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Games playable on HP nc6000

post #1 of 17
4/5/04 at 7:51pm
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Here's a list of demo games that played successfully on my nc6000:
  • UNREAL TOURNAMENT 2004
  • CALL OF DUTY - DAWNVILLE
  • FAR CRY
  • BATTLEFIELD 1942 - SECRET WEAPONS OF WWII
  • DEUS EX - INVISIBLE WAR
  • NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND
Anyone else care to add to the list?
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post #2 of 17
4/5/04 at 11:45pm
Bigdaddy

Nice rig, don't suppose you could post fps(frames per second). you can use this program.

http://www.fraps.com/

Considering a similar thinkbox so I'd love to know.

enjoy
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post #3 of 17
4/6/04 at 7:49am
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Thanks gypsydevil.

I downloaded the FRAPS program and am trying to understand what I need to do next. Tried it with UT2004 and got a text file in notepad of the frame rates. Is this the info you are interested in?
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post #4 of 17
4/7/04 at 3:01am

Sweet, post it up

Acutally I've never used fraps (my p3 1G dell 8100 Gf2 go dosen't but just I've heard it's pretty easy, yeah I guess it should be in the txt file.
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post #5 of 17
4/8/04 at 7:58am
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The program says there's an min/max/avg setting I'm trying to find.
The text file FRAPSSEC for approx a minute of gameplay of UT2004 is very long, but here goes.

2004-04-06 05:28:31 - UT2004
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post #6 of 17
5/2/04 at 9:12pm

Please post some numbers!!!

Any of 3dmark2001 or 2003, Quake III, UT2004 (use UTBinder program - google it, that is how I found it), Halo...

I am looking at this or the eMachines 6805.
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post #7 of 17
5/3/04 at 9:17pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by rinthos
No need to overclock, nor to run at a higher resolution.
Wanted to confirm what my nc6000 does too.
It seems due to the super-low clockspeeds, our 3dmark 2001 scores are inferior to my compaq presario 2810T 3dmarks.

Specs of the compaq presario:
1.7ghz P-4M, 768mb pc2100 (266mhz) ddr ram.
64mb Ati Radeon Mobility 9000.
WinXp Pro.
3dmark 2001 score: ~6400

For the nc6000:
1.6ghz Pentium-M 768mb pc2700 (333mhz) ddr ram.
64mb Ati Radeon Mobility 9600.
WinXp Pro.
3dmark 2001 score: ~5862

Seems to me the underclocking of the 9600 makes it inferior to a 9000 gpu .
The cpus on each system had speedstep disabled (thus the presario ran at 1.69ghz, the nc600 ram at 1.59ghz).
The difference in cpu does not explain such a dramatic change.

However, the 9600 gpu seems to gain a lot of performance by even small increases in speed.

Ah well, thanks the confirmation. Was beginning to think something was wrong with my system for awhile there due to such low scores. Guess not.

If you wever overclock your gpu, be sure to post new scores. You'll likely notice a huge increase, but the information you provided has answered my questions...this is -not- a gaming machine by design.

Thanks much.
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lewdvig,
Here's some of the benchmarks for this machine. Mine were nearly identical.
Battlefield Vietnam plays fine also. Very happy with the HP nc6000, regardless of the relatively low benchmarks.
Cheers
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post #8 of 17
5/26/04 at 1:54am
I think the 9600 in the nc6000 is using 64bit ram instead of 128bit.
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post #9 of 17
6/2/04 at 5:55pm
Are you able to strafe forward in games and then jump (in other words, press a+w constantly and then tap space, and jump. I can't, and HP won't do anything with it, and say that it isn't considered a lack of functionality, although only old standard keyboards have this fault (in my eyes this is a fault)).
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post #10 of 17
6/3/04 at 10:57pm
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br0ken,

I haven't tried to do that, but I will, and I'll post what happened.
I must not be much of a gamer, huh?
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post #11 of 17
6/3/04 at 11:15pm
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UNREAL TOURNAMENT 2004 Demo

I tried pressing a+W while tapping space bar and all I got was a forward run that drifted to the left. No jumping at all. Is this what you experienced also?
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post #12 of 17
6/4/04 at 1:30am
wow, that is a really really awful problem. FPS shooters become unplayable. thanks guys, i will not be recommending an nc6000 to my roommate now.
br0ken, can't believe that HP blew you off like that, send it back if you can?
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post #13 of 17
6/10/04 at 3:53pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Aikeo
wow, that is a really really awful problem. FPS shooters become unplayable. thanks guys, i will not be recommending an nc6000 to my roommate now.
br0ken, can't believe that HP blew you off like that, send it back if you can?
Couldn't, bought it unused, sealed and with warranty from an acquaintance. And no problem about shouting out about this, glad to help people avoid merchandise they clearly won't be satisfied with, saves stores, people and companies from wasting time and money (shipping).

Quote:
Originally Posted by BigDaddy0004
UNREAL TOURNAMENT 2004 Demo

I tried pressing a+W while tapping space bar and all I got was a forward run that drifted to the left. No jumping at all. Is this what you experienced also?
That is exactly what happened, or didn't, hehe. You should, on normal keyboards and laptops, be able to strafe forward and jump, but not with this sucker...

