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benefits of dedicated GPU?

Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by zzeek, Jun 28, 2006.

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what are the pros and cons of having a GPU like the ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 instead of an integrated card?

what kind of games would the ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 be able to play, and would it be able to run Windows Vista with Aero with 1gb memory?

zzeek, Jun 28, 2006

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sheff159 Notebook Deity

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Basic pros and cons of a GPU. Con of having it, less battery life and more heat, depending on card. X1400 is mid range, so its not a ton. Pro of card, far better game performance, abilitly to play most of them. If you want to play any game, get a card and not the integrated graphics.

Answer to question 1 in 2nd paragraph.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=61718

Answer to question 2 in 2nd paragraph.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=28207

You really should search the forum for threads answering your questions before you ask them. But then again im not a moderator and its their job to tell you this but oh well.

sheff159, Jun 28, 2006

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Juz_Follow_ATI ATI all the way

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U can play any games as long as u put the detail on low-med. Yes, u would b able 2 run windows vista with aero.

Juz_Follow_ATI, Jun 28, 2006

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