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    ATI RADEON X1270 or NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by hissil, Apr 17, 2008.

  1. hissil

    hissil Newbie

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    Hello I have a question and that is which one of these is a better deal I am looking into buying a laptop and only have around $800 and i want to be able to do some decent gaming so I'm trying to find out whether to get the laptop with the ATI RADEON X1270 or the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M video card. I have looked around and it seems both have only about 64mb dedicated ram. Does anyone know which one is better? I'm mostly looking at FPS games.

    The nvida laptop has 4gb ram and a 64 bit 2.1ghz processor and the ati laptop has 3gb ram and a 32 bit 2ghz processor but the nvidia one is $100 more.
     
    hissil, Apr 17, 2008
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Neither. You may be able to fit a Vostro 1500 or HP dv6700t with an 8400m GS into your budget.
     
    Lithus, Apr 17, 2008
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  3. Tony_A

    Tony_A Notebook Evangelist

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    If you have $800 and want decent gaming ability, don't buy a laptop with integrated graphics!!!!!!!!

    $800 is enough for at least an 8600m equipped laptop. Watch for sales on Dell, HP, Toshiba,etc,etc
     
    Tony_A, Apr 17, 2008
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  4. Acorn

    Acorn Notebook Evangelist

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    If you want to play fps games...go for one that actually has a dedicated graphics card...the 7150 does not have dedicated memory...im pretty sure its an intergrated card.
     
    Acorn, Apr 17, 2008
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  5. stevetruman

    stevetruman Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi tony...im from india and so 800$ is my budget..beside taxes and everythin hitting my pocket..can u suggest me wiz laptop 2 go 4?since im scouting 4 acer 5920 as itz fit my budget..if you got any other laptop wiz figured out same cost! plz feel free 2 suggest...thanx in advance
     
    stevetruman, Apr 27, 2008
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  6. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    dell vostro 1500.
     
    Harper2.0, Apr 27, 2008
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  7. ahl395

    ahl395 Ahlball

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    I second the dv6700t.
     
    ahl395, Apr 27, 2008
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  8. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Yep, the Dv6700t is a good choise but a tad expensive.
    You can get the Vostro, which is not bad either and pretty cheap nowadays, and with the coupouns, you might get it under 900$.
    Check the Deals sub-forum.
     
    eleron911, Apr 27, 2008
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