The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Want Good Laptop for Steam Games (CSS mostly)

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Jeby, Nov 22, 2009.

  1. Jeby

    Jeby Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Hi, I have a slight problem with my dell latitude d820, whenever I go into a game full of people I tend to freeze up when theirs high action (Guns shooting, etc) I know alot about computers but not much about GFx cards or so unless somebody has a fix for this then you can post below.

    ANYWAYS...

    I am selling my latitude and my desktop (hopefully) to get a new computer, I have picked out this one because it has a nice nvidia GeForce 9300m GS GFx card so I take it thats pretty good since my desktop has a 6150. Heres the link for the laptop >>> http://www.dell.com/us/en/business/.../pd.aspx?refid=laptop-vostro-1520&s=bsd&cs=04 can anyone tell me if this is a good lappy for CSS and big games like zombies?

    THANKS!
     
    Jeby, Nov 22, 2009
    #1
  2. schwieger

    schwieger Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    35
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    CSS is pretty old but I don't know if a 9300 is going to cut it...

    Again since CSS is old I can't say for sure but the 9300m isn't really meant for games.
     
    schwieger, Nov 22, 2009
    #2
  3. Jeby

    Jeby Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    well I have a ty nividia quadro right now, cant get worse then that :D
     
    Jeby, Nov 22, 2009
    #3
  4. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

    Reputations:
    2,431
    Messages:
    7,996
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    206
    9300M GS will work fine for the CS:S.
     
    dtwn, Nov 22, 2009
    #4
  5. Jeby

    Jeby Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    So I will be able to play on the big maps with no uber lagging?
     
    Jeby, Nov 22, 2009
    #5
  6. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

    Reputations:
    2,431
    Messages:
    7,996
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    206
    The Valve games actually require a decent CPU as well, but the 9300M GS will be fine.


    Note that the 9300M GS is slightly faster than the 8400M GS discussed in this thread.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=221736

    Or look at the CS:S section here.

    http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4621

    I can't guarantee that you won't get any "uber lagging", but it's definitely playable. lol
     
    dtwn, Nov 22, 2009
    #6
  7. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

    Reputations:
    3,833
    Messages:
    8,209
    Likes Received:
    16
    Trophy Points:
    206
    Counter-Strike: Source plays comfortably on an Intel 4500MHD. The 9300M GS will do just fine, although it's a very low-end card.
     
    Mastershroom, Nov 22, 2009
    #7
  8. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

    Reputations:
    3,047
    Messages:
    8,636
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    206
    masterchef341, Nov 23, 2009
    #8
  9. Kocane

    Kocane Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    395
    Messages:
    1,626
    Likes Received:
    15
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Source engine relies heavily on the CPU, rather than the GPU, so i would focus on that too
     
    Kocane, Nov 23, 2009
    #9
  10. key001

    key001 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    776
    Messages:
    657
    Likes Received:
    7
    Trophy Points:
    31
    key001, Nov 23, 2009
    #10
  11. BrandonSi

    BrandonSi Notebook Savant

    Reputations:
    571
    Messages:
    1,444
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    I play CSS frequently on my 8400 GS, so anything current should be more than capable.
     
    BrandonSi, Nov 23, 2009
    #11
  12. david714

    david714 Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    98
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Can you please post the video stress test results (and settings) for CS:S with the 9300M?

    thanks
    David
     
    david714, Nov 23, 2009
    #12
  13. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

    Reputations:
    3,047
    Messages:
    8,636
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    206
    The 550, 700, and 750 options are all going to work a lot better than the 9300m. Each of those choices is good value for the money. (550 < 700 < 750)
     
    masterchef341, Nov 23, 2009
    #13
  14. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

    Reputations:
    2,431
    Messages:
    7,996
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    206
    I'll look it up. Thought I had earlier. My bad.

    Here you go. Run on a Sony Z with the following specs.

    Sony Vaio Z WN/B
    CPU: 2,4 GHZ
    Graphic: 9300m GS 256 MB
    RAM: 4GB DDR3
    HDD: 250GB 5400rpm

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=3872314#post3872314

    Probably more lying around, but that's one I came across.
     
    dtwn, Nov 23, 2009
    #14
  15. BrandonSi

    BrandonSi Notebook Savant

    Reputations:
    571
    Messages:
    1,444
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    BrandonSi, Nov 23, 2009
    #15