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    T61 For Light Gaming?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by sgntx, Jul 26, 2007.

  1. sgntx

    sgntx Notebook Consultant

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    Well i'm still looking for a all purpose laptop. I was wondering if the T61 could support upcoming games such as SCII, UT3, and Spore?
     
    sgntx, Jul 26, 2007
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    The 140m is roughly equivalent to the 7600 go card which is still a pretty decent card.
     
    ZaZ, Jul 26, 2007
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    tetete Notebook Consultant

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    forget ScII if it means starcraft II

    I run WarIII at 1400x900 and it lags
     
    tetete, Jul 27, 2007
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    That's odd because even iBooks (yep, even older than Macbooks) can run WarIII without issue.
     
    Playmaker, Jul 27, 2007
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    are you sure? tetete?? i have a intel x3100 and would my t61 be unable to run sc2 at all?
     
    zpzgclan, Jul 27, 2007
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    silverpl Newbie

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    Hello,

    I have 14"(1440x900) T61 with T7300, 3GB ram, Quadro NVS140 and vista business. So far I've been playing GuildWars, some older version of Counter Strike and Quake 3 and everything is running really fine on high details (and max resolution).
    Two days ago I bought new C&C Tiberium Wars, and on medium details in max. res, it's really O.K. Problems started when I changed all details to "highest" - I think high AA settings are too much for GPU.
    I have also seen some reviews where people were playing F.E.A.R and had about 60 FPS on medium details , so I would say it's playable.
     
    silverpl, Jul 27, 2007
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    I think you would need a strong video card.
     
    mtor, Jul 27, 2007
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    I don't under why these people say they can't run WcIII and similar type graphics games on the T61 with the quadro, i run mine with full graphics, and it's fast as hell...

    For the newer games, just don't put it on full graphics and you should be fine.
     
    rickyng_, Jul 27, 2007
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    AtomicSpyder Notebook Geek

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    My laptop that is 5 years old can play WC3 just fine. It's a Dell Inspiron 8200. Mobile Intel Pentium 4 2.20GHz, 512 MB of RAM, and Mobility Radeon 9000.
     
    AtomicSpyder, Jul 27, 2007
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    I can run W3 at 1400x1050 with medium effects on my old T41 (Radeon 9000). There's no way W3 doesn't run on these.
     
    ooxxoo, Jul 27, 2007
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    How does C&C 3 run on X3100?
     
    Playmaker, Jul 27, 2007
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  12. rickyng_

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    prob slow, but a Quadro should run it fine if it's on medium graphics

    You're T61 is the exact same as mine :O excep the video card, and HD, my 160 is 5400
     
    rickyng_, Jul 28, 2007
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  13. tetete

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    I think it depends on ppl

    when first time I use the wireless mouse, I feel lag right away

    but my friend doesn't feel it at all.

    get a software called Fraps

    it will show how many fps you get

    my understanding of no lag will be 50fps or above(when in battle)
     
    tetete, Jul 29, 2007
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