How good can the graphics be when plaing games on this? I've heard many sides, from it runs Bioshock with max settings, to running Crysis with max settings, to hardly supporting Bioshock with medium settings. I've also heard it can run the Original Call of Duty, but then I've heard Half Life 2 is out because it's too old. What is true with this laptop?Using my mom's account :) How good can the graphics be when plaing games on this? I've heard many sides, from it runs Bioshock with max settings, to running Crysis with max settings, to hardly supporting Bioshock with... » Read More How good can the graphics be when plaing games on this? I've heard many sides, from it runs Bioshock with max settings, to running Crysis with max settings, to hardly supporting Bioshock with medium settings. I've also heard it can run the Original Call of Duty, but then I've heard Half Life 2 is out because it's too old. What is true with this laptop?Using my mom's account :) « Show Less
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It played everything I threw at it. From the latest most demanding programs to older less demanding programs with nary a hiccup.
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Well I have been running Sins of a Solar Empire and Empire Total War at Max settings without a hiccup. If there are any problems consider driver updates or reloads. Good luck.
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Howdy, just got my MSI GX630-001US a few days ago to play World of Warcraft and Sims3. Before purchasing, I checked out the processor/video card on some benchmark sites. I was cautiously optimistic. I ordered, knowing Amazon has a terrific return policy.The 9600M GT is fantastic! I can run all the games I play on the highest settings without issue. A few small tweaks to the video card settings is all it took to make the Sims3 prettier than it looks on my desktop system. Buy with confidence. This machine is an amazing system for the money!
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How are the graphics for Photoshop work. I'm looking for true color and tone. Does the display have a wide viewing area that stays relatively the same?M Chelini
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I play World of Warcraft max settings, FIFA 2009, GRID, Crysis (gamer-enthusiast), Assasins Creed, World at war, Devil May Cry 4... etc, all those games play very good in this machine.
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I like it a lot, good price and good performance. I run a three monitor setup and can play pretty much every game without issue however running the witcher 2 on ultra (Which I believe is still the most graphically taxing game out there) is the only time i find there being a choppiness.
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It's a great card but it's a little outdated. But it has 2 GPU's and i got it to play minecraft= 240fps, dead island=230fps, left 4 dead=170fpsso it plays games very well. But the downsides are, it heats up very quickly, it can't play high detailed games unless you purchase another card and crossfire them. People say that the drivers are horrible but there really not that bad at all. But it's a really good card for $34. :D
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I'm playing Crysis 3, Bioshock Infinite and many others and it looks great and works for gaming. Darks are sweet.
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It will be able to play TF2 and L4D at 1366x768 native res on low-med settings fine, at least it should be able to... :) I haven't heard of "Dragon Age Origins before... so I don't know, but I doubt that there's any game around today that the 210M can't play at least on low settings... it can even play Crysis just fine on low settings...
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It does, I bought it last month and got the Crysis code like 2 days before the game released. I got an email from AMD that I will get the Bioshock Infinite code close to release date when they get the codes. You will get an email from Amazon with a code after a few days with a code to enter into the AMD website to verify the purchase and AMD sends the codes to you. This card can OC like a beast and Tomb Raider gets around 60FPS mostly with ultimate settings and TressFX for the hair on.
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This PC plays the older Call of Duty's pretty well from what I've experienced. I own CoD:4 and MW2 on Steam. both run ok. As for newer CoD's and especially Planetside 2, they don't run well at all.
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Yes, it works awesomely and on my 64bit system to boot!And the better the graphics card, the better and more graphics you will be allowed to view in game, i.e. you can download a special expansion graphics pack that makes things nearly real life. So, get it, and enjoy!
