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    Different 3D cards

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by Denludi, Jul 11, 2007.

  1. Denludi

    Denludi Notebook Enthusiast

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    I would like to know what the difference is between the 8600gt in a IFL90 with 1280x800 resolution and the 8600gt in an IFL90 with higher resolution, other then the difference in memory.
     
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    Liquid Steel Notebook Consultant

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    More than likely nothing. The lower memory version may have lower clockspeeds, but that hasn't been proven or disproven yet.
     
    Liquid Steel, Jul 11, 2007
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    Simple answer...nothing other than the amount of memory. An 8600M GT is an 8600M GT.
     
    Donald@Paladin44, Jul 11, 2007
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    Anybody know how much that difference in memory would affect game performance?
     
    MrPotsAndPans, Jul 11, 2007
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    Depends on which game and which settings you use.
     
    osso002, Jul 11, 2007
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  6. Denludi

    Denludi Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ah, that sounds great, because the ifl90 with 1280x800 resolution has a delivery time of 6-8 days here in Belgium and the ifl 90's with a higher resolution. And since I don't really mind having a lower resolution screen I'll go for that.

    Would a smaller resolution give any benefits to the batterij life?
     
    Denludi, Jul 12, 2007
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    WFL90-1:

    >> WXGA (1280x800)

    >> 8600 GT 256MB (DDR3 or DDR2 I don't know, Everest say one thing and Rivatuner the opposite :confused:)

    >> No fingerprint reader
     
    ReDaLeRt, Jul 13, 2007
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