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    SIS M760 - what's that? Gaming possible with it?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by psbskasd, May 30, 2005.

  1. psbskasd

    psbskasd Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, I found a couple of very good notebook offers, which all use the SIS M760 - what's that?
    Is gaming possible with it?

    I didn't own a notebook yet, I only know ATI and Nvidia as good graphics manufacturers.

    More: Which of the ATI/Nvidia-notebook chips are good for gaming with notebooks?

    Another thing: Why are there no Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Notebooks tested on the main page?
     
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  2. lowlymarine

    lowlymarine Notebook Deity

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    I don't know if they've gotten any better in the last couple of years, but my aunt owned a computer with SiS integrated graphics and sound that could barely run the Windows "3D Pinball" game. Even a simple 3D game like Homeworld choked it entirely (of course, the 1.8GHz processor and 128MB SDRAM might have had something to do with that too).

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  3. mtrivs

    mtrivs Notebook Evangelist

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    The SIS series of integrated graphics are not adequate for any gaming. The only thing they are good for is to surf the web and similar tasks. The most advanced game you would be playing on that would be microsoft solitare!

    If you are a serious gamer, I would go for a nice 256MB NVIDIA Go 6800 ULTRA. I have been able to find this card on certain Dell machines.
    For something a little less costly, you could always find a ATI mobility Radeon 9700 or above. That should play most games for a lot less than the NVIDIA card.

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  4. chris_d

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    I have an Acer Laptop with a SiS Mirage 2 Integrated graphics chip and it can play nfsu2 albeit at a very low resolution and pixelated graphics, but it is playable, I would estimate it ran at about 20-35 fps @ 640x480 lowest details possible. I haven't tried other games yet, I will try and install c&c red alert 2 later and see how that plays. But if you plan to play FPS games such as HL2, look elsewhere. DVD playback, browsing and basic gaming will do.
     
    chris_d, Jun 9, 2005
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