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ATI x200m Game Review
"For the concern of Lag on BF2 here is the Video. http://youtube.com/watch?v=5x6Bj2M5zCI Enjoy = ) "
Most people have the fully shared x200m and the x200m is mostly judges by that card. I just want to let the people with the dedicated version know what they are capable of playing. I have ran test on 2 laptops, different brand, same dedicated version of x200m. They both give outstanding in game FPS when it comes to playing games on an integrated card. Sometimes I cant even believe its a x200m pushing alot of this power. Here are some in game FPS results for the following: Guild Wars, Battle For Middle Earth II, Battlefield 2, and Oblivion.
The system specs tested on were:
Toshiba Satellite a135-s2276
Windows Vista Basic
Dual Core processor
1gbx2 = 2gb Of DDR2 RAM
Dedicated Version Of the ATI X200M
Guild Wars: A really good game, Easy to play and the requirements require RAM over Graphics Card. The 2gb's I have push most of the power that runs the game.
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Battle For Middle Earth II: The settings all applies to how your going to play it. If your the type of person who likes to rush in and doesnt wait for a huge army then your most likely better off with High settings. If you like to build up your army Low medium settings is right for you. 2gb's Impact this game as much as it does on Guild Wars.
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Battlefield 2: Now here you go, the game which people say wont run on the x200m. I was Shocked that it ran on mine with High - Medium settings. I about cried when I saw how good the graphics were. RAM Impacts your game! There is No lag so far for every single game Ive played and was amazed that Battlefield 2 Ran the same.
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Elders Scrolls Oblivion: I tried it out when I had the little 512mb stick in there and it RAN awesome on "low settings". The day I added my 2gb's It got a boost to a higher Res and Medium settings! This game can get addicting especially when you get to view all the nice graphics and reflective water around.
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Well I hope you enjoyed my review. If you have any questions just send me a message and Ill be glad to answer them.
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I think all in all this is a very poor review, especially considering you have been posting around on the gaming forum that you can run BF2 great on your X200.
12-24fps when idle is not what I call great, that's what I call a dreadful performer and totally unsuitable for play, especially online which is what 98% of BF2 owners do. You're getting 12 and 17fps when idle there, and even STILL under 25 when looking through the iron sights, so I'm willing to guess you'd drop into single digits whenever alot of action goes on....
I run BF2 at medium-high on my Go7400 and get around 40fps - but I could run it all maxed out and get terrible framerates, but go around saying Yeah, my Go7400 runs BF2 on max settings! Sure it could, but it'd be a bad experience and hardly reflects the 'true' Go7400 experience.
Technically any card can run any game at any settings - it's the framerate that dictates how good the card is at pushing said settings. someone could post like you have and say their Go6150 is running Supreme Commander at max settings - yes its possible, but is it playable, without even looking you know no, it's not, and I also knew this about your x200 claims.
No personal offence to you - but it just bugs me when people post misleading stuff like this all the time....
Oblivion looks ok in fairness. No complaints there, the others look fine too but they are old games that are very unintensive in any case.
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Ok.. You want to see a video on "How bad I lag" on BF2. I can show you some videos to prove on those frame rates I don't get lag unless I "can actually" get 6fps. You don't have to brag about your Go7400. I just trying to show people what they are capable of playing. This is the Dedicated version of the x200m, not the fully shared one which you posted. I have been playing all these games lagless. Some people cant even imagine the x200m playing BF2 at those frame rates on High-Medium settings. So If you want to get further into how I can show you the performance, message me...
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Videos would be interesting
The first two games look decent, but as above they are old games that are not that demanding. Oblivion looks pretty decent given the GPU here, but it would be interesting to see what non-idle play looks like for Oblivion and BF2
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Ok.. You want to see a video on "How bad I lag" on BF2. I can show you some videos to prove on those frame rates I don't get lag unless I "can actually" get 6fps. You don't have to brag about your Go7400. I just trying to show people what they are capable of playing. This is the Dedicated version of the x200m, not the fully shared one which you posted. I have been playing all these games lagless. Some people cant even imagine the x200m playing BF2 at those frame rates on High-Medium settings. So If you want to get further into how I can show you the performance, message me...
Sorry, but it was at the point that you claim it is playable and 'lagless' until it reaches 6 frames per second that I realised how stupid this thread is. If you're happy with that, fine, but don't try and pass that off as 'playable' for the rest of us.
6 frames per second would be unplayable for even an RTS, let alone a fast paced FPS - that is absolutely ridiculous.
Yes of course I can imagine the X200 running BF2 at those framerates at those settings - like absolute crap! As even your screenies show - not even breaking the 25fps mark when totally idle, looking down the iron sights at some grass! That alone indicates your X200 is struggling a dying death running BF2 at those settings, to be honest, and shows that it'd probably explode in intense combat.
I'm not bragging about my Go7400, it's crap card, but it's about 300% better then the X200 and it's limits are BF2 at med-high settings at about 50fps. Of course I could go around saying it can run BF2 at maxed out settings at massive res with full AA and AF - and probably get about 5-20fps, but that would defeat the purpose wouldn't it as it'd run exactly how it runs on mid-high on your x200 - like crap.
Post some screenshots of BF2 at these settings in the middle of intense combat (few guys shooting, few vehicles, whatever) - now that will be interesting.
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Did you read what I said??? I said if I could actually get down to 6fps. I didnt say I go down to there and I never have.. I will get a video up shortly, just have to find something else to use besides Fraps.
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I dunno if BF2 is a twitch shooter like UT2004, but anything less that 40-50 minimum (not average) makes competitive gameplay difficult. 15-20 in a FPS would be pretty bad.
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25 Fps is the Ideal FPS. For some reason I dont see lag from anything below 10fps. Weird huh.
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I have the video. I hope you all like it. I just want to Prove HavoK's statement wrong "Yes of course I can imagine the X200 running BF2 at those framerates at those settings - like absolute crap". Wow ok I did what you said HavoK and heres your video. Enjoy it.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5x6Bj2M5zCI
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Maybe it is just the video or youtube cutting the frame rate, but that video doesnt look smooth to me. It seems to drop alot of frames and the cross-hair is jumping around.