely work, but it's hard to say at what settings.

    Going to a T9900 will make little difference (and is generally not worth the price). An SSD will help with loading times, but will generally not otherwise affect performance.
     
    Althernai, Jul 19, 2009
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    Thanks to insanechinaman for the explanation. :)
     
    Signal2Noise, Jul 19, 2009
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  8. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Keep the T9600 cpu and upgrade the ram to 4gb.
     
    moral hazard, Jul 19, 2009
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  9. Dire NTropy

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    You could also upgrade the RAM yourself since Lenovo charges a lot for it.
     
    Dire NTropy, Jul 19, 2009
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    hovercraftdriver, Jul 20, 2009
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