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    Quick S series question.

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by xprohx, Feb 7, 2007.

  1. xprohx

    xprohx Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm looking at picking up a used S570p/s. Was this model a customizable version or a pre configured version. I would like to know if this version came with an nvidia geforce card. Chances are if this was a pre configured version, it will come with it. If it was a customizable version, it may or may not come with it. The owner doesn't know either. thx.
     
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    I'm not sure on the american models but was there ever an S5xx series with integrated graphics and not with the Geforce 6400? In Europe definitely not.

    "The owner doesn't know"? All it takes is one right click on the desktop..
     
    Bomfunk, Feb 8, 2007
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    I figured it out thx. Bomfunk, does your S5XP have bluetooth? I want to install it somehow, but can't find the guide. Also, how is the Gegorce 6400?
     
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    Yeah bluetooth came standard on mine. Do you mean installing the drivers or installing the bluetooth module?

    The Geforce 6400 has alwys sufficed for me. It'll run older games on native resolution wirh medium to high details without a problem. Doom3, NFS Underground 2, CS Source to name a few. The only newer game I tried was NFS Carbon and that worked too but with reduced details. Antialiasing also really slows things down so I would best leave it disabled and rather increase other values.
     
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