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650m Sli

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My current laptop has intel hd 3000 which is pretty average/terrible. So I was originally going to build a computer. But since I've been in college I've been going around to peoples rooms playing LoL/GW2, WoW, whatever, and it's fun. Sadly gaming laptops are too expensive for the little performance they give compared to cheaper desktops you can build. But then I found this laptop.

I'm currently at work and can't get on youtube, but I've looked up some 650m benchmarks and they're pretty decent, and I imagine with sli it would be even better. But I can't find a lot of 650m sli benchmarks.

So does anyone know if I'll be able to run GW2, LoL, PS2, future mmos, on at least high with it?

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The GT 650M is basically an underclocked GT 640 / GTX 650 (depending on the memory used). So with a single GPU you'd get 30 FPS or less in GW2. But with two of them in SLI, it should do pretty well. Especially if the memory is GDDR5.
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One more thing against going with a laptop, and I've seen this more and more often in these forums of late. Six months down the line, when you're looking for a graphic card driver update, you may very well be at the mercy of the laptop manufacturer, who are not known for keeping up to date with drivers.

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If you experience difficulty while using the generic AMD Catalyst Mobility drivers, we recommend reverting to the driver provided by your notebook vendor. Please contact your notebook vendor for their most recent graphics drivers.


-Wolf sends

Wolfshadw said:
One more thing against going with a laptop, and I've seen this more and more often in these forums of late. Six months down the line, when you're looking for a graphic card driver update, you may very well be at the mercy of the laptop manufacturer, who are not known for keeping up to date with drivers.

NVidia Disclaimer:
Quote:
As part of the NVIDIA Notebook Driver Program, this is a reference driver that can be installed on supported NVIDIA notebook GPUs. However, please note that your notebook original equipment manufacturer (OEM) provides certified drivers for your specific notebook on their website. NVIDIA recommends that you check with your notebook OEM about recommended software updates for your notebook. OEMs may not provide technical support for issues that arise from the use of this driver.


AMD Disclaimer:
Quote:
The AMD Mobility Radeon Driver Verification tool helps you determine your notebook’s compatibility with generic AMD Catalyst Mobility drivers. It helps to prevent incorrect installation on incompatible notebooks which may lead to disabled features or functionality.

If you experience difficulty while using the generic AMD Catalyst Mobility drivers, we recommend reverting to the driver provided by your notebook vendor. Please contact your notebook vendor for their most recent graphics drivers.


-Wolf sends


Thanks, that's a very good point. I'm probaly just going to go with a $800 build that can play all the games I listed on ultra instead of settling for high.
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