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    Macbook Video Card

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by SuperDayv, Jan 24, 2009.

  1. SuperDayv

    SuperDayv Notebook Consultant

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    I'm looking at the 2.0 Ghz Macbook, it comes with:

    NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory

    I'm not going to play any games on the Mac. Considering that, is this graphics card good enough that I can do anything online (streaming videos, google earth etc.) without any difficulties?
     
    SuperDayv, Jan 24, 2009
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  2. Michel.K

    Michel.K 167WAISIQ

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    Yea, any GPU should be enough for what you want to do :)
    So don't worry, as you're not going to do anything graphics intensive at all, the GPU doesn't have to be of any specific choice :)
    Streaming videos, google earth, watching movies etc is more of CPU intensive tasks and 2.0GHz of anything is more than enough for that too.

    EDIT: Spelling.
     
    Michel.K, Jan 24, 2009
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  3. SuperDayv

    SuperDayv Notebook Consultant

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    Awesome, thanks!

    Sweet avatar too!
     
    SuperDayv, Jan 24, 2009
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  4. Michel.K

    Michel.K 167WAISIQ

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    No problem :)

    And thanks!



    Btw, if you wanted to, you could play some games on that card too as it's not useless as a videocard.
     
    Michel.K, Jan 24, 2009
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  5. Red_Dragon

    Red_Dragon Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    are you gonna go with the aluminum macbook or the white macbook?
     
    Red_Dragon, Jan 24, 2009
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  6. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Yes that graphics card is overkill for your use. If theres an integrated graphics option i suggest you get that, you wont notice difference for your uses.

    Games/3D Programs benefit most on a dedicated GPU.
     
    flipfire, Jan 24, 2009
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