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Lime

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Better Graphics Chipset Recommendation?
« on: July 10, 2006, 05:46:50 PM »
I'm going to buy a (relatively cheap) laptop on which I plan to play dpball on and I am considering these two:

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=337640&pfp=browse&tabtype=ts#ts
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=337479&pfp=browse&tabtype=ts#ts

However, the Toshiba with ATI Radeon 200m graphics chipset can only allocate a maximum of 64mb ram for video while the Acer with Intel GMA 900 can allocate up to 128mb ram for video.

I know jitspoe hates ATI (I'm using an nVidia card here on my desktop) but Intel isn't known for its integrated graphics processing either.

Which would you guys reccommend?
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TinMan

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Re: Better Graphics Chipset?
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2006, 06:31:06 PM »
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Video Chipset:   RADEON XPRESS 200M IGP
My laptop has a Radeon 320M IGP, trust me, you don't want it. The drivers aren't updatable anymore through ATI, only through the laptop manufacturer, and even then they're old and bad. Also, you will see lines down the screen if you pull over 60 fps in anything.

Luckily I'm ditching that laptop and getting a MacBook soon, so I'll be going with Intel graphics too, not really because I want to, just because the MacBook Pro is more money and doesn't come in black, so no ATI for me.  :P
Also I've had way too many bad ATI experiences, my current laptop being one of the smaller ones.

jitspoe

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Re: Better Graphics Chipset?
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2006, 07:06:29 PM »
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Also, you will see lines down the screen if you pull over 60 fps in anything.
That's what vsync is for.  But, yeah, I'd stay away from ATI, especially in laptops.  I have an intel chipset in my Dell Inspiron 700m and it's... ok.  It works with Paintball2 for the most part, but the reflective water is messed up.  I'm not sure how that compares to the acer.

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Re: Better Graphics Chipset?
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2006, 07:08:06 PM »
vertical sync doesn't fix it, I've tried

Lime

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Re: Better Graphics Chipset?
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2006, 07:26:26 PM »
Thanks for the feedback.  Yeah, a lot of my friends I introduced to dp don't have video cards and just use Intel integrated video.  They get a usable, nonproblematic fps, anywhere from 30 to 100 (more or less).

I'll do a little more research on the acer before I get it.  Thanks again.

jitspoe

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Re: Better Graphics Chipset?
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2006, 07:45:54 PM »
At your price range, I don't know that you'll get anything really suited for gaming.

Lime

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Re: Better Graphics Chipset?
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2006, 08:54:04 PM »
Smeh, you're right.  Maybe I should just keep savin'.

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Lime

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Re: Better Graphics Chipset?
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2006, 11:52:45 AM »
So what would you all reccomend as a not-too-expensive-but-suited-for-gaming laptop?  Maybe an Alienware Sentia?

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« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2006, 01:10:26 PM »
Alienwares are overpriced and are basically portable desktops, not laptops.

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« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2006, 01:31:07 PM »
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