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    is 1579 a good score for 3Dmark03

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by primehunter326, Jul 24, 2006.

  1. primehunter326

    primehunter326 Notebook Consultant

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    This is on my Inspiron E1405(specs are in my sig)
     
    primehunter326, Jul 24, 2006
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    PJStock42 Notebook Geek

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    That wouldn't even be a good 3dMark 05 score.

    But you have integrated graphics, what were you expecting...
     
    PJStock42, Jul 24, 2006
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

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    It's an abysmal score, but that's all you can expect out of integrated Intel graphpics. Notebooks with them just weren't meant for gaming/3D.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 24, 2006
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    primehunter326 Notebook Consultant

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    *sighs* the graphics card is the weakest component in my system(I didn't have any other option) When I got my computer I didn't plan on gaming on it but now thats sort of changed. I don't play pc games (prefer consoles) but it's the only way I could play Halo without going and buying an X Box. I also am going to try WoW on it since the system requirements lab site rates my computer as being just under the recomended specs.
     
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  5. Charles P. Jefferies

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    The HP dv2000t was another 14" option with a 256MB Go7200.

    WoW should run fine, but at reduced settings.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 24, 2006
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    this was my first laptop so next time I'll make sure to get one with a real graphics card
     
    primehunter326, Jul 24, 2006
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    I didn't really consider other manufacturers when choosing my system since that would have made my choice too difficult. The E1405 seemed like the the best match since at the time I knew I wouldn't be gaming on it so the integrated card didn't seem like that big of an issue. The only thing I cared about in terms of the GPU was whether it could run Vista and at the time we still weren't sure whether it would work or not.
     
    primehunter326, Jul 24, 2006
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  8. Paul

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    You should be able to run Halo with no problems. It ran on my old MR 7500 with 32MB at pretty decent settings. That's a four year old integrated solution. I don't know about WoW though.
     
    Paul, Jul 25, 2006
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    yeah I'm sure halo will run fine. I played it in ny last laptop with integrated graphics, 256 ram, and 2.0 P4.
     
    Chele, Jul 25, 2006
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    WoW will run fine as well but dont expect good framerates or high detail. You'll be crying for an upgrade if you end up doing any 40 man raids.
     
    j00ky, Jul 25, 2006
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    Why did you chose 2 GB of Ram, if you weren’t planning to play games?, and even that is not a justification since not many games increase their frame rates with that much of Ram. Better a decent graphic card than an extra 1 GB of Ram, don’t you think?.... Anyway, is too late.
     
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  12. andrew.brandon

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    the fx5200 in my old desktop only got 950 in 3dmark03, and I played games like halo and deus ex invisible war. a 1500 sounds pretty good to me for intergrated graphics.
     
    andrew.brandon, Jul 25, 2006
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