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    Desktop vs Laptop Video Card

    Discussion in 'HP' started by HailttRedskins, Oct 31, 2007.

  1. HailttRedskins

    HailttRedskins Notebook Geek

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    In my HP Pavilion a350n desktop, I have a NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X graphics card, the laptop I will be buying is going to have a 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS graphics card.

    What I'm wondering is if these cards are similar, or if one is better than the other.
     
    HailttRedskins, Oct 31, 2007
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  2. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    8400gs will be more superious cause its using newer technology. It uses GDDR3 memory the MX440 only uses normal memory i think.
     
    flipfire, Oct 31, 2007
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  3. HailttRedskins

    HailttRedskins Notebook Geek

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    Ahh alright, then I definitely will be happy with the 8400, I was thinking before I order it tomorrow, if it was worse I might as well get the 8600, but considering I wont game, no point.
     
    HailttRedskins, Oct 31, 2007
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  4. emedici

    emedici Notebook Consultant

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    In this link here you have the specs for your desktop card. And in this link here you'll find the spec for the 8400GS. I think the 8400 is better.
     
    emedici, Oct 31, 2007
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  5. HailttRedskins

    HailttRedskins Notebook Geek

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    A lot of that means nothing to me unfortunately, I know computers well, but when it comes to breaking things down I get confused a bit.

    However, it looks like the 8400 is definitely better, if I read it correctly, the 8400GS has 256MB while the one I have is 64mb?

    Is that correct?
     
    HailttRedskins, Oct 31, 2007
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  6. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Let me put it to you this way...

    The GeForce4 series is so long your laptop is going to run circles around that old card.
     
    Greg, Oct 31, 2007
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  7. HailttRedskins

    HailttRedskins Notebook Geek

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    Haha, alright, so comparing a Mclaren against a Metro Geo.

    Gotcha :D
     
    HailttRedskins, Oct 31, 2007
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  8. TomTom2007

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    GeForce 400 series were dated back to 2001 and GeForce 8000M series are 2007 cards, you do the math...
     
    TomTom2007, Oct 31, 2007
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