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    Will the 8600 GT...

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by eL_eRiC, Aug 16, 2007.

  1. eL_eRiC

    eL_eRiC Notebook Evangelist

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    Will the 8600 GT be able to play these games in good quality with high fps?

    Shadowrun
    H2
    Lost Planet
     
    eL_eRiC, Aug 16, 2007
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  2. Crimsonman

    Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:

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    most likely
    yes
    somewhat, on high, not DX10 though
     
    Crimsonman, Aug 16, 2007
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  3. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    Lost planet looks almost the same on minimum and max so...

    Mine plays it well at medium 1280x1024
     
    JCMS, Aug 16, 2007
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  4. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    Lost planet is horribly encoded. Worst job I or alot of people have seen in a while.
     
    The Forerunner, Aug 16, 2007
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  5. dark5

    dark5 Notebook Consultant

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    Same goes for the other games on his list. While Shadowrun is a 360 port so it's somewhat understandable, Halo 2 has no excuse.
     
    dark5, Aug 16, 2007
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    Necromas Notebook Deity

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    I fail to see how being a port is a valid excuse for one game and not another.
     
    Necromas, Aug 16, 2007
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    Yeah..

    Ports suck. gg.
     
    Mippoose, Aug 16, 2007
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  8. dark5

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    Well, when a port from a console a generation behind performs only marginally better than a port from a current generation console then you've got yourself an even crappier port job.
     
    dark5, Aug 16, 2007
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    Wasn't the Xbox a Pentium 3 and Direct X 7 like GPU?
     
    knightingmagic, Aug 16, 2007
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  10. ShadowoftheSun

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    Graphics card was a Geforce-3 equivalent, IIRC. Not sure about the processor, but it probably wasn't a screamer either.
     
    ShadowoftheSun, Aug 16, 2007
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    saunders73 Notebook Guru

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    the xbox had a 733mhz processor and 64mb of ram
     
    saunders73, Aug 16, 2007
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