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    HP Pavilion dv8000

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Skynet, May 18, 2006.

  1. Skynet

    Skynet Newbie

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    Hi:

    I look this machine few days ago:

    HP Pavilion dv8000 17"
    Intel Core Duo 1.66Ghz
    1 GB Ram
    DVD+RW
    Nvidia GeForce Go 7400 256 MB +256 shared
    100 GB Hard disk

    Can I play Doom 3 in this machine? Anyone knows openGL support for this video card?
     
    Skynet, May 18, 2006
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  2. winterymix

    winterymix Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, that machine will play Doom 3 fine. Just don't expect to be able to crank the settings all the way up. Park your settings at medium, play at a middle of the road resolution and it will look beautiful. And the Nvidia 7 series cards have all the bells & whisltles, regardless of their "power". All support shader 3, HDR, etc...so no worries there.
     
    winterymix, May 19, 2006
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  3. j1999t

    j1999t Newbie

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    I would say, so that you dont have to pay even more in the future, get the best or second best processor, 2gb of ram, and either the 200 or 240 gb hard drive and bluetooth and lightscribe, believe me its worth it
     
    j1999t, Jun 6, 2006
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  4. gmb1994

    gmb1994 Notebook Geek

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    j1999t, I agree with getting the most you can afford now, but wouldn't it be better (for general use) to buy the RAM several months down the road, when the price has dropped?
     
    gmb1994, Jun 6, 2006
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  5. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Not really. RAM is already pretty cheap, at least if you don't buy it from HP (and even then). 2GB is about right for power users and almost mandatory for Vista (which I'm playing with on a desktop machine with 1GB RAM).
     
    brianstretch, Jun 6, 2006
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  6. gmb1994

    gmb1994 Notebook Geek

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    Exactly, that's what I'm talking about, buying RAM directly from HP when you order the computer is more expensive than buying it from another provider.
     
    gmb1994, Jun 6, 2006
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  7. Ur ex-wife

    Ur ex-wife Notebook Consultant

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    buy the second best processor up to the point were the $ is equal to the perfomance, and get the smallest HD and least RAM, and upgrade them later, lightscribe is you call, and so if bluetooth
     
    Ur ex-wife, Jun 12, 2006
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  8. Sledgehammer70

    Sledgehammer70 Notebook Consultant

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    Do what I did, skimp on the HD and the RAM and buy new and much better ram from Newegg.com. Western Digital and OCZ make much better parts.

    I boosted my RAM performance by 80% when buying chips from OCZ, and I also increased my HD performance by boosting the original drives from 80GB 5400RPM to 100GB 7200RPM drives. even with the shipping I saved a ton of cash.
     
    Sledgehammer70, Jun 12, 2006
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