just cause 2 is DX11? i thought it was DX10 only? anyway most of the post above got point, - get at least next gen multi core CPU (Athlon 2, Core Duo) well, it's not future proof, but it should serve u for several years (my core Duo still up and running till now) - get at least 2gb RAM (which apparently most of laptops sold now with 4GB RAM)
now for the GPU.. - ATI...i agree with hussam and tribaljet, getting a class 2 mobility GPU (u can check it on notebookcheck) or upper class 3 doesnt hurt if u want tit to serve u for several years. - Nvidia Mobile cards are mostly more costly. - go for ATI Mobility HD 4650 and above is highly recommended (and it's mostly best buy too) some best mobile GPU up to date (and with budget in mind) - Nvidia GT 330 M - ATI Mobility HD 4650 - Nvidia 9600M GT - and etc.. On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 7:40 AM, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > I've worked with some low-end gpus, and unless they have a really good > cpu to back it up (like at least a P8600, or better a T series), > having the lowest end gpu might even perform worse than intel gpus on > certain cases. The safe choice is always to go at least with the > slightly below medium range gpus, like nvidia 8400gt/8600gs, or > 9500gt, for ati 3650 or 4650. Anything below that will be pure crap. > You can save a lot of cash if you go for a pentium dual core instead > of a core duo, but for me the cpu raw power is more important and it's > up to you if the price difference is enough to justify saving the > cash. > About that memory sharing from main memory to an onboard solution, > that's pure CRAP. Most high/ultra end gpus don't use all their memory > in the heaviest games, and for using huge amounts of video memory the > settings must be all near or at maximum, so a lowest end gpu would > never run ok with those settings, and shared memory is slower than > dedicated memory, aside from an onboard gpu being also slower than a > dedicated one. > > On Jul 9, 12:02 am, hussam aulaian <[email protected]> wrote: > > ya , but u said it , at lowest res > > -- > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > -- Laptop: Acer Aspire Core Duo T2300E @ 1.67GHz Intel GMA 950 IGP Intel 945 Chipset 1GB RAM (512MB*2) Dual Channel DDR2 80GB standard PATA HDD Win7 Ultimate 32bit / Ubuntu 10.04 hmmm : Athlon II X4 630 OCd @ 3.225GHz Sapphire HD 5670 512MB Artic Cooling MSI 770-C45 MoBo Kingston 2GB RAM DDR3 1333 750GB Samsung SATA2 HDD Win7 Ultimate 32bit / Ubuntu 10.04 -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
