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How about PCSX2 emulator on Envy 14 with these specs? (Doesnt matter which game. How about we use Gran Turismo 4 as the example benchmark?)

ENVY14

CPU: i5-460m
GPU: ATI MR 5650
RAM: 4gb
Resolution: 1366x768 and 1600x900

TYIA!

 

No. Minimum requirements are 2.0GHz processor, and a dedicated DX9.0c GPU w/ 64MB vRAM

 

hehe. I believe I'm getting the picture (or not! )

I assume then that z13 owners with a 1080p screen, must downgrade the res considerably when/if they game. Not sure what that would do to the look and feel of games.

 

You'd have to drop res to 1366x768 to play decently on a 330M. It would look alright on a native 1366x768 screen, but probably quite poor on a 1080p one, as that's a significant drop in res.

It'll work just fine to play HD videos and other multimedia tasks, which is likely the segment that the Z13 was made for, not really for gaming.

 

ATI 5870 vs GTX 480M

Which is better for gaming ?

 

Benchmarks here and there suggest the GTX480m, but really there's little noticeable performance difference since both are the current top-of-the-crop for their respective companies.

 

GPU is an Intel GMA 4500HD to be exact. I am asking practically. For example, Medieval 2 Total War works just fine, even though it requires at least 1.8GHz.

 

You could always try it. You might be able to run it on low, but I wouldn't expect too much.

 

I have
i3 370m
geforce 310m 512 gddr3

I want to play starcraft 2 on meduim at 1368x768 res

 

Can i run games like wow,lol and starcraft 2 at high settings?

CPU: Intel Core i7-640M 2.80GHz 2.5 GT/s
GPU: GT 425
RAM: 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3
Display (resolution): 1920x1080

 

No, especially not Starcraft 2. The GT 425M is right in the middle of the midrange, so it wasn't made for playing games on high settings. Medium seems more realistic.

EDIT: Just noticed that native resolution. The 425M can't handle 1080p gameplay at all. You're looking at low for just about every game on the market at 1080p. You have to turn the resolution way down.

 

Thanks alot!

 

not on high.. it will be medium at 1920X1080... get one with a 5870M to play on high or GTX460M...

the 5870M is better really... the 480M is an overheating and over power sucking GPU although better...

 

Yes, you should be able to run it fine on medium at 1368x768 resolution

 

I want to buy a new laptop and I want to know which video card of the two is better.
The laptop will be for general use and some games

Thank you

 

5650 is better. The 5165 is just a renamed 4650, kind of like how the 565v is just a renamed 4670. ATI did that so they could continue selling 4xxx series chips in 5xxx generation laptops.

 

Obviously 5650. 5165 i sonly 4650 renamed with slightly higher clock without dx11.I know mob 5650 isnt beefy for full dx11 gaming.But 5650 can handle 720p medium dx11 gaming.But if you are a hardcore gamer and if you think you can make this then basically you can get the benefits of desktop(aka upgrading) with the mobility of laptop=pure awesomeness.
Basically check whether the laptop that you are buying will fullfill the vidock requirements( i mean express card slots and stuff like that)

http://forum.notebookreview.com/gaming-software-graphics-cards/418851-diy-vidock-experiences.html

Cheers!

 

Mobility Radeon HD: 5165 vs 5650

Which of the two,for general use and some (not hardcore) gaming

 

The hd 5165 is just a renamed Hd 4650. So I'd go with hd 5650

 

The problem is that i cannot find a laptop in my bugdet with the 5650, so i am asking if there are big differences in performance

 

Should probably have mentioned that in your original question.

The 5650 has DX11 and the 5165 doesn't. However, that matters little as no games currently use DX11, and by the time DX11 games come out, both the 5650 and 5165 will be obsolete/underpowered. However, the 5650 is also cooler, uses less power, should run about 15% faster at stock speeds, and should overclock better. Whether or not that is worth the extra cash is up to you.

 

Hey, I was wondering if I can possibly play Civilization 5-

CPU: Intel i740 qm at 1.73 Ghz
GPU: 1024MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 5470
RAM: 4096MB
Display (resolution): 1366x768 (HD)

 

Should be able to at around medium graphic settings... I have found the game to be way more cpu intensive then graphic

 

should run medium... don't see why.. and yes massive difference in between 5165 or 5650 for earlier posts... biggg diff..

 

What is your exact budget?

This Sager can be had for a bit less than $800.

 

I was wondering at what settings I would be able to run on Crysis, GTA 4 and the new Medal of Honor. Thanks. Specs are in the signature.

 

You should be able to do meduim. Even though it's brand new, the 425m is on the lower side of mid-end, and 1080p will be hard to drive. I don't think we'll be able to give you a better answer than that until more benchmarks for the 425m start coming in.

 

Damn.. Alright thanks. How much better is it than the 330M and if Overlock my GPU what is a safe range to put it at?

 

Sony has a nasty tendency to underclock their GPUs. I don't know if this is the case with your computer, but if it is you won't be able to overclock much.

Either way, the overclock range is different for every computer. No one here can answer that for you precisely unless they happen to have the same laptop, and even then there may be variation.

 

Find some 335M benches, and add 10-15% to the results. So give it 25%-30% over the 330M.

My speculations will be subject to errors, pending the results of benchmarks.

 

Can my laptop run NBA 2k11?

