Link with graphics card comparison, and it isn't looking good...
Zalis Send a noteboard - 28/07/2010 07:48:51 PM
Compare these two lists...
Look for the 6600GT on this one:
http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=88&pgno=7
And the X3100 on here:
http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=88&pgno=23
Trouble is, even with the faster X3100, it doesn't compare very well in areas like texture fill rates and memory bandwidth. It's not as far behind on clock speeds, but I'm really doubting it would leave you with satisfactory performance. That being said, we could cross fingers and hope Blizzard was being stingy with the reqs? Not likely, though.
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Another link, but it shows the X3100 in the lowest game-capable category:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Comparison-of-Graphic-Cards.130.0.html
Look for the 6600GT on this one:
http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=88&pgno=7
And the X3100 on here:
http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=88&pgno=23
Trouble is, even with the faster X3100, it doesn't compare very well in areas like texture fill rates and memory bandwidth. It's not as far behind on clock speeds, but I'm really doubting it would leave you with satisfactory performance. That being said, we could cross fingers and hope Blizzard was being stingy with the reqs? Not likely, though.
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Another link, but it shows the X3100 in the lowest game-capable category:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Comparison-of-Graphic-Cards.130.0.html
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on a Mobile Intel 965GM chipset. It is the successor of GMA 950 and features a fully programmable pipeline (supports Aero Glass fully and DirectX 10 with newest drivers). The peformance of the X3100 is clearly better than the GMA 950, still demanding modern games won't run fluently.
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This message last edited by Zalis on 28/07/2010 at 07:52:39 PM
Need help trying to figure out if StarCraft II will run on my laptop
- 28/07/2010 07:23:35 PM
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You'll have to buy one, get the receipt coupon, buy the 2nd w/ that for $40, return the first.
- 28/07/2010 07:41:02 PM
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Link with graphics card comparison, and it isn't looking good...
- 28/07/2010 07:48:51 PM
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You should be fine. Only thing I'm not quite sure about is the video card, but...
- 28/07/2010 07:43:14 PM
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I don't think so. You won't have a good experience with it. Check systemrequirementslab, though.
- 28/07/2010 07:54:15 PM
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Thanks for that link.... it showed my PC was a fail due to graphics card.
- 28/07/2010 08:04:47 PM
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No problem.
- 28/07/2010 08:13:04 PM
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i'll probably wait since i already have ps3 and 360 for games *NM*
- 28/07/2010 08:44:13 PM
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Yeah, wow. My advice was totally wrong. I misread the GPU. Listen to Aemon, hah. *NM*
- 28/07/2010 09:52:15 PM
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I can't run it on mine either! 
I'm thinking maybe you need a better graphics card...
- 28/07/2010 11:12:36 PM
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It's not the cutscenes that require the graphical power; it's the 3D graphics.
- 28/07/2010 11:20:53 PM
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