Gaming on the TX2500 - My Review

[ilya11naza]

I really enjoyed the Rise of Nations rts, you might want to check it out unless you have something against 2d graphics. Rise of Legends is a 3d sequel, but I heard that it doesn't run as well nor play as good.

[kristhagreat]

I don't have the tx2500 but the new tx2z..

with 2.2GHz and 3GB RAM. Also with the ATI Radeon HD 3200.

Anyone know if I could run RE4 and Morrowind maxed out? And how good could I run Oblivion.

Also what are some great RTSs?

You can message me if you'd like.

I still play RE4 with the bloom mod it still runs good. I don't see a point in waisting hours getting the environmental pack to work when the bloom mod makes the whole game seem brand new.

[drubru]

Yea I just bought a tx2z online this morning - super effing excited to get it. I'm getting a 2.4GHz processor with 8Gb of RAM any reason it won't run these games better? I heard somewhere that some games run better with a slower processor but I don't know. And how's the touch screen with/without pen for strategy games like Warcraft or Age of Empires?

[miner]

Yea I just bought a tx2z online this morning - super effing excited to get it. I'm getting a 2.4GHz processor with 8Gb of RAM any reason it won't run these games better? I heard somewhere that some games run better with a slower processor but I don't know. And how's the touch screen with/without pen for strategy games like Warcraft or Age of Empires?

Most of the problems with older games typically arise due to lack of support from the newer graphics cards and drivers. Some of my really old games run better on older hardware than they do on the newer faster ones. but, in any case speaking of Age of Empires, I usually prefer the mouse over the pen input, maybe its because I'm more used to using the mouse and it feels more natural but if you can adopt to using the pen I dont see any issues, it works well for the most part however calibration seems to suffer a bit since most games run at a lower resolution than the native WXGA.

[Cassandra022]

hey guys, im really itching to play some Sims 3 on my tx2500...possible or pipe dream?

[AndreR]

Just wanted to toss in my pocket change for gaming. After a bunch of reading I've done a few things that have made by far the largest improvement in gaming on my tx2500.

1. Disabled Windows Search (Vista Ultimate x64)
2. Replaced the 3gb stock with 4gb to gain DDR.

I went from 3.7 for gaming graphics to 4.0 (my lowest score in WEI), and my FPS has risen 10-15FPS in every game I've tried. I now get 40+ FPS in Guild Wars (crowded cities) and 50+ in the adventuring area's with maxed settings and resolution, as well as 30+FPS(40's when no air strikes) - even better is a smooth experience - while playing BF2142 with medium all settings and 1024x768.

What CL (case-latency) do you have on your 4Gb memory? And is it 200-pins?

[Jang]

is it possible to run street fighter 4 with this tablet pc? has anyone tried it yet?

[pechorin]

is it possible to run street fighter 4 with this tablet pc? has anyone tried it yet?

it is perfectly playable

[Tiezep]

so you're saying the 800 mhz and low latency ram actually boosts graphics power?

must-update-system O_o
-Tyler

also does anyone think that modern warfare 2 will be playable?

[de Souza]

so you're saying the 800 mhz and low latency ram actually boosts graphics power?

I think he meant going from single channel (3gb) to dual channel (4gb) memory access (needs two identical modules). Probably the stock memory was already 800mhz, but lower latency should help as well.

It boosts graphics power because the GPU uses the system memory as video memory. So, faster RAM = better graphics performance.