Greetings LowYatians.

This thread is created especially for reference and discussions pertaining to gaming on the laptops, thus not necessarily meaning discussions only for gaming laptops such as ALIENWARE and DELL XPS. The objectives are as follows:

(1) to provide fast info for potential laptop gaming buyers
(2) to advise on buying laptop based on your gaming preference and budget
(3) to provide clear info inclusive of relevant benchmarks and screenshots for laptop gaming fans
(4) to dispel myths such as "this graphic cards cannot play this game"; baseless without evidence
(5) to create a conducive + healthy laptop gaming discussion environment

Benchmarks submitters are suggested to include relevant info such as:

(1) Fraps screenshots (IMPORTANT TO BENCHMARKERS) [download latest here]
(2) CPU-Z details [download latest here]
(3) GPU-Z details OR RivaTuner [download latest here and here]
(4) 3DMark score [download latest here]
(5) anything deemed necessary

Random notes:

(1) benchmarks submitters are strongly advised to only benchmark full games, not game demos in order to reflect final product performance
(2) when using Fraps software, the optimal playable frame rate in video games is at 30 fps but this is only a basis for conventional reference
(3) now, let the game begins! (cue Mortal Kombat theme)

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Benchmark contributors:

> HellRyzer(tm) (Dell Inspiron 1420) (Mainstream Class) [laptop specs here]
> Gaza (Acer Aspire 5920G) (Performance Class) [laptop specs here]
> stevenlee (Dell Vostro 1400) (Mainstream Class) [laptop specs here]
> Onyx_black (Dell Inspiron 6400) (Mainstream Class) [laptop specs here]
> imwhoiam (Dell Inspiron 1520) (Performance Class) [laptop specs here]
> sniper on the roof (UNDISCLOSED) (Enthusiast Class) [laptop specs here]
> Cheesenium (Dell XPS M1530) (Performance Class) [laptop specs here]
> fr33dom (Dell XPS M1530) (Performance Class) [laptop specs here]
> Jeffery (Benq S41) (Performance Class) [laptop specs here]
> 000022 (Acer Aspire 5920G) (Performance Class) [laptop specs here]
> Endless9930 (Dell Inspiron 1520) (Performance Class) [laptop specs here]
> cloudstrife07 (BenQ S73G) (Performance Class) [laptop specs here]

Games benchmarked:

BioShock 000022
Call of Duty 2 Gaza
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare fr33dom
Command & Conquer 3 - Tiberium Wars stevenlee
Crysis HellRyzer(tm)
Crysis 000022
Deus Ex - Invisible War HellRyzer(tm)
Dreamfall - The Longest Journey HellRyzer(tm)
Far Cry HellRyzer(tm)
F.E.A.R. - First Encounter Assault Recon HellRyzer(tm)
F.E.A.R. - First Encounter Assault Recon imwhoiam
F.E.A.R. - Extraction Point HellRyzer(tm)
Gears of War Onyx_black
Grand Theft Auto - Vice City HellRyzer(tm)
Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas HellRyzer(tm)
Halo - Combat Evolved HellRyzer(tm)
Halo 2 Endless9930
Hellgate London fr33dom
Lara Croft Tomb Raider - Legend HellRyzer(tm)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider - Anniversary HellRyzer(tm)
Need for Speed - Carbon HellRyzer(tm)
Need for Speed - ProStreet Jeffery
Perfect World stevenlee
Quake 4 HellRyzer(tm)
Star Wars - Battlefront 2 HellRyzer(tm)
The Chronicles of Riddick - Escape from Butcher Bay: Developer's Cut HellRyzer(tm) *NEW*
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion Endless9930
TimeShift Endless9930
Tron 2.0 HellRyzer(tm)
Unreal II - The Awakening HellRyzer(tm)
Unreal Tournament 2004 HellRyzer(tm)
Warcraft III - Defense of the Ancients stevenlee
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade fr33dom

Essential readings:

> NVIDIA Laptops Solutions
> Quick Guide 1: NVIDIA GeForce Laptop Graphics
> Quick Guide 2: NVIDIA GeForce Laptop Graphics Performance

[Topic's main page is updated twice a month, around every 1st and 15th so as to reflect new benchmarks and information from contributors]

This post has been edited by HellRyzer™: Feb 2 2008, 12:21 AM

My laptop specs:

Brand: Dell Inspiron 1420 N (Flamingo Pink)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 @ 1.50GHz
Memory: 1.50GB 667MHz DDR2- SDRAM
Graphic: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS (128MB DDR3)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 OEM (Dell)
Drivers: Microsoft DirectX 9.0c (Nov 2007), NVIDIA ForceWare G86 v156.19 WHQL XP

I know this is a budget system so... Just wanna prove that gaming on limited budget is feasible, for yesteryears' games of course. Although Crysis OMG!



