gaming laptop

hawkeyethearcher · 06-30-2008, 04:53 AM

anyone use there laptop for MMO gaming. what video card do you have.

hawkeyethearcher · 07-01-2008, 04:07 PM

so noone plays on a laptop?

i will get this one. any thing else you think it needs. may get a 2.4 t8300 processor
Standard Battery
(BPS9A/B)
WLAN (802.11a/b/g/n) with integrated Bluetooth® technology
No TV Tuner
LCD 17"WXGA+ (XBRITE-HiColor™) with integrated video camera
DVD±R DL / DVD±RW / DVD-RAM Drive
240 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive [5400 rpm]
3 GB DDR-SDRAM (DDR2-667, 2GBx1 + 1GBx1)
Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1
Intel® Core 2™ Duo Processor T8100 (2.1GHZ)
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT Graphics Card

**Vince-Vell** · 07-01-2008, 04:17 PM

I use my MacBook Pro for WoW, but i dont bother using bootcamp to play any other games.

i can tell you right now tho if you get vista, you will run into problems with every MMO out there. You are gonna want to get one with XP.

hawkeyethearcher · 07-01-2008, 04:22 PM

it comes with vista but has that downgrade disk for xp.

i will google the mmo problems and see what they are thx

**Vince-Vell** · 07-01-2008, 04:28 PM

Downgrade to XP and it looks like a decent system and should work out fine.

just to be on the safe side check all the games you want to play and the suggested system requirements. Will give you a idea if this laptop is above the specs needed or on par with them. Cause to make any PC last, buy one thats above the recommended game specs so that it will hold out at least 3 years.

hawkeyethearcher · 07-01-2008, 04:32 PM

yeah thats why i am thinking about the 2.4. i just hope i can use it when DC online comes out. otherwise i will have to buy a whole new one.

**Vince-Vell** · 07-01-2008, 04:40 PM

ya thats what sucks with laptop as gaming machines, no room to upgrade. All tho ebay you can get some mula back for it.

If DC comes out within 2 years you should be fine with it, if its longer then that you may just be running at the minimum specs for the game. Depending on if they are using a current game engine or a new one that hasnt been released yet.

hawkeyethearcher · 07-02-2008, 04:23 AM

dang they just put it up with a 300 discount and free shipping i am glad i didnt buy it yesterday.

Raven1014 · 07-02-2008, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince-Vell

I use my MacBook Pro for WoW, but i dont bother using bootcamp to play any other games.

i can tell you right now tho if you get vista, you will run into problems with every MMO out there. You are gonna want to get one with XP.

I have Vista on my desktop and don't have any problems with City of Heroes/City of Villains.

Davidian · 07-02-2008, 10:31 AM

I was thinking about getting an Alienware laptop, and after I built it, it was about 3.5k, and when I applied for their card (I have good credit mind you) they only gave me 2k and a 27.9% interest rate! I said f@#k that! I guess I'll just have to wait....