Ok, I am off to college and need a laptop that can handle some of my games. My parents won't let me take my gaming rig since my bro still has like 3 years until he is off to college and wants to use it still. I am quite unfamiliar with how notebook graphic cards work and which CPU are faster. Any suggestions on what to look for in a medium end gaming laptop would be appreciated. If you have a link to the notebook, please post it. I am looking at a range of $1000-1500 and need it play games like CS:S WoW, Orange Box, and Crysis on med to high settings (although Crysis would be the exception, lol). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
you will want a 8600gt or better or radeon 2600 or better. (3450 is worse) as for the cpu any core 2 duo will be fine but I"d go for the T7xxx/T8xxx with the 800mhz fsb since it makes quite a difference over the 667mhz, also watch out for cache sizes, 4-6mb is best.
the dell xps m1530 is great for a midrange gaming laptop and it can handle any modern game fine, most games run on high no probs but crysis you will have to turn down to med
you will want a 8600gt or better or radeon 2600 or better. (3450 is worse) as for the cpu any core 2 duo will be fine but I"d go for the T7xxx/T8xxx with the 800mhz fsb since it makes quite a difference over the 667mhz, also watch out for cache sizes, 4-6mb is best.
the dell xps m1530 is great for a midrange gaming laptop and it can handle any modern game fine, most games run on high no probs but crysis you will have to turn down to med
imprezawrx500
At least 1.8Ghz core duo. I agree with imprezawrx500 on the rest.
Thanks imprez and Bosmer! You helped me narrow down my selections by quite a bit! How about the screen size, is 15.4 inch too small? Should I stick with a 17 inch?
If you want to game longer at your native resolution, a 15.4" screen would be better. Especially if you'll be taking this laptop to class. If you're not worried about playing at your native resolution and won't be taking this laptop to class you could consider a 17" model.
And it wasn't mentioned yet, but make sure you get at least 2GB of RAM.
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