Gaming Laptop: CoH Capable?
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Posted on: 2010-10-23 17:36 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
Maxed settings?
No.
The most powerful of the 5850's, as there are three, only does 25,000 megatexels: http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=98&pgno=3
The mobile GPU's slower memory and lower texture power places it between the range of the Desktop 4850 and the Desktop 5750: http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=88&pgno=3
At this point there is no Mobile GPU on the market that can run CoH in Maxed settings.
The Mobility HD 5850 is a bit less powerful than the desktop HD 5750. So nowhere near powerful enough for max UM settings.
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Hm. Alright, thank you for the advice. I assume this also goes for Nvidia. Mainly, I was looking for something that can bear my desktop at CoH.
It is currently running 2 260's GTX in sli, and is only getting 10-15 FPS in CoH. It also has a 2.82 GHZ processor, not an i-3/5/7 (older Quad Core).
Anyone have any idea if their will be graphical updates soon for Laptops that will be able to handle CoX on max?
Edit: Ive been looking at other laptop builds. While I dislike Nvidia for multiple reasons, several places are offering GTX 460M's. Not sure if these are any good, just wondering.
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Yes, this is true for Nvidia.|
Originally Posted by funnyhalo
Hm. Alright, thank you for the advice. I assume this also goes for Nvidia. Mainly, I was looking for something that can bear my desktop at CoH.
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| It is currently running 2 260's GTX in sli, and is only getting 10-15 FPS in CoH. It also has a 2.82 GHZ processor, not an i-3/5/7 (older Quad Core). |
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| Anyone have any idea if their will be graphical updates soon for Laptops that will be able to handle CoX on max? |
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| Edit: Ive been looking at other laptop builds. While I dislike Nvidia for multiple reasons, several places are offering GTX 460M's. Not sure if these are any good, just wondering. |
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Them? As in two 480m's in Sli? Wow...Maybe I can find a place that fit's crossfire, but there is also this issue: I am unsure if CoH will be Crossfire enabled anytime soon. The Dev's have stated issue 19 bring's sli capabilities, but I am unsure if this also goes to crossfire.|
Originally Posted by je_saist
The 5850 mobile will easily outrun them. On paper all of the 5850 mobile chips, the 5830 mobile chip, and the 5870 mobile will all outrun the GTX 480m. |
Edit: If I went with a 5850m, would it at least beat a 260 GTX (desktop)?
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No idea. AMD's OpenGL 3.x Crossfire support is still immature. As of the most recent drivers OpenGL Crossfire still doesn't work on Heaven 2.1. |
Originally Posted by funnyhalo
Them? As in two 480m's in Sli? Wow...Maybe I can find a place that fit's crossfire, but there is also this issue: I am unsure if CoH will be Crossfire enabled anytime soon. The Dev's have stated issue 19 bring's sli capabilities, but I am unsure if this also goes to crossfire.
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| Edit: If I went with a 5850m, would it at least beat a 260 GTX (desktop)? |
However, both the GTS 250 and the GTX 260, in real games, despite having higher texture fill values, shader fill values, and memory bandwith amounts, didn't exactly slam-dunk outpace the RadeonHD's 4000 series on launch.
Given that, on paper, the 5850 mobile chipset is probably going to go somewhere in between the RadeonHD 4850 and the RadeonHD 5770 on performance, it's difficult to say whether or not a desktop GTX 260 would be more powerful.
On paper? Yes.
In real games with a real processor? I don't know.
I'm in a similar place as funnyhalo; I'm looking to buy a laptop as well that can handle CoH. I don't necessarily need max settings, but I would like to be able to run it at about 25+fps w/o having it look bad. I haven't settled on a model or anything yet; I'd like to educate myself a bit before I even really start shopping so I can eliminate any unnecessary inquiries. Any model and/or hardware suggestions? I'm shooting for at least 2GB RAM, a 350-500GB HD, and (preferably) a quad core processor. I'd also like to keep it under $1k.
Funnyhalo I hope you don't mind me asking this in ur thread; if it bothers you I can make another.
Either way thanks for the input guys this info has been very informative so far.
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In a few month's, I will be able to afford a decent gaming laptop. However, I am hoping that this laptop will be able to handle CoX with maxed setting's. I would request some view's on barebone's component's that will be handling the gaming.
It will have:
5850 Ati Mobility Radeon
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-840QM processor (1.86GHz, 8MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 3.2 GHz
6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
500 GB HDD 5700 RPM
This laptop is going to basically be my desktop away from home, so I am not so much worried about power issues. But what do you all think? Willing to accept suggestions as well. I can't stand places like Cyberpower pc, or those custom build-it-yourself websites. Ive had bad exeperiences with them, so If I choose to buy it, it will be from HP directly. It may be slightly more pricey, but at least it's easier to yell at someone if it doesn't work properly.
So, all in all, what do you guys think?
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