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CBR{DTB}
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|  Posted: 2011-07-03 21:08
I was looking for a new computer ,since my old one isnt doing so well, if this computer would handle ds?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Laptop+/+AMD+E-Series+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+3GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Charcoal+Gray/2660188.p?id=1218342637618&skuId=2660188
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| Posted: 2011-07-03 21:11
I'm running DS on a five year old HP (3GB, dual core 1.6GHz, no graphics card) with only moderate lag, that laptop looks about the same specs.
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| Posted: 2011-07-03 21:40
Alright thanks!
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| Posted: 2011-07-03 21:41
Unfortunately, I don't believe anyone playing DarkSpace has ever had the chance to play it on an APU-based laptop (they're only a few months old). If anyone has experience with an AMD E-series based laptop, your feedback would be appreciated.
You'll be taking a chance, and the 1.6Ghz speed is a tad slow. However, I don't think many 1.6Ghz laptops come with a Radeon 6310, so I have no idea how it'll fare.
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| Posted: 2011-07-03 22:00
I dont know much about computers, if i buy this computer can i upgrade the processor?
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| Posted: 2011-07-03 23:03
im runing DS in a dell XPS 15 with dual core i5 and 420m graphic card and the cores have two threads each and DS runs with half a core at full graphics
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| Posted: 2011-07-03 23:21
Upgrading the processor might prove fairly difficult (but not impossible) for a laptop, HOWEVER, I've played several games (CSS, DS, Oblivion (With pretty crappy lag, but still, it ran) and portal) with only a dual at 1.66GHz, and 3 gigs ram. You're not going to be playing crysis anytime soon with a laptop like that, but it will play a majority of low-key games (Like darkspace) with little lag (Medium settings for modern games, high settings for older games (like darkspace)), and browse / work / watch movies, etc with no lag.
However, I would highly recommend NOT buying from bestbuy... They consistently have higher prices then almost all other stores that i've price checked with. A good place to check would be http://www.newegg.com (Recommended to me by a nerdy friend of mine.)
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On 2011-07-03 23:21, Athenian General (CO) wrote:
Upgrading the processor might prove fairly difficult (but not impossible) for a laptop, HOWEVER, I've played several games (CSS, DS, Oblivion (With pretty crappy lag, but still, it ran) and portal) with only a dual at 1.66GHz, and 3 gigs ram. You're not going to be playing crysis anytime soon with a laptop like that, but it will play a majority of low-key games (Like darkspace) with little lag (Medium settings for modern games, high settings for older games (like darkspace)), and browse / work / watch movies, etc with no lag.
However, I would highly recommend NOT buying from bestbuy... They consistently have higher prices then almost all other stores that i've price checked with. A good place to check would be http://www.newegg.com (Recommended to me by a nerdy friend of mine.)
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Actually, I think you'll find the AMD E-series APU can run Crysis just fine (albiet on low settings). It hasn't got the largest grunt a CPU can have, but it's got the best intergrated GPU you can get - bar none.
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| Posted: 2011-07-04 00:28
Yeah, it will run fine, but why? It may be an HP, but it's an AMD... Plus it's only a 1.6ghz, plus, you only have 3GB of ram on that thing. That PC is not built for performance, it is built for battery life.
One more problem: It's a laptop. You don't buy laptops for gaming, you build desktops for gaming.
If you do go with a laptop, go to HP direct and order one with a core i5 gen2 and radeon hd graphics 5000 series or better. Customizing your laptop is the best way to go.
Here: I customized a good build about a week ago, under a grand: http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/load_configuration.do?destination=review&config_id=6486498
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On 2011-07-03 23:21, Athenian General (CO) wrote:
Upgrading the processor might prove fairly difficult (but not impossible) for a laptop, HOWEVER, I've played several games (CSS, DS, Oblivion (With pretty crappy lag, but still, it ran) and portal) with only a dual at 1.66GHz, and 3 gigs ram. You're not going to be playing crysis anytime soon with a laptop like that, but it will play a majority of low-key games (Like darkspace) with little lag (Medium settings for modern games, high settings for older games (like darkspace)), and browse / work / watch movies, etc with no lag.
However, I would highly recommend NOT buying from bestbuy... They consistently have higher prices then almost all other stores that i've price checked with. A good place to check would be http://www.newegg.com (Recommended to me by a nerdy friend of mine.)
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but it's got the best intergrated GPU you can get - bar none.
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naw, the 6850m is better.
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On 2011-07-04 00:28, JBud wrote:
One more problem: It's a laptop. You don't buy laptops for gaming, you build desktops for gaming.
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True words spoken here. +1
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| Posted: 2011-07-04 07:00
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On 2011-07-03 23:21, Athenian General (CO) wrote:
Upgrading the processor might prove fairly difficult (but not impossible) for a laptop, HOWEVER, I've played several games (CSS, DS, Oblivion (With pretty crappy lag, but still, it ran) and portal) with only a dual at 1.66GHz, and 3 gigs ram. You're not going to be playing crysis anytime soon with a laptop like that, but it will play a majority of low-key games (Like darkspace) with little lag (Medium settings for modern games, high settings for older games (like darkspace)), and browse / work / watch movies, etc with no lag.
However, I would highly recommend NOT buying from bestbuy... They consistently have higher prices then almost all other stores that i've price checked with. A good place to check would be http://www.newegg.com (Recommended to me by a nerdy friend of mine.)
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but it's got the best intergrated GPU you can get - bar none.
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naw, the 6850m is better.
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That's not intergrated. Thats a dedicated mobile GPU. The 6310 is actually ON the CPU.
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On 2011-07-03 23:21, Athenian General (CO) wrote:
Upgrading the processor might prove fairly difficult (but not impossible) for a laptop, HOWEVER, I've played several games (CSS, DS, Oblivion (With pretty crappy lag, but still, it ran) and portal) with only a dual at 1.66GHz, and 3 gigs ram. You're not going to be playing crysis anytime soon with a laptop like that, but it will play a majority of low-key games (Like darkspace) with little lag (Medium settings for modern games, high settings for older games (like darkspace)), and browse / work / watch movies, etc with no lag.
However, I would highly recommend NOT buying from bestbuy... They consistently have higher prices then almost all other stores that i've price checked with. A good place to check would be http://www.newegg.com (Recommended to me by a nerdy friend of mine.)
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but it's got the best intergrated GPU you can get - bar none.
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naw, the 6850m is better.
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That's not intergrated. Thats a dedicated mobile GPU. The 6310 is actually ON the CPU.
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| Posted: 2011-07-04 10:45
What do you think of the dell inspiron 1501?
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| Posted: 2011-07-04 11:02
And would the amd-v series be any better?
Or maybe this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834157449
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http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Category&v1=Everyday+computing&series_name=g6t_series&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/notebooks/Everyday_computing/g6t_series
And im not really gonna play any other games other than ds i need the comp for work.
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