need help picking laptop for games today (christmas) to buy tomorrow - video card questions

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - need help picking laptop for games today (christmas) to buy tomorrow - video card questions

Posted: 12/25/2005 12:42:28 PM EDT

Looking at a 2 toshibas -

sattelite m65 17" 1440x900 screen, intel media accelerator 900 graphics chip / up to 128 mb shared video memory

and a toshiba qosmio f25 15.4" screen 1200x800, Nvidia go 6600 with 64mb

other specs are about the same:

which works better for gaming

- m65 bigger screen / higher res/ more video memory at upper end, but intel card

f25 smaller screen, less resolution and only 64 mb video, but dedecated memory and nvidia card...

thanks!!

Posted: 12/25/2005 12:55:13 PM EDT

[#1]

The one with nVidia by far. 128 megs of video memory would be better though.

Avoid the Intel vid for more modern games.

Posted: 12/25/2005 2:45:13 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
The one with nVidia by far. 128 megs of video memory would be better though.

Avoid the Intel vid for ~~more modern~~ ANY games.

Fixed.

Definately get the one with the nvidia card.

Posted: 12/25/2005 2:48:04 PM EDT

[#3]

+1 for the geforce6600 laptop.

Posted: 12/25/2005 3:21:09 PM EDT

[#4]

great - thaks guys - was a bit confused which to pick - but I think I will get the better card, live with the smaller screen/resoluton

Posted: 12/25/2005 4:20:59 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
great - thaks guys - was a bit confused which to pick - but I think I will get the better card, live with the smaller screen/resoluton

chances are that you wouldn't be able to run you games at that high of resulution and still have a decent framerate.

Posted: 12/25/2005 7:25:47 PM EDT

[#6]

shared memory equals bad

Posted: 12/27/2005 12:23:06 PM EDT

[#7]

what about the ATI RADEON Express 200M - what capabilities does it have with say, FPS games?

Posted: 12/27/2005 1:13:24 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
what about the ATI RADEON Express 200M - what capabilities does it have with say, FPS games?

I am sure it will play most of the newer games, but you may have to compromise image quality and resolution.....a lot. It will play them, but it surely wont look spectacular, at least with newer games.

Posted: 12/27/2005 1:15:07 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Quoted:
what about the ATI RADEON Express 200M - what capabilities does it have with say, FPS games?

I am sure it will play most of the newer games, but you may have to compromise image quality and resolution.....a lot. It will play them, but it surely wont look spectacular, at least with newer games.

Posted: 12/27/2005 1:16:43 PM EDT

[#10]

go here for the best laptop gaming pc

www.alienware.com/product_pages/notebook_all_gaming.aspx?cs=1
the best barnone

ant thing less will only make ya cry....

dell xps is great also

any thing else will only work well with older games

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - need help picking laptop for games today (christmas) to buy tomorrow - video card questions

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