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    need laptop now. 2500M, 9750GTX, or 7700w/512mb?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by glasspusher, Dec 7, 2006.

  1. glasspusher

    glasspusher Notebook Geek

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    I am starting school this Jan for game art design and animation.
    The programs I am definitely using are:

    -Adobe Photoshop
    -Adobe Illustrator
    -Autodesk 3ds Max
    -Corel Painter
    -Adobe Flash

    Hardware requirements for Autodesk 3ds Max:

    Minimum requirements for 32-bit versions:

    Intel® Pentium® IV or AMD Athlon® XP or higher processor
    512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
    500 MB swap space (2 GB recommended)
    Hardware-accelerated OpenGL® and Direct3D supported
    Microsoft Windows-compliant pointing device (optimized for Microsoft IntelliMouse®)
    DVD-ROM drive

    Minimum requirements for 64-bit versions:

    Intel® EM64T, AMD Athlon® 64 or higher, AMD Opteron® processor
    1 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
    500 MB swap space (2 GB recommended)
    Hardware-accelerated OpenGL® and Direct3D supported
    Microsoft Windows-compliant pointing device (optimized for Microsoft IntelliMouse)
    DVD-ROM drive

    I am taking classes online and I need a laptop. Cards I am looking at are:
    -Quadro FX 2500M, GeForce 7950GTX, and GeForce 7700w/512mb.

    Laptops I am considering:

    -Dell M90 w/Quadro 2500M
    -Clevo M570U w/7950GTX or 2500M
    -Asus G1 w/nVidia7700 512 mb ram

    My main question is, will the 7700 hold up with the above listed programs?

    I wonder because I wouldnt mind the savings I would get if I opted for the Asus G1 and I also like the looks of it. Do you think it will be capable of playing games like Fear, WoW, and the Quake series plus future game releases?

    Will it render 3d models and animate in programs like 3ds Max okay?...at least for my first year or two?

    I figure by my second and definitely by my third school year I will upgrade.
    Would the 7700 hold up for my first year of basicdesign and 3d classes?

    Finally: If the G1 is a bad idea, should I cnosider the 7950 GTX over the 2500M for the price savings vs. performance difference? I need to be able to use 3ds Max and play games with this card.

    I just noticed the M90 is down to @ 2950.00 with 2gb ram 100gb7200 HD, 2500M, t7200.

    I already posted in the 'what notebook..' forum but did not really figure out what i need.

    Thanks for any help,
    -gp
     
    glasspusher, Dec 7, 2006
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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