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    how is nVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7300

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by nhl770, May 24, 2007.

  1. nhl770

    nhl770 Notebook Geek

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    How is the nVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7300 with 128MB dedicated graphics memory for occasional first person shooters on my laptop. I want to get this with a 2.0 ghz processor and 2 gigs ram in a Toshiba A205 laptop. Any advice is appreciated, Im a college kid with not much money.
     
    nhl770, May 24, 2007
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  2. Charr

    Charr Notebook Deity

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    What kind of FPS? It probably will not dig any FEAR, but can do some HL2 and CS:S if you are into that.
     
    Charr, May 24, 2007
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    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    It's not good enough for any serious gaming or newer games, but for lighter gaming or old games it's enough. Just don't expect it to run, say, Crysis or the like well.
     
    fabarati, May 24, 2007
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  4. Charr

    Charr Notebook Deity

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    Go 7300 should serve you well. I run HL2 occasionally on my FX 5200 (lowest 5 series GeForce available), and it runs fine. Just remember, fear the FEAR.
     
    Charr, May 24, 2007
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  5. Sneaky_Chopsticks

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    You could play Battlefield 2142 and 2.
     
    Sneaky_Chopsticks, May 24, 2007
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  6. HavoK

    HavoK Registered User

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    It's not a case of what you can play, you can essentially run anything out there right now - just not at great settings for the newer titles. 'Not great' translating to low-medium settings...
     
    HavoK, May 25, 2007
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    _radditz_ Fallen to the Sith...

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    its ok for low end gaming. "Good" in terms of gaming is a relative word but my laptop (see sig) playes Quake 4 800x600 medium, Guildwars 1280x800 high, Neverwinter Nights 1280x800 high and UT04/Counter Strike 1.6 on 1280x800 on high.
     
    _radditz_, May 25, 2007
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  8. xenoasd

    xenoasd Notebook Enthusiast

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    would it run call of duty 2? sry for barging in like tis.
     
    xenoasd, Jun 11, 2007
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  9. HavoK

    HavoK Registered User

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    yes, but only in Dx8 mode...
     
    HavoK, Jun 12, 2007
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  10. FREN

    FREN Hi, I'm a PC. NBR Reviewer

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    You'll be able to run any of the Steam games fine - Half-Life 2, CS:S
     
    FREN, Jun 12, 2007
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    _radditz_ Fallen to the Sith...

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    all in dx8 mode?
     
    _radditz_, Jun 12, 2007
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  12. aznofazns

    aznofazns Performance Junkie

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    geforce go 7300 is quite weak. if u want to play games like oblivion or fear u'll have to turn the graphics options way down. Won't be very pretty. Games like Halo or Warcraft III will run just fine, however.
     
    aznofazns, Jun 12, 2007
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  13. Sammeh

    Sammeh Notebook Enthusiast

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    What kind of visual would I get in World of Warcraft, if anyone knows?

    I have the option of adding this onto my Acer and wondering if it's worth the money.
     
    Sammeh, Jul 17, 2007
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  14. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    WoW should run fine. it can mostly run on anything.

    honestly i would hook it up to a TV. run everything in 640x480. it would rock for that.
     
    masterchef341, Jul 17, 2007
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    If you think Intel's GMA X3100 is acceptable, then Geforce will do it significantly better. But that depends whether you tried on the GMA of course :).
     
    IntelUser, Jul 17, 2007
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  16. Sammeh

    Sammeh Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sorry to be a pain, but what kind of settings am I looking at with "fine"? I'm currently running the game at 28 fps, lowest settings possible, with just the GMA 950 (1GB RAM). I'd like to get quite a bit more out of the settings, otherwise it's just hideous compared to my desktop.
     
    Sammeh, Jul 17, 2007
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