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    World In Conflict and X3100 will it work?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by neo1234, Oct 8, 2007.

  1. neo1234

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    1024x768
    Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 1.80GHz
    1Gb RAM

    in high details?
     
    neo1234, Oct 8, 2007
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    absolutly not, maybe lowest if your lucky.
     
    narsnail, Oct 8, 2007
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  3. Greg

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    That is a brand new game, and looking at the graphics samples I'm seeing in my Internet searches...well, I'll put it this way.

    It might run, it might not. The X3100 is not a gaming card, and I'd wager that either the card will barely run the game at the lowest settings or that it will not work at all.
     
    Greg, Oct 8, 2007
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    Not sure about the game but my friend is playing it on High resolution and High settings on his 8800GTS and he says it just spikes every once in a while.

    The x3100 is a basic non-gaming graphics chipset, so I don't know how bad it'll run.
     
    coriolis, Oct 8, 2007
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  5. neo1234

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    on Nvidia NVS 140M?
     
    neo1234, Oct 8, 2007
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    StarScream4Ever, Oct 8, 2007
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    thats not playble, any card can just run a game, you said you averaged 6-9fps, how is that playbable? i know world in conflict still runs smoothly at low frames but thats abysmal, low frames being 15-20+
     
    narsnail, Oct 8, 2007
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  8. J-Bytes

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    Mind you, being the type of game that it is, framerate below 20 will still be somewhat playable.
     
    J-Bytes, Oct 8, 2007
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    Yes, the x3100 will run WIC, though you'll have to experiment to get the best OS and driver combination for it.
     
    odin243, Oct 8, 2007
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    hey i had no problem playin throughout the game, FPS dips to 5-7 FPS mostly during heavy arty barrage.
     
    StarScream4Ever, Oct 8, 2007
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    It will run but don't expect any eye candy or the pretty destruction you would expect on high end machines.
     
    Duran, Oct 8, 2007
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    It will only run on Vista systems. That's about the only advantage Vista drivers have over XP for the X3000/X3100. On XP, WIC just gives WinXP bluescreen.
     
    IntelUser, Oct 11, 2007
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  13. neo1234

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    ok
    I will go with NVS 140M
     
    neo1234, Oct 11, 2007
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  14. Oemenia

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    How is it now, anyone tried the 15.9 drivers?
     
    Oemenia, Apr 17, 2008
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  15. IntelUser

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    Well, World in Conflict works with XP with driver versions 14.33 and onward.
     
    IntelUser, Apr 17, 2008
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    10 is my personal limit for it. It's annoying under that but still playable until about 5. 12-15 is great imo.

    Even though the official minimum is the GF6600 128MB, my GF6600 128 was able to stand a Low-Medium at 1024x768 so...
     
    JCMS, Apr 17, 2008
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  17. Oemenia

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    Wow this is depressing, i gave it a try and even lowest of low at 640x480 it was barely playable
     
    Oemenia, May 8, 2008
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    WIC is a hog. I was only getting around 10fps on my A8Js at 1280x800 mid/low detail.
     
    Wiz33, May 8, 2008
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    LMFAO LMFAO LMFAO
     
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  20. JCMS

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    That's still okay in WiC for people like me.
     
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    wic is a demanding game. its suppose to be visually stunning so playing it with a good card would be much more fun. 8600gt no prob.

    intel x3100 no way, and there will be ALOT of artillery barrages in the game. 5-7fps is a joke and cant be considered playable.

    for the ati x1270 though you can play it on low- medium settings and get a minimum of 25fps, max of 40fps, theres a test in the game that will help you get the optimal settings.
     
    lokster, May 8, 2008
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    I'm with Lokster on this one. There's no way I can enjoy a game when it's 5 to 7 FPS. In my book, "playable" means 30 FPS or higher for online play (when FPS really matters), and 20 FPS or higher for campaign modes.
     
    Th1nkpad, May 8, 2008
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  23. Sneaky_Chopsticks

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    ...Stop digging up old threads. It's annoying.
     
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    The bump wasn't totally irrelevant. Someone wanted to know the WIC performance on the new 15.9 x3100 drivers. Better than starting a new thread for it in my opinion.
     
    Th1nkpad, May 8, 2008
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    I agree, theres a good discussion going on, its better than starting a whole new one. The game stutters, thats the issue, its 15FPS or so for a while, then explosion happens and its down to sub-10 FPS. I didnt find that playable, i wish i had more tolerance, because people who do are enjoying it.
     
    Oemenia, May 8, 2008
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  26. JCMS

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    My FPS range changes with everygame. To be enjoble

    WiC= 12
    Oblivion = 25
    BF2= 45
    C&C3= 15
    LOTRO= 30
     
    JCMS, May 8, 2008
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