laptop with 1 gig ram geforce4 4200 go grap card..

[h00minshield]

Hi there, today I got my laptop upgraded from 512 mb ddr ram to 1024 ddr ram. I thought that would make my games run smoother but it didnt work all that well. I mean it worked good, everything is definatly going faster and running a tad smoother. I have a Mobile GeForce 4 4200 Go card in my laptop, not all to sure of the mbs tho. I am wondering what I can do to have it on the best graphics possible and still haveit run smooth, and solutions other than buying a better card and installing it? Thanks fo your time!

 

[coolsquirtle]

seriously, it's a laptop

OXYMORON OF THE DAY
GAMING NOTEBOOK

no matter how powerful ur notebook is, it just wont game like a PC. I think there's a force blocking it lolz

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[splenda20]

OXYMORON OF THE DAY
GAMING NOTEBOOK

I would've agreed with you about a month ago, but have you seen the new offerings from Alienware. They have mobile R9600Pro that can be upgraded later. That's right UPGRADEABLE GRAPHICS CARD IN A NOTEBOOK. Obviously not as powerful as their desktop counterparts, but definately good enough to handle HL2 and Doom 3 when they finally release.
Check it out... http://www.alienware.com/system_pages/area-51m.aspx


As for you h00minshield, there isn't really anything left to upgrade seeing as it is a laptop, just tweaking the settings is about all. Someone might know this, I don't, but maybe it's possible to OC your card?
Also, what makes you think you can replace the card?

 

[h00minshield]

well i just thought i would be able to, thats all. I bought this thing for gaming and school work, it isnt bad at all at either one. I play Warcraft 3, need for speed underground, LOTR:war of the rings, gta vice city, the sims, counter strike, and lords of everquest. All work fine and dandy on my laptop, max graphics. I wish that there was a way to make this better for more demanding games like Star wars galaxies and Final Fantasy 11. Do you think that my beefy laptop will handle ff 11?

 

[coolsquirtle]

i dont consider alienware's notebooks as notebook, i look at them as.

"MOBILE DESKTOP"
MOBILE DESKTOP =/= notebooks

it fat, it's bulky, it's hot, it's not portable, to me, it's just a desktop that got thinner.

Anyways that's my 2.6 cents



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[splenda20]

LOL! Point well taken. Great for LAN gaming though! I heard somewhere that most have a max battery time of about two hours!!! and even less while gaming.

 

[splenda20]

You might wanna check out their website. Sometimes mobile chipsets are not supported. But if the 4200 GO is similar to the desktop version, it should be fine for FF11.
http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/beginners/win/

 

[mrface]

i disagree, there arent too many LAN's I wouldnt rather just take my Desktop to. Again a notebook is a notebook.

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[jihiggs]

taking my pc to a lan isnt a problem, the only part i hate is moving my stupid monitor. if i had a flat panel that would be awsome.

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[mrface]

yeah i understand that and thats I bought a flat panel.

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