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    a lil help here please

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by digitzlhammer, Sep 3, 2006.

  1. digitzlhammer

    digitzlhammer Newbie

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    i recently ordered dell d820 latitude with wuxga (1920x1200) screen and it came with a 512MB NVIDIA® Quadro NVS 120M TurboCache video card. after ordering it i read reviews and it said it was **** for gaming. i need to know if it will work fine for fps and action rpg games. if not what should i replace it with. i am running a intel core duo t2600 (2.16 ghz) 667 mhz and am not sure what motherboard but i want a graphics card that can produce high resolution graphics. help me out

    *digital*
     
    digitzlhammer, Sep 3, 2006
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    dragonesse Notebook Deity

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    specifically what games are you looking to run? if you're playing very new games, the gpu prolly won't perform very well, but it should handle older games alright. if i remember correctly the quadro line is more designed for 3d modelling than video gaming
     
    dragonesse, Sep 3, 2006
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    digitzlhammer Newbie

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    yeah i am gonna be playing diablo 2, dungeon seige broken world, oblivion, rise of legends, titan quest, batllefield2, bio shock, wOw,vanguard, huxley,doom 3, nveverwinter nights 2, dark messiah. etc. any idea on a new video card or is that not necessary.
     
    digitzlhammer, Sep 3, 2006
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    dragonesse Notebook Deity

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    well, you're not gonna be playing the newer ones on that lis (nwn2, oblivion, etc), on high settings... medium possibly.
     
    dragonesse, Sep 4, 2006
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    any idea on a video card then
     
    digitzlhammer, Sep 6, 2006
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    hhjlhkjvch Notebook Guru

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    As far as I know, the Quadro is soldered to the mainboard on the D820 (it certainly is on the D620). You won't be able to upgrade it without replacing the entire mainboard (and I don't think there's a more powerful GPU available for that notebook anyway).

    If you want to play new games at reasonably high framerates with high quality settings, just replace the entire notebook with a Compal HEL80/HGL30 or Asus S96J/Z96J. They don't offer such high-resolution screens (1680x1050 maximum), but not much can be done about that.
     
    hhjlhkjvch, Sep 7, 2006
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  7. Jalf

    Jalf Comrade Santa

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    I have no first-hand experience with Quaddro cards, but they are *not* optimized for games. They are for workstation use, and their performance in games doesn't come near "normal" graphics cards.

    So basically, just get a notebook without Quaddro, and you should be fine.
     
    Jalf, Sep 7, 2006
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    Iter Notebook Evangelist

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    You right, Quaddro card is good for CAD, or specific graphic design, not mainly use for gaming. Unfortunately, i cannot find out any brand and model have a Quadro mobile gpu for laptop.
     
    Iter, Sep 7, 2006
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