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    is this a decent graphics card for mild gaming?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by utkid, Feb 15, 2010.

  1. utkid

    utkid Newbie

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    Is this a decent graphics card for mild gaming? (I'm a casual world of warcraft player, but I just can't stand lag) I don't know much about graphics card, but this one is going to be installed on my new laptop. I can get a better one, I don't think its integrated. (

    ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5470 Graphics (512MB VRAM)

    thanks for all the help
     
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  2. Amnesiac

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    You want the graphics forum.

    That way:
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    And to answer your question, it's pretty decent. At the top sort of end for the mid range cards. Don't expect to max out Crysis though.
     
    Amnesiac, Feb 15, 2010
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  3. melthd

    melthd Notebook Evangelist

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    its discrete. and it'll probably run WoW just fine, settings medium, maybe some high. V-Sync disabled gives the best fps.
     
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    It'll do the job just fine at medium-high settings.

    You'd want a beefy processor to go with that if you want decent fps' especially in raids.
     
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  5. utkid

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    alright thank you!

    I have this processor with it, I hope thats good enough, again I don't understand this stuff very well, and thank you for your help

    Intel® Core™ i5-520M processor (2.40GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 2.93GHz
     
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    That's excellent, most games will be medium - high for the next two years or so.
     
    Amnesiac, Feb 15, 2010
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