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    Help selecting Graphic Card

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by tjrecess, Mar 2, 2010.

  1. tjrecess

    tjrecess Notebook Geek

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    i found another laptop with the following CPU-GPU pair
    i5 520M and ATI mob rad 5145

    is that a better combo than i7 720QM and nvidia GT 230M?
     
    tjrecess, Jul 6, 2010
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  2. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    5145 is a rebranded 4570, so no, not close.
     
    Kevin, Jul 6, 2010
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  3. tjrecess

    tjrecess Notebook Geek

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    the two best graphic cards i found where i live are ati mobility radeon 5730 and ati mobility radeon 5650.

    please help me in making the choice.

    btw, are lenovo laptops cheaper than hp because lenovo is no that much hyped brand?
     
    tjrecess, Aug 31, 2010
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  4. ziddy123

    ziddy123 Notebook Virtuoso

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    With your budget.

    IMO buy a really cheap laptop. Wait for one of those deals from Dell or Lenovo for a 14" notebook for $150-200 after rebates.

    Then do some research on how to make a mini-desktop gaming machine.
    - Motherboards with AMD chipsets can be had for as low as $40
    - You can buy a Phenom II on sale for less than $100 easily
    - You can wait for deals on HD5770, (faster than any mobile GPU). People overclock these beasts to 900 core/1400 memory...
    - Find a case used or try to get one free at yard sale whatever.
    - NewEgg has sales on Power Sources all the time more than enough for Phenom II/HD5870

    And pretty much you got a gaming machine faster than any notebook with single GPU.
     
    ziddy123, Aug 31, 2010
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  5. tjrecess

    tjrecess Notebook Geek

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    Sorry man, but i can't do than.
    thanks for the suggestion. the quieries still stand:

    the two best graphic cards i found where i live are ati mobility radeon 5730 and ati mobility radeon 5650.

    please help me in making the choice.

    btw, are lenovo laptops cheaper than hp because lenovo is no that much hyped brand?

    PS: please ignore all earlier posts.
     
    tjrecess, Aug 31, 2010
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  6. ziddy123

    ziddy123 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Why can't you do that? If you want to game, that's the best option in your budget.

    Why do you need to game on a notebook?
     
    ziddy123, Aug 31, 2010
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  7. tjrecess

    tjrecess Notebook Geek

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    first of all, i can't ship cuz my dad won't let me use his credit card.
    secondly, my dad's funding, and he will definitely prohibit this.

    maybe i'll do this once i'm independent.

    besides, my budget has increased and now i can buy the laptops with the mentioned GPUs. just confused which one should i buy.

    again, thanks,

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    Original Quiery:

    the two best graphic cards i found where i live are ati mobility radeon 5730 and ati mobility radeon 5650.

    please help me in making the choice.

    btw, are lenovo laptops cheaper than hp because lenovo is no that much hyped brand?

    PS: please ignore all earlier posts.
    but for now i'm just buying a good ol' notebook off the market
     
    tjrecess, Aug 31, 2010
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  8. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    get the 5730... its a slightly overclocked 5650 but still better.
     
    sean473, Aug 31, 2010
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  9. GapItLykAMaori

    GapItLykAMaori Notebook Evangelist

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    Dude what are you smoking? 260 SLI would destroy the 5870m. The 5870m is a downclocked 5770 and even one 5870m would have trouble keeping up with a single 260. 260 SLI is roughly around a desktop 5870 which again obliderates the 5870m.
     
    GapItLykAMaori, Sep 1, 2010
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  10. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    it is better than GTX260M SLI dude.. check ur facts.. especially when oced... maybe not at stock but its a hell of a card with half the consumption of a 260M SLI..
     
    sean473, Sep 1, 2010
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