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    e1705... Go with ATI x1400 or GeForce Go 7800? Owners plz discuss!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Weioo, May 7, 2006.

  1. Weioo

    Weioo Notebook Geek

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    Well I'm considering going with an e1705 for a gaming laptop at a fraction of the price of a true gaming laptop... My question is simple...

    Should I deal with the known heat issues of the more powerful 256mb Nvidia GeForce Go 7800 GS or go with the less-powerful 128mb Radeon x1400 HyperMemory?

    I plan on playing the latest games and I defintely want to be able to play with max settings on and the highest FPS possible. Speaking of which, does anybody have a link to the benchamrks of a x1400 and a Go 7800 being compared?

    Thanks in advance for any help, info, or tips!
     
    Weioo, May 7, 2006
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  2. Unreal

    Unreal Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Your comparing two completely different things. The Go 7800 is at least twice as powerful as the x1400 so l wouldn't even consider the x1400 as a option.
     
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    if u want to game seriously with high settings go with the 7800. not a doubt. the x1400 is capable of handling games at med settings easy also.
     
    Aivyn, May 7, 2006
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    There's really no comparison between the 2 cards in terms of absolute performance - go with the 7800 and get some good cooling pads and maybe even open it up and add some paste to dissipate the heat better.
     
    jujube, May 7, 2006
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    As everyone here has said no comparison if you want/need a good GPU the 7800 is the way to go.
     
    otaku, May 7, 2006
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    Thanks for the info guys. I was and still am going to go with the 7800, I just kept on reading more and more complaints about the heat problem and the fan's on and off thing. I just wanted to make sure dealing with the heat is well worth the card.

    Thanks again!
     
    Weioo, May 7, 2006
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