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The G73 is 2.1 lbs (.95kg for you euro types) heavier, that's pretty significant for a laptop. If the DV5t was 2.1lbs lighter, it'd be a netbook

 

Ya it should be fine.

 

Seriously? That's just silly. It performs behind the 5650 most of the time...

 

Which one is better for gaming?

 

Hi, I'm wondering how my laptop will run Fallout 3. Thanks in advance!
Specs:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 2.13 GHz
GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon 4650 HD
Memory: 4 GB of RAM
Resolution: 1600 x 900

 

260m wins
260M 360M
112 shaders vs 96 shaders
Bus 256bit vs Bus 128bit

 

how come nvidia tries so hard to avoid making sense

 

Keep graphic settings on medium-low at 1366x768 should give you a fairly fluid experience.

 

Anybody playing COD 5 World at War on a Acer Aspire 8030g as i was hoping to buy one and play Cod 5 Multiplayer ?

# Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo processor T6600 (2.2 GHz, 800 MHz FSB)
# Memory: 4 GB RAM (2GB + 2GB)
#Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT 512MB
#Screen Size: 18.4" Full HD 1080p

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The GTS 360M is the replacement for, and is faster than, the GTS 260M (which, IIRC, was never actually used in any laptop). What you're thinking of is the GT X 260M, which faster than them both. There is no GTX version of the 360M.

 

You'll be able to play it, yes. Don't expect to use anything over medium settings at native resolution though. The 9700M GT is about the speed of a modern 230M.

 

Thankyou seeker_moc

+ Rep added.

 

If You Want To Play Final Fantasy Xiv Do Not Buy Acer Aspire 7741g's Even If They Have Way Better Than The System Requirements For The Game; The Vga Driver Version Is Outdated Therefore Unable To Let You Start The Program Without It Crashing!! Do Not Throw Money Away Like Me!! Or If You Already Did...damn Man!!!

 

Will Metro 2033 and/or Stalker: Call of Pripyat run smoothly on 1366x768 resolution?

Specs:
Envy 14
i5-520M (2.4, Turbo to 2.93)
6 GB RAM
ATI HD 5650

Assuming the graphic options I choose is the preset Medium High (or Medium if they don't have it.)

 

Go troll somewhere else. It's not Acer's fault that you won't update your drivers. I mean seriously, "don't buy this laptop because the drivers that ship from the factory are outdated"?? Or "don't buy this laptop because the Beta version of a game sometimes crashes on it"??? Give me a break.

 

Metro 2033.. that games pretty demanding.. Low -med settings
Call of Pripyat you should be able to run it 1366x768 high settings on DX11

 

Native res, high settings (if it's not underclocked).

 

if you could get the same laptop but with the choice of 5870m or GTX460m what would your personal choice be and why.

(before people say this should be in the sticky, i am asking for personal opinions, not a vs between the cards )

 

Personally, GTX460M since I've always been using Nvidia since my first computer and never had much problems with them My cousin had ATI and he had some problems with certain games (I forgot which).

 

I need to see more reports of power requirements from the 460 and heat. I dont believe we have seen many in game benchmarks from the notebook version of the 460.

I like the more frequent driver updates from Nvidia but I never had issues from my old 3870s (m17).

Does cost factor into this as well? I think notebooks with nvidia are normally 50 to 150 more than the Radeon counterparts.

Good post... Gets the wheels turning.

StevenX

 

460m is better for newer games (factoring the new beta driver), the 5870 is better for older games by 3-5% from what I've seen/read. Keep in mind that the 5870 has 8 driver updates and the 360m has its first one in beta, if I'm not mistaken.

 

Honestly they are both good choices and it really boils down to who you like more i guess ..

If you dont have a preference then either will do just fine having owned both ..

 

GTX 460M. I generally despise AMD with a passion. I'm not disappointed by my 5870 or my 3650, but I just prefer NVIDIA.

 

I have a preference for nvidia so I'd go with the 460. The amd/ati gpu I have now seems to have issues with properly displaying pylon grids in SC2 while still maintaining a playable framerate. I miss the digital vibrance option too.

 

why so much despise for AMD good sir?

 

A combination of the crappy drivers, horrible reliability, GSOD, moar GSOD, and heat issues with the 4800 series.

Plus, in every series they have had except for the 9800 Pro era they have fallen short of NVIDIA's offerings for the same price.

7000 series > X1000 series
8000 series > HD 2000 series and HD 3000 series
9000 series > HD 3000 series
GT 200 series > HD 4000 series
And probably the most monumental of them all:

GT 400 series >>>>>>>>>> HD 5000 series

Plus plus, NVIDIA has PhysX, CUDA, and the rest. AMD has better Direct Compute performance (right? Something like that anyway), which is pretty useless.

 

I don't really see how the 400 series are better than the 5000 series... Nvidia took almost a year longer to release their dx11 series, only one nvidia card outperforms its equivalent with ATI (the 480>5870), and bearing in mind that you can get a 5870 xfire configuration for about the same price as the 480, I wouldnt call that a "victory". Not to mention the issues with power consumption and overheating of the 480. I dont know much about the older gfx cards but I definately think that the "dx 11 round" goes to ATI.

 

You are quite blind if you think that sir. Raw power and gimmicky features doesn't make "insert your brand here" better than the other. You must take all things into consideration (power consumption, heat production, price vs. performance)

I agree with some of what you said, but a lot of it is pure fanboyism.

All the comparisons you used actually come out equal on both sides except the following.

