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    What is the best integrated videocard for gaming that you can find in a notebook?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by hockeynutpat49, Aug 16, 2007.

  1. hockeynutpat49

    hockeynutpat49 Notebook Enthusiast

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    What is the best integrated videocard for gaming that you can find in a notebook? I know they are not meant for gaming but if anybody would have any knowledge or links that could tell me what integrated graphics chip is the most powerful it would be appreciated.
     
    hockeynutpat49, Aug 16, 2007
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    ati xpress x1270 or the new intel x3100
     
    adinu, Aug 16, 2007
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  3. hockeynutpat49

    hockeynutpat49 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I know the X3100 has hardware T&L would the X1270 have this too?
     
    hockeynutpat49, Aug 16, 2007
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  4. usapatriot

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    The X1270 is much better than the X3100.
     
    usapatriot, Aug 16, 2007
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    Just wondering, is there any reason at all you would be thinking of getting an integrated card for gaming vs. a dedicated card? Surely whatever your price range is you can find a laptop with a decent dedicated card that'll beat a slightly more expensive laptop (same price after whatever you pay to get the dedicated card on the former laptop) with an integrated card.
     
    Necromas, Aug 16, 2007
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  6. tudyfrutie

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    once the driver for x3100 comes out, it will be the best integrated card
     
    tudyfrutie, Aug 16, 2007
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    The ATI X200 still impresses a lot of people like me. My friend has one in his 11" MSI notebook. Don't know about the newer IGPs.
     
    SymphonyX, Aug 16, 2007
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  8. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Comparing the power of integrated cards and which is better than the other is like watching two morons in a Civic and Geo arguing which car is faster, and which will get to 100hp first.
     
    adinu, Aug 16, 2007
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    Basically, the only benefits of an intergrated card is it save power and the laptop doesn't get as hot.
     
    dburache, Aug 16, 2007
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    Probably the X3100, it's the newest one at the moment.
     
    Sneaky_Chopsticks, Aug 16, 2007
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    The x3100 is prob newest, but intel doesn't ussually make good cards. My vote goes to ati x1270
     
    dburache, Aug 16, 2007
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    Well said. But here I go with that silly argument, X3100 being best when new drivers come out. Don't hold your breath I will believe when I see.
     
    powerpack, Aug 16, 2007
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