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    Ati 4530 Performance?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by chrism_scotland, Oct 25, 2009.

  1. chrism_scotland

    chrism_scotland Notebook Guru

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    Looking at the new HP DV6-2030 with the Turion II CPU and ATI 4530 GPU.

    What sort of games can I expect to run well on with this GPU?
     
    chrism_scotland, Oct 25, 2009
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  2. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    Old games. Nothing recent. Poor GPU. Not built for gaming.

    Are there any games in particular which you're looking to run?
     
    Kevin, Oct 25, 2009
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  3. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    From the specs that I've seen, the ATI 4530 isn't much better than the 3450 that I recently owned. It ran high-end games like Assassin's Creed and Crysis, but at modest settings and with poor frame-rates. If you plan on playing easy-going games like Command and Conquer 3, it should do. Just don't expect it to fly with high-end titles.
     
    Bog, Oct 25, 2009
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  4. KingRaptor

    KingRaptor Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a HD 3450 that Bog mentioned. I can run TF2 on mostly medium settings at 1280x800 with 30 frames give or take...

    @Bog, how did your 3450 fail?
     
    KingRaptor, Oct 25, 2009
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  5. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Honestly, I have no idea how it failed. Just yesterday I was playing Company of Heroes when I suddenly got a screen with blue and white vertical stripes. I turned off the machine, checked the bottom and found it to be very hot; unusually hot, in fact. The machine never had cooling problems, and the inside had no dust whatsoever. There was no logical reason for the failure, but it did fail. :confused:

    I've pretty much had it with laptops; 3 models failing in 4 years is ridiculous and expensive. I'm just going to keep my frugal yet tough ThinkPad as a mobile machine and spend my money on a decent desktop rig.
     
    Bog, Oct 26, 2009
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  6. Amnesiac

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    Wow, I would have expected more from the 4530. I thought it would have been on par with the 3650.

    I guess the 3650 is more like the 4570?
     
    Amnesiac, Oct 26, 2009
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    drfelip Notebook Evangelist

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    drfelip, Oct 26, 2009
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  8. Amnesiac

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    Since it only has a 64 bit bus, it will be crippled when it comes to resolutions higher than 1440 x 900. I recommend the 4650 or higher.
     
    Amnesiac, Oct 26, 2009
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  9. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    agreed :) 4530 is crap.
     
    sean473, Oct 26, 2009
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