lap top + far cry

coolguigs · Aug 18, 2004, 03:30 PM

hi all,

do u think it is possible to play farcry on an acer aspire 2003 WLMi.
it is : centrino 1,6 GHz, 512 Mo Ram, ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9200 64Mb.

Can u help me before buy it please ?

Do I have to put recent driver ?

Thx a lot

phongtruong12 · Aug 18, 2004, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolguigs

hi all,

do u think it is possible to play farcry on an acer aspire 2003 WLMi.
it is : centrino 1,6 GHz, 512 Mo Ram, ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9200 64Mb.

Can u help me before buy it please ?

Do I have to put recent driver ?

Thx a lot

your specs are well below the recommended requirements: 2.4 ghz processor, 1024 mb ram, radeon 9500 or higher... far cry should be played on a desktop anyways.

Vikingod · Aug 18, 2004, 10:30 PM

I have a P4 HT 3.06ghz, 1gb of RAM, and a Radeon 9000 64mb in my laptop and with the most recent drivers I can run Far Cry with everything on Medium at well over 30fps (I haven't really benchmarked, I'm going on how it feels, at that is conservative). The only thing that makes me think it can't is your processor, but I think it is above the minimum specs.
Try the 4.8 cats or 1.5 Spirits with the DH mobility modder and see how it works. I love that game.
I I was you though, i would not buy the laptop for gaming purposes. Get a desktop or a laptop with a faster processor and a better video card.

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woodyear99 · Sep 15, 2004, 05:01 AM

I tried it. Same specs here on a P4 3 Ghz on medium. Only weird problem is that it chugs when I get inside a vehicle making the game no fun and unplayable. Once I am on foot tho it runs smooth. Any idea why this happens???

Prototype_F · Oct 11, 2004, 05:45 AM

i have a Pentium M 1.5ghz, 512mb pc2700, ATi mobility radeon 9600 pro, now i only played the 2-level demo, but it ran smoothly throughout most of it at 1024*768 everything on medium, laptops are definitly not for hardcore gaming but nothing beats playing Ut2k4 or Doom 3 between clases or in your car

classic_leon · Oct 11, 2004, 04:32 PM

I think the laptop always gets "lag" while you play FarCry under the "low quality" mode on 9200.

TJ- · Oct 26, 2004, 11:55 AM

its a problem with the ati cards,,,,, lots of people are having it, i have a 9000 with 128 mg, p4, 2.8 ghz, 640mg or ram and it still screws up, on low quality settings only when a veichel on screen

DJSilverBack · Oct 27, 2004, 02:34 PM

I have a

P4 3.2Ghz 800MHZ FSB, 1024MB 400DDR RAM (though it says 1022MB) Radeon 9700 128MB, far cry had no probs for me, if you get lag upgrading from 512MB to 1GB should help alot, (It def did when I upgraded mine, and I didnt really have probs before) I can run Far Cry with everything on High with very minimal lag/slowdown,

What drivers are you using? Are they ATI's or Omegas?

Secondly what do you have your settings on for Direct3D and OpenGL (Doom 3 runs in OpenGL and so do other games)

Lastly is your 3D card X8 AGP Enabled?

And lastly is BIOS what AGP Apeture is it set to? For ppl with 512MB RAM, this should be set to 64MB, for ppl with 1GB, 128MB.

Hope this helps

SilverBack

ioannis31 · Oct 28, 2004, 07:23 PM

I have a Fujitsu - Siemens laptop with the following config...

P4 3.06 Ghz, 1024MB RAM, Radeon 9000 128MB, and I have not been able to even load far cry.

I'm running on WinXp with service pack 1.

Any help about what to do would be more than welcome...

John

ioannis31 · Oct 28, 2004, 09:13 PM

Oops! Actually the memory of the graphics card is 64Mb.

Samir · Oct 28, 2004, 09:22 PM

Same laptop, but 2.8MHz P4, Far Cry ran smooth, with everything on medium...

ioannis31 · Oct 31, 2004, 11:21 AM

I d/l patch 1.3 for FarCry and the latest driver for Mobility and it all went smooth! :-)

mtesni419and1 · Dec 1, 2004, 11:14 PM

Far Cry runs great on my Laptop, Centrino 1.7, 512mb RAM, 64mb Mobility 9200, @1024x768 with med-low settings

Son_of_Thunder · Dec 5, 2004, 07:34 AM

my acer aspire 1681wlmi runs far cry well and source games great. centrino 1.5ghz dothan, 512mb of ram, 9700m 64mb.

