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    dell inspiron 8600

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by sut, Sep 14, 2006.

  1. sut

    sut Notebook Enthusiast

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    CAN I ASK IS THIS ANY GOOD Nvidia GeForce FX Go5650
    Graphics RAM 128 MB
    Processor type Intel Pentium M
    Processor speed 1700 MHz
    RAM installed 512 MB
    Display size 15.4 in.
    Display type colour TFT (Dell UltraSharp)

    he want £500 for this system

    as some of u may have read i posted another thread asking for help with gfx cards for my sons birthday laptop and while this looks good to me i know u people know alot more than me so thought i would see what u think


    thx sut
     
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    bigepilot Notebook Evangelist

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    As they said in the other thread...no good. Look for at least a Core Duo (or Athlon X2), 1 GIG of ram for gaming, and a card in the Nvidia 7000 series (7400 or greater), or in the ATI 1xxx series (1400 or better). I would recommend going for at least a 7600 or x1600 respectively.
     
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