GTA IV on Lenovo Thinkpad T400 Gameplay + Settings

GTA IV on a Lenovo Thinkpad T400 with fluid gameplay, some clipping errors here and there but pretty playable.
I couldn't get a 16:10 resolution to work, so I needed to choose a 16:9 resolution which results in small black stripes at top and bottom of screen. Doesnt' bother much.

Laptop specs:
Intel C2D P8700 (2,53GHz, 3MB Cache)
4GB RAM (Currently 3GB used because of WinXP 32Bit)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD3470 256 MB
14,1" 16:10 LED Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900)
Don't like Vista's performance, so running on Windows XP Pro 32Bit, waiting for Lenovo's Win7 (x64) drivers.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• GTA
• IV
• Thinpad
• Lenovo
• Laptop
• P8700
• Radeon
• HD
• 3470
• LED

[AnGeLoLosAngeles]

I was searching for a video about the Thinkpad T400 just to see it's performance because i'm planning on getting one to play GTA IV and i came across the video its amazing. In my opinion is that this laptop plays GTI IV very nicely? i didn't see any issues? a gaming laptop now in days its probably $1400, and a good in decent shape T400 on ebay right now you can get it for about $400 bucks. So this video convinced me to get the T400.......Good video!

[HOTwheeI]

@AnGeLoLosAngeles

Don't be too blinded by my video. Okay, the T400 is capable of serving a fluid gameplay but don't forget the low resolution (848x480) and the fact that the game only runs fluid while using Windows XP.Furthermore you'll only get a lagging gameplay using Windows 7!

[HOTwheeI]

If you are planning to buy a Thinkpad at around 400 bucks you should consider the T500 with ATI 3650 which has a lot more power. But if you are planning to game alot you should not buy a Thinkpad! Any other laptop with AMD A4 or Core i3 and a dedicated gfx card will be even faster and costs around 400 bucks too.

[assaissa]

What camera?

[HOTwheeI]

@assaissa

Aiptek PocketDV AHD C100

[HOTwheeI]

Well it's a Thinkpad that is mainly intended for work. I just tried it and it runs well enough to play a quick round somewhere. I'm happy with it :)

Yes, I'm planning to upgrade to Win7 as soon as the Lenovo final drivers are available but I don't expect any performance gains. GTA4 runs at same speed on my PC no matter if I boot XP or Win7.

[AnGeLoLosAngeles]

@HOTwheeI Anyways i downgrade my win 7 laptop to windows xp when win 7 gets me tired. I dont really care for the resolution, as far as it will play the game smoothly and not sluggish i'm happy.

[ngakpunya]

hey, how much the temperature when you're playing gta iv?

[LHunterO78]

i need to get one of these things. what model is this

[lightwolf215]

my think pad doesn't even have a graphic devices any tips on how to get any?

[RedlineR24]

i have the same laptop but i have problem when i am installing video card driver, the screen goes black when installing ati catalyst, and i have windows 7, any solutions ?