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would this be any good for gaming?

Discussion in 'Techno-Magic' started by Eyebreaker7, Jul 24, 2008.

  1. Eyebreaker7

    Eyebreaker7 Someone clean my litter box ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    not sure where to put this so i put it here :)
    would this laptop be ok for gaming or no? i basically play RPGs like BG, ID, diablo and the occasional starcraft. would this be ok for those type games? i guess the big question would be how good the video card is? i'm not very good at telling what is and what isn't a good video card :(

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    Eyebreaker7, Jul 24, 2008
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  2. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    If all you intend to play on it are those old games, then it's more than good enough. Even for most of the newer titles.
     
    Taluntain, Jul 24, 2008
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    For 599 a fair laptop. Old games like NWN should not pose a problem. NWN2 can become tricky. Mass effect you can forget, also shooters like Crysis.

    The weakest part is the graphics card. The 1250 is an integrated chipset without its own memory, so it uses the 2 gig. And Vista craves memory like add addict. The step up to 1600 is big, since that card has its own memory. But alas, that will drive up the price.

    The one thing that is easy to upgrade on a laptop is the memory. later you can upgrade it to 3 or 4. Upgrading the graphics card is almost impossible. The laptop must be taken apart for it.
     
    Merlanni, Jul 25, 2008
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  4. Eyebreaker7

    Eyebreaker7 Someone clean my litter box ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    my brother-in-law did some reading up on the video card and found it to be not so good. so i'm gonna pass. i forgot about TF2. i took a peek at crisis too. looks pretty good.
    thanks for the input guys. much appreciated :cool:

    sorry for posting in the wrong forum taluntain

    [This IS the right forum for it! -Tal]

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    i thought i had posted in the whatnots forum and you moved it here? no? i must be loosing my mind. has anyone found a mind lying around anywhere. anywhere at all? :p

    [You did put it in Whatnots, I moved it - dmc]
     
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    Eyebreaker7, Jul 25, 2008
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  5. chevalier

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    If you want a gaming laptop, look for one with GeForce 8600 or Radeon 2600. That's not stellar, but it can run NWN2.
     
    chevalier, Jul 27, 2008
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