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    gaming ati

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by pharoah, Aug 12, 2005.

  1. pharoah

    pharoah Notebook Guru

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    would a ati mobility radeon 9700 with 128mb dedicated vram be able to play just about any game like doom3 etc the most demanding games on video
     
    pharoah, Aug 12, 2005
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    It will play them, but you will have to turn your settings down. The 9700 is a little oldish at this point.
     
    Brian, Aug 12, 2005
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    afpearce Notebook Enthusiast

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    haha, i just love hearing that... I remember when 9700s were the ****.. now they're "oldish" ... gaming is ridiculous.. how long till my 6800 is obsolete? im gussing any game after quake 4.. so like.. 6months..lol
     
    afpearce, Aug 12, 2005
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  4. LuckMC11

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    lol...but i don't think they are going to get that obsolete that soon...maybe in a few years...considering that the 9700 can still play a lotta games...even on low settings now..even after this many years
     
    LuckMC11, Aug 12, 2005
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    I was able to play Doom 3 on an ATI 9600 128 mb on medium settings and 1024 x 768 resolution without any problems
     
    srdhkl, Aug 13, 2005
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    that's pretty cool :eek: :cool:
     
    LuckMC11, Aug 13, 2005
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    I was able to play Doom3 on my desktop which i tricked out (at the time) with a 128MB Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 Ultra! It played at low settings with 1024X768!
     
    mtrivs, Aug 13, 2005
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