This post has been edited by HellRyzer™: Nov 13 2007, 10:00 AM

I just want to "secure" the spot since my m9750 is coming in weeks. So hope u don't mind I am not filling it for now.

Quake 4

High settings playable on my Dell Inspiron 1420
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 @ 1.50GHz
Memory: 1.50GB 667MHz DDR2- SDRAM
Graphic: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS (128MB DDR3)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 OEM (Dell)
Drivers: Microsoft DirectX 9.0c (Nov 2007), NVIDIA ForceWare G86 v156.19 WHQL XP

Quake 4 is the fourth title in the series of Quake FPS computer games. It was developed by Raven Software and distributed by Activision. Raven Software has collaborated with id Software, the creators and usual developers of Quake games in the past. In this case, id Software supervised the development of the game as well as providing the Doom 3 engine, now referred to as 'id Tech 4', upon which it was built. Quake 4 went gold in early October 2005 and was released on October 18, 2005 for the PC, and later for the Xbox 360 and the Apple Macintosh. A special DVD Collectors Edition also exists, including promotional material and the game Quake II with its expansions. The Xbox 360 version of Quake 4 is based on the Special Collectors Edition, and therefore also includes Quake II. Plotwise, the game is a sequel to Quake II. However, Quake II and Quake 4, do not share story lines with Quake or Quake III Arena; their only relation is their names and logos. [from wikipedia]



This post has been edited by HellRyzer™: Nov 13 2007, 10:00 AM

Dreamfall - The Longest Journey

High settings playable on my Dell Inspiron 1420
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 @ 1.50GHz
Memory: 1.50GB 667MHz DDR2- SDRAM
Graphic: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS (128MB DDR3)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 OEM (Dell)
Drivers: Microsoft DirectX 9.0c (Nov 2007), NVIDIA ForceWare G86 v156.19 WHQL XP

Dreamfall (Drømmefall: Den lengste reisen) is an action-adventure video game released for the Windows and Xbox platforms on April 17, 2006. It is the sequel to Funcom's The Longest Journey and takes place ten years after the events of the first game. On 1 March 2007, an episodic sequel entitled Dreamfall Chapters has been announced, and Funcom reportedly has further plans to create a MMO type game set in The Longest Journey universe. [from wikipedia]

Halo - Combat Evolved

High settings playable on my Dell Inspiron 1420
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 @ 1.50GHz
Memory: 1.50GB 667MHz DDR2- SDRAM
Graphic: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS (128MB DDR3)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 OEM (Dell)
Drivers: Microsoft DirectX 9.0c (Nov 2007), NVIDIA ForceWare G86 v156.19 WHQL XP

Halo: Combat Evolved (or, more commonly, Halo or Halo 1) is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie Studios. The first game of the Halo series, it was released on November 15, 2001 as a launch title for the Xbox gaming system, and is considered that platform's "killer application". With more than five million copies sold worldwide, Halo is second only to its sequel, Halo 2, in sales for the console. Microsoft released versions of the game for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X in 2003, and the surrounding storyline was adapted and elaborated into a series of novels. In Halo's twenty-sixth century setting, the player assumes the role of the Master Chief, a cybernetically enhanced "SPARTAN" super-soldier. The player is accompanied by Cortana, an artificial intelligence who occupies the Master Chief's neural interface. Players battle various aliens on foot and in vehicles as they attempt to uncover the secrets of the eponymous Halo, a ring-shaped structure. The game has been called "easy to learn", and has been praised for its "engaging story". Game magazines have praised Halo as one of the best and most important games of all time; others consider it overrated, criticizing it for repetitive levels and the lack of online multiplayer play in the Xbox release. The game's popularity has led to labels such as "Halo clone" and "Halo killer", applied respectively to games either similar to or anticipated to be better than it. In addition, the game inspired and was used in the fan-created Red vs. Blue video series, which is credited as the "first big success" of machinima - the technique of using real-time 3D engines, often from video games, to create animated films. [from wikipedia]

