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I hesitate either to buy an MSI GX640 or a Asus N53 Jq.

The first one includes the ATI 5850, the second one features NVIDIA GT425, which I haven't heard a lot about.

Can anybody inform me?

Thanks!

 

Considering that the top end of nvidia, the 480M is 10-20% stronger than the HD5870, I strongly believe that the GT425 won't come even close to the HD5850.

It's probably a 48 shaders unit card, pretty much the same as the 330M or who knows.

 

Thanks a lot. So I suppose the N53 JQ won't be a good laptop to game?

 

It certainly won't be as fast as the GX640. The GT425 isn't even listed on any sites I can find, and given Nvidia's past naming conventions it will likely only be as fast as a GeForce 220 or so, which is just barely able to run older games.

 

Anyone gonna answer this guy???

 

Would this computer run starcraft 2 at middle details? I have been able to run bioshock, with a little lag, before.

CPU: T8300 (dual core)
GPU: x2300 ATI
RAM: 2 GO
Display: 1280x800


ALSO

Would the NVIDIA GT 425 (on N53) run SC2 at full specs?
i5 or i7 CPU
1366x768 display
4 go ram

 

Hi, I'm new here. Found this thread through Google. Really great idea.

I just got a new laptop recently, an Acer 4551G.

The specs are:
Windows 7 64-bit
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad Core Processor 2 GHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
4GB RAM

I wanna know if I can play:
Grand Theft Auto IV
The Sims 3
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Team Fortress 2
Just Cause 2
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed II

Thanks a bunch!!

 

Most of the games at med to high. but for crysis and fallout maybe low to med, and that would be only around 30 fps

With the x2300, you wont be able to run sc2 at med settings. i dont even think on low settings. never even hear of the NVIDIA GT 425, can u give me a link to the laptop?

 

GTA 4:med settings avg 40 fps
Sims 3:full settings 100+ fps
Cod4:med settings 70+, high settings avg 40 fps
MW2:med settings avg 50, high settings avg 40
TF2:full settings 100+ fps
Just Cause 2: Very low settings and that is below 20 fps (never played this game so dont quote me on this)
AC: med to high (can't say fps)
AC2: mixture of med to high (can't say fps)

Can you give me a link to this laptop? Might consider buying it if it's less than $900

 

Thanks!
Got it at Sim Lim for about $1500.

 

Your Welcome. Damn @ the price if it is US dollars

 

it will run on low-med settings at 1366X768.

2nd option is way better.. should be more than enough to play games on high to max settings at 1366X768.

Very Low settings.. look for something else or tell us ur budget so we can find something better.

The MSI GX640 will be much better with DirectX 11 for sure so get this.

 

1. ASUS N53JQ-A1 - XOTIC PC - ASUS Custom Laptop for the GT 425. People say it will look like the 330m or maybe be a bit better.

2. You think the x2300 wouldn't run SC2 even on low settings? Hum. Weird it ran bioshock at med settings isn't it? I think I'll dl the beta to see it myself.

 

go to Notebookcheck: Computer Games on Laptop Graphic Cards and search your x2300. it is not a very good card

 

I'm getting a new laptop and I seriously messed up the configuration, I forgot that graphics cards cant be upgraded and RAM can, and based on the stated configuration can I run any games? I would really love to play Crysis or at least NFS Undercover or Just Cause 2 or Juiced 2 on it.

Thanks

 

lol u did mess up the configuration. You will be able to play Crysis on low settings around 50 fps but you wont be able to run Just Cause 2 or NFS very well. Modern racing games require powerful gpu and the 5470 wont be able to do it.

