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    a computer with intel X1300 grapgics accelerator

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by wnabe710, Dec 1, 2007.

  1. wnabe710

    wnabe710 Notebook Evangelist

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    my parents bought me a school computer, dell latitiude D630 with an X 1300 graphics acceleratot video card.. is it possible for me to play decent games at all or do i have to buy a new computer? i tried installing battlefield 2142 and it cant run because of the graphics card
     
    wnabe710, Dec 1, 2007
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  2. David

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    You won't be able to play any new games that require a dedicated GPU. Crysis, Bioshock, World in Conflict etc will all be out of the question.
     
    David, Dec 1, 2007
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    thnksfrthmmrs Notebook Evangelist

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    Well definitely not Crysis. Most computers can not run Crysis well. You would have to have an 8800 GTX!
     
    thnksfrthmmrs, Dec 1, 2007
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    Well, the 8600m GT will run fine on low-med res with low-med details for crysis. Just don't expect it run 50+fps, but 15-30 is do-able.
     
    David, Dec 1, 2007
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    Here's a long but useful thread on the topic of the X3100 and games:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=148045

    The Dell Latitude 630 is a well built business notebook. Even though it is not a gaming machine, it is more solid and of higher quality than many mainstream gaming notebooks. If it is any consolation :)
     
    JabbaJabba, Dec 1, 2007
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    wnabe710 Notebook Evangelist

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    i am thinking of getting an 8800 GTX sli notebook for gaming and this one is only for schoolwork
     
    wnabe710, Dec 1, 2007
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    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Get a desktop...u already own a notebook...why waste more money?
    for example i have a notebook with integrated graphics..enough for decent gaming like CS, CS:source, Halo, HL2 ,

    This X'Mas i m building a desktop with 8800 ....


    what do u think about that?
     
    Nocturnal310, Dec 2, 2007
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    BHD Notebook Deity

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    8800 GTX SLI will cost you well over $3,000. you should def go for a desktop. it's a lot cheaper and you wont have sweaty hands playing BF2142 from warm palmrests.
     
    BHD, Dec 2, 2007
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