Author Topic: Laptop hunting: New budget! (Read 4684 times)

Bisjac · March 30, 2011, 05:24:47 PM

not any better then the acer could.

you are missing the whole reason why here.
these laptops are cheap because they do not have video cards. you would need a dedicated video chip in order to play games well.
yeah you can prob run some games on these barely, but not well at all.
these comps are not for gaming. you will be lagging and making heat.

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Sheath · March 30, 2011, 05:25:30 PM

Quote from: StarkMan on March 30, 2011, 05:22:00 PM

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

Could this run it?

Nah, see its got an Intel GMA card and those are just awful.
I've been doing some looking, I genuinely don't think you can get a computer that can run Mafia 2 in your price range. You might want to save and buy something good, better to do it once and do it right.

Tyler66 · March 30, 2011, 05:25:45 PM

3 GB?

Try again.

Bisjac · March 30, 2011, 05:25:54 PM

the only best buy laptops i would ever recommend for games, would be the more spendy Vaio's and Asus's.
or i guess those alienware ones, but alienware is horsestuff and should be avoided.

Mr.jacksaunt · March 30, 2011, 05:27:10 PM

Mafia 2 is very demanding so you would need a quad core so that it isn't very laggy. Most computers dont have those.
My computer has a duel core, and thats really not to bad even for games like L4D2

ShadowStep · March 30, 2011, 05:35:01 PM

someone mail me this laptop

StarkMan · March 30, 2011, 05:53:50 PM

Screw Mafia 2, I can do without it.
Thank you for the help, everyone.

StarkMan · April 07, 2011, 07:27:40 PM

Bump updated topic.

Sheath · April 07, 2011, 07:29:46 PM

That computer looks great EXCEPT for the graphics. :I

StarkMan · April 07, 2011, 07:34:44 PM

Quote from: Sheath on April 07, 2011, 07:29:46 PM

That computer looks great EXCEPT for the graphics. :I

Rarghaegahrghrgahrgha
I honestly don't know stuff about specs or anything related to how a computer runs; what's wrong with it exactly?

StarkMan · April 07, 2011, 07:55:53 PM

hello

StarkMan · April 07, 2011, 08:37:24 PM

this is the second damn bump, talk people

Sheath · April 07, 2011, 08:47:26 PM

Quote from: StarkMan on April 07, 2011, 07:34:44 PM

Rarghaegahrghrgahrgha
I honestly don't know stuff about specs or anything related to how a computer runs; what's wrong with it exactly?

Just avoid any graphics that are branded with Intel.

SlayerZ99 · April 07, 2011, 08:49:22 PM

Quote from: Sheath on April 07, 2011, 08:47:26 PM

Just avoid any graphics that are branded with Intel.

Why ? lol

Sheath · April 07, 2011, 08:51:22 PM

Quote from: SlayerZ99 on April 07, 2011, 08:49:22 PM

Why ? lol

They are really bad for gaming. Intel's graphics cards are designed just to do day to day tasks, they aren't made for gaming. I had to put up with a GMA X1300 for three years. The HD range still isn't good either.