 

Below is the config of the laptop that I intend to purchase :

HP DV4 2101
# WIndows 7 Home Premium
# 14.1″ inch (1366×768 pixels) LED Backlit Display
# Intel Core i3-330M Processor (2.13 GHz, 1066MHZ FSB, 3MB L2 Cache)
# Integrated Intel GMA 4500 Graphics
# 3GB RAM
# 320GB HDD
# DVD Writer
# Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
# Bluetooth
# 5-in-1 Memory Card Reader
# 2 Stereo Speakers
# Finger print reader
# WebCam with Microphone
# 6-cell Lithium-Ion battery
# Weight |- 2.26 Kg

Now,my query..is this enough to play relatively non-intense games like FIFA 10?

Cheers

 

Hi,

I am on the verge of getting an envy 14 and selling my sager np8662.

I have been looking for a comparison between these two cards. Some say that the 5650 is not far behind the 260m...about 5-10% behind. Others says that it is more..about 30% behind the nvidia card.

Do any of you guys know how close is the ATI card vs the nvidia card is? if it is 5%~10%, I will bite the bullet. but if it is more than that, I will stick with my sager.

By the way, which video card is stronger.. the nvidia 9800m GTS or the ATI 5650

Thanks

 

The GTS is better than the ATI 5650. You should check out notebookcheck.com
It's nice for comparing CPU's and GPU's.

The 260m seems to be better than the 9800GTS and the 5650.
*Note: The list goes from best to worst descending.*
Notebookcheck: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
Notebookcheck: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 260M

As for the 260m GTX:
Here's the info:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-260M.14559.0.html

The GTX seems to be ahead by ~2000 points in 3DMark 05.

 

Avg. result in 3DMark Vantage is 3227 for the ati 5650 and 4953 for the 260m gtx. I'd say the 260 is about 40-60% more powerful.

 

The Integrated graphics card may not be able to play 2010 games.
I guess very low settings would work.
At least it gets 79 FPS on High on a 1999 game.

In other words, it's the worst of the worst.
Notebookcheck: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M

 

What settings will I be able to play SC2, League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth and WC3 Frozen Throne?

My specs are in my sig.

 

Yes, you should be able to play. You're just like me and my brother
He has the old Dell Studio 14 and he's able to play these games fine.
Starcraft 2 should be able to run on Medium or High. Same goes for LoL and HoN. WC3 should be able to run on high everything. Heck, I run WC3 on a Pentium 4 Processor and a 9800GT on my desktop.

 

nope u won't run it.. get something else...

should run on med-high depending on the game.. but a better CPU would help.. like a i7-620m

 

ya this is a big downgrade.. consider an envy 15 instead.. much better and should be an improvement over the GTX260M..

 

Hp dv6tse

1gb ATI HD5650
Core i5-450M (2.4ghz)
6gb DDR3
1366x768

what kind of performance am I looking at in regards to the Source engine (CS:S, TF2, etc.)? how about CoD4 and MW2? thanks.

 

Not really. The GTX260M is still a bit (~10%) faster than the 5830 I have, at least at stock speeds.

 

The envy 17 with a 5850 tho will be faster then the gtx260m

 

Oh, very much so. Especially with the GDDR5, it will eat the 5830 and the 260 for breakfast. I was just saying that the 5830 isn't faster than the GTX 260M. And coming from someone who has one and loves it, you can take that to the bank

 

Source engine would get around medium-high graphics. TF2 however may stutter a bit, it's loaded with particle effects which eat up your CPU.
CoD4 should be fine on high 35 FPS+. MW2 would go for medium.

 

Thanks. either way, it'll be a step up from my desktop, so that's good to know.

 

Hey guys, if I can choose between two systems, one with an nvidia gt330m and the other with an ati 5650, which one should I pick for better overall gaming performance? (they both have an i7 quadcore cpu and 4gb of memory) I understand that the 5650 performs slightly better, but is it significant? And if I go with the 5650, would I really miss the lack of PhysX support (I'm assuming it's nvidia only) if I only intend to play Starcraft 2 and Source games?

Thanks!

 

Uh, no. It's SGD$1500.

