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    Future-Proof Multimedia Card?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by falkon72, May 9, 2007.

  1. falkon72

    falkon72 Newbie

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    I'm looking to buy a new notebook soon and I was wonder which video cards would meet these requirements:

    1.) be able to watch compressed videos 3 years down the line
    Previously, my Dell 9100 with 64mb mobility Radeon 9700 did an amazing job with this. However, 3 years have expired and now it's having trouble playing the newest stuff: h264 encoded 1080i videos.

    2.) use as little power as possible
    3.) available on the lightest laptops
    For these 2 requirements, I'm basically saying that I'd like to get the minimum requirements that would satisfy point 1 because I'd like a light and portable laptop.

    So what will be enough?
    integrated? X3100
    go series?
    performance series?

    Also, should I get DX10 native or should I just get DX9?
     
    falkon72, May 9, 2007
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    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    go8400 should be the most powerfull available in 13" and 12" laptops. I am not sure about this but isnt h264 video and divx and all the other codecs mostly decoded and encoded by cpu? not sure how much a graphics card will help.
     
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    falkon72 Newbie

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    All I know is, when I'm running huge videos, my processor is only at 40% (I have P4) and it's skipping frames (perhaps it's overheating).

    Do you think integrated will do OK?
     
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