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    which configuration is more important for a gaming notebook?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by palmoliver, Dec 18, 2007.

  1. palmoliver

    palmoliver Notebook Enthusiast

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    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7500
    with 2gb RAM and XGA monitor

    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7250
    with 3gb RAM and SXGA+ monitor with TrueLife

    which do you think will make the most difference in how new games such as CoD and Crysis run on my notebook? because of the amount of money i'm willing to spend, i can only get one of those two configurations, both of which will come with the 8600m gt graphics card.
     
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    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    #2, because you get more RAM
     
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    palmoliver Notebook Enthusiast

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    so the worse processor shouldnt make that big of a difference then?
     
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    oh sorry, what GHz are on those processors?
     
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    palmoliver Notebook Enthusiast

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    2.2gh on option #1,

    2.0gh on option #2
     
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    2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo is more than enough.
     
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    that helps a lot, thank you. the extra ram and higher resolution monitor will be really nice, but i was worried that the slower processor would have a negative impact on games.
     
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    It will have a very small effect on games. If the two options have the same GPU, then I'd get the 7500 and 2 GB of RAM. It's easy to upgrade RAM later if you ever need more than 2 GB.

    But in general, you will see a very very small difference between the two setups in gaming performance.
     
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    remember the cache difference between the cpus is GREAT. I'd definitely go with the first choice
     
    hehe299792458, Dec 18, 2007
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    The biggest impact on gaming performance will be based on the GPU installed in your laptop. That 2.2Ghz CPU is nice and all, but if it's paired with an x3100 intel chip, you can forget about playing Crysis or CoD4. Make sure your laptop has at least an 8400M. But I would really recommend an 8600GT and up.

    Currently, 8600M GT with 256MB DDR3 is the best GPU you can have in a 15" laptop. That could change soon, however, with the 8800M comming out soon.
     
    Grey728, Dec 18, 2007
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