My friend has a nvidia GT230 or somethign like that and it's not too bad either, but yea I have to agree with that list.
On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 10:23 PM, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > -- Acer TravelMate 2480 GFX: GMA950 CPU: Intel Celeron M 420 @ 1.6Ghz RAM: 2GB DDR2 333Mhz HDD: Samsung 120GB 5400RPM SATA -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
