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#13738 - 10/14/09 11:39 AM possible to do gaming on laptops?
Risami Offline
UPSF Lieutenant Junior Grade

Registered: 12/18/08
Posts: 157
well since aion online came out i'm so desperate to find a gaming system i dunno if i want a desktop cause that means i have to move my old one and i hate moving stuff =( specilaly when this pc still good but not good enough for 3d gaming

i found a laptop that has specs for aiononline and wow

intel(c) core 2 duo
2.0ghz processor speed
800mhz
4gb memory
NVIDIA GeForce G102M with 512MB (i'm hoping thats good i heard its after the 9000 series)

and intel core 2 duo that means the ghz processor is really 4.0 right ?

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#13740 - 10/14/09 12:04 PM Re: possible to do gaming on laptops? [Re: Risami]
joelgundam01 Online
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Registered: 04/18/08
Posts: 592
Loc: Western NY
Originally Posted By: Risami
and intel core 2 duo that means the ghz processor is really 4.0 right ?

A duo core processor means that there are two cores/processors instead of one. The speed is what it says, which is 2.0ghz.

Having two processors at 2.0ghz doesn't double the speed to 4.0ghz, but it does help complete the work load quicker.

Looking at the Aion and WOW system requirements, that laptop will do the job.

Edit: Remove excess baggage, since I'm not explaining it properly. I know what I want to say, but I was trying to dummy it down so everyone can understand it.


Edited by joelgundam01 (10/14/09 09:27 PM)

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#13741 - 10/14/09 01:09 PM Re: possible to do gaming on laptops? [Re: joelgundam01]
zentropa Offline
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Registered: 10/28/08
Posts: 267
Loc: Minneapolis
Quote:
and intel core 2 duo that means the ghz processor is really 4.0 right ?


dual core is a bit similar to dual CPU. it allows more calculations to be performed at once, but does not increase the speed at which the calculations are performed.

if you have 4 people working with calculators on some problems and you go to 8 people working with calculators on the problems, the speed at which each problem is solved will not increase. the time it takes to solve problems are solved will be faster.

for a long time, most operating systems weren't multi-thread capable but i believe that is changing now, so OS's might be able to make games run better with a dual CPU, but i wouldn't expect much of a performance upgrade in gaming by going dual core vs. single core.

if you were rendering a 2 hour video file, the dual core/cpu would be about 1.5-1.7x faster than the single core.

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#13745 - 10/14/09 06:14 PM Re: possible to do gaming on laptops? [Re: zentropa]
stargates Offline
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Registered: 04/21/08
Posts: 1370
Loc: Ct
I haven't dealt with a lot of laptops so this is a side thought here. What size is the screen? If it was me i would go with a good size since to me it would take some of the joy away of playing games when you have a smaller screen size and have to squint all the time to see what's going on.
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#13748 - 10/15/09 01:00 AM Re: possible to do gaming on laptops? [Re: stargates]
Gevin Offline
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Registered: 02/09/09
Posts: 409
Loc: Houston, Tx
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#13750 - 10/15/09 08:47 AM Re: possible to do gaming on laptops? [Re: Gevin]
Risami Offline
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Registered: 12/18/08
Posts: 157
well i might get a desktop instead i'm thinking of getting amd athlon II i heard there like a duo quad smile

much cheapter too smile

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#13754 - 10/15/09 10:17 AM Re: possible to do gaming on laptops? [Re: Gevin]
stargates Offline
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Registered: 04/21/08
Posts: 1370
Loc: Ct
Originally Posted By: Gevin
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001MS6NM8/ref=ox_ya_oh_product
lovvvvvve my laptop



OK i'm sold!
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#13761 - 10/16/09 09:45 AM Re: possible to do gaming on laptops? [Re: stargates]
Risami Offline
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Registered: 12/18/08
Posts: 157
please tell me dell is good even though i saw a ibuypower pc for 600 bucks but i don't know if i can trust ibuypower >_<
dell one i customized it and it was 50 extra more :x buying this month too hopefully windows 7 be out on all pcs by then =)

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#13762 - 10/16/09 10:24 AM Re: possible to do gaming on laptops? [Re: Risami]
GreenGel Offline
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Registered: 09/15/08
Posts: 458
Loc: Hudson Valley, NY
I've gotten a computer from ibuypower. They aren't bad. When I got it there was a problem where it wouldn't boot properly, but that seemed to be easily fixed by dropping the hard drive back into place as it must have jiggled loose in shipping.

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#13766 - 10/16/09 06:50 PM Re: possible to do gaming on laptops? [Re: GreenGel]
Ryos Offline
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Registered: 01/03/09
Posts: 156
Loc: GA
I have a laptop more than 3 years old that can still run most anything I throw at it. If you buy a laptop built for gaming, those things have lots of life to it these days. Most of those specs are about the same as mine other than I have half that memory. My brand is Toshiba, for what it's worth.

Can't really say I've read too many positive opinions of Dell. They seem to have a lot of issues with build quality - so much so that even though my last two companies I've had a Dell discount, I haven't bothered using it.

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