Counter Strike Source Questions

[cheney212]

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???

 

[itotallybelieveyou]

Alienware! Kidding... go to your local computer shop and ask them to build it for you

 

[cheney212]

no thanks lol but could an acer or hp laptop run cs source smoothly?

 

[itotallybelieveyou]

ehhhhhhhhh proably not... any specfic model you got the hots for?

 

[cheney212]

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

 

[itotallybelieveyou]

price range?

 

[cheney212]

between $500 and $750

 

[itotallybelieveyou]

will do some research but i seriously doubt it

 

[cheney212]

why would it run the games all choppy?

 

[itotallybelieveyou]

this thing?
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10093784&catid=25314&logon=&langid=EN

 

[itotallybelieveyou]

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

 

[cheney212]

ya that could work, could u check bestbuy.com 2 see if theres any??

 

[cheney212]

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

 

[itotallybelieveyou]

med settings = fine. low settings = barely playing. bestbuy's laptop i searched and they are crap...

 

[MarkG]

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.

 

[itotallybelieveyou]

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

 

[cheney212]

ok

 

[lunyone]

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.

 

[skywalker9952]

Dell has a sale on its Vostro Laptops right now.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=bqdwkxr&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.

 

[Guest]

no body play css ?