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aNILEator
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RE: is this pc good enough to play top-end games??
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Originally posted by andrewdodd13
it scores a 3.2 on Vista compared to the 7300 GT which scores 3.9.
Score isn't worth much tbh, I still wish they'd list it next to computers in stores though
I only have a base score of 3.7 because of ATI X1600 512MB , If I had the latest greatest my base would/could be 5.4, which even then is a 6GHz processor, its just a statistic to make people jealous or inferior and sell more hardware.
I've yet to find a game that doesn't run fine on my system
This post was edited on 04-19-2008 at 12:02 AM by aNILEator.
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| 04-19-2008 12:01 AM |
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Nathan
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RE: is this pc good enough to play top-end games??
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After researching the X3100, it turns out that it's actually not that crap. It supports DirectX 10 - which means it has to meet a certain minimum spec (like Shader Model 3.0 and Hardware T&L, etc).
Yeah, it would have DX10 though, because it has vista, and to get the potential from aero you need DX10.
To play games on a laptop at a decent framerate, you will need a dedicated (usually) graphics card.
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Originally posted by andrewdodd13
it scores a 3.2 on Vista compared to the 7300 GT which scores 3.9.
Score isn't worth much tbh, I still wish they'd list it next to computers in stores though
I only have a base score of 3.7 because of ATI X1600 512MB , If I had the latest greatest my base would/could be 5.4, which even then is a 6GHz processor, its just a statistic to make people jealous or inferior and sell more hardware.
I've yet to find a game that doesn't run fine on my system
Yeah I have the ATI x1600 and it's a good card, and mines nearly 2 years old now, I have even completed crysis on it at 20-30fps 
This post was edited on 04-19-2008 at 02:22 PM by Nathan.
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| 04-19-2008 02:20 PM |
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RE: RE: is this pc good enough to play top-end games??
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Originally posted by Nathan
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Originally posted by andrewdodd13
After researching the X3100, it turns out that it's actually not that crap. It supports DirectX 10 - which means it has to meet a certain minimum spec (like Shader Model 3.0 and Hardware T&L, etc).
Yeah, it would have DX10 though, because it has vista, and to get the potential from aero you need DX10.
As far as I'm aware, Aero is written using DirectX9 function calls and hence it will make no difference whatsoever if you're using a Dx10 card or not. |
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RE: is this pc good enough to play top-end games??
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Originally posted by aNILEator
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Originally posted by andrewdodd13
it scores a 3.2 on Vista compared to the 7300 GT which scores 3.9.
Score isn't worth much tbh, I still wish they'd list it next to computers in stores though
I only have a base score of 3.7 because of ATI X1600 512MB , If I had the latest greatest my base would/could be 5.4, which even then is a 6GHz processor, its just a statistic to make people jealous or inferior and sell more hardware.
I've yet to find a game that doesn't run fine on my system
crysis....? |
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| 04-19-2008 02:44 PM |
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RE: RE: is this pc good enough to play top-end games??
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Originally posted by icd*
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Originally posted by aNILEator
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Originally posted by andrewdodd13
it scores a 3.2 on Vista compared to the 7300 GT which scores 3.9.
Score isn't worth much tbh, I still wish they'd list it next to computers in stores though
I only have a base score of 3.7 because of ATI X1600 512MB , If I had the latest greatest my base would/could be 5.4, which even then is a 6GHz processor, its just a statistic to make people jealous or inferior and sell more hardware.
I've yet to find a game that doesn't run fine on my system
crysis....?
Would run fine on low-medium. I'm using 2 of the latest Gfx cards and I only get ~40fps on Very High DX10. ![[Image: awd.png]](http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/9826/awd.png)
Drawn into the darkness here with your eyes on the prize at stake.
Faint hearts on an endless path letting go of the ones we break.
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| 04-19-2008 02:50 PM |
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Nathan
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RE: is this pc good enough to play top-end games??
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Originally posted by icd*
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Originally posted by aNILEator
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Originally posted by andrewdodd13
it scores a 3.2 on Vista compared to the 7300 GT which scores 3.9.
Score isn't worth much tbh, I still wish they'd list it next to computers in stores though
I only have a base score of 3.7 because of ATI X1600 512MB , If I had the latest greatest my base would/could be 5.4, which even then is a 6GHz processor, its just a statistic to make people jealous or inferior and sell more hardware.
I've yet to find a game that doesn't run fine on my system
crysis....?
Did you read my reply?
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Yeah I have the ATI x1600 and it's a good card, and mines nearly 2 years old now, I have even completed crysis on it at 20-30fps (Smilie)
This post was edited on 04-19-2008 at 05:23 PM by Nathan.
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| 04-19-2008 04:16 PM |
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RE: is this pc good enough to play top-end games??
I really think you mis-quoted there Nathan...
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| 04-19-2008 04:48 PM |
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RE: is this pc good enough to play top-end games??
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and to get the potential from aero you need DX10.
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Originally posted by andrewdodd13
As far as I'm aware, Aero is written using DirectX9 function calls and hence it will make no difference whatsoever if you're using a Dx10 card or not.
Andrew is correct here and I have no idea what the below has to do with Aero.
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Originally posted by Nathan
Yeah I have the ATI x1600 and it's a good card, and mines nearly 2 years old now, I have even completed crysis on it at 20-30fps
Drawn into the darkness here with your eyes on the prize at stake.
Faint hearts on an endless path letting go of the ones we break.
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| 04-19-2008 04:49 PM |
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Nathan
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Yeah, "large dimensions" ;)
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RE: is this pc good enough to play top-end games??
Oops i was meant to quote icd saying about the crysis thing 
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| 04-19-2008 05:22 PM |
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RE: is this pc good enough to play top-end games??
Is it an hp compaq? Because those specs look identical too mine
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