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    Games on T500 vs T400

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by eaadams, Nov 6, 2008.

  1. eaadams

    eaadams Notebook Consultant

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    With the ATI chips:

    What sort of games can the T500 play vs the T400?

    I am having trouble relating the 3dmark scores. They are just numbers to me.

    The two systems have different screen resolutions and different 3d cards.

    What would be an example of a game that you can play on the T400 slowly but runs fine on T500? What game would you not want to play on T400 but the T500 could handle.

    I'm thinking Red Alert 2? WOW? Spore? i.e. games you can not play on a console.

    I'm NOT thinking Crisis.

    Yes I understand they are different sizes and size screens...
     
    eaadams, Nov 6, 2008
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    receph Notebook Evangelist

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    red alert 2 does not even need a gpu, as it runs 2-D
    dunno the rest
     
    receph, Nov 6, 2008
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  3. chen

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    COD4 can be played on both laptop, but lower details and resolution on T400 as it has a mid-range graphic card. If gaming is more important than portability, go with the T500
     
    chen, Nov 6, 2008
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    Quanger Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a T500 with a P8600 + 3650ati card. I can run 1280x720 with quality setting to high (not highest) and I get very playable FPS.

    FPS is usually between 50-20. It dips to 20 with a lot of smoke and heavy gun fights. I hope to decease those drops by more ram and possibly faster CPU.
     
    Quanger, Nov 6, 2008
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    Mass Effect, Red Alert 3, Orange Box all play fine on Medium settings on the the T400.
     
    jedisolo, Nov 7, 2008
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    pcharouz Notebook Evangelist

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    spore plays on medium-high... (high in cell stage, medium in other) at 1440/900
     
    pcharouz, Nov 7, 2008
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