Laptop Question

Zaino Shadowave · 05-10-2007, 10:21 PM

Greetings, So right now, I am not running any super system (AMD64x2 3800+ ATI x800, 2gig ram) but I'm moving to England later this year, and am going to need to purchase a laptop to take with me. Most of the rigs i'm looking at have simular processors, but video cards are giving me a hard time. I don't want this to be a fancy machine, but rather a laptop to get me thruogh the year or so I'll be in England, and I'll buy my new desktop when I get back, but I do want a laptop that will actually RUN Eq2. Does anyone have any information about the

ATI RADEON® Xpress1150 256MB HyperMemoryTM

256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7300 TurboCache

Or any other info about Laptop Video cards would be recomends, i'm just planning on buying an HP or Dell.

Thanks!

TSR-GarethC · 05-10-2007, 10:43 PM

Turbocaching is not something Jason and I are a huge fan of, though EQ2 doesn't have as many problems with it as Vanguard. If you can get something that isn't 6100/6300/7100/7300 or some variation thereof, you're better off.

Nulad · 05-11-2007, 09:57 AM

I have a Geforce 7600Go 128Mb in my laptop, runs EQ2 quite nicely.

Thunderthyze · 05-11-2007, 10:23 AM

Look at the specs of the Alienware laptops (my son has one) and if you are lucky with the reliability of the machine you will find EQ2 will scream along at highest settings (ok maybe not shadows).

antwar · 05-11-2007, 02:35 PM

if you want a laptop that will be reliable for gaming, expect to pay at LEAST 1200-2000 dollars US for it. alienware seems to be notoriously bad for things failing, at least in all my research, anyway. something you might want to consider is a "barebones" laptop. there are a number of reputable places you can find barebones laptops, and alot of the time, you can save a HUGE ammount of money on them, and as an added bonus, because you install the memory/processor/hard drive/optical drive/wireless network card, you get an in-depth understanding of how to repair your laptop later on and save even more money on repairs. some things cant be repaired easily, and are best left to people who do it professionally, but those parts i mentioned are, for the most part, pretty easy to change. you also get a laptop with pretty much the EXACT specs you want for less money than buying one from an OEM vendor.

check out this link for a good guide on installing those parts in a barebones laptop.

check out this link for buying a barebones notebook to start out with. this notebook has a decent video card with plenty of video memory. the only things you add is the processor, ram,wireless card, hard drive, and probably, optical drive. for, and this is just a guesstimate, about 1500 bucks, you would get a laptop that would perform the same as a 2000+ dollar laptop. the place i linked to also has a few other models that are cheaper but still have decent video cards in them, but i linked thier top of the line notebook.

05-10-2007, 10:21 PM	#1
Zaino Shadowave Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 76	Greetings, So right now, I am not running any super system (AMD64x2 3800+ ATI x800, 2gig ram) but I'm moving to England later this year, and am going to need to purchase a laptop to take with me. Most of the rigs i'm looking at have simular processors, but video cards are giving me a hard time. I don't want this to be a fancy machine, but rather a laptop to get me thruogh the year or so I'll be in England, and I'll buy my new desktop when I get back, but I do want a laptop that will actually RUN Eq2. Does anyone have any information about the ATI RADEON® Xpress1150 256MB HyperMemoryTM 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7300 TurboCache Or any other info about Laptop Video cards would be recomends, i'm just planning on buying an HP or Dell. Thanks! __________________

05-11-2007, 09:57 AM	#3
Nulad General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 638	I have a Geforce 7600Go 128Mb in my laptop, runs EQ2 quite nicely. __________________

05-11-2007, 10:23 AM	#4
Thunderthyze Loremaster Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 2,050	Look at the specs of the Alienware laptops (my son has one) and if you are lucky with the reliability of the machine you will find EQ2 will scream along at highest settings (ok maybe not shadows). __________________

05-10-2007, 10:43 PM	#2
TSR-GarethC Master Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 255	Turbocaching is not something Jason and I are a huge fan of, though EQ2 doesn't have as many problems with it as Vanguard. If you can get something that isn't 6100/6300/7100/7300 or some variation thereof, you're better off.

05-11-2007, 02:35 PM	#5
antwar General Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 169	if you want a laptop that will be reliable for gaming, expect to pay at LEAST 1200-2000 dollars US for it. alienware seems to be notoriously bad for things failing, at least in all my research, anyway. something you might want to consider is a "barebones" laptop. there are a number of reputable places you can find barebones laptops, and alot of the time, you can save a HUGE ammount of money on them, and as an added bonus, because you install the memory/processor/hard drive/optical drive/wireless network card, you get an in-depth understanding of how to repair your laptop later on and save even more money on repairs. some things cant be repaired easily, and are best left to people who do it professionally, but those parts i mentioned are, for the most part, pretty easy to change. you also get a laptop with pretty much the EXACT specs you want for less money than buying one from an OEM vendor. check out this link for a good guide on installing those parts in a barebones laptop. check out this link for buying a barebones notebook to start out with. this notebook has a decent video card with plenty of video memory. the only things you add is the processor, ram,wireless card, hard drive, and probably, optical drive. for, and this is just a guesstimate, about 1500 bucks, you would get a laptop that would perform the same as a 2000+ dollar laptop. the place i linked to also has a few other models that are cheaper but still have decent video cards in them, but i linked thier top of the line notebook.