That I am the first to say this publicly about NC6000 must be a proof of my thoroughness :P You see, in my freetime I work for a review site/network, for the laptop and accessories "department" (but I have just conducted some tests of laptop-bags and carrying devices officially, for now).
I even contacted HP as a reporter hoping for better response through the PR-department, and even got promises for a prompt resolution or atleast an answer if this was a problem over the entire line... That was over one month ago, still have nothing in my inbox from either the product-manager or the pr-manager for HP here. Even after one re-request for a response... nothing!

I sold the unit, and informed the new owner about the "error" and that even though he could buy the unit from another guy (he was quite keen for this laptop), the "error" would probably be global and for the entire line of NC6000s out there, atleast the Norwegian ones. He bought it, and thanked me for my honesty And he didn't give much of a rats ass as long as special characters and such worked, he doesn't play any FPS-games or games that require that multiple keys are pressed at the same time for optimal gaming/control, only strategic games, he said.

I am not so familiar with this problem on laptops, but know that it was normal on older keyboards, but no new keyboard-manufacturer could ever make a hit on the market with a keyboard that can't register more than two non-special keys at a time, and therefor is useless for gaming. You would think all laptops would be up to the standard of todays powerusers, right? Don't seem like it.

I hoped they would release a bios to fix this, but maybe the problem is hardware-related. That's why I just sold it, with loss *wimper* for a quick "refund".

I'm drooling on an IBM T41p or T42p now, but my finances aren't what they have to be to purchase such a piece of sweet hardware.
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post #14 of 17
6/10/04 at 4:11pm
major props to you for testing the nc6000 in this regard. the fact that hp doesn't want to talk to you shows that it is probably a global defect, and a damn shame.
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post #15 of 17
6/10/04 at 4:20pm
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Originally Posted by Aikeo
major props to you for testing the nc6000 in this regard. the fact that hp doesn't want to talk to you shows that it is probably a global defect, and a damn shame.
Might be, sure is a shame since the gfx-card in this laptop is for gaming, not for CAD or anything similar, therefor the keyboard should have been up to par regarding multiple keys pressed at the same time.

Going to keep you posted if they do answer my request anytime soon. I'm expecting a response atleast before, hm, christmas?

HP with their pants down, for sure...

Too bad, the machine ain't that bad otherwise.
Light, small, fast and quite robustly built.
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post #16 of 17
10/30/04 at 6:12am
But if you connect a external keyboard, then it isn't a problem anymore I suppose?
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post #17 of 17
3/30/08 at 3:42pm

Self Tested Games On Nc6000!!!

Hello, heres my list of games that work perfectly in high FPS on nc6000

High FPS & 100% Working:
  • Need For Speed Underground 2 - 29 to 45 FPS
  • Need For Speed Most Wanted - 29 to 40 FPS
  • Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 - 40 to 45 FPS
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 - 29 to 60 FPS
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe Edition - 20 to 30 FPS
  • Nascar SimRacing 2005 - 30 to 40 FPS
  • Live For Speed - 30 to 50 FPS
  • Ford Street Racing - 30 to 40 FPS
  • Ford Off Road Racing - 30 to 40 FPS
  • EUFA Euro 2008 - 30 to 40 FPS
  • FIFA 2008 - 30 to 40 FPS
  • LA Street Racing - 30 to 50 FPS
  • Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 - 30 to 40 FPS
  • Deal Or No Deal - 40 to 50 FPS
  • Upshift Strike Racer - 30 to 40 FPS
  • Drift City - 35 to 55 FPS
  • Microsoft Train Simulator - 50 to 75 FPS
  • Microsoft Midtown Madness - 30 to 250 FPS
  • Microsoft Midtown Madness 2 - 30 to 120 FPS
  • Bus Driver - 30 to 40 FPS
  • Bowling Evolution - 40 to 55 FPS
  • Transformers - 30 to 40 FPS
  • Grand Thief Auto Vice City - 30 to 60 FPS
  • Grand Thief Auto San Andreas - 30 to 35 FPS
  • Crash Day - 40 to 50 FPS
  • Ship Simulator 2008 - 15 to 27 FPS
  • Halo Custom Edition - 30 to 50 FPS
  • Mario Forever - 30 to 40 FPS
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008 - 30 to 35 FPS
  • House of the Dead III - 30 to 40 FPS
  • Midnight Club 2 - 30 to 50 FPS
  • Hot Wheels World Race - 40 to 45 FPS
  • Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator - 80 to 91 FPS
Low FPS:
  • Test Drive Unlimited - 05 to 07 FPS
  • Need For Speed Pro Street - 05 to 07 FPS
These are all the games personally tested by me on my nc6000:
  • Intel Centrino Mobile 1.5Ghz
  • 1024 MB Ram
  • 160 Gig HDD
  • 32 MB Ati Radeon 9600/9700
  • 14.1" Screen W Max 1024x768
  • Windows XP Professional Edition
  • DVD/CD Rom Combo
  • D-Link PCI Slot 108Mbps Wireless Card
  • 6 Cell 3-4.5 HR Battery
Bought New From HP on August 27th 2007!!! Long story how i got a 2005 Model nc6000 new in 2007!!

I used estfps... to determine maximum and minimum fps possible for these games in medium and maximum graphic settings...

Hope it helps!
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