Can NBA 2K9 be played on Laptop?

[Ordlad]

Hi guys I have a laptop(Dell Inspiron 6400) and I was wondering if I'm able to play this game on laptop instead of a desktop. Can anyone give me an answer for it? Thx.

[RayZLAL]

Ganna play on my laptop, whats ur specs

[jusagamerk26]

Ganna play on my laptop, whats ur specs

i also gonna play it with my laptop what is your specs?

[shadowgrin]

Run this:

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

Select Bioshock, IIRC as benji said.
If it passes the Recommended specs, then you're probably good to go.

[JWL3]

Most likely no. If you don't know much about computers, you most likely bought a laptop with integrated garbage graphics which will NOT play ANY game well if at all. You would have had to specifically order a laptop and added money for the option of a good video card. And that's fairly unlikely - sorry to burst your bubble.

[Ordlad]

Dell Inspiron 6400, Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5200 at 1.60GHz(3.20 GHz in total), 2GB RAM, 80GB Hard Drive, NVIDIA Geforce 7300, Windows XP PRO.

My cousin's husband is professional at computer things so I got this laptop with his help.

[Angelo]

@ordlad

shadowgrin wrote:
Run this:

benji wrote:
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest


Select Bioshock, IIRC as benji said.
If it passes the Recommended specs, then you're probably good to go.

[Ordlad]

Thanks alot. My Laptop kinda passes the minimum specs but fails the recommended(the video card sucks a little bit)...

[bee-boy]

Thanks alot. My Laptop kinda passes the minimum specs but fails the recommended(the video card sucks a little bit)...

Don't worry my graphics card kinda sux too. You're not the only one. I have a NVIDIA 7300LE.

[TC#10]

Looks like i can play NBA 2K9 on minimum graphic settings on my laptop, can anyone post a picture/video on how 2K9 would look like on minimum? Also do u guys think there will be a lot of lag and that the gameplay will be choppy since it’s running on minimum?

[bee-boy]

Here are some on low settings i believe
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/4346 ... 2k9vb4.jpg
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/2145 ... 2k9wy8.jpg
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8020 ... estvx5.jpg

as you can see it still looks pretty decent on low. (Better than live)

[benji]

I'm starting to feel like Phil Connors.

[arden_05]

Here are some on low settings i believe
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/4346 ... 2k9vb4.jpg
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/2145 ... 2k9wy8.jpg
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8020 ... estvx5.jpg

as you can see it still looks pretty decent on low. (Better than live)

Settings on low still look better than Live 08 PC + superior gameplay equals a win, win situation regardless

[shadowgrin]

I'm starting to feel like Phil Connors.

You are a god. Not "The God", I don't think.

[bee-boy]

^^^Exactly.can't wait.oct 21st

[TC#10]

Here are some on low settings i believe
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/4346 ... 2k9vb4.jpg
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/2145 ... 2k9wy8.jpg
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8020 ... estvx5.jpg

as you can see it still looks pretty decent on low. (Better than live)

Wow, if no one told me those pics were on "low graphic settings" I wouldn't have known and assume those were on max! wow that's so unreal! Also do u know if the gameplay is choppy? and that the gameplay is as smooth as if it was on high graphic settings?

[benji]

You are confusing frame rate with detail settings.

You can run all detail settings if you meet shader requirements. However, the frame rate may be too poor to set the details higher than minimum. If the frame rate continues to be poor, with details set at minimum, you need new hardware.

A person who runs "smooth" on highest settings, will run even "smoother" on lower settings.

[TC#10]

So it's not guaranteed that the game will run smooth when playing minimum graphic settings?

[shadowgrin]

No. Not a guarantee. Try this.

Run this:

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

Select Bioshock, IIRC as benji said.
If it passes the Recommended specs, then you're probably good to go.

[benji]

So it's not guaranteed that the game will run smooth when playing minimum graphic settings?

Of course not. The minimum is the "minimum" for that game, not the minimum of all games ever.

[TC#10]

No. Not a guarantee. Try this.

Run this:

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

Select Bioshock, IIRC as benji said.
If it passes the Recommended specs, then you're probably good to go.

I did the test and this is what it says:

"Your computer can run this product because your system meets the Minimum requirements. If you want to see how you can meet all the Recommended requirements to have a great experience, look at the Recommended section below."

The only thing that is keeping me from having the "recommended" settings is the graphics card. I have a ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 with 128mb of video RAM. So will this prevent me from having a smooth gameplay experience?

I read somewhere that 2k9 needed a video card that had at least 128mb RAM, and I just have that...

[shadowgrin]

Most likely you're stuck with low graphic settings. I don't know about smooth gameplay though.

[TC#10]

All i care is the gameplay, that's why i'm making the switch to 2K... hopefully the game will run smoothly even with the minimum graphic settings. Here are my specs btw:

CPU: 2 processors running - Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7200 @ 2.00GHz

CPU speed: 1.99 GHz Performance Rated at 4.94 GHz

System RAM: 2.0 GB

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Build Service Pack 22600)

Video Card: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x7145)) 128 mb Video RAM

Can any cpu experts tell me if i will experience smooth gameplay? cause i don't want to buy the game if it's going to be choppy cause basketball is all about timing when you are shooting lol.

[RayZLAL]

All i care is the gameplay, that's why i'm making the switch to 2K... hopefully the game will run smoothly even with the minimum graphic settings. Here are my specs btw:

CPU: 2 processors running - Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7200 @ 2.00GHz

CPU speed: 1.99 GHz Performance Rated at 4.94 GHz

System RAM: 2.0 GB

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Build Service Pack 22600)

Video Card: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x7145)) 128 mb Video RAM

Can any cpu experts tell me if i will experience smooth gameplay? cause i don't want to buy the game if it's going to be choppy cause basketball is all about timing when you are shooting lol.

Not bad but if i were you i'd w8 for the DEMO or full game so u can play around with the settings to c what fits your needs

[benji]

I wrote out a response but closed the tab.

Basically you're over on everything but graphics card. So you can probably play on the lower settings fairly smoothly.

But if you're overly concerned about dropping the $20, wait for a "demo" of some sort.