I have a Toshiba M645-S4055

Specs:
I5-450m
4gb ram
Hitachi 7k500 500gb 7200rpm hard drive
Nvidia 330m Optimus Technology
Windows 7 Home Premium

 

Yes. You shouldn't have any trouble at all running it at med-high settings.

 

I disagree I have the same specs and you will run it on maximum settings use my guide

 

willi be able to run Assasins Creed 3, NFS Undercover or Medal of Honor?

 

You should check out the EA and EB series from Sony. they both start at around $650 and $700.

 

hi everyone just joined today was wondering about a laptop i'm thinking of buying the spec is as follows
acer aspire 5553g

AMD Phenom™ II X4 Mobile Processor N930
- 2 GHz
- 1.8 GHz HT
- 4 x 512 KB L2 Cache

Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
RAM - 4 GB
- DDR3

Graphics card ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5470
- 512 MB dedicated video memory

Screen type LCD widescreen
Screen resolution - WXGA
- 1366 x 768

was wondering how well this would run fallout 3 and fallout new vegas aswell as many new games tried looking to find the answers and just wanted to know if anyone knew how well this would run or maybe if anyone has maybe the same graphics and similar spec or maybe a different laptop that might be better for a budget of around £550.
thanks

 

It will run, but poorly. AMD laptop CPUs are a joke, even the fastest AMD CPU is slower than the slowest Intel i3. The 5470 is at the bottom of the midrange. I don't know where to go shopping in the UK, but you can do a lot better for gaming for £550 (~$900). Try asking in http://forum.notebookreview.com/what-notebook-should-i-buy/

 

That is an enormous exaggeration. In fact, the AMD quads beat all i3s and at least match most i5s in multithreaded tasks, and the higher Phenom II x2s beat the i3s in single and dual threaded tasks.

 

Maybe I exaggerated a bit, but not that much really. The top AMD dual-core, the N620 barely beats the lowest i3s. And the AMD quad cores don't even come close to competing with the Intel quad cores. The AMD quads don't really even beat the i3 in most games (as they generally aren't multithreaded enough to make a difference for quads, though this is starting to change). Only low-end laptops use the AMD chips now a days. I wish this wasn't the case, but it is. With Intel's Sandy Bridge coming in a matter of months, I hope that AMD brings out something that can at least try to compete, but I doubt it.

 

Cool thx for the reply

 

So Apple just announced their new Macbook Air this morning. Based on the specs, does anyone know if either model can run SC2 at their respective native resolutions smoothly on low settings within OS X? (ie >30 fps at all times in 2v2 and 3v3 matches when the action gets intense) Can this thing compare to Alienware's m11x?

Specs, as I would have mine configured, are as follows:

Both share:
128GB SSD
4GB DDR2 RAM
nvidia geforce 320m with shared memory

13" has 1440x900 native resolution with 1.86GHz Intel Core2Duo with 6MB of L2 cache

11" has 1366x768 native resolution with 1.4HGHz Intel Core2Duo with 3MB of L2 cache

 

The shared DDR2 memory will really slowdown even the 320m. It should still run smoothly on low on both laptops though, SC2 doesn't require much on low settings.

 

Sweet thanks for the quick reply!

 

Hey guys , im really confused on this one,which is better?:

Ati HD545v 512mb or GeForce 310m 1gb?

The laptop specs are:
i3 2.26ghz
4gb ddr3 ram

Can i play games like Condemned,F.E.A.R., on medium/above medium settings?
Thanks in advance , sorry for my poor english

 

both of these are too lousy for medium... it will be low and mediumish.. get a ATI 5650... you should play the games on high at 1366X768 than.

 

The 545v is just a re-badged 4570. It's slightly faster than the 310m, but they're both really slow. You'd be lucky to run medium at 720p resolutions. +1 for the 5650, it's the lowest you can go and still play decent games. A Nvidia 435m would also be ok (but probably more expensive).

 

Hi i wanted to get fallout 3 game of the year edition for my laptop and i was wondering if you can tell me if I can run it. According to can you run it I should be able but i want to just double check. I have AMD Athlon(tm) II Dual-Core M320 processor, 3.7gb ram, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (build 7600), 64-bit and ATI display adapter (0x9712) video card which has 1.9gb video ram, it has 3d and hardware T&L, pixel shader version 4.0 and vertex shader version 4.0 which apparently is good enough to play fallout 3. Also if it helps my laptop does seem good for running games because i play games like bioshock, borderland and left 4 dead 2 etc. Thanks!


Also because its games for windows if it doesn't work can I sell it?

 

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It should be able to run it but probably at very low graphics settings and even that maybe just barely. Left 4 Dead 2 isn't as graphics demanding I think ._.

I'm not exactly sure about reselling it if it doesn't work. I think the game is attached to your GFWL account once you've activated it I might be wrong though

Edit: omgah it got moved and merged here ._.

 

Hm, for some reason Left 4 Dead 1 and 2 keep on crashing for me after I finish loading into a game and play for 1 sec to 1 minute. My screen artifacts and I can't see anything. The sound also loops and everything freezes, sometimes. Sometimes I can still hear my friends on skype. My specs are in my sig and this just started happening recently, I used to be able to play with no problem. Perhaps some ATI bug though...

 

its drivers i think.. worse case would be faulty GPU... reinstall ur drivers.