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    Not good for Starcraft 2 ?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by LeMerle, Aug 12, 2010.

  1. LeMerle

    LeMerle Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was looking to buy this one but from what I can read, it cant play starcraft 2 with high/ultra setting ?
     
    LeMerle, Aug 12, 2010
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    with some tweaks to the settings, you can play on high/ultra
     
    townfries, Aug 12, 2010
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    I play high at 30-35 fps at 1080i. :D
     
    CristoWall14, Aug 12, 2010
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    Theres a massive thread on this.
     
    xijulezix, Aug 12, 2010
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    I would recommend it, as a "netbook" class notebook. Don't look at the m11x as a desktop replacement. It's not.

    It runs SC2 just great for casual play(higher settings lower avg fps) and awesome for competitive play(low settings max FPS)

    If you are willing to put in the time and play with tweaks and new drivers often I'm sure it will only get better.
     
    Inate8, Aug 12, 2010
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    r1 with c2d runs sc2 better than r2 i5?
    r2 i7 looks like that is the better one to run sc2.
     
    zeobr, Aug 12, 2010
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    Yeah, SC2 with graphic settings maxed out gets a little choppy on my R2 i7 w/4Gb. I haven't tried overclocking yet though. I'm more of a competitive player though, so I usually just crank the settings all the way down low on all the games I play just to maximize the FPS.
     
    CheeseFrog, Aug 12, 2010
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    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    BatBoy, Aug 12, 2010
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