Will this GPU survive the next 3.5 years?

Hey guys: I plan on buying a notebook which I really like (Vaio Z) which contains a Nvidia Geforce 9300M GS with 256mb vRAM and while it is capable of playing the latest games (albeit at lower settings) I want to know if 3.5 years down the road which is how long I plan to keep this laptop for, will the Nvidia card be considered "ancient" or really old. Will it be the type of card which wont be able to play the games 3.5 years from now, or at least least for the next 3.5 years?

Thanks Guys

 

Noway a low-end part like 9300M GS can last that long.

 

That card is already considered dated for gaming purposes.
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3.5 years is a long time, I doubt it will be good for 2009 already...
It all depends on how fussy you are about resolution I suppose...
Although I expect that almost all titles from 2010 will require a stronger minimum spec...

 

if you get a high end card (nvidia ?800) it wont last 2 yrs

 

If you buy a new high end card that is actually new design it should last 3 years. Purchasing a 9800m card at this point might last 3 years, but it would be close. The 8800m gtx is coming up on its second year now and was a true new card when it came out. The 9800m cards right now are either marginally better or identical in performance. If your looking for something to last 2-3 years I would wait till the gt2xx cards come out.

 

What do you think about 8800m gtx SLI?
How long it gonna survive?

 

Sure it can last 3.5 years, it can last 10 years. It can also last 2 years or 2 days. Sometimes components fail sometimes they last forever. Buy what you need and deal with failures if they occur, don't waste time thinking about something that may or may not happen a few years down the line.

 

should be able to play games at max or high for 2-3 years in my opinion. However once in a while there will be a game like Crysis made for future computers that will screw up the cycle.

 

it all depends, I am starting to believe that the max requirement in GPU terms are very close to peaking.

 

I got a 7800GTX back in March 2006.

its almost three years.... so yes... it has lasted and still games better than the current mid-range cards.

getting a high-end card (256-bit mem interface) now will give it a longer lifespan to handle upcoming games in the near future... even if you just need to adjust the settings slightly.
- as opposed to a mid-range card (128-bit) which might not be able to transition as well and require more tweaking and lowering of settings to play later games comfortably.

If you do not play games much, than it wont matter since a integrated card can still do everything else (watch movies, use Aero, etc..).

 

depends on what you use it for .. come on now

if you use say Autocad 2007 only, then this computer should last lifetime.

if speaking about games, you can still play new ones but in lower resolution.

for comparision, I plan to use my 8400-alike card for the next 3-4 years.

 

My desktop 6600GT was bought in I think January 2005. I can still play most games at reduced setting. It's biggest bottleneck right now is the 128mb of RAM. TF2 runs at full setting except for textures. I can even play Fear 2 with quite a few setting on medium and the rest low. Even plays Crysis at all low settings and is still slightly playable. This is with an AMD Athlon XP 3000+. I think that 5 years out of this card is great. I probably won't replace it. I'll just get a new one when I build my next computer (this one I'm giving to my Dad).