Sony Vaio VGN-FW45GJ playing Crysis SP Demo DX10, Vista 64-bit

[pissedpupu]

iIMPORTANT QUESTION !!!! i have the same laptop but i play it on 800x600 and everything on low and it still overheats :((( how do you manage to play it without your computer to shut down and overheat?

[YouSharky4687]

u hit alt + enter to get that windowed mode..

[rsherfan]

in this case, it was a simple act of pressing the Caps-Lock key that forced windowed mode when playing Crysis (doesn't do it on, say, Mass Effect 2) - as it writes to the screen displaying "CAPS LOCK IS ON" bottom-right of the desktop just above the clock. Quite annoying!!!

[YouSharky4687]

laptops aint made for gaming ;) they make ur neck fucked up xD

[DeathToTheseWalls]

How warm does the VAIO get playing Crysis? How loud does the fan get?

[rsherfan]

@DeathToTheseWalls it actually gets pretty warm on the right side near the Esc Key. This can be countered by making sure it has plenty of ventilation underneath... that means don't place it on cushioned surfaces like beds, sofas or blankets... moreso hard surfaces like table tops so that a thin layer of air can pass underneath. If you have one of those cooling platforms for notebooks that is even better.

[samm565]

@rsherfan dont you mean left side near the esc key

[rsherfan]

@DeathToTheseWalls and to answer your second question, after say 20-30 minutes of gameplay the fan does get quite loud but as soon as you press pause, within about 10 seconds the fan slows and is quiet again.

[YouSharky4687]

@DeathToTheseWalls probably so much that he edited the sound to look cool

[SGTBOB14]

lol @ :24, thats exactly what im thinking when playing this game and that happens XD

also i heard that sony severly underclocks the video card to reduce heat, if you put it back to stock clock would you still be able to play this game on decent settings (IE med-high-very high combo)

[partyprash2000]

oh, and if u have any other suggestions in fine with it, I want a really powerfull gaming laptop, prefer it to be under lets say $1600

If u have any ideas for a killer gaming laptop let me know :D

im gonne need one aroung mid december !

[rsherfan]

you tried this one? it's pretty much top of the line:

MSI GT740 Gaming laptop computer MS-1727 Intel Capella Core i7 Barebones Gaming notebook

[partyprash2000]

should i get a vaio or

AsusG50vt for gaming ???

[rsherfan]

@partyprash2000 if money is no obstacle, the G50vt will certainly be better. But considering the model I have is only $1,900 AUD... probably a lot less by now... perhaps 1.5k at the moment. The G50vt will go for 4k.

If I were to buy something now, I wouldn't waste my time with a DX10 notebook. DX11 is worth waiting for with tessellation. But if you can wait just get a cheap notebook to tide you over until you can get a dx11 notebook. I think...

[partyprash2000]

the G50vt is only around $800 bucks

[rsherfan]

@partyprash2000 ah really? only $800? i must have looked up the wrong model.

[chulkcha]

Have you tried running call of duty 2 yet? How does it handle

[rsherfan]

runs awesome! 720p and settings on "high" (i tried extra but the framerate is slightly less fluid).

[iampee]

Hey I'm planning on buying an FW 46, which is the model above your model. I mean it's the same ATI GPU but it's 1GB whereas yours is 512MB. Do you think it's worth it?

[rsherfan]

@iampee yes I think it's worth it, because the next generation of games will demand the extra graphics memory. If you plan on keeping this system for more than a year or so then I'd definitely consider getting the 1GB video card if you have the cash.

[invitationofchaos]

can you upgrade the cpu on this

[rsherfan]

I think you can upgrade to whatever is the highest processor for this socket, but even if you do you'll see very little real world benefit.

[aaron2793]

hey man i getting the same notebook within the week and i was just wondering if you could tell me how it runs and how long the battery life last for ?

thanks

[rsherfan]

Battery life isn't very good - i only get about 2.5 hours - but it's a solid 2.5 hours. it doesn't overestimate which was a problem with my previous notebook. my toshiba would say 2.5 hours, then 30 minutes later it would say 50 minutes.

[aaron2793]

ok kool

thanks for the reply

[SimonDumontSki]

I was thinking of getting this computer and I was wondering how this card plays crysis.

[pakiOAgangsta]

is it hard using the pad?

and do u hve keep on making constant adjustments or does feel lyk a computer mouse

[rsherfan]

i like the toshiba pad better but that may be because i'm used to that one. it's getting easier to use each day so i think i'll eventually get used to it.

it's not as slippery as the toshiba pad, so i have to learn not to press as hard on the pad so my finger glides easily...

crysis is still unplayable with a touch pad. i haven't tried to get better using a pad. i only ever used the pad to record this video lol!

[xioaking]

my sony model is

VGN-AW21XY/Q:

·NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT,GDDR3 of 512 MB

ill have a look, thanks :)

[rsherfan]

If you look at notebookcheck (website) it has stats on both the 9600M GT and HD 4650. They are very close in 3DMark05. They have the 4650 averaging 25fps in Crysis (high detail) whereas the 9600M GT only manages 14fps but I'm not sure why.

[xioaking]

o thanks, well my laptop has the same but the graphic card is Nvidia.. u think it will work good on Nvidia?

[rsherfan]

Depends on the model number. If it is a 512MB card or more it would then depend on the type of card (like # of stream processors, clock speeds of internal components, etc). I'd say it would. Install Crysis and find out :) it's a free download for the SP demo.

[xioaking]

i got a same laptop, whats the spects of urs?

[rsherfan]

i put a link in the desc (at the bottom, you need to expand it) to the sony page. it's a link directly to the full specs. cheers.