Aug 18, 2004, 03:30 PM	#1
coolguigs DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	lap top + far cry hi all, do u think it is possible to play farcry on an acer aspire 2003 WLMi. it is : centrino 1,6 GHz, 512 Mo Ram, ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9200 64Mb. Can u help me before buy it please ? Do I have to put recent driver ? Thx a lot

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	I have a P4 HT 3.06ghz, 1gb of RAM, and a Radeon 9000 64mb in my laptop and with the most recent drivers I can run Far Cry with everything on Medium at well over 30fps (I haven't really benchmarked, I'm going on how it feels, at that is conservative). The only thing that makes me think it can't is your processor, but I think it is above the minimum specs. Try the 4.8 cats or 1.5 Spirits with the DH mobility modder and see how it works. I love that game. I I was you though, i would not buy the laptop for gaming purposes. Get a desktop or a laptop with a faster processor and a better video card. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

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Prototype_F DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	i have a Pentium M 1.5ghz, 512mb pc2700, ATi mobility radeon 9600 pro, now i only played the 2-level demo, but it ran smoothly throughout most of it at 1024768 everything on medium, laptops are definitly not for hardcore gaming but nothing beats playing Ut2k4 or Doom 3 between clases or in your car Last edited by Prototype_F; Nov 16, 2004 at 03:52 AM.*

Oct 11, 2004, 04:32 PM	#7
classic_leon HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wu Han, Hu Bei, P.R.China Posts: 1,238 Rep Power: 0	I think the laptop always gets "lag" while you play FarCry under the "low quality" mode on 9200. __________________ Fashion keeps us alive. YouP-PAX Please visit http://www.A-PAX.co.uk to discuss the computer mods. The latest YouP PAX modded drivers are provided on the site.

Sep 15, 2004, 05:01 AM	#5
woodyear99 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	I tried it. Same specs here on a P4 3 Ghz on medium. Only weird problem is that it chugs when I get inside a vehicle making the game no fun and unplayable. Once I am on foot tho it runs smooth. Any idea why this happens???

Oct 26, 2004, 11:55 AM	#8
TJ- DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Infinity Posts: 3,679 Rep Power: 0	its a problem with the ati cards,,,,, lots of people are having it, i have a 9000 with 128 mg, p4, 2.8 ghz, 640mg or ram and it still screws up, on low quality settings only when a veichel on screen

Oct 27, 2004, 02:34 PM	#9
DJSilverBack DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	far cry probs I have a P4 3.2Ghz 800MHZ FSB, 1024MB 400DDR RAM (though it says 1022MB) Radeon 9700 128MB, far cry had no probs for me, if you get lag upgrading from 512MB to 1GB should help alot, (It def did when I upgraded mine, and I didnt really have probs before) I can run Far Cry with everything on High with very minimal lag/slowdown, What drivers are you using? Are they ATI's or Omegas? Secondly what do you have your settings on for Direct3D and OpenGL (Doom 3 runs in OpenGL and so do other games) Lastly is your 3D card X8 AGP Enabled? And lastly is BIOS what AGP Apeture is it set to? For ppl with 512MB RAM, this should be set to 64MB, for ppl with 1GB, 128MB. Hope this helps SilverBack

Oct 28, 2004, 07:23 PM	#10
ioannis31 HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	I have a Fujitsu - Siemens laptop with the following config... P4 3.06 Ghz, 1024MB RAM, Radeon 9000 128MB, and I have not been able to even load far cry. I'm running on WinXp with service pack 1. Any help about what to do would be more than welcome... John

Oct 28, 2004, 09:13 PM	#11
ioannis31 HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Oops! Actually the memory of the graphics card is 64Mb.

Oct 28, 2004, 09:22 PM	#12
Samir kX Lover Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 520 Rep Power: 0	Same laptop, but 2.8MHz P4, Far Cry ran smooth, with everything on medium... __________________ MU3NKA 3A HAPO6!

Oct 31, 2004, 11:21 AM	#13
ioannis31 HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	I d/l patch 1.3 for FarCry and the latest driver for Mobility and it all went smooth! :-)

Dec 1, 2004, 11:14 PM	#14
mtesni419and1 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Far Cry runs great on my Laptop, Centrino 1.7, 512mb RAM, 64mb Mobility 9200, @1024x768 with med-low settings

Dec 5, 2004, 07:34 AM	#15
Son_of_Thunder HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,441 Rep Power: 50 System Specs	my acer aspire 1681wlmi runs far cry well and source games great. centrino 1.5ghz dothan, 512mb of ram, 9700m 64mb. __________________