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    Future of the Geforce 7950GTX

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by kernowek, Jul 18, 2007.

  1. kernowek

    kernowek Notebook Enthusiast

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    i am thinking about buying XPS M1710 with these specs

    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7600 Processor (2.33GHz,667MHz,4MB L2 cache)
    2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
    160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
    512MB DDR3 nVidia® GeForce™ Go 7950 GTX graphics card
    Vista Home Premium

    as you can see it has the 7950GTX garphics card in it. i was wondering how will this card preform with upcoming games like Crysis and Bioshock. i know that it will not be able to us all the new Direct X10 features but how will it preform withour these?
     
    kernowek, Jul 18, 2007
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  2. Joga

    Joga Notebook Evangelist

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    It'll be just fine. (I have a very similar setup) You might have to cut the resolution and AA a little, but it will still run well at very high settings.
     
    Joga, Jul 18, 2007
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  3. Jeff

    Jeff Notebook Retard

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    it should still perform very well for a fair while yet. the 7950gtx was the highest performing card about 3 months ago. come to think of it, it still is the highest performer. you will have no problem playing new games without dx10.
     
    Jeff, Jul 18, 2007
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  4. kernowek

    kernowek Notebook Enthusiast

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    will it still be able to preform with a least medium settings in next years new games. i just worried that i am spedding a fair amount money on a laptop that is useless next yeat.
     
    kernowek, Jul 18, 2007
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    liquidplasma6 Notebook Evangelist

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    Isn't Crysis DX10? So yea, your laptop would be obsolete in 1-2 years
     
    liquidplasma6, Jul 18, 2007
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    its still king of mobile videocards.... so I would be confident to say that it should easily last for more than 2 years in future games.

    If you were to get the Clevo M570RU (aka. Sager 5790), you will be able to upgrade to the 8700M GT or the 8800M in Winter... since the newer high-end gaming notebooks have standardized interchangeable MXM videocards.

    The Dell XPS M1710 is previous generation technology (Napa platform, max out at 3gigs RAM, & proprietary videocard)... and still a bit overpriced for what you get... and future for upgrades is little to none.
     
    Gophn, Jul 18, 2007
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    hmmmmm Notebook Deity

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    liquidplasma6, so what if crysis is dx10?

    there will be dx9 path and the 7950gtx will keep on playing games at med settings to at least 3+ years




    might i suggest that you split the $$ and get a cheaper notebook and a desktop

    the desktop would be far more powerful than any notebook and be far more future proof
     
    hmmmmm, Jul 18, 2007
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  8. Joga

    Joga Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, it's very hard to say, but I'd guesstimate if you used 1280x800 and 2xAA (perfectly acceptable, especially since it's only on a 17" screen), you'd still be able to play next-gen (games after Crysis/Bioshock) at good settings and framerates. Without a doubt medium, and most probably high. I wouldn't worry too much. :)

    DX10 is over-hyped, IMO. Games will still look very pretty in DX9, and games won't require DX10 for many, many years.
     
    Joga, Jul 18, 2007
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    HclBr Notebook Geek

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    Crysis is DX10 but it can also run in DX9
     
    HclBr, Jul 18, 2007
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    people should stop worrying about DX10/Vista-only games.... they will be backwards compatible to DX9 and XP (the main PC gaming market).

    In fact, word just game during this year's E3 that DX10 is in the works for XP.... so screw Vista. :D

    If a game developer/publisher wants to commit marketing suicide, they will have new games as compatible with as many systems as possible.
     
    Gophn, Jul 18, 2007
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  11. hmmmmm

    hmmmmm Notebook Deity

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    i know

    i mean now that MS made GPU memory virtualization optional, it should be doable
     
    hmmmmm, Jul 18, 2007
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