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    Games with laptop?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by NICU, Aug 29, 2008.

  1. NICU

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    TOSHIBA® Satellite Pro Series A300-15T Notebook - Intel® Core 2 Duo T8300 2.4GHz 3MB L2 Cache 800MHz FSB, 2048MB DDR2-667 SO-Dimm Memory (2x1024), DVD Super Multi Double layer optical drive , 250GB SATA 5400rpm Hard Drive, 15.4" WXGA Trubrite (1280x800 resolution) TFT Display, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, 802.11b/g/N wireless LAN, 56K Modem, Intel GMA X3100 up to 358MB shared graphics, 2.7 kg, Bluetooth, 1.3MP Built in Webcam, Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition, Windows XP Pro CD's included

    Thinking bout getting this laptop... not a hard core gamer, but like to have the option of playing - things like counter strike, need for speed etc. Will this laptop - esp the graphics card - allow this, with reasonale resolution and no lag in gameplay?
     
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    Artimeis Notebook Guru

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    Integrated video card is not good. If you are not a hardcore gamer, you need at least ATI 3470 or Nvidia 8400 series which is already under-whelming in performance...
     
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    I know CSS will run, but don't expect to be playing anything modern. That's pretty much the lowest of the low right now.
     
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    the graphics card is integrated, it wont work well for games, expecially modern ones. you might be able to play, but you will probalby have to turn everything to low and at a low resolution to be able to play fluidly
     
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    That card is a intel IGP card meaning not good at all at games especially at modern games only old games from 2004 and before will work well. Get at least a low-end dedicated graphic card or better if you want to play games
     
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  6. NICU

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    Thanks guys

    Is this better?

    Toshiba Satellite A300-15J 15.4" TruBrite Vista

    Satellite A300-15J features:


    Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 1.83GHz 667MHz W/2M

    2GB RAM DDR2-667

    200GB SATA HDD

    DVD/RW Super Multi Drive (Double Layer)

    15.4inch TruBrite WXGA TFT High Brightness Display

    ATi Mobility Radeon HD3470 W / 256MB

    Dc-In / Ex Mon / RJ-11 / RJ-45 / TV Out / iEEE1394

    Ex Mic / H-Phone / S/PDIF / 5 in 1 Bridge Media Slot

    1x Express Card Slot / 4 x USB2.0 / 1.3 Mega Pixel Cam

    802.11b/g / Bluetooth

    Vista Home Premium
     
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  7. NICU

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    More info of graphics on above laptop:
    Graphics adapter manufacturer : ATI
    type : ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3470 supporting HyperMemory™ technology
    memory amount : 256 MB dedicated VRAM (up to 1.023 MB total available graphics memory using HyperMemory™ technology with 2 GB system memory)
    memory type : DDR Video RAM (resp. DDR Video RAM and DDR system memory combined)
    connected bus : 16x PCI Express
     
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    Graphics adapter manufacturer : ATI
    type : ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3470 supporting HyperMemory™ technology
    memory amount : 256 MB dedicated VRAM (up to 1.023 MB total available graphics memory using HyperMemory™ technology with 2 GB system memory)
    memory type : DDR Video RAM (resp. DDR Video RAM and DDR system memory combined)
    connected bus : 16x PCI Express
     
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  9. Tony_A

    Tony_A Notebook Evangelist

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    is it a problem that the graphics card is ddr and the cpu is ddr2?
     
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    No, DDR2 RAM has no correlation to your video card's RAM. It'll work fine.
     
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    No.

    An IGP shares from the same pool of system RAM as the CPU.

    A dedicated GPU has it's own, separate video RAM and dedicated data path.

    The amount, type, and speed of video RAM can be different.



    This was explained in the sticky you already read :rolleyes:
     
    Tony_A, Aug 29, 2008
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