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    WXGA vs WSXGA vs WUXGA

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Seledorian, Mar 17, 2005.

  1. Seledorian

    Seledorian Newbie

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    How big of a difference would WSXGA or WUXGA vs a WXGA make in first person shooters? System specs:

    Inspiron 6000
    PM 1.86GHz
    1GB RAM
    ATI Radeon Mobility x300 128mb
     
    Seledorian, Mar 17, 2005
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  2. duxwig

    duxwig Notebook Enthusiast

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    The x300 is going to kill you....
     
    duxwig, Mar 18, 2005
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  3. pr5owner

    pr5owner Notebook Consultant

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    your x300 aint gonna do any other res than xga actualyl i dont think it will even play newer games properly at xga res. may have to turn it down to SVGA

    -->Asus M6BNe | Pentium M 1.6GHz Dothan | 1024MB PC2700 Micron Ram | Radeon 9700 Pro 64MB | 80GB Samsung 5400 RPM 8MB Cache | Gigabit LAN | CDRW + DVD Combo |
    -->Compal CL56 | Pentium M 1.6GHz Dothan | 1024MB Ram | Radeon 9700 Pro 128MB | 60GB HDD | 10/100 LAN | DVDRW |

     
    pr5owner, Mar 18, 2005
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  4. happysquidman

    happysquidman Notebook Evangelist

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    What is the difference between xga, sxga and uxga though? which one is necessary for gaming?
     
    happysquidman, Apr 13, 2005
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  5. supremelord

    supremelord Notebook Geek

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    i Know ma sh!t and im talking from experince any lowewr than a WUXGA+Truelife is absolutely sh!t u must have it to play games ...



    ** Dell Inspiron 9300 ... Centrino 2 ghz ... 1 Gig Ram ... 256 Nvidia Geforce 6800 Go ... 100 Gig Hardrive ... 17 inch WUXGA screen with Truelife ... 8 x Dual DVD Burner ... Wifi **
     
    supremelord, Apr 14, 2005
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  6. yassarian

    yassarian Notebook Deity

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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by happysquidman
     
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    yassarian, Apr 14, 2005
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    happysquidman Notebook Evangelist

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    What GPU's would you need to handle a WUXGA? or an WSXGA?
     
    happysquidman, Apr 14, 2005
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by happysquidman
     
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    yassarian, Apr 14, 2005
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