Star Wars - Battlefront 2

High settings playable on my Dell Inspiron 1420
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 @ 1.50GHz
Memory: 1.50GB 667MHz DDR2- SDRAM
Graphic: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS (128MB DDR3)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 OEM (Dell)
Drivers: Microsoft DirectX 9.0c (Nov 2007), NVIDIA ForceWare G86 v156.19 WHQL XP

Star Wars: Battlefront II is the sequel to Star Wars: Battlefront. It is the best-selling Star Wars game ever. The two games are very similar, as both revolve around troopers from various factions fighting in different locales. Battlefront II, however, includes elements and missions from Episode III, as well as enhanced aspects of gameplay including space combat and the ability to play as Jedi characters or other heroes. The game was released on November 1, 2005, for the PC, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation 2. The Xbox version of the game can also be played on the Xbox 360, though an upgrade needs to be downloaded to the console first. [from wikipedia]

Lara Croft Tomb Raider - Anniversary

High settings playable on my Dell Inspiron 1420
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 @ 1.50GHz
Memory: 1.50GB 667MHz DDR2- SDRAM
Graphic: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS (128MB DDR3)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 OEM (Dell)
Drivers: Microsoft DirectX 9.0c (Nov 2007), NVIDIA ForceWare G86 v156.19 WHQL XP

Tomb Raider: Anniversary, previously known as Tomb Raider: 10th Anniversary Edition, is the latest release of the Tomb Raider series. It is a remake of the original Tomb Raider game from 1996, using an improved version of the Legend game engine and it includes all the original 'worlds' from Tomb Raider. The game was co-developed by Crystal Dynamics and Buzz Monkey Software for Sony's PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, Windows and Nintendo's Wii. Eidos announced June 1, 2007 as the European release date for the PS2 and Windows version, with the North American release to follow on June 5, 2007. Additionally, the subscription PC gaming service GameTap has announced that the game will be available on their service on the same day the game is released at retail. The game will also be available on Steam (although most of Europe is excluded). The US PSP version was released August 9, 2007 and the EU version was released October 26 2007, with the Wii version to be released at a later date. An Xbox 360 version was officially announced on June 18, 2007. [from wikipedia]

brother ,damn nice wei ^.^

Keep up the good work!!

How bout crysis and lost planet?anywayz good job.....two thumbs up!!

wow nice,more games please

Me surrender! This would be another forumer; derred's job. His machine would be awesome. Btw thanks all for finding this topic relevant and informative. Let's submit screenies.

err.. man sorry if this is a bad news. Check out my new thread on my last post. I think Alienware's new m17x will be too expensive and does not worth the RM4000 for 8800gtx in SLi. However, I am trying to get a single 8800gtx on the 15.4 incher. However, they only offer that in Vista. Unless anyone here want to DONATE for review and benchies. Again I know, in my dreams...

and yeah, i meant the graphic card alone is RM4000, not the laptop as a whole.

This post has been edited by derred: Nov 14 2007, 04:33 AM

OMG.. I'nd to read twice to make sure what i read is right! Freaking RM4K for graphic card alone!
OMG! For 4K i'll go for Sony Bravia + Wii + Popcorn and coke for a month '

Edit: O/T, punish me

This post has been edited by V3000: Nov 14 2007, 09:07 AM

This is the thing i want!!!

Showing Frame rate instead of the 3d mark points

Points means nothing , only the frame rate is "readable " to me

8800gtx and 8800gts

and more details here:

m15x and m17x


This post has been edited by derred: Nov 20 2007, 01:58 AM

compaq dunt have any 8800 gt?

Not that I aware of. For now heard only from Alienware,

Clevo,
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3576

and Rock.
http://www.rockdirect.com/viewNotebook.php...me=XTREME%20770

Quick Guide: NVIDIA GeForce Laptop Graphics

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