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Re: Video Game Thread 2.0
« Reply #990 on: September 06, 2012, 08:18:36 pm »
Actually, Zacky, my laptop can run it better than it does DDO.  Granted, it pretty much runs at bare bones graphics settings, which it automatically detects and sets for you (that's how you do convenience RIGHT), but it works right out of the box, as promised, and it works well.

For the record, here's the basic get-up I'm workin with:

* AMD E-350 Processor (2x core) 1.6 GHz
* 4 GB of RAM
* Windows 7 (64-bit OEM)
* AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics

I got it for...around 400 bones.  I've had Minecraft maps that run slower than Guild Wars 2.

Holy fuck, seriously? I thought there was no way my laptop could handle it, as jumpy as it can be with rendering distances in Minecraft above Normal. I've got less RAM but 2.3 GHz, so maybe there's hope.

Running a 64bit operating system, less than 4GB of RAM, your are litterly missing half of the advantages of 64bit.

Optifine is your friend, your sanity will depend upon it. Good luck using a texture pack grater than 16x16.

Laptop, brother, can't easily extend your RAM capacity.  Hell, I've seen cases where you outright can't.

As for the texture packs...the LB Photorealism pack looks good and all, but I rarely play outside of the default pack.  It does its job, and it still manages to look good, even with its relatively tiny pixel count.

Remember, some people put graphics at a far lower priority than most...I'm one of em.  Gameplay and story first, then graphics.  Maybe.
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Re: Video Game Thread 2.0
« Reply #991 on: September 07, 2012, 01:08:07 am »
Actually, Zacky, my laptop can run it better than it does DDO.  Granted, it pretty much runs at bare bones graphics settings, which it automatically detects and sets for you (that's how you do convenience RIGHT), but it works right out of the box, as promised, and it works well.

For the record, here's the basic get-up I'm workin with:

* AMD E-350 Processor (2x core) 1.6 GHz
* 4 GB of RAM
* Windows 7 (64-bit OEM)
* AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics

I got it for...around 400 bones.  I've had Minecraft maps that run slower than Guild Wars 2.

Holy fuck, seriously? I thought there was no way my laptop could handle it, as jumpy as it can be with rendering distances in Minecraft above Normal. I've got less RAM but 2.3 GHz, so maybe there's hope.

Running a 64bit operating system, less than 4GB of RAM, your are litterly missing half of the advantages of 64bit.

Optifine is your friend, your sanity will depend upon it. Good luck using a texture pack grater than 16x16.

My, someone shoved a large stick up your ass.
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Re: Video Game Thread 2.0
« Reply #992 on: September 07, 2012, 01:47:46 am »
Actually, Zacky, my laptop can run it better than it does DDO.  Granted, it pretty much runs at bare bones graphics settings, which it automatically detects and sets for you (that's how you do convenience RIGHT), but it works right out of the box, as promised, and it works well.

For the record, here's the basic get-up I'm workin with:

* AMD E-350 Processor (2x core) 1.6 GHz
* 4 GB of RAM
* Windows 7 (64-bit OEM)
* AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics

I got it for...around 400 bones.  I've had Minecraft maps that run slower than Guild Wars 2.

Holy fuck, seriously? I thought there was no way my laptop could handle it, as jumpy as it can be with rendering distances in Minecraft above Normal. I've got less RAM but 2.3 GHz, so maybe there's hope.

Running a 64bit operating system, less than 4GB of RAM, your are litterly missing half of the advantages of 64bit.

Optifine is your friend, your sanity will depend upon it. Good luck using a texture pack grater than 16x16.

My, someone shoved a large stick up your ass.

But seriously, your are litterly missing half of the advantages of 64bit. Like, litterly.

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Re: Video Game Thread 2.0
« Reply #993 on: September 07, 2012, 02:19:00 am »
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Did everyone just skip my post?  One word: LAPTOP.

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Re: Video Game Thread 2.0
« Reply #994 on: September 07, 2012, 08:20:15 am »
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Did everyone just skip my post?  One word: LAPTOP.

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I've been there several times in this very thread.

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Re: Video Game Thread 2.0
« Reply #995 on: September 07, 2012, 09:22:03 am »
Art...LAPTOP!  They're not easily upgraded like a PC.

Ironbite-or are you just going to ignore these posts too?

