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Jun 3, 2003, 06:37 PM
 
whew that'a alot of info to wade through. Anyway I just wanted to here from 12" powerbook users on the performance of games.... Particularly WCIII and 3d games etc etc.... you know the stuff people are playing today. I just wanted to know how well it does. Thanks in advance...

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Jun 3, 2003, 08:48 PM
 
Originally posted by Vicious:
whew that'a alot of info to wade through. Anyway I just wanted to here from 12" powerbook users on the performance of games.... Particularly WCIII and 3d games etc etc.... you know the stuff people are playing today. I just wanted to know how well it does. Thanks in advance...

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Unreal Tournament (UT) runs really well (I know its old but its a clasic).

WC3 runs good @ like the medium settings with size @ native resolution (1024&786).

With Tactical-Ops (a UT mod, like Counter-Strike) I have found that It runs better if you turn the detail all the way up!

Color 16 bit (Haven't really seen a difference between 32 & 16)
World Textural Detail = High
Skin Detail = High
how decals = check
use dynamic lighting = check
Effects detail = High
Particales detail = high
Sound = high
Keep weampon shown
Decrease HUD (minus key in game)

I get like anywere from 27 - 70 fps
on Average it can be like 35 in medium maps.
(I have had some of thoes big ass outdoor maps take me down to 17-25).

Plays it a bit better than my g4 733Mhz digital audio with 32 mb Nivida Geforce 2 mx.

However the screen contrast is a bit better with my desktops crt. Like the black looks better.
     
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Jun 6, 2003, 07:09 PM
 
Originally posted by GlobalNomad:
Unreal Tournament (UT) runs really well (I know its old but its a clasic).

WC3 runs good @ like the medium settings with size @ native resolution (1024&786).
I notice that even though WC3 does not lag the mouse scroll does. Do you have this problem as well?
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