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    Presario R3399CL for DOOM 3 and Half-Life 2 ?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by colossus, Oct 5, 2004.

  1. colossus

    colossus Newbie

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    Sams club has a Presario R3399CL with some really cool specs.
    The main thing I am worried about is the video card.

    How good do you guys think this will be for demanding games like Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 ?

    Compaq Presario R3399CL
    AMD™ Athlon™ 64 Processor 3400+ with PowerNow!™ Technology
    2.2GHz
    Up to 1600MHz System Bus
    1MB L2 Cache
    1024MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 512MB) at 333MHz; Maximum Memory 1536MB DDR SDRAM (1 x 512MB, 1 x 1024MB)
    Accessible Memory Slots: 1 (f)
    NVIDIA GeForce 4 440 Go with 64MB DDR (dedicated)
    80GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive (i)
    DVD+R/RW and CD-RW Combo Drive
    Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN(l) (RJ-45 connector)
    54g™ 802.11 b/g(k) WLAN with 125HSM/SpeedBooster™ support (m1)
    15.4" WXGA High-Definition(j) BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800) Display

    http://www.samsclub.com/eclub/main_shopping.jsp?coe=0&oidPath=0%3a-23542%3a-33761%3a-38929%3a-38933%3a873474&mt
     
    colossus, Oct 5, 2004
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  2. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    It'll choke on Doom 3 and HL2 unless you turn the detail levels down. The first-rate CPU just can't compensate for the 3-year-old GPU. You can make games playable or pretty but not both.

    These are great machines for getting work done but they're just not for hard-core gaming.
     
    brianstretch, Oct 5, 2004
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    colossus Newbie

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    Thanks Brian,
    That's what I was afraid of.
    Any suggestions?
     
    colossus, Oct 5, 2004
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    colossus Newbie

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    At this price point it looks like my best bet will be the emachines M6811
     
    colossus, Oct 5, 2004
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    I am also looking at the emachines M6811, but is the Mobility RADEON™ 9600 really that much better then the GeForce 4 440 Go?
     
    Dogmeat, Oct 6, 2004
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    Yes. The 440 Go is better than shared memory video, that's about all I can say for it. Think GeForce 440MX on the desktop.

    It sure does look like a HP notebook product line refresh is imminent though. The zx5000 series just disappeared. The Compaq equivalent is gone too. Something's up.
     
    brianstretch, Oct 7, 2004
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