 

yes.. max settings at 1366X768... i do so even on my specs which are about half as good.

oops didn't know that for sure but a 5830 is still better than a 5650.. but if u don't mind the weight 5850 is great...

 

CPU:i7-720QM
GPU:1GB Nvidia 260m
RAM:8GB DDR3
Display:1600x900p

Can i play Dirt2, Blur & Test Drive Unlimited 2 at full settings?

 

With your high res, it could get a little laggy at high but the graphics card and cpu is good enough to run it smoothly at medium to high. I'd say 35+ FPS (on ultra to high.) for all games.

 

CPU: i5-450M Dual Core processor 2.40GHz
GPU: 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5650
RAM: 8GB DDR3 System Memory
Display: 1366x768, monitor at 1680 x 1050 / 60 Hz

Can I play on max settings for MW2 and the new game coming out called rage on both screens

and what about cysis, how good of settings can I run it at?

 

Since the StarCraft 2 beta has been out for a while, how much can my system chew for that game before it crashes and burns?

HP Dv7t
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 2.1 ghz
GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon 4650 DDR3
RAM: 4 GB DDR2
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
Resolution: 1600 X 900

My desired target is high settings. Will that be achievable in 1600 X 900?


Appreciate it.

 

yup should be able to on high to max settings at native res....

MW2 for sure but crysis will be on med settings at display res and slightly lower at monitor res.

your CPU is too weak. You need to upgrade it otherwise low-med settings is most u can get.

 

Let me correct that. I have the asus g50vt x5 which is slight worse than his setup and I can max out all those games listed and I have the same res.

 

Let me ask you something. Have you ever played a 32 man 2Fort with particles flying everywhere on high and have no huge FPS drop? (Everyone was shooting in mid.)

 

I have a "Suger NP5793" with a NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS (512MB) VGA card.
But I have many problems because of its heavy weight.
I decided to buy a "Dell 1558" with a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 (1GB) VGA card.
I need to know:
Which of this two VGAs are more powerful?
Is the difference between this two VGAs really too much?
Is "Dell 1558" a suitable gaming laptop?

 

The 5470 is a massivly underpowered chip suitable only for very basic games. In games like left 4 dead 2 or crysis it will choke no matter the settings and in older games you will still need to lower the detail settings.

The 9800M GTS is a far more capable chip and moving to a 5470 will rule out modern gaming.

 

The Nvidia 9800M GTS, hands down.

It's quite a jump, and as Meaker said, it's a pretty underpowered card, especially if you're coming from a 9800M GTS.

Not really, but it can play games. As long as you don't mind running games on much lower settings and the framerate will be less, then I can't see why it couldn't be used to play games.
What kind of games do you have in mind, for that matter?

 

it is a massive downgrade.. if u want something lighter consider an Acer timline X in 14 inch with ATI 5650 in swithcable graphics.. will be a 10-15% downgrade only and laptop will be light and have great battery life and gaming performance will also be good.

 

Yeah im still waiting on my Envy 14 and I'm using my Dell inspiron E1505 with an ATi X1400... I can run all the source games maxed out at 1280X800 fine minus TF2 which I have to take the resolution to 800X600 or whatever and my FPS are completely fine.

 

Nvidia Quadro NVS3100m - TES4 Oblivion.

I saw it can't run on "high"....can it run it at all and if so at what level?

 

The ATI 5650 is almost equal to an 8800gts... Maybe a 20% downgrade but yeah thats a nice option...

 

Would it be better for me to get Just Cause 2 on my Macbook Pro, or on PS3?
I don't yet have Windows, so I can't try out the demo to compare, and am curious as to your opinions.

I have the new Macbook Pro 15'' i5 with the Geforce 330M

Thank you!

Also, will my Macbook pro be able to run the advanced water effects without slowdown?

 

get it for ur PS3.. Just Cause 2 won't run very good on Mac OS... but should run ok on windows if u use bootcamp.. really its ur choice..