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    COD4 on Sony Vaio Z?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Tomassi, Oct 21, 2008.

  1. Tomassi

    Tomassi Notebook Consultant

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    Could anyone tell me whether or not Call of Duty 4 is well playable on a Sony Vaio Z? What quality settings can it be comfortably played it. Is adopting a lower resolution necessary (probably..)?

    Thanks!

    edit: What about Age of Empires III?? Should run perfectly smooth?
     
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  2. MegaMan X

    MegaMan X Notebook Evangelist

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    I play it in Speed Mode, 12xx by 768 resolution or something similar like that

    I have alot of stuff on low, or off, (ie, AA, specular, shadows) but I get an average of 30fps when playing online, and 35fps when playing campaign
     
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  3. Tomassi

    Tomassi Notebook Consultant

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    I never played any COD game actually... Would you suggest playing an earlier version (e.g. COD3, 2 or even the first release)? Or will the game not run much smoother anyway and will the multiplayer part of the game only have far less 'activity'?

    Thanks for your insights!
     
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    redrazor11 Formerly waterwizard11

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    Do you want to play for multiplayer, or singleplayer?
     
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  5. Tomassi

    Tomassi Notebook Consultant

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    Whatever runs well; preferably both, but if either one runs much smoother than the other, it's fine to stick with that.
     
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    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    I have a Z520 and it runs like crap... No surprise there, though :)

    Gaming was not meant for this system what-so-ever.
     
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  7. Tomassi

    Tomassi Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, I'm far from a realy gamer (nowadays anyway... :p) but like to have something installed to help in killing some time from time to time. :)

    What do you think about COD1, 2 or 3 (singleplayer mode)?
    What about Age of Empires (III)?
    Any game someone would advise that does run well on the Z and is rather enjoyable at the same time?
     
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