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    Wich card

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by nemon, Mar 7, 2008.

  1. nemon

    nemon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello!

    I am at this moment trying do decide a notebook, and has cut down my options to either an xps1330 (8400m gs) or an xps1530 (8600m gt. I'm not really sure yet, mainly because i do value portability, but i don't really know wether i will be gaming or not. I dont really play games on my current pc, but i think that's because i can't... my computer really sucks.

    However, assume i do will game. How will the 8400m gs respectivly 8600m gt perform in the following games:

    Stalker
    Half life 2 (ep1 & 2)
    Crysis
    Gta 3

    I don't really care about settings etc, but i'd like to know in wich settings i will be able to play with those cards.

    My current pc has:
    AMD sempron 2800+
    1gb ram
    Geforce 6600 (non gt).

    How much better/worse are those lappys? I will choose the t7250 c2d processor and 2gb ram.


    Excuse my poor english, theese kind of texts are kindda hard to write since im from sweden, so please ask if there is anything you don't understand!

    EDIT: Noticed i spelled the topic wrong :p .
     
    nemon, Mar 7, 2008
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  2. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    The 8600M GT will play those games very well. Stalker should work med high, Crysis med-high details at 1280x 800...

    The 2.0 cpu is ENOUGH for any game right now. I really recommend the 8600M GT over the 8400 since it`s more than twice as powerful and will last you some 2 more years at least.(in terms of gaming capabilities)
     
    eleron911, Mar 7, 2008
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  3. nemon

    nemon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Okey =). So, i assume it will be a lot better than my 6600. But what about the 8400m gs?
     
    nemon, Mar 7, 2008
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  4. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Ok dude.Pretty much any card from nvidia has a GT and GS version.
    GT=higher spec`ed card,
    GS=lower version(mostly crappy).
     
    eleron911, Mar 7, 2008
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  5. troyman21

    troyman21 Notebook Consultant

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    So, exactly how many years would you say the 8400M GS would last "in terms of gaming capabilities"?
     
    troyman21, Mar 7, 2008
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  6. Satyrion

    Satyrion Notebook Deity

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    the 8400 GS would work nice if u dont care sbout settings and throw Crysis out of the window. On stalker you can almost max details with the 8400. i use a x3100 which is much worse and i can even play stalker

    i would get the GS for moderate gaming.
     
    Satyrion, Mar 7, 2008
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  7. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    No one can tell you that, but the answer is "not long". The 8400m GS is a weak card.
     
    Lithus, Mar 7, 2008
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  8. miscolobo

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    By not long, that means 4-5 months :p
    8600M GT ....get it while u can.
     
    miscolobo, Mar 7, 2008
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  9. Crimsonman

    Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:

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    the 8400 GS can last at least a year. not 5 months.
     
    Crimsonman, Mar 7, 2008
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  10. troyman21

    troyman21 Notebook Consultant

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    Yea, thats the answer I'm looking for! I was in the same situation between 8400 or 8600. In that case than, 8600 for me!
     
    troyman21, Mar 7, 2008
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  11. War-Crimes

    War-Crimes Notebook Consultant

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    +1 for 8600
     
    War-Crimes, Mar 8, 2008
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  12. nemon

    nemon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah, i knew it was a lot better before, i just did not know how much...

    But the question remains, how much better are both cards than my current one?
     
    nemon, Mar 8, 2008
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  13. gspot333

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    your 6600 series card came out in 2004. the 8600 that you should get is about 3 years older than that. definitely get the 8600 m gt and you probably won't worry if your system can handle any future games for at least 2years. good luck!
     
    gspot333, Mar 8, 2008
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