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dbzfan1000   08-17-2008 at 06:49:04 PM



Im getting a new laptop soon and I need a little help buying one.
My current PC has:
1.5gigs of RAM
2.0Ghz Processor
512mb Nvidia Gforce whatever video card with DirectX9 or 10
a **** HDD
And I can play games like WoW, TF2, and GMOD, on pretty high settings.

Now I want to get a laptop that is equivelent or better than my current PC without breaking the bank.
Here are my choices.

The main things im worried about these laptops are the video cards.
I have no idea ho to compare video cards, so if someone can help me that would be GREAT.

my choices:
1)cheaper buy with a wierd card, ive never heard of it, Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with up to 384MB video memory; high-definition audio (2-channel support)http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspag [...] 1587727496

2) A radeon card that I think would be better, but I dont know the memory on the card NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M (UMA)http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspag [...] 4332255236

Thanks for the help in advance.

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ausch30   08-17-2008 at 07:09:08 PM
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The X3100 is a basic DX10 capable video accelerator and is the most common video processor in laptops but doesn't perform very well. It is good for displaying Vista and watching movies but little more so if your planning on gaming I would go with something better.

Here is a review of the 7150m

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dobby   08-17-2008 at 10:24:37 PM
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hmmm, somehow i dont think laptops count as CPU and compoents.

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speedbird   08-17-2008 at 10:58:47 PM
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Both GFX cards will only perform ok, if you don't mind low graphics.

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foxhound009   08-17-2008 at 11:28:06 PM
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I too am looking for an good laptop, and I also need good gfx card in it.

Here's what I've found, a nice list of mobile GPU's benchmarked all nicelly.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobil [...] 844.0.html


have a blast :P I finally could compare my GPU to mobile ones.

good luck picking.

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roadrunner197069   08-17-2008 at 11:51:18 PM
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If you game primarily buy a Desktop.

If you need mobility and gaming isn't a priority, buy a Laptop.

If you do both buy a $500 laptop and a $600-$700 Desktop and have both.



I have both. The laptop is great for mail, word, internet ect.., but when its time to do real work, its desktop all the way. The laptop takes four times as long as the desktop at anything like video, ect...

My laptop is 1.6 Centrino Duo 1G ram. $900
Desktop is 4.0 core 2 duo, 4G ram. $600

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warezme   08-18-2008 at 12:04:17 AM
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dbzfan1000 wrote :

Im getting a new laptop soon and I need a little help buying one.
My current PC has:
1.5gigs of RAM
2.0Ghz Processor
512mb Nvidia Gforce whatever video card with DirectX9 or 10
a **** HDD
And I can play games like WoW, TF2, and GMOD, on pretty high settings.



You can have my 1yr old Dell M1330 w/8400GS graphics for $1000???? I want to upgrade. It'll run all those just fine.

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roadrunner197069   08-18-2008 at 12:31:27 AM
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warezme wrote :

You can have my 1yr old Dell M1330 w/8400GS graphics for $1000???? I want to upgrade. It'll run all those just fine.





LoL! To bad it can be had for $1149 brand new.

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zenmaster   08-18-2008 at 12:39:49 AM
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This is the best deal running on a quality gaming laptop for not too much money.

http://anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=3373

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspag [...] 1587727985

HP has some nice custom models you can build for not too much more.
(If you search for Coupons, they have a $400 Coupon you can apply, but they will end up costing more than the Gateway. However, they feel a little better quality.)

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warezme   08-18-2008 at 07:51:26 PM
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roadrunner197069 wrote :

LoL! To bad it can be had for $1149 brand new.



yea, for the plain jane model. I don't do anything..., plain jane

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roadrunner197069   08-18-2008 at 08:15:17 PM
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Theres nothing, not to plane jane about any laptop.

They all suck if your extreme hardcore like yourself.

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