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    Sony notebook

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Wolfdog0, Sep 3, 2014.

  1. Wolfdog0

    Wolfdog0 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I also been using a Sony VPCEB3QFX/WI notebook and I got it for around $600 back in 2010 now my question is that what games out there I can play on this notebook?



    Processor
    Type: Intel® Core™ i3 - 370M (2.40GHz)
    Speed: 2.40GHz
    L3 Cache: 3MB

    Memory
    Installed: 4GB (2GBx2)
    Maximum: 8GB
    Type/Speed: DDR3/1066MHz

    Hard Drive
    Capacity: 320GB
    Speed: 5400rpm
    Type: Serial ATA

    Audio
    Sound System: Intel® High Definition Audio

    Display
    Screen Size: 15.5"
    Resolution: 1366 x 768
    Back Light Technology: LED

    Graphics
    Processor: Intel® HD Graphics
     
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  2. Screenio

    Screenio Notebook Consultant

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    Older ones like pre-2006 unless it's indie. Your laptop is the lower end version of the EB, so that means no Radeon HD 5650. If your model was the higher end version with the HD 5650, It'd be able to run quite a lot of games like Deus Ex: Human Revolution or Dirt 3 on high settings getting 40+ FPS. If you wanted to upgrade it, you could buy the motherboard for that model that has the dedicated GPU, AKA, the 5650.

    That thing uses one of the first i3's so the graphics performance is truly appalling. You won't be playing much at all.
     
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  3. hypervenum

    hypervenum Notebook Geek

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    No you can not do nearly anything, you need a dedicated video card to play something
     
    hypervenum, Sep 3, 2014
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  4. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Time to get a new laptop... This is just too old...
     
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    Wolfdog0 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Would upgrading the ram to 8GB would help anything? I got this notebook as a gift back in late 2010. I can't sell it but I thought maybe I can help it perform better since I don't think it's a cheap notebook it said this had a mid class type processor on notebook review. I been playing WoW, StarCraft 2, RuneScape and Guild Wars 2 on this machine and it works find on low settings. But I thought maybe adding more ram would help little more on my games. I also play Crysis and it does play well on low settings. But maybe adding more ram would help a little on my games.
     
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    It really wouldn't do much. The only worthwhile upgrade for that laptop is to swap the motherboard out for the higher end models one that is if you can find it.
     
    Screenio, Sep 4, 2014
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  7. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    Adding RAM wouldn't do anything. With a laptop that old, just sell it for what you can get for it ($50 maybe?) and put it towards a newer netbook. Heck even the Asus Transformer T100 can play many modern games at reasonable frames. Or the Acer V5-122p with AMD A6 can play games pretty well too, and both cost under $300.
     
    HTWingNut, Sep 4, 2014
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