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    Dell Inspiron E1705 and Counter-Strike:Source

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by mascot, Sep 22, 2006.

  1. mascot

    mascot Newbie

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    I am looking to buy a laptop to replace my desktop. The main reason for doing so would be to travel to more lan tournaments that feature a BYOC. I also tend to go to my friends house to play a lot of matches for various leagues at his house, due to the connection and the food (lol). So what I basically need for this laptop to do is be able to run Counter-Strike:Source with decent image quality while recording. The reason I am worried is because with my current desktop my frames drop 10% when I record. This isn't a factor since I have a good gaming desktop. I will enclose my specifications at the bottom. If any of you play Counter-Strike:Source and have recorded, or just know that it will handle Counter-Strike:Source fine, then let me know.

    Desktop:
    Intel Pentium D 915 Presler 2.8GHz
    1 GB @ 667MHz
    200GB 7,200RPM HDD
    x1800XL 256MB
    Windows XP Professional SP2

    Laptop:
    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5600 (2MB Cache/1.83GHz/667MHz FSB)
    Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
    17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
    1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
    80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
    24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
    256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
     
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  2. I'm Confused?

    I'm Confused? Notebook Evangelist

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    The Dell Inspiron e1705 would be perfect, though I don't think it's that much better than your desktop. Still, its easier lugging the Dell beast over to lan parties as opposed to the desktop lol.....
     
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  3. ccbr01

    ccbr01 Matlab powerhouse! NBR Reviewer

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    You shouldn't have that big of drop with the new Core2 in fps. That is one drawback of the Pentium D, the mult thread part of it isnt that good. I would go say go for it. Also, a suggestion on your desktop. Couldn't you upgrade to a 950 or 960? It would give you a boost but not like Core2 would.
     
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