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    Kingdoms Of Amalur - Reckoning

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by manowarkings, Jan 19, 2012.

  1. manowarkings

    manowarkings Notebook Enthusiast

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    This is just for anyone with the m14x interested in the game. Tried the demo (great game) and our little laptop here seems to be able to run it full graphic settings with a steady fps. Sometimes it drops around 55 for about 2-3 seconds (had vsync of course).

    I was OC'ed to 700/965/1400.

    The game reuires a GTX 260...you'll be more than good with our GT 555m.


    Just wanted to share, may be helpful for some!

    Sam
     
    manowarkings, Jan 19, 2012
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    Brolaf Notebook Guru

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    that is awesome dude! Really full settings and that much frames per second with Vsync OFF? Kudos to you my friend ill buy this for the PC
     
    Brolaf, Jan 19, 2012
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    Sounds good, btw was it Vsync on or off?
     
    jostefan13, Jan 19, 2012
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    manowarkings Notebook Enthusiast

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    Im sorry if my spelling was wrong (french dude here) but yeah the vsync was ON !! I played the demo a second time and went thru more battles and such... never below 45FPS and always super steady!

    Hope it helps!!

    Sam
     
    manowarkings, Jan 19, 2012
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    Brolaf Notebook Guru

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    Would yo be so kind to post your specs here? I know we all have similar stuff but doesn't hurt to know right?
     
    Brolaf, Jan 20, 2012
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    manowarkings Notebook Enthusiast

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    i5-2410m
    GT 555m 1.5g
    4gb RAM
    500gb SATA 7200rpm
    1600x900
    Windows 7 64 bit

    It's the basic version of the m14x but with the HD+ screen.

    I wanted the i7, but im really happy with the i5. Comparing with others on this site, in the gaming field in doesnt change anything. I play videos games alot, but im also on my 3rd at university...im saying this alot but for a student. It's the best gaming laptop. 15.6 inch is just too big I find. And I can easily pull 5h battery.

    Hope this helps !

    Sam
     
    manowarkings, Jan 20, 2012
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    smokingjam Notebook Evangelist

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    sorry for hijack

    but is the game any good?
     
    smokingjam, Jan 20, 2012
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    manowarkings Notebook Enthusiast

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    No hijack ! was intended in the post!

    The comments on the steam forum are quite terrible. Personnally, I really like the game, especially the combat. You have to dodge, time your block..it's really more action oriented then RPG combat style. The story seems really promising, the side quest on the demo were varied and interesting. The voice acting is really on of the best i've ever seen in an RPG. The graphics are somewhat different. It's not all about making everything look real, it's more about having colouful and beautiful landscapes. And I personnally really like it!

    The UI is a bit rough but it's managable.

    It's a great game, but for 60$...im kinda on the line. I won't pre-order it, i'll just wait for the reviews and decide then. The game looks full on content, you'll definitly spend alot of hours on it!

    I dont like people comparing it to Skyrim because it's totally not the same genre. But wtv! It's an action game focused on combat, basically GoW if you would have skills and an inventory.

    One thing I noticed is the steadyness (I dont know if it's a word lol) of the FPS. If you go somewhere and it drops to 54, it will stay around 53-55...and almost never change. It's really fun to play like that because you experience no lag nor random skips. (which makes me think it's not a console port ?? even tho It doesnt matter to me, but alot of people seems to hate console ports)

    I heard the demo is like 3 months old. Of course the full game should be better and polished.

    I'll probably buy it, but im gonna wait or the reviews (I was planning on pre-ordering first). It's a good demo, but im gonna wait.

    Props to the company for realesing the demo tho. They have balls.

    Sam
     
    manowarkings, Jan 20, 2012
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    Richard L Newbie

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    Glad to hear someone's got it working right on an m14x - on mine the FPS is great but mouse/look is really, really jerky at 1600/900 res. Might be a driver issue (I'm on 285.38). Anyone else having any issues?

    It does look like a great game!
     
    Richard L, Feb 1, 2012
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