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quanger   10-24-2008 at 08:21:08 PM

Hi. I am about to upgrade my laptop. I just have some questions about it. The laptop config are:

IBM T500 Lenovo
15.4" WSVGA+
P8600
2gb ddr3
160gb hd 5400rpm
ati radeon 3650 256mb with intel integrated graphics
yada yada.

I was just wondering if I will be able to play cod4 at med-high quality at 1680x1050 or something close to it. And also the upcoming starcraft 2 that will be released. I hoever will probably upgrade the processor in the future (2yr down the road) as well. This should be a huge leap from my current Pentium M 750 1.86ghz with ati x700 128mb.

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frozenlead   10-24-2008 at 10:57:11 PM
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quanger wrote :


ati radeon 3650 256mb with intel integrated graphics



Sorry, but this doesn't make any sense. You can't have both...do you have the integrated or the 3650?

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quanger   10-25-2008 at 01:36:36 AM
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It has both ATI Mobility Radeon 3650 w/ 256MB or Intel X4500 integrated (hybrid switching).
you dont have to reboot to switch. basically gives the user the flexibility between performance and battery life. I think it is part of the centrino 2 platform.

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dwellman   10-25-2008 at 03:31:01 AM
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That would be correct.

Hey, there's nothing wrong with the ThinkPad T series. The T400 / T500 being pure Lenovo designs. . . oh IBM ThinkPad, we hardly knew ye. . . . :)

Call of Duty 4 at that resolution on that card? Probably not. Well, maybe with AA and AF turned lowered or turned off.

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lostandwandering   10-25-2008 at 06:43:06 AM
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dwellman wrote :

Call of Duty 4 at that resolution on that card? Probably not. Well, maybe with AA and AF turned lowered or turned off.



Yeah, I don't know. My laptop has a hard time running it at 1280x1024 at medium settings with the 7950GTX. Doubt the 3650 would cut it at that res.

------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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Maziar   10-25-2008 at 12:24:19 PM
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hey logan :) long time no see :)
yeah 7950GTX is stronger than HD 3650 and when it cant run COD4 maxed out i doubt if a HD 3650 can

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lostandwandering   10-26-2008 at 12:22:11 AM
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Maziar wrote :

hey logan :) long time no see :)
yeah 7950GTX is stronger than HD 3650 and when it cant run COD4 maxed out i doubt if a HD 3650 can



Heh, yeah. I've been doing more lurking than posting lately. School and my girlfriend have been keeping me pretty busy....you know how it goes lol.

------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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quanger   10-26-2008 at 05:06:44 AM
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3650 256mb should be pretty good i think. hopefully the p8600 2.4ghz cpu will help it squeeze out every frame.

------------------------------ Lenovo T500 | P8600 - DDR3 2gb dualdimm - ATI 3650 256mb
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