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    ion platform and the atom?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by times, Apr 24, 2009.

  1. times

    times Notebook Evangelist

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    we now see the atom in these desktops with the ion platform like asus eee and acers revo and wondering when we will see them in netbooks.

    any info or a list of games performance,would be nice to lay doom3 or half life 2 on max with 2xAA lol,or is that askn to much with the atom

    any other thoughts?
     
    times, Apr 24, 2009
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  2. LaptopNut

    LaptopNut Notebook Virtuoso

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    No matter what they do, with regards to gaming, the atom will be a bottleneck.
     
    LaptopNut, Apr 24, 2009
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  3. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    I've only ever seen Atom CPUs coming with Intel 950 GMA chips, which can barely run Half-Life 2, let alone handle anti-aliasing. Ion might, but there is no information on its performance yet. In short, they won't run most games, let alone *any* shooters.
     
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