This video card ok for gameplay?

kristian · 2004-10-21, 07:54 AM

I ordered my daughter a laptop for christmas and the specs and delivery date came in the post today. When I ordered it I thought it was 128 mb vid card. Looking at the specs it's only 64 MB share video memory (128 bit, so I misread it when i bought it online).

Is that fast enough for conventional games or do you reckon I need to cancel and re-order for a 128MB model?

Here are some other specs:

Pentium 4 - 3.2GHz with Hyper Threading
1024Mb PC3200 DDR (400MHz)
Integrated 128-bit, 64Mb shared video memory AGP 4x

What do you think? I'd hate for her to get it and for her games to run like dog shit.

Greenguy · 2004-10-21, 08:53 AM

You mean you can play games on these things?

kristian · 2004-10-21, 09:15 AM

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Originally posted by Greenguy
You mean you can play games on these things?

I think so, I only ever play with myself!

MrMaryLou · 2004-10-21, 10:17 AM

A gig of ram should handle most games I would think

Fonz · 2004-10-21, 10:27 AM

A 64 MB Ram video card should handle most of the newest games too..

tiny · 2004-10-21, 10:29 AM

64 meg can handle most games out there. some do require more,
But thats more of a resolution thingie,I've stared at a laptop screen for the past two weeks
and man I am glad to be back on my pc with a 19inch monitor.

kristian · 2004-10-21, 10:47 AM

OK that reasures me. I don't play games so i have no idea. I used to play a LOAD of business simulation games (erm railroad tycoon, god can't remember the rest), but now I much prefer real-life online business.

HarryM · 2004-10-22, 12:03 AM

It would work ok, but 128 is really the norm now. If you didn't have the decent processor and ram most new stuff will look like crap as onboard video is bad bad bad, but all depends what sort of games. 3d games will not be very good as the frame rate will be low and it will need to run at a low resolution, stuff like railroad tycoon should be no problem at all.

kristian · 2004-10-22, 05:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by HarryMuff
It would work ok, but 128 is really the norm now. If you didn't have the decent processor and ram most new stuff will look like crap as onboard video is bad bad bad, but all depends what sort of games. 3d games will not be very good as the frame rate will be low and it will need to run at a low resolution, stuff like railroad tycoon should be no problem at all.

I re-ordered a different comp yesterday from the same supplier : here . My daughter would hate railroad tycoon.

HarryM · 2004-10-22, 07:54 AM

That looks better and you can always upgrade with an extra 512 ram if needed in the future. Also I'd reccomend getting a standard mouse and keyboard to plug in as those touchpads are hard to use with games.

kristian · 2004-10-22, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by HarryMuff
That looks better and you can always upgrade with an extra 512 ram if needed in the future. Also I'd reccomend getting a standard mouse and keyboard to plug in as those touchpads are hard to use with games.

Yeah i find the touchpads irritating myself. I upgraded the extra ram already and she's got keyboard, gamepad, steering wheel already, the spoilt little biyatch

I was only saying to someone last night how lucky kids are today. When i was a kid I had to make do with an acorn, then a bbc, then an amstrad. I remember my mom staying up christmas night coding a game into my acorn. In the morning she'd finished and it was that tennis game with the cursors

I'm feeling old and I haven't hit 30 yet

GunnCat · 2004-10-22, 09:25 AM

I would upgrade. I have 256 MB GF4 5700 and I need to upgrade(presently beta testing JO Escalation). I wouldn't recommend a laptop for playing games though.

This is the kind of action typical from games nowadays:

Paste this in WMP
http://www.gamespot.com/live/stream_...stream=&first=

2004-10-21, 07:54 AM	#1
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2004-10-21, 10:47 AM	#7
kristian Porn Movie Peddler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Malta (France In Nov) Posts: 1,631	OK that reasures me. I don't play games so i have no idea. I used to play a LOAD of business simulation games (erm railroad tycoon, god can't remember the rest), but now I much prefer real-life online business. __________________ Promote Dating \| Popular Post : Get Free Dating Traffic - 5 Tips

2004-10-21, 10:29 AM	#6
tiny Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get some tang it would be you Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: maine Posts: 447	64 meg can handle most games out there. some do require more, But thats more of a resolution thingie,I've stared at a laptop screen for the past two weeks and man I am glad to be back on my pc with a 19inch monitor.

2004-10-22, 12:03 AM	#8
HarryM No offence Apu, but when they were handing out religions you must have been out taking a whizz Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 285	It would work ok, but 128 is really the norm now. If you didn't have the decent processor and ram most new stuff will look like crap as onboard video is bad bad bad, but all depends what sort of games. 3d games will not be very good as the frame rate will be low and it will need to run at a low resolution, stuff like railroad tycoon should be no problem at all. __________________ Click here to make huge $$$

2004-10-22, 07:54 AM	#10
HarryM No offence Apu, but when they were handing out religions you must have been out taking a whizz Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 285	That looks better and you can always upgrade with an extra 512 ram if needed in the future. Also I'd reccomend getting a standard mouse and keyboard to plug in as those touchpads are hard to use with games. __________________ Click here to make huge $$$

2004-10-22, 09:25 AM	#12
GunnCat You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 547	I would upgrade. I have 256 MB GF4 5700 and I need to upgrade(presently beta testing JO Escalation). I wouldn't recommend a laptop for playing games though. This is the kind of action typical from games nowadays: Paste this in WMP http://www.gamespot.com/live/stream_...stream=&first= Last edited by GunnCat; 2004-10-22 at 09:43 AM..