Graphics help

[KushReliC]

Just bought a laptop .. pretty nice.. Win7 64 bit, 3GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Intel Pentium dual core.. you know, just for chillin on .. only bad thing is the fukin onboard INTEL GRAPHICS ... fukin kiddin me?!

It runs gta fine but has some lag issues .. which it will.. but i was wondering if any of u nerds knew of anyway to optimize it? Other than buyin a pci card (which i dunno if i can do..) .. can I do this?? <<<<<<

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Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family [Display adapter] (2x)

thx

P.S: Anyone who is offended by any part of this message PM me and I will give you a personal apology aslong as you aren't hitman or some newfag Gaahl .. never heard of him.

[Matthias]

Be sure you have the latest driver updates, and run GTA SA all on low. There are some "mods" that remove certain particles that may cause lag, you could try that.

I think I have the same graphics card in my laptop, and it barely runs GTA SA (even with everything on low) at 20-30 FPS, so I suggest trying to trade the laptop in for another one.

[Nanook]

It seems to be plaguing the laptop market in the last half decade or so. Hard drives and ram are cheap now days, so often the video hardware doesn't even match the caliber of the other components. Laptops are expensive if you want a nice video card in them.

[KushReliC]

Be sure you have the latest driver updates, and run GTA SA all on low. There are some "mods" that remove certain particles that may cause lag, you could try that.

I think I have the same graphics card in my laptop, and it barely runs GTA SA (even with everything on low) at 20-30 FPS, so I suggest trying to trade the laptop in for another one.

got any links son? yeah i get 25/30 fps ... which is fine for me .. sometimes tho like at the ship im getting < 10 fps.. not good shit

It seems to be plaguing the laptop market in the last half decade or so. Hard drives and ram are cheap now days, so often the video hardware doesn't even match the caliber of the other components. Laptops are expensive if you want a nice video card in them.

tru .. is there no way i can add a pci card? someone on irc before said its not possible .. im new to laptops, first one i ever had -.-

[Dominator33]

no its not possible, you shouldve thought about it before.

[KushReliC]

its not possible to change the gfx card?? I just looked on ebay and there are loads ....... im guessing you have to buy one for your make of laptop...? or wt?

[DowJones]

its not possible to change the gfx card?? I just looked on ebay and there are loads ....... im guessing you have to buy one for your make of laptop...? or wt?

Your graphics card is integrated, so you cant change it.

[KushReliC]

dont get it .. you can have integrated gfx and a graphics card on a PC but not on a laptop? :s

[Rien]

because laptops are small, they don't have room for a video card.

[KushReliC]

well wtf .. they should be bigger :E