8 réponses à ce sujet

[GhostRed]

I have a laptop with a Core i5 M460 w/Turbo Boost and integrated Intel HD graphics.

I know this isn't the ideal setup, and it's not my gaming PC, but @ Anandtech they reviewed this processor and said it will run DAO, albeit not at ideal graphics settings, but I'm wondering if anyone has tried a similar setup.

It actually ran at a respectable 41.5 FPS in their review and overall performance seemed pretty good, considering.

Just wondering if anyone can give some input and maybe make a comparison to the less-than-ideal graphics on consoles. 

Thanks!

[RaenImrahl]

GhostRed wrote...

I have a laptop with a Core i5 M460 w/Turbo Boost and integrated Intel HD graphics.

I know this isn't the ideal setup, and it's not my gaming PC, but @ Anandtech they reviewed this processor and said it will run DAO, albeit not at ideal graphics settings, but I'm wondering if anyone has tried a similar setup.

It actually ran at a respectable 41.5 FPS in their review and overall performance seemed pretty good, considering.

Just wondering if anyone can give some input and maybe make a comparison to the less-than-ideal graphics on consoles. 

Thanks!

Bottom line is that the Intel graphics chips are not supported for Dragon Age, so anything you achieve will be
"bonus".  Heck, for that matter, the game is not fully tested on laptops, either.

By consoles, do you mean desktops?  Generally speaking, a desktop GPU is going to be superior in both performance and heat management than its mobile namesake.

You appear to have the game already.  Have you tried it on your laptop?  How does it perform for you?

[Moondoggie]

If you look on the back of the box you'll see that no Intel graphics chips are supported for the game. They are not really made for gaming and even if you get the game working with very low graphical settings the overheating it could cause can damage your laptop. If you want to game save it for a system that is made for it.

[RaenImrahl]

Adding... Intel does tout that some games, like Starcraft 2, are "optimized" for their HD mobile graphics... the bottom line with DAO is that it uses its own engine and it not optimized for Intel. Heck, it's barely optimized for anything.

[GhostRed]

RaenImrahl wrote...

GhostRed wrote...

I have a laptop with a Core i5 M460 w/Turbo Boost and integrated Intel HD graphics.

I know this isn't the ideal setup, and it's not my gaming PC, but @ Anandtech they reviewed this processor and said it will run DAO, albeit not at ideal graphics settings, but I'm wondering if anyone has tried a similar setup.

It actually ran at a respectable 41.5 FPS in their review and overall performance seemed pretty good, considering.

Just wondering if anyone can give some input and maybe make a comparison to the less-than-ideal graphics on consoles. 

Thanks!

Bottom line is that the Intel graphics chips are not supported for Dragon Age, so anything you achieve will be
"bonus".  Heck, for that matter, the game is not fully tested on laptops, either.

By consoles, do you mean desktops?  Generally speaking, a desktop GPU is going to be superior in both performance and heat management than its mobile namesake.

You appear to have the game already.  Have you tried it on your laptop?  How does it perform for you?

No, I haven't, or I wouldn't have posted this thread.  I have the game on PS3.

Consoles (as I thought was common knowledge) are Xboxs, Playstations, Wiis, Nintendos, Ataris... you get the idea.

[GhostRed]

Moondoggie wrote...

If you look on the back of the box you'll see that no Intel graphics chips are supported for the game. They are not really made for gaming and even if you get the game working with very low graphical settings the overheating it could cause can damage your laptop. If you want to game save it for a system that is made for it.

I have the game.  On PS3 (you can actually see that on my profile).

And running a game that's not intended for a particular GPU will not overheat it and damage anything.  Worst case scenario it doesn't run well.

Maybe you guys should look at this:  http://www.anandtech.com/show/2901/4

You may have missed the current incarnation of integrated graphics, but it turns out they're pretty decent, considering.

If I want a new gaming system, I'll build one.  That doesn't change the fact that I'd like to run it on my laptop.

Anyone with any input relevant to the OP?

[RaenImrahl]

GhostRed wrote...

Consoles (as I thought was common knowledge) are Xboxs, Playstations, Wiis, Nintendos, Ataris... you get the idea.

I understand now.  It's an unconventional question and required some clarification.

Generally speaking, on a laptop with your specs, you'll probably be trading off performance and graphics quality for portability, modibility, and the benefits of the PC interface. 

It's impossible to say how much of a trade-off that would be, since the big unknown factor is whether or not DAO will run on your laptop at all.  We've seen posts here before where DAO won't install, or won't run the first time, because it cannot find a supported graphics card.

Perhaps a good test would be to download the Dragon Age 2 demo and test that on your laptop.  If your laptop will run DA2, it *should* run DAO... although, ironically, not as well.  DA2's code, even in the demo, has been greatly optimized over DAO.

[Moondoggie]

GhostRed wrote...

I have the game.  On PS3 (you can actually see that on my profile).

And running a game that's not intended for a particular GPU will not overheat it and damage anything.  Worst case scenario it doesn't run well.

Maybe you guys should look at this:  http://www.anandtech.com/show/2901/4

You may have missed the current incarnation of integrated graphics, but it turns out they're pretty decent, considering.

If I want a new gaming system, I'll build one.  That doesn't change the fact that I'd like to run it on my laptop.

Anyone with any input relevant to the OP?

When did i say you didn't have the game on PS3? How is that relevent to what i was saying?

If you want to be a jerk and feel you know better than anyone on this support forum then why ask for help? NOTHING from Intel is supported for DAO so why would i reccomend you play it on your laptop? And yes using a laptop with a tonka toy of a graphics chip can and probably will overheat and shorten the lifespan of your laptop. Its not made to handle the stress of 3D graphics processing on a gaming level.

Have fun building that gaming rig Mr.Expert

[SSV Enterprise]

Dragon Age will "run" on Intel HD graphics, but not at all ideally. The graphics chip in a PS3 is based off the Geforce 7800 series, and the Xbox 360 graphics chip is similar to a Radeon X1900 series chip. Both have far better performance that Intel graphics.