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Re: Video Game Thread 2.0
« Reply #996 on: September 07, 2012, 09:52:48 am »
Art...LAPTOP!  They're not easily upgraded like a PC.

Ironbite-or are you just going to ignore these posts too?
But Ibs, your are litterly missing half of the advantages of 64bit!1!!!1!!ONE! I'm not fucking around here. Half of the advantages of 64bit: Your are litterly missing them. Like, litterly. How are you not seeing this?!?!?!

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Re: Video Game Thread 2.0
« Reply #997 on: September 07, 2012, 09:56:55 am »
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Re: Video Game Thread 2.0
« Reply #998 on: September 07, 2012, 10:50:01 am »
Art...LAPTOP!  They're not easily upgraded like a PC.

Ironbite-or are you just going to ignore these posts too?
But Ibs, your are litterly missing half of the advantages of 64bit!1!!!1!!ONE! I'm not fucking around here. Half of the advantages of 64bit: Your are litterly missing them. Like, litterly. How are you not seeing this?!?!?!
Because laptop ram is fucking expensive?

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Re: Video Game Thread 2.0
« Reply #999 on: September 07, 2012, 11:03:01 am »
Art...LAPTOP!  They're not easily upgraded like a PC.

Ironbite-or are you just going to ignore these posts too?
But Ibs, your are litterly missing half of the advantages of 64bit!1!!!1!!ONE! I'm not fucking around here. Half of the advantages of 64bit: Your are litterly missing them. Like, litterly. How are you not seeing this?!?!?!

+1, good sir.
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Re: Video Game Thread 2.0
« Reply #1000 on: September 07, 2012, 11:05:27 am »
Art...LAPTOP!  They're not easily upgraded like a PC.

Ironbite-or are you just going to ignore these posts too?
But Ibs, your are litterly missing half of the advantages of 64bit!1!!!1!!ONE! I'm not fucking around here. Half of the advantages of 64bit: Your are litterly missing them. Like, litterly. How are you not seeing this?!?!?!
Because laptop ram is fucking expensive?
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Re: Video Game Thread 2.0
« Reply #1001 on: September 07, 2012, 12:32:15 pm »
I'm are litterly in awe that people are missing the sarcasm in Art's posts.
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Re: Video Game Thread 2.0
« Reply #1002 on: September 07, 2012, 01:26:45 pm »
I am in literal shock and disbelief at just how poorly designed that laptop is. I mean it is at Alienware level bad. It’s not like they can claim ignorance, they specifically had an OEM license with Microsoft. Microsoft had to give them the specifications for running and bust practice guidelines for compatibility.

This is not Sleepy’s fault either, as it is my opinion that Sleepy was burned by whoever made and sold that laptop.
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Re: Video Game Thread 2.0
« Reply #1003 on: September 07, 2012, 01:51:04 pm »
Apparently Old Rebuplic is going to become free to play! I am downloading the trial version to get an early look at the game.

Seriously though, I expect to see the same problems that all MMORPG's have. Namely, you have to play with other people. People who behave like the average online player...

Still, I am going to try it.
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Re: Video Game Thread 2.0
« Reply #1004 on: September 07, 2012, 02:56:08 pm »
I am in literal shock and disbelief at just how poorly designed that laptop is. I mean it is at Alienware level bad. It’s not like they can claim ignorance, they specifically had an OEM license with Microsoft. Microsoft had to give them the specifications for running and bust practice guidelines for compatibility.

This is not Sleepy’s fault either, as it is my opinion that Sleepy was burned by whoever made and sold that laptop.


I am baffled.  Not every laptop is made to exploit the power of a given operating system and/or hardware configuration.  Many, if not most of them, are made for your everyday consumer, and your everyday consumer isn't going to need too much in the way of hardware horsepower, including RAM.

Unless you get an expensive fucking laptop, chances are, you're not getting a whole hell of a lot of horsepower.  Case in point, I spent ~$400 on mine.  Yeah, it was cheap, but it works, plays games relatively well, and does what I need it to do.  I don't need Alienware-level horsepower, I'm not going to be playing Skyrim or Crysis on my laptop, and I never expected as much when I got it.

So, don't even blame the manufacturer, they make the cheaper laptops for the people who generally buy them, people who don't need much horsepower.  If you want that, you get a desktop.
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