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    Vostro 1400 question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by imerad, May 5, 2008.

  1. imerad

    imerad Newbie

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    Will I be ok with the integrated graphics card? I know most recommend the nVidia card but I won't be doing much if any gaming. I'll mostly just surf the internet and do other basic stuff.

    It'll be a core 2 duo processor (1.6ghz) with 2GB ram.
     
    imerad, May 5, 2008
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  2. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    If you won't be gaming or video editing or 3d rendering etc, you won't need a dedicated GPU. Integrated will be just fine :)
     
    David, May 5, 2008
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  3. imerad

    imerad Newbie

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    What type of video editing?

    I like to use the Dazzle recorders and edit things in Windows Movie Maker. I know that isn't anything high-powered. What effects will that have?
     
    imerad, May 5, 2008
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Video editing usually depends more on your CPU than your GPU. I don't think the difference between having an integrated or dedicated GPU is going to be great.
     
    Commander Wolf, May 5, 2008
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    Notebooka Notebook Enthusiast

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    Notebooka, May 5, 2008
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