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    How high can I put settings for games? -Vaio S 15.5 Specs Listed

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by basilwicket, Jul 12, 2012.

  1. basilwicket

    basilwicket Newbie

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    I ordered a 15.5" S series that's currently on its way to my house. In buying a laptop I was interested in generally updating my system (as I'm currently typing on a 2008 CTL), and also with a mind to increase my gaming experience. On my current machine I can barely run Diablo 3 on low settings. I also wanted to stay under $1,000.

    My question is: will the S series I bought with the following specs be able to run Diablo 3 on the highest settings?

    S Series 15.5" 1920 x 1080p
    -Intel i5-3210M processor
    -4 GB RAM DDR3 (I am planning on buying another stick, at least 4GB more)
    -NVIDIA GeForce GT 640m LE 2 GB
    -500 GB Hard Drive 5400 rpm

    Thanks for your input =)
     
    basilwicket, Jul 12, 2012
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    Qwaarjet Notebook Deity

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    yes. no prob.
     
    Qwaarjet, Jul 12, 2012
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    jano_lapino Notebook Guru

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    easyyyy. gt640m does 10k on 3dmark06. will easily max out starcraft 2, diablo 3,
    civ 5 maybe, skyrim on high, etc...just turn down sometimes Anti-Aliasing because at 1600x900 you dont need 16xAA and filtering and stuff...
     
    jano_lapino, Jul 13, 2012
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    I'm glad you mentioned civ 5 because I was going to ask about that next. I have heard its pretty visually demanding. How would you recommend adjusting settings for maximum performance and enjoyment with this game? Any chance I will be able to run it on fairly good settings? I realllllly want to play it. It looks great!
     
    basilwicket, Jul 14, 2012
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    so as long as you keep the graphics to reasonable settings (like medium @ 1600x900) then I think it should run reliably

    however, the graphics shouldn't be your main concern as Civ 5 is really CPU intensive and your dual-core might be the bottleneck in your system
     
    incomprehensible, Jul 15, 2012
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