1) GT200 series better than HD 4000, don't make me laugh. Please do some research and enlighten yourself.

2)The GT400 series is overrated. How come nobody seems to realize that it took Nvidia a whole generation longer to release the Fermi line and that the majority of cards in that line are flawed, gtx 465m and 480m anyone? It wasn't until nvidia, who finally noticed that their fermis were crap, released the truly amazing gtx 460. Unfortunately, that is the only card with any worth in the entire series. Not to mention Ati is about to release their 6000 series which will hit the ball out of the park once again.

Also, can anyone in their right mind really say Nvidia is better than Ati. They are both equal in my opinion both have their strengths and weaknesses. Its all about personal preference. Like Intel vs. AMD, and Microsoft vs. Sony vs. Nintendo, its all about what tickles your personal fancy, and how much money you have. If you have a bottomless bank account for all means go Nvidia, Intel, and Sony. But excuse me when I say that Amd and Ati are the primary reason why I can game in the same league as the Nvidia crew. For that I will always retain loyalty for Amd+Ati. I shall now return to gaming on my AMD Phenom II + Ati 4870.

 

I would choose HD5870, mainly because I prefer ATi architecture and it performs faster in most games old and new.

It only lacks power in DX11 tessalation but other than that, it packs quite a punch for less $$, and in my personal case, it runs extremely cool.

 

you obviously do not understand . its not crashes sometimes it is Always. And I did everything in my power to install the drivers. It IS Acer's fault if someone like me cannot do that, and their customer support SUCKS because they could not help me nor anyone on the web. It took ONE supervisor in GEEK SQUAD to do what EVERYONE ELSE said could not be done. so im done,. it works now

 

How well would my system run Serious Sam HD (1st and 2nd Encounter?) As of this message, Steam has that bundle on sale for $10.

 

There's a demo available.

 

Sweet thanks! I didn't realize there was a demo out for it. Runs around 30-40 fps for me @ 1280x720 with details set to high. Perfect! Steam has the HD 1st/2nd Encounter bundle for $7.39!!

 

Hey guys, looking at Crysis

Specs in sig, but looking to run it at 1920x1200

 

why was my thread moved here?
i wasnt asking for a comparison between them, i was asking what people would pick from personal opinion


gawwd...

 

Looking to try out Crysis:

CPU: i7 720QM (Stock Speed)
GPU: ATi Crossfire 5870s
RAM: 4gig HyperX at 1333mhz
Display (resolution): 1920x1200

Thanks in advance...

 

Sorry all, had another game I wanted to know if i could run it. Would Dragon Age Origins and Singularity run on 1366x768? I assume it'll be Lo-Mid for DA, and Mid-High for Singularity.

Specs:
Envy 14
i5-520M (2.4, Turbo to 2.93)
6 GB RAM
ATI HD 5650

 

Decent graphics card. Have you tried overclocking it? It should boost up about 30-50%. I can't imagine you'd have problems with very many games so long as you're not into "content tourism"... you know, maxing out games for the heck of it.

 

I'm more of a "function over eye candy" type, so graphics aren't that important, just satisfying as a nice touch. Haven't received my Envy 14 yet (the specs are what i ordered, and is on the way.)

Is MSI Afterburner still the only tool that can OC the GPU? I remeber reading about SetFSB being used for the CPU recently...

 

Can the laptop in my signature run NBA 2k11 with no lag at low are medium settings?

 

I use this here thing: AMD GPU Clock Tool v0.9.26.0 For HD 5870 download from Guru3D.com

Says it's for the 5870 but I'm pretty sure it works for most 5xxx cards. My 5730 can get up to 810/1100 core/memory and since the 5650 is essentially the same card, yours should as well. It's very sufficient, I think.

 

Anyone comment on my setup for Crysis?

 

Stop trolling, it makes me angry and jealous

 

The 5650 on the Envy 14 is underclocked a bit and has trouble overclocking. I believe only MSI Afterburner works.

 

Hi,

Think of picking up a Toshiba Satellite Laptop L650D-11R

CPU: AMD Phenom II Triple-Core P820
GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
RAM : 4GB
Resolution : 1366 x 768
Screen size 15.6"

I would like to be able to play games on it too, specifically, Mass Effect 1 & 2, Starcraft 1 & 2, Gears of War and hopefully CIV 5, so graphics cards is quite important too. Medium quality minimum if possible.

Any idea how that will perform?

Thanks

Phil

 

Thanks for that

So which would be better in terms of performance.

An AMD Phenom II Triple-Core P820 with the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 card

or

An Intel Core i5-430M with NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M 1GB

Thanks

 

Before I commit to a laptop (I'm deciding between a Sony and a Hp Envy 17) How would the Sony Vaio F13 16.4, run Crysis, Crysis Warhead COD modern warfare 2. Battlefield Bad company 2?

intel Core Quad i7-740QM processor (1.73GHz)
8GB (4GBx2) DDR3-SDRAM-1333
256GB (256GBx1) Solid State Drive
NVidia GeForce GT 425M

Thanks

 

I need to know how well I can run Crysis as well... but my post keeps getting lost in there without an answer

CPU: i7 720QM (Stock Speed)
GPU: ATi Crossfire 5870s
RAM: 4gig HyperX at 1333mhz
Display (resolution): 1920x1200

Thanks in advance...

 

Thanks man, I just wasn't sure because I know Crysis is VERY Resource intensive. I appreciate your reply

 

Can someone answer this for me please? I'm not good at knowing whether or not what specs can run a certain game.

Thank you!