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    Is IGP 345M a good videocard for gaming?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Notebook Solutions, Jun 1, 2005.

  1. Notebook Solutions

    Notebook Solutions Company Representative NBR Reviewer

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    Hey all,

    I have a Compaq Presario 2560EA. These are the specs:

    Pentium 4 2.8 GHz
    488 mb ram? I dont get this?
    40 gb
    igp 345m

    Is this a good videocard? And I haved bought it second hand. Why does it ave 488 mb ram? Can I change this?

    Greetings,

    Charlie
     
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  2. Imacyco

    Imacyco Notebook Geek

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    No, its an integrated card and they suck for gaming. Regarding how much it sucks, I have no idea.

    The 488 MB RAM might (?) be due to the 24 MB that the integrated video card is hogging from your system memory.
     
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  3. Ramadoss29

    Ramadoss29 Notebook Consultant

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    That's an integrated video card. Basically, its fused to your motherboard. And no, you can't take it out and replace it. Why kind of games are you looking to play? If its solitaire, then the card is fine. If your talking about HL2, your out of luck.
     
    Ramadoss29, Jun 4, 2005
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  4. gecko

    gecko Notebook Evangelist

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    Its integrated with shared ram. The video ram is your main ram. And no it is not good for gaming. Don't expect it to run anything release in the last 2 years.

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