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    x200t gaming ?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by dubhagat, Aug 3, 2009.

  1. dubhagat

    dubhagat Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    I wanted to know what sort of games work on x200t. Though it is not meant to be a gaming rig. Ideally I would expect it to be on par with other 4500MHD based machines. Still if any one has some experience to share.

    Thanks.
     
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    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

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    That about sums it up. It is NOT meant for gaming, but it will be on par with other 4500MHD based machines.

    Older titles generally play fine as long as the Intel drivers properly support the features of that title.

    If you have a particular title I suppose I can check it out, but I tend to leave all my gaming needs to my PS3 or desktop.
     
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    dubhagat Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks nice of you.

    I normally just play any random flash game. But I wanted to know how WoW or something like CoD4, FarCry will do on this machine :p.
    I was eying the up coming Star Wars MMO.
     
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    Flash games are 100% CPU bound so they should all run fine. WoW may run okay at low settings, but it is not a game I have tried. CoD4, Farcry, and almost all other FPS games released in the last 3 years are a no go.
     
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    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    You can play starcraft :p.
     
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    Yep, "Warcraft Orcs & Humans" works too (with Dos Box) :)
     
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    dubhagat Notebook Consultant

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    that should do :)
     
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    User Retired 2 Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    X200 works with a ViDock, if you only have 2GB installed using a Diy ViDock or the proper Villagetronic ViDock product ($379US with HD4670).

    Performance?
    Have a look at the pci-e scaling analysis for Crysis and RE5. ViDock will give you x1 1.0 performance. DIY ViDock is looking at ways to get a x2 1.0 link, meaning a HD4870 would only average a 16.5% performance drop over when used in a x16 2.0 pci-e slot in a desktop system. That is some serious performance potential. Consider 33 FPS in Crysis 1280x800 using a HD4870.

    Cost of DIY ViDock? For x1 1.0, estimate it as $35US + $70US for the HD4670 + 12V PSU. For x2 2.0 still working on it :)
     
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    Well, the 4500MHD can max out Warcraft 3 at native resolution with little issue (I've played at 1680x1050 on my T500's integrated graphics mode). Only when tons of spells are being cast by many different players in a LAN match or something is there noticeable lag.
     
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    Looks interesting in future. But did you say $379US ? That's quiet high.
     
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    That's reasonable enough if you consider what it is doing though. It will only get cheaper :).
     
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    PE2L product is available now as shown here for US$35. Purchase a 12V/60W PSU + HD4670 and it's a DIY ViDock less than a third of ViDock's price. Though DIY ViDock contributors are waiting till mid-August for the PE4 product, which also adds a Molex and a USB port. Molex making it easy to add something like a HD4850 powered by an external ATX PSU.
     
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