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cheney212   11-25-2007 at 04:55:13 AM

OK I'm thinking about a laptop that is decent enough to run cs source because i want one for Christmas but one that isn't 2 expensive so could somebody help???

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itotallybelieveyou   11-25-2007 at 05:07:42 AM
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Alienware! Kidding... go to your local computer shop and ask them to build it for you

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cheney212   11-25-2007 at 05:12:21 AM
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no thanks lol but could an acer or hp laptop run cs source smoothly?

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itotallybelieveyou   11-25-2007 at 05:17:14 AM
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ehhhhhhhhh proably not... any specfic model you got the hots for?

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cheney212   11-25-2007 at 05:20:56 AM
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not exactly but i want a laptop not over the top expensive but good enough to run some game that i like to play online such as cs, cs source, half life 2 death match, day of defeat, star wars battlefront, star wars republic commando, guild wars, but good you give me some ideas of some decent laptops to run those games

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itotallybelieveyou   11-25-2007 at 05:23:41 AM
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price range?

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cheney212   11-25-2007 at 05:25:03 AM
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between $500 and $750

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itotallybelieveyou   11-25-2007 at 05:28:27 AM
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will do some research but i seriously doubt it

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cheney212   11-25-2007 at 05:29:16 AM
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why would it run the games all choppy?

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itotallybelieveyou   11-25-2007 at 05:31:04 AM
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this thing?
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/p [...] &langid=EN

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itotallybelieveyou   11-25-2007 at 05:32:10 AM
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cheney212 wrote :

why would it run the games all choppy?


laptops weren't made for gaming. Especially not HP ones or Acers. Usually they have onboard gfx and crappy CPUs

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cheney212   11-25-2007 at 05:33:26 AM
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ya that could work, could u check bestbuy.com 2 see if theres any??

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cheney212   11-25-2007 at 05:35:07 AM
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well my bro has an acer and plays games like wow and says it runs fine

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itotallybelieveyou   11-25-2007 at 06:10:14 AM
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med settings = fine. low settings = barely playing. bestbuy's laptop i searched and they are crap...

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MarkG   11-25-2007 at 06:11:28 AM
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cheney212 wrote :

well my bro has an acer and plays games like wow and says it runs fine

 

WoW graphics are around 2003 level though... Source games are generally much more complex.

 

I have an Acer laptop with craptastic integrated graphics chip and it plays MMOGs like Guild Wars and older FPS games like Call of Duty 1 with no problems, but it can't handle any Source game I tried with a decent frame rate. I ran 3DMark on it and the performance is around Geforce 4 levels, though it does support DX9 shaders unlike the GF4.

 

I stick to my desktop system for newer games and only play old ones on the laptop.


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itotallybelieveyou   11-25-2007 at 06:19:16 AM
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Thank you for the support fire! I needed to get the enemy's heads down before I move across the street. As I said before laptops weren't made for gaming most of them are even made for being on 24/7. Most of the gaming laptops usually end up being heavy and basically a desktop

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strangestranger   11-26-2007 at 12:08:32 AM
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as long as it has a actual gfx card and not intergrated it will be fine.

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lunyone   11-26-2007 at 01:16:45 AM
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Get dedicated GPU. I have a x1400 256mb dedicated video on my laptop that I bought 18mo. ago and it plays CSS,Wow,Crysis (not on the greatest settings) pretty well. It's not the best situation, but can possibly be done on $750+ laptop. You'd be better off making your own desktop for $450 than getting a $750+ laptop, as far as performance goes.

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skywalker9952   11-26-2007 at 06:10:20 PM
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Dell has a sale on its Vostro Laptops right now.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dells [...] wkxr&s=bsd
Thats the URL to the configurator for a Vostro with XP, you can get one with Vista for the same price. They run $699 for one with a 1.4 GHZ C2D, 2GB RAM and an 8600M GT (256MB version) (you have to go to the Video Card tab and upgrade it). The 8600MGT is a decent mobile gaming card. I would upgrade the processor either later by yourself or when you buy. I would just grab a faster chip from dell. I suggest getting at least a 1.8 GHZ C2D, but the 2GHZ is only $30 more than the 1.8. It'll run you $860 after that but its easily the cheapest you'll get a computer with an 8600MGT.
The base config has an 8400M which is a dedicated card, but I am not very confident in its gaming abilities.

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Anonymous   05-29-2009 at 05:33:16 PM
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no body play css ? :??:

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