Laptop hunting: New budget!

[StarkMan]

Mafia 2 is pretty demanding if I'm correct.

AA3 is developed by the Army, so it probably sucks and therefore has a possibility of being run.

If you want that $500 ASUS netbook I mentioned, here's the link.
It's $500, and has a dual core Atom processor with hyperthreading.  2GB RAM too, which is a lot for a netbook.  And an ION2 GPU, which from the reviews can handle some games fairly decently on low settings.

The netbook looks decent. Wish I could get it.
Also, watch videos on Youtube of America's Army 3, just so you know what he graphics are like instead of blindly stating that it sucks.

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[Mr.jacksaunt]

But the graphics are fairly terrible.
And I told you that price of a laptop is evidence of some weird thing like overheating.

[StarkMan]

Minimum Mafia 2 requirements:
OS: Microsoft Windows XP (SP2 or later) / Windows Vista / Windows 7
Processor: Pentium D 3Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ (Dual core) or higher
RAM: 1.5 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 8GB
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8600 / ATI HD2600 Pro or better
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Peripherals: Keyboard and mouse or Windows compatible gamepad


Recommended:
 OS: Microsoft Windows XP (SP2 or later) / Windows Vista / Windows 7
Processor: 2.4 GHz Quad Core processor
RAM: 2GB
Hard Disk Space: 10GB
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 9800 GTX / ATI Radeon HD 3870 or better
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Peripherals: Keyboard and mouse or Windows compatible gamepad

[StarkMan]

Minimum AA3 requirements:
Supported OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2/Vista
Processor: 3.0 GHz Single Core
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: Direct X 9.0c compliant, Shader 3.0 enabled video card with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600 or better/ATI X1300 or better)
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
Sound: Direct X 9.0c compliant sound card
Hard Drive: 5 GB of Available Hard Disk Space
Input: Keyboard and mouse
Multiplayer: Broadband Internet connection

Recommended:
Supported OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2/Vista
Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Direct X 9.0c compliant, Shader 3.0 enabled video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA 7950 or better/ATI X1950 or better)
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
Sound: Creative EAX 4.0 compliant sound card (Audigy 2, X-Fi series)
Hard Drive: 5 GB of Available Hard Disk Space
Input: Keyboard and mouse
Multiplayer: Broadband Internet connection

[Sheath]

The Acer is bad. Graphics card is a total waste, will only just run Blockland comfortably. Integrated Intel is ALWAYS to be avoided. Don't get it.

The Toshiba looks OKAY but I'm not so sure about how games would be on that, low end if you are lucky.

Dell is a bad manufacturer in my opinion, Celeron processor is not good, hard drive is bleh. No good, don't get that one.

The HP is looking pretty good, processor is not the best but should be okay. Video card looks good, ram is good.

[dargereldren]

ITS A loving ACER
ASFSF SDSADASDSADSASADASDSA

See that dark spot in the bottom right left?
Thats from overheating. That stuff burned the plastic s little.
ACER's like to overheat like a bitch.
Thats why Its on a cooling fan.

Fixed the image.

[StarkMan]

The Acer is bad. Graphics card is a total waste, will only just run Blockland comfortably. Integrated Intel is ALWAYS to be avoided. Don't get it.

The Toshiba looks OKAY but I'm not so sure about how games would be on that, low end if you are lucky.

Dell is a bad manufacturer in my opinion, Celeron processor is not good, hard drive is bleh. No good, don't get that one.

The HP is looking pretty good, processor is not the best but should be okay. Video card looks good, ram is good.

Will the HP be able to run the games mentioned? The requirements for them are the first 2 posts on this page.
And stuff, I have to go. I'll check on this thread tomorrow. Post away.

[fred da kiko]

if you can afford it get a macbook pro, they have the setbacks in software but the new ones have the power to make up for it. also they look so damn lovey.

[HelplessNobb88]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152240

MSI A5000-436US NoteBook. seems pretty decent to me.

[StarkMan]

Bump. Still looking for some answers.

[Sheath]

Will the HP be able to run the games mentioned? The requirements for them are the first 2 posts on this page.
And stuff, I have to go. I'll check on this thread tomorrow. Post away.

I'm not sure about the CPU since there are so many Athlon II variations, so I can't do any bench test comparison for that. But arguably, the graphics card should be your focus for speed here.

I've been looking and again that graphics card is confusing me, the only Radeon HD 4250 cards I have found are apparently low end and really not good for games, comparable with Intel HD cards and such... I'm not sure what up to 1400mb means (the card is suppose to only support 512mb) but whatever, I don't think that HP will do you any good. :/

[StarkMan]

I'm not sure about the CPU since there are so many Athlon II variations, so I can't do any bench test comparison for that. But arguably, the graphics card should be your focus for speed here.

I've been looking and again that graphics card is confusing me, the only Radeon HD 4250 cards I have found are apparently low end and really not good for games, comparable with Intel HD cards and such... I'm not sure what up to 1400mb means (the card is suppose to only support 512mb) but whatever, I don't think that HP will do you any good. :/

Damnit. Do you think it will be able to run it on lowest settings?

[Sheath]

Damnit. Do you think it will be able to run it on lowest settings?

I think even that will give you uncomfortable performance, I did a Google and someone asked the same question as you about that card and Mafia II, the response was pretty blunt.

I'll see if I can find anything good at your price range. Sometimes it just takes time, I found a computer and waited a month until it went on sale and hit my price range.

[Bisjac]

its good for a non gaming computer. but it cannot play games (well)

[StarkMan]

its good for a non gaming computer. but it cannot play games (well)

Yeah, but I'm looking to play Mafia 2. Maybe on lowest settings.

Could this run it?