March 13, 200520 yr My desktop computer can't run kotor 2 due to a crappy video card. Boo-hoo and all that. However, I'm now in the market for a new laptop for school... and a new internship. I've been shopping around for laptops in my price range and there's a relatively inexpensive Sony with a better graphics card, which is supposedly supported: ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 64 MB. I know kotor 2 should be able to run on this card, but it seems like quite a few people are having problems anyway. Alternatively, if I'm willing to spend a little extra, there are some other laptops with ATI Mobility Radeon 9700, but I'm not sure if that's even supported and I'd rather not spend the extra money right now. What are your opinions? Perhaps I should keep looking? I've got 'til summer.
March 13, 200520 yr kotor 2 + new laptop = playable? laptop + anything = unplayable <{POST_SNAPBACK}> unless you get the dell xps that laptop is sick
March 13, 200520 yr I'm playing on such a laptop and yes, it does run. Not particularly well, but it's playable :D
March 13, 200520 yr Got with the mobile 9700 rather than the 9200 (even the desktop version of the 9200 is terrible, whereas the the 9700 is more than adequate). If you're planning on gaming with the laptop you'll really appreciate the better card. Games are not unplayable on a laptop.
March 14, 200520 yr I have a Dell Inspiron 8600, 1.6 GHz, 512 MB RAM, and Nvidia GeForce FX Go5200. These are the games that ran like silk: American McGee
March 14, 200520 yr I'm using a Dell Inspiron 8200 with a 64MB Quadro4 700GoGL. It's running fine so far except for two (I believe) non-graphics-related bugs. To the original poster, it sounds like the ATI mobile cards are having a bit more trouble, for the most part, running KotOR2. That said, it doesn't mean that you shouldn't get a laptop with an ATI because I've heard of other games in which the ATI mobiles run better than the nVidia ones.
March 14, 200520 yr My desktop computer can't run kotor 2 due to a crappy video card. Boo-hoo and all that. However, I'm now in the market for a new laptop for school... and a new internship. I've been shopping around for laptops in my price range and there's a relatively inexpensive Sony with a better graphics card, which is supposedly supported: ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 64 MB. I know kotor 2 should be able to run on this card, but it seems like quite a few people are having problems anyway. Alternatively, if I'm willing to spend a little extra, there are some other laptops with ATI Mobility Radeon 9700, but I'm not sure if that's even supported and I'd rather not spend the extra money right now. What are your opinions? Perhaps I should keep looking? I've got 'til summer. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I've played trough the whole game without any major problems on a Dell Inspiron 5150 with a GeForce go 5200.
March 14, 200520 yr Quotes that games do not work on Laptops are a little daft. I'm running on a not so new, but nice a powerful IBM ThinkPad T41p, just looking at some of the top sellers list at the moment I'll list the games that I have had no issues with what so ever. Rome: Total War Doom III Half Life II Star Wars: Republic Commando Warhammer40k: Dawn of War The Settlers: Heritage of Kings Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile Medal of Honour: Pacific Assault Dark Age of Camelot: Trials of Atlantis and all free expansions. Just to name a few of them.... The one that will not work Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic II: The Sith Lords This has nothing to do with a laptop being used to play, but the quality of quality assurance testing that went into the end of the development cycle, or the lack there of. Laptop V Desktop, power consumption is the only real deal here, the processor does not have hyper threading like the desktop, but a 1.7 GHz mobility chip will have almost the same performance rating, on core apps, as a 3 GHz, unless hyper threading is enabled. And for gaming, hyper threading adds next to nothing to the current generation. Laptops do not have the same raw power, but in terms of performance per volt, they outshine all the desktops.
March 16, 200520 yr Author I've played trough the whole game without any major problems on a Dell Inspiron 5150 with a GeForce go 5200. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks all for your advice! I've done some more shopping around and I'm guessing a Dell Inspiron 9300 with GeForce 6800 will work?
March 16, 200520 yr How much will that set you back? You should really check out Alienware laptops. They really own (I don't think even the people who've posted here will try to make that hey can't run games)!
March 17, 200520 yr Author How much will that set you back? You should really check out Alienware laptops. They really own (I don't think even the people who've posted here will try to make that hey can't run games)! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> About $1500. But I've never heard of Alienware laptops.
March 17, 200520 yr I've played trough the whole game without any major problems on a Dell Inspiron 5150 with a GeForce go 5200. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks all for your advice! I've done some more shopping around and I'm guessing a Dell Inspiron 9300 with GeForce 6800 will work? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It looks like Vustare, Sloth, and I use Dell Inspiron rigs with Nvidia
March 17, 200520 yr Alienware laptops are about as highend as you can get, though they really are pricey. Sounds like that Dell should be excellent value for money (I'm quite jealous actually, it's about twice as expensive in the UK).
March 17, 200520 yr I just looked at the dell site, and you do realise that it doesn't come with a 6800 by default? I'd say go for it if you change the config. It needs at least another 256megs of memory in there and could do with a faster processor. As an alternative, look at HP. IMHO they're a much better brand than Dell. They're also a fair bit cheaper at the high end.
March 17, 200520 yr Sounds like that Dell should be excellent value for money (I'm quite jealous actually, it's about twice as expensive in the UK). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is this perhaps an argument for the introduction of the Euro in UK... I think Dell's Dollar and Euro prices are nearly the same. "Jedi poodoo!" - some displeased Dug S.L.J. said he has already filmed his death scene and was visibly happy that he
March 17, 200520 yr Acer Extensa 2902LMi 15.0" SXGA+ TFT LCD @ 1400 x 1050 :D Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 Pentium M 715 (1.5 GHz, 400 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache) 512 MB DDR 60 GB HDD ATI Radeon Mobility 9700, 64 MB VRAM Using these modded graphic drivers. I can play games no problem. Don't think I'm gonna buy me another desktop system ever again. Edit: And that's a rather "old" laptop.
March 18, 200520 yr Sounds like that Dell should be excellent value for money (I'm quite jealous actually, it's about twice as expensive in the UK). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is this perhaps an argument for the introduction of the Euro in UK... I think Dell's Dollar and Euro prices are nearly the same. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If I thought that would actually happen that would be great...
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