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    What games if any work well on the X201?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by carrots, Mar 25, 2010.

  1. carrots

    carrots Notebook Guru

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    I'm hoping to play games like Civ4, stuff like that. Anyone doing this with their X201?
     
    carrots, Mar 25, 2010
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    k2001, Mar 25, 2010
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    I loaded Team Fortress 2 and using their recommended settings, got around low 40 fps. Not great but not bad, totally playable.
     
    dalma, Mar 25, 2010
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    On my X200 I can play Dragon Age almost smoothly at 960x600 resolution with low settings.. so with double the gfx performance on your X201 you should be able to play it smooth!
     
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    has anybody tried warcraft 3? how does it fare on x201 or x201s. I play dota mostly...
     
    fusionist, Mar 25, 2010
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    I could play warcraft 3 on my thinkpad x40 7 years ago!
     
    utdeep, Mar 25, 2010
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    It works on my T500's integrated graphics mode (GMA 4500MHD) at 1680x1050 (custom resolution) all settings maxed with no issues, so the new GMA 5700 should handle it with ease.
     
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    Hi..

    Out of Curiosity I wanted to se if my X201 would play Crysis.
    I don't play games, but its like a running joke when something comes out,
    someone is always asking " But can it play Crysis?"

    It seems as though, not recommended shame, ( weakest link, video card) it can play that game.

    B.T.W. that game looks crazy!

    Here is my system check from their website.:
     

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  9. not.sure

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    You might get lucky with Far Cry.
     
    not.sure, Mar 26, 2010
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    get the vidock and use a desktop graphics card.
     
    lead_org, Mar 26, 2010
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    k2001, Mar 26, 2010
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