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    Will my notebook play Star Wars: The Old Republic?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by od1235, Aug 7, 2011.

  1. od1235

    od1235 Notebook Guru

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    Sorry for the new thread, but I could not find the thread on the game and saw that the "Can my notebook run it?" thread was closed.

    I was wondering at what settings I would be able to play Star Wars: The Old Republic. Thanks in advance!

    CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-450M Dual Core processor (2.40GHz, 3MB L3 Cache)with Turbo Boost up to 2.66 GHz
    GPU: 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5650 switchable graphics [HDMI, VGA]
    RAM: 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
    Display (resolution): 15.6" Widescreen Display (1366x768)
     
    od1235, Aug 7, 2011
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  2. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    good settings. it will run fine and look good.
     
    masterchef341, Aug 7, 2011
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  3. lazard

    lazard Notebook Deity

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    probably medium settings
     
    lazard, Aug 7, 2011
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  4. Star Forge

    Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!

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    Probably Medium-High. Based on the graphics in the Alpha/Beta that I have seen, they don't look complex enough to need a high-end GPU to max it.
     
    Star Forge, Aug 7, 2011
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  5. jerg

    jerg Have fun. Stay alive.

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    You never know, some new games that come out have really unoptimized engines.

    E.g. GTAIV looks like it could run on $400 laptops but one needs $1k laptop to run it on mid/high settings with barely playable framerates.
     
    jerg, Aug 7, 2011
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  6. Star Forge

    Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!

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    However, most MMO's don't seem to have high GPU requirements to play nicely and fluid.
     
    Star Forge, Aug 7, 2011
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  7. R3d

    R3d Notebook Virtuoso

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    And GTA IV was a sloppy console port while SWTOR is being developed exclusively for PC.
     
    R3d, Aug 7, 2011
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  8. Voodooi

    Voodooi AFK for a while...

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    Yup, 5650 i5 should be fine on medium.
     
    Voodooi, Aug 7, 2011
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  9. Aeyix

    Aeyix Notebook Evangelist

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    Lets put it this way, I hope I can play it with my 3450M. I can play StarCraft II at 1440x900 lowest settings with 30-60fps and BF Bad Company 2 at lowest res & settings with 15-25fps. Those are the two most modern games I've tried.
     
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  10. Star Forge

    Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!

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    The 3450M is not a bad card. Overclock it and it can still do some modern low-mid end gaming.
     
    Star Forge, Aug 8, 2011
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  11. Aeyix

    Aeyix Notebook Evangelist

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    Do you know how to OC a 4350M? I've searched yet I cannot find anything.
     
    Aeyix, Aug 8, 2011
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  12. Star Forge

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    Get the latest Catalyst drivers from AMD/ATI and then install Sapphire TriXX. Use TriXX to set the new clocks you desire and then user FurMark or a GPU-Intensive game to test stability.
     
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  13. Aeyix

    Aeyix Notebook Evangelist

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    Last time I ran something from FutureMark, I averaged <1 fps and it essentially froze. I don't even know what to look for in stability anyway when OCing. I am using the latest AMD drivers and CCC (11.7 32bit)
     
    Aeyix, Aug 8, 2011
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  14. Aeyix

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    Ah nevermind, TriXX crashes whenever I try to run it.
     
    Aeyix, Aug 8, 2011
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  15. moviemarketing

    moviemarketing Milk Drinker

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    yes, especially since we are talking about 1366x768 resolution, perhaps medium-high
     
    moviemarketing, Aug 8, 2011
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