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[Deuce420]

I plan on buying a laptop in a week or two, and I would like to know if this sounds like a sound choice to play LOMAC with medium graphics turned on.

Or how about this cheaper choice with a 1GB RAM upgrade?

[Deuce420]

I plan on buying a laptop in a week or two, and I would like to know if this sounds like a sound choice to play LOMAC with medium graphics turned on.

Or how about this cheaper choice with a 1GB RAM upgrade?

[Weather_Man]

The first one does not list the graphics chip. If it's an Intel chip, it will not be compatible with DX8.1, and most likely will have texture problems and/or blue screen issues with Lomac.

The second one uses a Celeron processor. Those, to be blunt, suck. Though it's rated at 2.8Ghz, it will perform about as good as a 2.0Ghz P4 or less. The 9000 mobility is better than Intel's, but still not a gaming chip. It will struggle with the graphics.

Ideally, you need a P4 with a good vid solution like the 9700 mobility. Anything less and you are not going to have a great gaming experience. Laptops, in general, are not meant for gaming so I would not expect great performance from any of them.

[Deuce420]

Thanks for the info. I don't know much about computers, so it was helpful getting the warinings about the video cards and the Celeron processor.

I didn't know laptops sucked at gaming..even the high-end 3.0Ghz ones. Now I might buy a desktop instead. They're much cheaper.



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The first one does not list the graphics chip. If it's an Intel chip, it will not be compatible with DX8.1, and most likely will have texture problems and/or blue screen issues with Lomac.

The second one uses a Celeron processor. Those, to be blunt, suck. Though it's rated at 2.8Ghz, it will perform about as good as a 2.0Ghz P4 or less. The 9000 mobility is better than Intel's, but still not a gaming chip. It will struggle with the graphics.

Ideally, you need a P4 with a good vid solution like the 9700 mobility. Anything less and you are not going to have a great gaming experience. Laptops, in general, are not meant for gaming so I would not expect great performance from any of them.

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[johnhamler1]

same problem with me, can not buy a desktop.
I was thinking about a 2.8 P4, 512 MB.

for the graphic card, what do u suggest me? a ATI 9000 with 128 mb or a a 9200 with 64mb?

ontop suggest a card with 128mb?

actually I have a graphic card of 16mb, an ontop is NOT working.