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| 688278 | 2008-07-12 12:02:00 | Hi All I did a search on the forum and couldn't find the answers I was after. I am going to purchase a Notebook and have around $1800 to spend. I am keen to buy an Asus (as I can see from previous posts that they are a good quality brand) I will be using it for work (Word processing, Corel Draw, Spreadsheets, Photos etc)personal use email and browsing, watching DVDs, a couple of games and to play Sims2 (yeah, yeah, I know :rolleyes: But I never had a dolls house as a kid :dogeye: ) If I buy a Core 2 Duo will that be enough to process the graphics demands of high spec graphics games? What type of graphic processor should I be looking at? I had trouble when I bought my last PC with it being (on Paper) way over spec for Sims2 but when it came to game play I had major hassles until I upgraded my Video Card and I want to avoid any problems this time round. Many thanks Meg |
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| 688279 | 2008-07-12 21:50:00 | I am going to purchase a Notebook and have around $1800 . If I buy a Core 2 Duo will that be enough to process the graphics demands of high spec graphics games? What type of graphic processor should I be looking at? Laptops are not designed for gaming . They have built in graphics chips which are NOT upgradable . At all . While there are "gaming laptops" with higher end graphics chips in them, you would not get one for $1800 . ASUS G70S-7T004G Gaming $4,584 LCD 17 . 1" WXGA LCD Core 2 Duo® T9500 2 . 6GHz NVIDIA GeForce 1G DDRIII 8700M GT 4GB DDR2-667 640GB HDD SATA (5400RPM), 2 x Blueray DVD 1 . 3MPWebCam, TV Tuner Windows Vista Ultimate Carry Bag and Mouse WiFi 802 . 11b/g Network, LAN 10/100Mb, 56k Modem |
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| 688280 | 2008-07-12 23:08:00 | Sheesh! At that rate you would almost better off getting a MacBook Pro for $3,999 for the 15" - It can run Windows on Bootcamp for gaming although Sims2 on Mac is fine. | vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 688281 | 2008-07-13 02:02:00 | OK, So i know that most laptops arent made for gaming but would Sims2 run on this : www.ascent.co.nz ???? |
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| 688282 | 2008-07-13 02:16:00 | That should be fine. | vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 688283 | 2008-07-13 08:09:00 | would Sims2 run on this : www.ascent.co.nz The Sims might run on it but you also said: If I buy a Core 2 Duo will that be enough to process the graphics demands of high spec graphics games? What type of graphic processor should I be looking at? High spec graphics games require high spec GPUs. |
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| 688284 | 2008-07-13 09:01:00 | Sorry I wasn't more clear. I have heard that there is a Sims3 in the wings and that the graphics will be pretty high spec. I dont want to buy a new notebook only to find I cant play it. I have no idea what the specs will be at this stage but you can bet it will be graphics hungry! Thanks for the advice, Meg |
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| 688285 | 2008-07-22 12:20:00 | OK, I have found my new laptop. Specs are as follows: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 17" Ultra Sharp Widescreen (1920 X 1200) 320GB HD 8 X DVD+/-RW 3GB 667MHZ SDRAM GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB G DDR2 All the other whistles and bells...... I am happy :banana Thanks for all the advice Meg |
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| 688286 | 2008-07-22 12:29:00 | Would you mind linking that one please Meg. | DeSade (984) | ||
| 688287 | 2008-07-22 21:39:00 | Would you mind linking that one please Meg . ????? Sorry not sure what you mean Meg |
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