Real Time Strategy games and Mobility 9700

sneekgeek · #1 (**permalink**) 04-15-2005, 03:57 AM

Any current owners have any comments on how RTS games do with a RM9700 video card? I know RTS's aren't as graphic intensive as First Person shooters, but how will they do with next generation RTS games like Age of Empires III? I'm almost 100% sure I'm gonna get the Sager 4750, just needed some feedback.

Researching for my first laptop! Don't need anything crazy like the 9860, so the 4750 sounds just about right. Please help this RTS player in finalizing his decision with some feedback on the 9700. PLEASE!!!

HardBall · #2 (**permalink**) 04-15-2005, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by sneekgeek

Any current owners have any comments on how RTS games do with a RM9700 video card? I know RTS's aren't as graphic intensive as First Person shooters, but how will they do with next generation RTS games like Age of Empires III? I'm almost 100% sure I'm gonna get the Sager 4750, just needed some feedback.

Researching for my first laptop! Don't need anything crazy like the 9860, so the 4750 sounds just about right. Please help this RTS player in finalizing his decision with some feedback on the 9700. PLEASE!!!

Most RTS games should be fine, I have even played RTS's such as Age of Mythology on MR 7000 machine. Shouldn't give you any troubles.

These are a very different animal than Adventure/shooter/RPG games.

m0gul · #3 (**permalink**) 04-15-2005, 05:20 AM

careful with the term RPG, thats pretty general. I have some RPG's that I could run on a 486

twist_kiLL · #4 (**permalink**) 04-15-2005, 05:36 AM

games like act of war, aoe3, empire earth2 are pretty cpu intensive also, if they wont run on the higest settings they will atleast run on a bit lower settings. i think a 9700 can handle rts with ease. watch out for 4th installment of commandos...

HardBall · #5 (**permalink**) 04-15-2005, 02:08 PM

Simulation RTS's, such as Children of the Nile, are much more CPU intensive than graphics, because of the calculation of movment of thousands of units/objects that needed to be done simultaneously, especially float calcs, which is the strong suit of A64.

This applies to a less extent to games like WarCraft III, since a lot fewer units roam the screen at the same time, but is still important.

murry2 · #6 (**permalink**) 04-15-2005, 02:33 PM

I've heard a lot of mixed things said about the 9700. I know there are new GPUs coming out now that are obviously better but how does the 9700 do over all as far as performance goes. It seems a lot of manufacturers are still using these cards.

as you can see I am getting one and would like to know.

canman93 · #7 (**permalink**) 04-15-2005, 04:54 PM

Thats what I am saying - all of the AMD 64 chipped notebooks are bundled with the ATI 9700 128mb. What is the deal with that!!

I have checked Sager, Hypersonic Vicious, etc - all the same.

eskimo_socks · #8 (**permalink**) 04-15-2005, 07:09 PM

The only RTS I have played that my MR9700 has issues with is Rome Total War, and that is only in massive battles (like 10,000 men and a rome sized city) or it chugs alot with alot of flaming arrows.