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    FW390CTO Help Please.

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by cjro9, Jan 27, 2009.

  1. cjro9

    cjro9 Notebook Geek

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    I have a few questions for those with the FW. I'm not a hardcore gamer, but I do occasionally play Warhammer Online, which is a little more graphically dependent that WoW. My question is with my current specs, will my machine be able to handle it on low-mid range settings?

    I also do not plan to order this RIG until sometime in March, are there any chances there will be so upgrades to it by that point?

    Here are my specs

    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8700 (2.53GHz)
    Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium 64-bit
    Black
    4 GB DDR2-SDRAM (DDR2-800, 2GBx2)
    250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive [5400 rpm]
    Blu-ray Disc™ Read Only Drive
    ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3650 with 512MB vRAM
    LCD 16.4" (XBRITE-FullHD™)


    $1324.99 before service plans etc.
     
    cjro9, Jan 27, 2009
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  2. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    It should get you about 3800 on 3DMark06 which is about that low-mid range area. I would suggest getting the lowest spec'd HDD and doing an after market upgrade to a 7200rpm HDD. Same with the memory, I'm sure Sony is charging 5x the value for it.
     
    Mandrake, Jan 27, 2009
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  3. Night Elve

    Night Elve Notebook Enthusiast

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    That's why I did. I ordered mine with 2GB and bought another 2GB module from a local store, I paid roughly 28 dollars for it.
     
    Night Elve, Jan 28, 2009
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