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    Any G42-240US owners?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Circinus, Jul 25, 2010.

  1. Circinus

    Circinus Notebook Guru

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    Just bought it, apparently the AMD core is on par with i3. Perfect for a light gamer/school worker like me.
     
    Circinus, Jul 25, 2010
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    which AMD processor is it? the p320 or the p520? and please can you comment about the heating? I'm also looking to buy the same laptop for school. Thanks
     
    stanl3y, Jul 27, 2010
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    It'd be the Turion II P520 2.3GHz. Just had to check HP's website for the exact model.
     
    Yotsuba, Jul 27, 2010
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    The laptop hasn't made it to me yet. Either this Thursday, or Friday. I'll be running some Valve games from Steam on it to test how hot it gets.
     
    Circinus, Jul 27, 2010
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    Alright, the core is reaching temps of 59C, and the fan can be easily heard. Only the bottom left back is hot to the touch.
     
    Circinus, Jul 29, 2010
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    Hit 70C during Gmod, which isn't too heavy on the graphics.
     
    Circinus, Jul 29, 2010
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    Thanks. Just saw that too
     
    stanl3y, Aug 4, 2010
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    So will it run team fortress 2 smooth?
    also is the graphics memory (orignal without taking any of the RAM) really 1GB?
    it'd be great if you tell me the performance results in the games you tried
    thanks in advance
     
    xrude, Aug 26, 2010
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