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    what to get???

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by shadow99, Jan 19, 2008.

  1. shadow99

    shadow99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey i am looking into a laptop and will be doing a little gaming not much but, anyways i dont know if i should get the on with geforce 7150m or the geforce 8400 gs, i know that everyones gonna say the 8400 gs but i won't be doing lots of gaming and i can get the 7150 for alot cheaper.
     
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    Voodoofreak Notebook Deity

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    Which games will you be playing?

    7150 is an integrated video card compared to the 8400gs which is a dedicated one. The price difference will suffice for it.
     
    Voodoofreak, Jan 19, 2008
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    shadow99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i will probably be playing some old games maybe bf2142 or such maybe guild wars. i will also try to get the one with the 8400 gs if i can find a good deal.
     
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    Dreidel Notebook Evangelist

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    bf2142 isnt an old game and wont run on ur 8400 at anything above low settings lol
     
    Dreidel, Jan 19, 2008
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    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    Are you kidding me? I mean... I am absolutely sick and tired of people talking about things they have no experience with. Don't listen to this guy. Please. The 8400GS isn't the most powerful card in the world, of course, but YES, I have seen it played first hand at 1024x768, on medium settings, with a solid 30+FPS. I run it on 1280x800, all high no AA and get around 40FPS steady. The game is not super demanding... just a badly coded game.
     
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    ok thanks lol just asking but has anyone seen a 8400m gs play crysis because i would really like to know how it is from someone that really has tried it...
     
    shadow99, Jan 20, 2008
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    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    Don't know about Crysis. I saw a 6800 Go play it on low settings, low resolution decently. Don't know how these compare though...
     
    KGann, Jan 20, 2008
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    I don't know about Crysis, either, but if you're thinking of BF2142 and Crysis you should definitely go for the 8400 GS over the 7150M. There comes a point where a game won't run at all - or at least not more than 5 FPS - on certain cards, and with the 7150M you've probably hit that point with at least Crysis if not BF2142 as well. 8400M GS might play Crysis at low settings and a low resolution (640x480 maybe) decently, but even then you're really stretching that game. It's by far the most demanding game out there today.

    BF2142 isn't exactly an old game, either - it's the newest Battlefield game. Not that it won't play on the 8400M GS - it will - but if you plan on getting newer games anytime soon you'll have to either get a better card now or upgrade your system fairly soon.
     
    Apollo13, Jan 21, 2008
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    bottomline is that if you are even remotely thinking of playing games, DO NOT get integrated graphics cards.
     
    foosa123, Jan 21, 2008
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