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    ZV5160

    Discussion in 'HP' started by wenselao, May 9, 2004.

  1. wenselao

    wenselao Newbie

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    How is this Pavilion ZV 5160 a U$1490
    15.4" WXGA TFT widescreen with 1280 x 800 resolution
    ATI Mobility RADEON 9000 IGP graphics with 128MB DDR shared video memory
    60.0GB EIDE hard drive (4200 rpm)
    System Bus 533MHz
    Pentium IV 2.8
    And the most important question is video card this notebook is good for game how UT2004,Halo,NFS, Quake and more game in 3d full.
     
    wenselao, May 9, 2004
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  2. Air

    Air Notebook Geek

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    First, the 9000 is an "ancient" card.

    Second, shared memory=crappy performance. Get a notebook with a vid card with designated memory.
     
    Air, May 9, 2004
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  3. Quikster

    Quikster Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    If you want to play games you should look at the R3000T Dedicated or a HP zx5000 and you can get those for about the same price if you find a good rebate online.

    zx5000 :: 2.4M :: 512 DDR :: 40gb 4200 RPM HD :: 15.4" :: Radeon 9600 Mobilty M10 :: Aquamark3 21,862
     
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  4. Silver Rose

    Silver Rose Newbie

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    This topic does bring up a concern I have, regarding shared vs. dedicated memory. I've (finally) narrowed my choices down to 3 HP brand notebooks, one of them being the zv5160. However, all 3 of the ones I'm considering have shared memory, and after reading some of the posts in this forum, I am worried about this feature. I'm not a hard-core gamer - in fact, I do next to no gaming at all, mostly Internet and word processing - but I'd like to play DVD's once in a while. Is shared memory, like that in the zv5160us, okay for this type of usage, or should I hold out for dedicated memory?
     
    Silver Rose, May 9, 2004
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  5. bittahbrotha

    bittahbrotha Notebook Enthusiast

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    From my knowledge, you're normally fine with DVD's and an integrated gpu. There's nothing so intense involved with DVD's that an intergrated card would actually have a problem displaying.

    As it's been said lotsa times around here (so much so that even I can reply with confidence) you're fine with integrated. Just don't try to play any high end, DX 9 games with that integrated video card of yours
     
    bittahbrotha, May 10, 2004
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  6. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    I have integrated graphics and a PM 1.0. DVD's play perfectly, you have no need for worry.

    Editor in Chief http://www.bargainPDA.com and http://www.SPOTstop.com
     
    Brian, May 10, 2004
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  7. Slat

    Slat Notebook Evangelist

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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Silver Rose
     
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    Slat, May 10, 2004
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  8. Solinus

    Solinus Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a compaq presario from the 2100 line with integrated 64MB Radeon graphics, shared, and I can run UT2004 like a dream... I just have to turn the detail levels and resolution down.
     
    Solinus, Jul 17, 2004
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