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    graphics card answers for dummies please!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Dieven, Mar 4, 2012.

  1. Dieven

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    ok, i need some advice about graphics cards. I need this explaining so a blonde could understand it, im not at all IT minded.

    Laptop use: World of Warcraft, Office programes, MSN, general simple browsing.

    have seen two laptops which would be better?

    First Laptop:
    - Core™ i5-2410M (2.3 Ghz, 3 MB L3 cache)
    - RAM 6GB DDR3
    - AMD Radeon HD 6490M 1 GB Dedicated Memory

    Second Laptop:
    - Intel Core i5-2430M
    - 8GB DDR3
    - Intel HD3000

    So, answers please!
     
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    Baka thinks it's the first one ._.
     
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    :) thankyou mr baka... so radeon is still better than the new intel? and what about the processor - the first is 2.3 GHz, second is 2.5GHz... does that make a huge difference? im running 2.1 atm
     
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    Baka believes that 0.2GHz won't make that much of a difference as opposed to the difference in performance that the GPUs provide ._.
     
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    If you plan on gaming, And your on a budget, maybe a used computer is a better option Dell dfsdirect.com has good deals on used puters with warranty, and you can use a credit card to buy if your short on cash.
     
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    hmm not so much a budget, i use my laptop to go to uni with etc, and comfort at home. i simply dont have the space for a full pc.

    oo ok this is the graphics card i have now:
    AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200

    Is that new laptop better?
     
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    Baka believe that the new laptop is indeed far better ._.
     
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    yay Thankyou Mr Baka :) if you even need help with anything alive (animals/humans) pm me, that i can do!
     
    Dieven, Mar 4, 2012
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