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    Planning on buying W520

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by BNHabs, Jun 22, 2011.

  1. BNHabs

    BNHabs Notebook Deity

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    I want to game with it (not CAD).

    Reason I'm choosing Lenovo is because I like the durability and warranty along with the support.

    Here are my specs:
    Intel Core i7-2920XM Processor Extreme Edition (2.50GHz, 8MB L3, 1333MHz FSB) with Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.5GHz
    15.6" FHD (1920x1080) LED Backlit Anti-Glare display, with Wireless WAN Antenna
    NVIDIA Quadro 2000M Optimus Graphics technology (2GB)
    Colour sensor
    Express Card Slot, 4-in-1 Card Reader & Smart Card Reader
    Broadcom Bluetooth 3.0 with antenna
    Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 AGN

    I plan on doing RAID0 with two Vertex 3 MAX IOPS along with 16GB 1866 RAM.

    I know that the Quadro 2000 isn't necessarily a 'gaming' GPU, but I'm wondering how it would fare. Will I be able to play a lot of games with High to Ultra settings with a good FPS? How does this compare to the GTX555 the Alienware M14x has?
     
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  2. ivantheturrible

    ivantheturrible Notebook Enthusiast

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    GTX 555 benchmarks:
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M - Notebookcheck.net Tech
    Nvidia 2000M:
    NVIDIA Quadro 2000M - Notebookcheck.net Tech

    I honestly don't remember if you can take out the color sensor or not, but i feel like if you can, you would save some money.

    16 Gigs of ram is a little bit of an overkill IMO.

    And think about getting not the TOP CPU because thats just a lot of extra money that you are spending that most of the time isn't worth it. But check the benchmarks on this one. I don't remember the choices.
     
    ivantheturrible, Jun 22, 2011
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