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    T400 decent for gaming?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by meteorstorm42, Aug 6, 2008.

  1. meteorstorm42

    meteorstorm42 Notebook Consultant

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    It has really nice specs, but I can't find any info on the graphics card...

    Their site says it has a 3640, but I can't find the specs of the card anywhere.
    A 36 50 is a really nice card. Not sure how different the 3640 is.

    I think as long as it's somewhere between an nVidia 9300m and 9500m, it should be ok.
    I only plan to play games the age of Thief 3.
     
    meteorstorm42, Aug 6, 2008
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    There are conflicting reports on what exactly the t400 graphics card is. Worst case senario, it looks like it'll be an Ati 3470, which is a bit better than a 9300m gs. If that's all you're looking for, it'll be fine.

    http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-3470.9594.0.html
     
    wesmain, Aug 6, 2008
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    meteorstorm42,

    I've moved your thread to the Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards) section. You should receive better responses there.
     
    Arki, Aug 6, 2008
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    meteorstorm42 Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks :)

    Only a 3470? It would be ok, I guess, though I was hoping to be able to play Starcraft 2 with some nice detail eventually :/
    I guess we'll see *crosses fingers*
     
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    Injek Notebook Consultant

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    But an ATI 3470 is somehow like a 8400GS ?
    It's not THAT great.

    A 8600M GT ( with GDDR3 ) would be so much better or even a quadro fx 570M ( which is basically a 8600M GT with a different driver ).
     
    Injek, Aug 8, 2008
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    And a 9800M GT would be even better! :p It's a 14" laptop, so I guess you cant expect too much graphical power while keeping things like battery and temp down.
     
    Ever.monk, Aug 8, 2008
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