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    What card to get?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Trainfixer76, Jun 21, 2007.

  1. Trainfixer76

    Trainfixer76 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok I am new to playiing on a laptop...I play world of warcraft and want a laptop that i can play mmorpg and raid on witrh little or no lag...will the new 8600 m GT 256 mb version be good or go with the 7950 512 mb? was looking at the asus gs2....help please....does anyone else here plaw WOW?
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    Processor & Cache Memory

    Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7500 2.2 GHz FSB: 800MHz, 4MB L2 Cache
    Operation System

    Genuine Microsoft® Windows® Vista Home Premium
    Chipset

    Mobile Intel® 965 PM Express Chipset + ICH8M
    Santa Rosa Platform
    Main Memory

    2GB SDRAM DDR2 667 MHz (2 X 1 GB) Up to 4GB
    Display

    17.1 WUXGA (1920x1200) Glossy
    2nd Display

    ASUS Direct Messenger for In-Game system information
    Video Graphics & Memory

    nVidia GeForce 8600M GT w/256MB VRAM support
    Support GDDR III type VRAM, 256MB
    DirectX 10 support
    Hard Drive

    2.5" 9.5mm HDD,
    160 GB (5400rpm) S-ATA
    Optical Drive

    8x Super-Multi DVDRW Dual layer LightScribe
    Card Reader

    this shoud be ok right?
     
    Trainfixer76, Jun 21, 2007
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Anything above a 8400GT will play WoW fine at max settings, I play WoW at max settings with a few things toned down fine on an older x700.
     
    coriolis, Jun 21, 2007
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    Trainfixer76 Notebook Enthusiast

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    cool thanks!!!
     
    Trainfixer76, Jun 21, 2007
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    HCanciano Notebook Consultant

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    I play WoW at max settings with a x1400. (more info in sig)
     
    HCanciano, Jun 22, 2007
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