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Glen · 03-12-2002, 07:01 AM

I hate to be a naysayer mwolin, but what games are intended for use on a laptop?

What's the standard battery life on a laptop, between 3 and 4 hours?

So, you're saying that the game isn't even worth playing on your laptop if you get 1 1/2 hours in, but if you get 3, it's all good?

Just one other question. How long can you play DMB before the battery runs out?

I've been running OOTP3 and OOTP4 on Windows 2k machines for the last year and have seen the 100% CPU issue on mine. But it hasn't affected anything on my machine other than CD burning, and I know well enough not to burn a CD when your HD is being accessed by a program constantly. I have never seen a problem due to heat related problems because of OOTP.

Now, my next question would be, how long after you have a "CPU Heat" related issue do you have to leave the computer off before it will come back on? As a person who works and fixes computers for a living, I know that if a system shuts off because the processor is over heating. You can't just turn it back on. It takes time to cool down before it will work again, and more often than not. It's not just an application causing the issue. If a CPU is over-heating, there is usually something else at play, more than likely bad hardware.

Just my 3 cents (That's more than I've said in a while, so it's worth an extra cent.)

Glen

03-12-2002, 07:01 AM	#45
Glen Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 153	I hate to be a naysayer mwolin, but what games are intended for use on a laptop? What's the standard battery life on a laptop, between 3 and 4 hours? So, you're saying that the game isn't even worth playing on your laptop if you get 1 1/2 hours in, but if you get 3, it's all good? Just one other question. How long can you play DMB before the battery runs out? I've been running OOTP3 and OOTP4 on Windows 2k machines for the last year and have seen the 100% CPU issue on mine. But it hasn't affected anything on my machine other than CD burning, and I know well enough not to burn a CD when your HD is being accessed by a program constantly. I have never seen a problem due to heat related problems because of OOTP. Now, my next question would be, how long after you have a "CPU Heat" related issue do you have to leave the computer off before it will come back on? As a person who works and fixes computers for a living, I know that if a system shuts off because the processor is over heating. You can't just turn it back on. It takes time to cool down before it will work again, and more often than not. It's not just an application causing the issue. If a CPU is over-heating, there is usually something else at play, more than likely bad hardware. Just my 3 cents (That's more than I've said in a while, so it's worth an extra cent.) Glen __________________ Colorado Rockies - DBLC