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    Radeon X300

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Solidus, Feb 16, 2006.

  1. Solidus

    Solidus Notebook Consultant

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    Can someone tell me specifically if this video card will:

    play warcraft 3
    play Battle for Middle Earth (1 or when 2 comes out)


    How much RAM should I use?

    Will I be wasting my money on anything over 1GB? I know that your Vid card should be compliant with the amount of RAM you have; i.e., the more RAM I have may not matter if this card can't utilize it. So, go for the 2BG RAM instead of 1 GB? how about 512?

    thanks in advance guys. I know there is a vid card thread, but it is not this specific.
     
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  2. Jenson

    Jenson Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    A good general amount of RAM to have is 1GB, unless you are a big gamer or need maximum performance, you don't need 2GB. The X300 is a decent card and will easily play Warcraft III (I played it on my 3 year old laptop with a 16MB Nvidia card fairly decently) but I am unsure of the other game, but I would say it would probably at least play it, probably not at maximum settings if it is very graphically demanding. Is the X300 a 64MB or 128MB?
     
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  3. Solidus

    Solidus Notebook Consultant

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    Radeon X300 DDR SDRAM PCI Express Integrated


    all the info it is giving me...
     
    Solidus, Feb 16, 2006
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  4. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    What is the laptop model?

    Well, it looks like you need a notebook recommendation - in the What Should I Buy forum, we have a What Should I Buy FAQ you can fill out - just create a new thread and post that, and based on your responses, we can advise you on a notebook. ;)
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Feb 16, 2006
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