Gaming with Netbooks: FlatOut

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Published on August 8, 2013 5:08:34 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SfegS4-Ax0

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FlatOut 2 (2006)

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FlatOut is yet another game that proves that Cedar Trail is worse than Pineview. What plays very fluidly on a GMA 3150 at 35-40 fps will choke on a GMA 3600, which will only clear 30 fps if no other cars are visible. When all 8 cars are onscreen and creating lots of sparks (or dirt particles, on those tracks with dirt), performance drops significantly. Don't get me wrong, FlatOut is a very fun game, but I'm sick of these drivers holding me and other Cedar Trail users back, especially when previous-gen performance is so much better.

FPS @ 1024x600: 13-31
FPS @ 856x480 w/ FRAPS recording: 13-29

My specs:
Intel Atom N2600 @ 1.6 GHz (dual HyperThreaded cores)
2 GB DDR3/1600 CL9 RAM underclocked by CPU to DDR3/800 CL5
Intel GMA 3600 @ 400 MHz (based on PowerVR SGX545)
250 GB 5400 RPM HDD
Windows 7 Starter 32-bit

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