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#1 jono8192
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Hello guys I have been spending a lot of time looking for a laptop which will performwell with games. I think I have found the one. Maybe. These are the specs:

Processor: Intel T5750 Core 2 Duo Mobile 2MB Cache Processor

Processor Speed: 2.0GHz

Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS 256MB Graphics

Memory: 2GB 667MHz memory.

Now I want to play Rome Total war on it, so can anyone advice if this will do the job? More info can be found here: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/range.html?t=nb&c=gaming&r=X15

Thanks a lot guys :)

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#2 ecc16
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This laptop will certainly run Rome Total War, though it doesn't leave you much room for running most current games as well as any future games. If you plan to do much gaming, you're not going to get the power or customability out of a laptop like you will in a desktop.
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#3 jono8192
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But will it run RTW absolutely fine, without crashing, battles will go smoothly etc etc.

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May I also add, what is better: 8400M GS or 9300M GS and why? Thank you.
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#5 ecc16
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The laptop should run Rome Total War fine. The nvidia 9300m GS is the better card. The 9300m's core clock speed is around 150 Mhz faster thean the 8400m's, the memory speeds and shader speeds are also a good bit faster making the card perform better than its older predecessor.
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#6 jono8192
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Thanks. To be honest I am not bothered about games like COD 4, Crysis etc. For a budget of about £400-£500 ($800-$1000), what better graphic cards could I find in a laptop? The 'X' ones?

Also, how much better are desktops for running the odd game on?

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For that price thats the best GPU your going to get im surprised you didnt get stuck with an Intel one.
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#8 SearchMaster
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For that price thats the best GPU your going to get im surprised you didnt get stuck with an Intel one.yoyo462001

Usually with under 1,000$ its all about intergrated GPU even from cheap models (i.e Acer) if thats totally fine and in your budget then go for it
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Hi guys so this particular laptop would run Rome Total War perfectly fine?
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Hi guys so this particular laptop would run Rome Total War perfectly fine?jono8192
yes
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[QUOTE="jono8192"]Hi guys so this particular laptop would run Rome Total War perfectly fine?yoyo462001
yes

Thanks for helping.

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#12 ecc16
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Also, how much better are desktops for running the odd game on?

jono8192

It depends on the desktop. The reason desktops can be more powerful is due to better cooling, more space, and more power (you run off the the wall rather than off a battery) allowing the support of better and faster hardware. You can't really say how much better a desktop is than a laptop unless you can compare the specs. Desktops aren't necessarily better but they have the potential to be.

A high end desktop will almost always be more powerful than a high end laptop.