Friday, September 3, 2010
Sony VAIO VGN-AR890U 17-inch Laptop
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Sony VAIO VGN-AR890U 17-inch Laptop Spec Check
- 17-inch XBRITE-HiColor LCD
- 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8400 processor
- Dual 250 GB hard drives (500 GB total)
- 4 GB RAM (max capacity)
- Blu-ray Disc read/write
- Dual-layer DVD±R drive
- Quad-mode Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
- Bluetooth with A2DP streaming
- Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics
- Windows Vista Ultimate (SP1)
- Weighs 8.4 pounds
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT's Laptop : Game Performance
The following values are based on different reviews and can actually differ due to low processor power or lower clocked graphics cards. It should only give a general impression, which games should be playable. If not stated otherwise, the benchmarks were recorded without Antialiasing (AA) and Anisotrope Filtering (AF).
Gears of War: 1280x800, default (medium-high): 35 fps -> well playable with seldom stuttering
Call of Juarez : 1280x800, DX10: 20 fps -> barely playable
Company of Heroes: 1440x900, high details-> playable (not completely fluent)
World in Conflict: 1024x768, medium details (DX9), Benchmark: 23 fps -> playable (DX 10 not playable)
F.E.A.R.: 1024x768, CPU max, GPU max: 24-40 fps -> well playable
Command and Conquer 3 (C&C 3): 1024x768, high details: 30 fps well playable
Supreme Commander: 1024x768, high details: 16-44 fps -> playable (large Multiplayer battles may need a faster GPU)
Colin McRae Dirt: 1024x768, high: 20 fps -> barely playable (reduce details)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: 1024x768, maximum quality: 18 fps not playable -> with reduced details playable
Splinter Cell - Chaos Theory: 1280x800 -> well playable
Oblivion: 1280x800, max details: 40 fps -> well playable
Half Life 2 - Episode 1: 1280x800: 70 fps -> well playable
Prey: 1280x800: 40 fps -> well playable
Anno 1701: 1024x768, high Details: 48 fps -> well playable
Doom 3: 1024x768, Details: Ultra: 67 fps -> well playable
Age of Empires 3: 1024x768, hohe Details (without footprints), Skirmish zu 8t: 30-40 fps -> well playable
Quake 3 Arena: 1024x768, max Details: 236.5 fps -> well playable
Crysis - GPU Benchmark : 1024x768, low Details: 46 fps -> well playable
Call of Juarez : 1280x800, DX10: 20 fps -> barely playable
Company of Heroes: 1440x900, high details-> playable (not completely fluent)
World in Conflict: 1024x768, medium details (DX9), Benchmark: 23 fps -> playable (DX 10 not playable)
F.E.A.R.: 1024x768, CPU max, GPU max: 24-40 fps -> well playable
Command and Conquer 3 (C&C 3): 1024x768, high details: 30 fps well playable
Supreme Commander: 1024x768, high details: 16-44 fps -> playable (large Multiplayer battles may need a faster GPU)
Colin McRae Dirt: 1024x768, high: 20 fps -> barely playable (reduce details)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: 1024x768, maximum quality: 18 fps not playable -> with reduced details playable
Splinter Cell - Chaos Theory: 1280x800 -> well playable
Oblivion: 1280x800, max details: 40 fps -> well playable
Half Life 2 - Episode 1: 1280x800: 70 fps -> well playable
Prey: 1280x800: 40 fps -> well playable
Anno 1701: 1024x768, high Details: 48 fps -> well playable
Doom 3: 1024x768, Details: Ultra: 67 fps -> well playable
Age of Empires 3: 1024x768, hohe Details (without footprints), Skirmish zu 8t: 30-40 fps -> well playable
Quake 3 Arena: 1024x768, max Details: 236.5 fps -> well playable
Crysis - GPU Benchmark : 1024x768, low Details: 46 fps -> well playable
World of Warcraft (2005): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings med.
Source : notebookcheck.net
Left 4 Dead on Vaio 8600m GT
Left 4 Dead
Running on my laptop:
Sony Vaio AR71zu
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.50 GHz
4 GB DDR2 SDRAM (667 MHz)
NVIDIA GeForce 8600m GT (512mb)
All graphics running at maximum...
Including Anti-Aliasing & Filtering
Resolution set at 1024 x 768
(Can easily run at 1280 X 1024 but I like the game to run perfectly smooth)
Slight lag due to Fraps recording while I'm playing it.
Fear 2 on Vaio 8600m GT
F.E.A.R 2
Running on my laptop:
Sony Vaio AR71zu
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.50 GHz
4 GB DDR2 SDRAM (667 MHz)
NVIDIA GeForce 8600m GT (512mb)
All graphics running at maximum...
2 x FSAA
Resolution set at Widescreen 1024 x 768
Velvet Assassin on Vaio 8600m GT
Sony Vaio laptop - 2GHz Core2 Duo, 2GB RAM, GeForce 8600M GT.


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