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Re: Laptop specs - Hitman - 06-19-2010
(06-19-2010, 12:37 PM)Matthias link Wrote: Awesome, is there some kind of benchmark site? Like, every GFX card & how well it would run certain games?
Yes. Notebookcheck made a nice ranking of all mobile GPUs:
-> http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html
In the filter you can additionally select the Crysis / F.E.A.R. performance to get an idea what they're like while playing.
Re: Laptop specs - Hitman - 06-19-2010
Also Matthias:
The german website Notebookcheck also has a nice ranking with different games, and shows the FPS of different notebook gpus on different settings:
-> http://www.notebookcheck.com/Welche-Spiele-laufen-auf-Notebook-Grafikkarten-fluessig.13827.0.html
Re: Laptop specs - bubbles - 06-19-2010
Stating the obvious here... If you want a machine for gaming, you'd get a far more powerfull desktop for the same money...
Laptop should only be considered if you actually need a laptop because you move around everywhere etc
But if its going to be sitting on your desk all the time when you're wasting money on a mid range laptop that can play 2 year old games on medium to low settings... you might aswell burn your money
If you do actually want a laptop because you move around, I would suggest a smaller one with a 13inch screen etc that actually make it portable. Can pick up m1330s now for next to nothing.
Re: Laptop specs - Matthias - 06-19-2010
(06-19-2010, 04:14 PM)bubbles link Wrote: Stating the obvious here... If you want a machine for gaming, you'd get a far more powerfull desktop for the same money...
Laptop should only be considered if you actually need a laptop because you move around everywhere etc
But if its going to be sitting on your desk all the time when you're wasting money on a mid range laptop that can play 2 year old games on medium to low settings... you might aswell burn your money
If you do actually want a laptop because you move around, I would suggest a smaller one with a 13inch screen etc that actually make it portable. Can pick up m1330s now for next to nothing.
I move my laptop around all the time, so desktop isn't an option. Also, I don't really want a screen smaller than 15"
Re: Laptop specs - Blacksmithy - 06-19-2010
The Sony is decent it should handle GTA-SA on high easily. I had a laptop with a 8600M GT with a fairly bad dual core and it could handle GTA-SA on medium quite well. As for the more modern games it should also handle them well also with low/medium settings regardless.
If you ever purchasing a laptop before ATI released the 5XXX cards for notebooks then you would be on a very strict choice of laptops in a budget. The HD 5650 gives the user a lot more performance at the cheap.
The next graphics card up will cost you a lot more and I'm not sure in your budget but I will suggest the Toshiba Satellite Pro L670-14P which has the HD 5650 but a i5 instead of a i3.
Alternatively you could get the Acer Aspire 5740G which is similar to the Sony but cheaper.
Re: Laptop specs - xBlueXFoxx - 06-19-2010
(06-19-2010, 12:56 PM)Gaahl link Wrote: Well the laptop seems pretty nice, only the CPU is a bit lacking. I think it'll run MW2 and CoD4 just fine, to a medium-low graphic settings
No, that laptop will definitely run highest np.
Re: Laptop specs - Hitman - 06-19-2010
i'd still spend a bit more money and get one of Acer's TimelineX models.
They combine a great performance (for gaming) and a running time of up to 8 hours.
Usually most notebooks have a running time of like 2,5h. The Acer TimelineX models have a running duration of like 8h in idle, 2-3h while gaming (without being connected to power).
So it works both as a good "gaming" laptop and a mobile notebook that can be taken to school etc and will last more than only 2 hours.
Re: Laptop specs - Matthias - 06-19-2010
(06-19-2010, 06:39 PM)Blacksmithy link Wrote: The Sony is decent it should handle GTA-SA on high easily. I had a laptop with a 8600M GT with a fairly bad dual core and it could handle GTA-SA on medium quite well. As for the more modern games it should also handle them well also with low/medium settings regardless.
If you ever purchasing a laptop before ATI released the 5XXX cards for notebooks then you would be on a very strict choice of laptops in a budget. The HD 5650 gives the user a lot more performance at the cheap.
The next graphics card up will cost you a lot more and I'm not sure in your budget but I will suggest the Toshiba Satellite Pro L670-14P which has the HD 5650 but a i5 instead of a i3.
Alternatively you could get the Acer Aspire 5740G which is similar to the Sony but cheaper.
Thanks for your reply,
The Acer Aspire has a worse GFX card, but better CPU, people told me the CPU won't make that much of a difference, the GPU will though.
@ Toshiba: I can only find the L5XX series, which is +€800.
(06-19-2010, 06:47 PM)Hitman link Wrote: i'd still spend a bit more money and get one of Acer's TimelineX models.
They combine a great performance (for gaming) and a running time of up to 8 hours.
Usually most notebooks have a running time of like 2,5h. The Acer TimelineX models have a running duration of like 8h in idle, 2-3h while gaming (without being connected to power).
So it works both as a good "gaming" laptop and a mobile notebook that can be taken to school etc and will last more than only 2 hours.
@ Your previous links: checking now
.Well, I don't really care about the running time lol, I barely use it without cable
EDIT: Wow @ that benchmark list:
------ Low - Med - High
BC2: 55 35 24
MW2: 94 40 35
GTA IV: 48 43 25
MW1: 204 76 37
Re: Laptop specs - bubbles - 06-19-2010
Games arn't that heavy on the CPU... Crysis and MW2 only use 30% of mine, San Andreas uses approx 5% so I'd go with a better gfx card and faster RAM over a faster chip.
I'd take those benchmarks with a pinch of salt, theres a few things that factor in game performace FSB, RAM, CPU, GPU and even harddrive read times when playing big sandbox type games like GTA IV - usually when benchmarks are being done for gfx cards they are in a fast machine so the less powerfull thing is the gfx card and therefore the gfx card is the bottleneck and can run at full power so you get a stable and good comparison of the different gfx cards.
Re: Laptop specs - Blacksmithy - 06-19-2010
(06-19-2010, 07:44 PM)Matthias link Wrote: Thanks for your reply,
The Acer Aspire has a worse GFX card, but better CPU, people told me the CPU won't make that much of a difference, the GPU will though.
@ Toshiba: I can only find the L5XX series, which is +€800.
There are several different models of the Acer. The one you should be looking for is the 334G50MN model.
As for the Toshiba I just noted that one out as you didn't mention your budget but I guess its a little bit more expensive where you live.