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Graphics on this Laptop are probably too limited. It is a nice, mid-size, LT, but the uses would be more for doing Power Point, Excel, database, email, et al. I do run Visio (for engineering) and it handles it acceptably well. If the games are not too graphically demanding it could work out. I would highly recommend getting the lit keyboard though. I had one, but the one I bought had stock keyboard and the front light from the display keeps the keys in the dark in less than optimum lighting. I had to break out my USB LED. I will probably change the keyboard. I am sorry to not know games to handle specific examples of what might work or not, but that is where you might not get what you want. Graphics on this Laptop are probably too limited. It is a nice, mid-size, LT, but the uses would be more for doing Power Point, Excel, database, email, et al. I do run Visio (for engineering) and it handles it acceptably well. If the games are not too graphically demanding it could work out. I would highly recommend getting the lit keyboard though. I had one, but the one I bought had stock keyboard and the front light from the display keeps the keys in the dark in less than optimum lighting. I had to break out my USB LED. I will probably change the keyboard. I am sorry to not know games to... » Read More Graphics on this Laptop are probably too limited. It is a nice, mid-size, LT, but the uses would be more for doing Power Point, Excel, database, email, et al. I do run Visio (for engineering) and it handles it acceptably well. If the games are not too graphically demanding it could work out. I would highly recommend getting the lit keyboard though. I had one, but the one I bought had stock keyboard and the front light from the display keeps the keys in the dark in less than optimum lighting. I had to break out my USB LED. I will probably change the keyboard. I am sorry to not know games to handle specific examples of what might work or not, but that is where you might not get what you want. « Show Less
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Hello, same here I had 2 8500GTs and Crysis Warhead did not run too well, on SLI it just would not redraw properly, Now I'm using 1 PNY 9600GT and it runs at my monitors 22" nature resolution and is crystal clear, and no hiccups, not sure if I'm ready to go SLI again, maybe later on once they get the work the bugs out. Hope this helps. I have tested it with the following games and got the same results S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Crysis Crysis Warhead Dirt Titan Quest Spore and a few others
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It's not a classic motherboard graphics card, it is an actual dedicated system, but it's not a classic dedicated card. It is built into the CPU (new fangled tech). They generate significantly less heat, and use significantly less battery. The Nvidia counterpart is probably more powerful, but also more overheat+power usage.What you're really asking is, "will this run ____". The answer is yes. Obviously no competition for a well-built desktop, but as gaming laptops go, I've found the A8-4500 to be sufficient for smoothly running KSP, Planetside2, Gmod/HL:____/Nitronic rush, etc.I also do 3d modelling, until I dropped a screw on the motherboard, it was able to run both Inventor (solidworks), and Maya no problem. It's not a classic motherboard graphics card, it is an actual dedicated system, but it's not a classic dedicated card. It is built into the CPU (new fangled tech). They generate significantly less heat, and use significantly less battery. The Nvidia counterpart is probably more powerful, but also more overheat+power usage.What you're really asking is, "will this run ____". The answer is yes. Obviously no competition for a well-built desktop, but as gaming laptops go, I've found the A8-4500 to be sufficient for smoothly running KSP, Planetside2,... » Read More It's not a classic motherboard graphics card, it is an actual dedicated system, but it's not a classic dedicated card. It is built into the CPU (new fangled tech). They generate significantly less heat, and use significantly less battery. The Nvidia counterpart is probably more powerful, but also more overheat+power usage.What you're really asking is, "will this run ____". The answer is yes. Obviously no competition for a well-built desktop, but as gaming laptops go, I've found the A8-4500 to be sufficient for smoothly running KSP, Planetside2, Gmod/HL:____/Nitronic rush, etc.I also do 3d modelling, until I dropped a screw on the motherboard, it was able to run both Inventor (solidworks), and Maya no problem. « Show Less
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how does the graphics card on this machine i belibe is a 5730 ati compare to nvidia 360m. i am interested in playing mw2.
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I just ordered this, so its not based on first hand experience, but I run half life 2 on a laptop with half the specs of this machine. It's a game built to run 3 years ago. You will have no problem.
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Our son has it but he's currently playing the beta of battlefield 4. Says it looks great and runs well. It rocks so far.Hope this is some help.
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Yes, the result is very good, no hiccups at all. Stick a coolmaster 212 evo on that cpu and run sc2(cpu and gpu intensive game) on ultra settings get well over 100+fps @ 1080p while staying at about 45 degrees on both the cores and gpu. In fact since it worked so well I purchased another one of these to put in crossfire. I will be trying Crysis and BF4 as benchmarks soon.
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There is a review over at anamdtech.com for ul80vt. It got a 3dmark06 score of 3640 with Turbo33 mode on. That is enough graphics power to play any game currently in existence on at least low settings. Games that are 2+ years it can probably run on high settings. It will be able to play all the latest titles on low-med settings at native resolution (probably). Based on that score, it could probably run Crysis at 1366x768 on low, which is really good.
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It plays older games with ease. Newer games work also although you may need to scale down the resolution/quality. The laptop also gets pretty hot when playing newer graphics intensive games. Because of this I'd recommend getting a cooling pad to go with it.Overall this is one of nicest full featured laptops available. I also replaced the hard drive with an Intel ssd which made a huge performance difference. I'd strongly recommend upgrading any laptop you buy with an ssd. In summary I'd say this laptop would play any of the games you mentioned. Just be prepared to buy a cooling pad.