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    Is this a crappy graphics card?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ScaryLarry, Aug 31, 2007.

  1. ScaryLarry

    ScaryLarry Notebook Guru

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    Intel GMA X3100, GM965, PC Card
     
    ScaryLarry, Aug 31, 2007
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    It will play some recent games.
    Predecessor to the GMA950.
    Good for those who do not game a lot.
    Will handle all Vista's perfectly
     
    allan_huang, Aug 31, 2007
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    stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?

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    yea the GMA is ok. if you want to play games than i would recommend something with dedicated vram but for nongamers it will work just fine.
     
    stealthsniper96, Aug 31, 2007
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    It is good for what it is and much better than GMA 950. It is a better solution for battery life than dedicated graphics. It will easily do everything other than demanding 3D such as gaming. It should play many older and newer less demanding games. If you are not a gamer (demanding) it is a very good alternative lower cost and lower power consumption.
     
    powerpack, Aug 31, 2007
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    what about the integrated graphics chip on the VAIO CR? will it be able to play and handle The Sims? My sis is curious, she's looking for a new laptop and i'm not too sure how the integrated chip will perform.
     
    Spoodo, Aug 31, 2007
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    Sims 1, yes. Sims 2, a little tougher, but it should.
     
    Lithus, Aug 31, 2007
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    Sims is 2D but I don't know.
     
    powerpack, Aug 31, 2007
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    its defiantly 3d bud
     
    chesieofdarock, Sep 1, 2007
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    NO! Don't joke with me!!! You must be kidding me!!!!
     
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    umm....the GMA 965 is a pretty crappy card when it comes to gaming.

    It will run games like Command and Conquer 3....other RTS games....not many FPS games.

    If you aren't a gamer, it's a great card, don't worry.
     
    illmatic2609, Sep 1, 2007
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    And the Sims which is a 2D game!? No kidding it is not a 7950 GTX X2 SLI, I mean come on!
     
    powerpack, Sep 1, 2007
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    Any current laptop will run the Sims. I mean seriously, check out it's requirements:

    # Windows 95 or 98
    # 233 Mhz or faster Intel Pentium processor or AMD K6
    # 32MB RAM
    # 2MB Video Card, 16-bit Color Capable - DirectX 7 Certified
    # Sound card - DirectX 7 Certified
    # 300 MB free hard disk space (additional space required for DirectX 7 installation and Windows swap file)
     
    Lithus, Sep 1, 2007
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    chesieofdarock, did you notice above? 2MB card?
     
    powerpack, Sep 1, 2007
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    And here we are wondering if 256/512MB is going to be enough to run PC games at a good resolution a year from now...
     
    Inkjammer, Sep 1, 2007
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    Um i think you shoudl check teh grpahics requirements of some new RTS games. They are more demanding than any FPS ive ever played.

    Try World of Conflict or Supreme Commander. Both those games can push my PC down to under 15fps at times on high details. No FPS gets close to doing that.

    For my PC = Quad 3.2Ghz, 8800GTX @ (641mhz Core, 2100mhz Memory), 2gig 1000Mhz Ram. And the PCI-Express slots are overclocked by 25%.
     
    BenArcher, Sep 1, 2007
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    haha i meant the sims 2. it seems to be quite laggy on my bro's toshiba A100. the framerate would drop and had extremely long loading times hahaha.
     
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    just asking, not for myself, but for my sis. and the vaio cr she intends to get has the integrated graphics chip. i have absolutely no idea how those would perform. how would you compare the performance of those graphics chip?
     
    Spoodo, Sep 1, 2007
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    Actually even the more powerful integrated cards can struggle with the Sims 2 even on mickey mouse settings. A low end dedicated card would be better for the Sims 2. Something like a Geforce go 7300 or ATi X1300/X2300
     
    moon angel, Sep 2, 2007
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    thanks for the info!
     
    Spoodo, Sep 2, 2007
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    Yes, thanks for all the replies.
     
    ScaryLarry, Sep 3, 2007
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