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Is it easy to upgrade the graphics card for a laptop?
- Jan 23, 2013 8:16 am GMT
I could use some help here....
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- Jan 23, 2013 8:18 am GMTwhoDat_whoDat wrote:thats why they dont need the memory PS3 has a little something something called Blu-Ray. and its 25 times the size of a petty 2gb SD RAMEngrish_Major wrote:No, like I stated before, the memory limitations alone on consoles can't hold enough textures to be able to replicate Crysis 1.It's usually not. Forget it
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- Jan 23, 2013 8:22 am GMTThanks, I hope not. Im pretty sure mine is stock at 512 MB. How good does it need to be to play games good? Im a console gamer new to PC...
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- Jan 23, 2013 8:39 am GMT
Macbook Air 2012 w/ i7 & 8gb Ram
Intel Core I7 3930k @ 4.6ghz
16gb DDR3 @ 2133
Intel DX79SI Mobo
EVGA GTX 670 FTW
Corsair 500r ChassisYou can't, however in the next 5-10 years expect to start seeing external graphics cards that will make it possible.
[QUOTE="banana7212"]Thanks, I hope not. Im pretty sure mine is stock at 512 MB. How good does it need to be to play games good? Im a console gamer new to PC...[/QUOTE]
If you post your specs, or your laptop model number we can easily let you know
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- Jan 23, 2013 8:40 am GMTwhoDat_whoDat wrote:thats why they dont need the memory PS3 has a little something something called Blu-Ray. and its 25 times the size of a petty 2gb SD RAMEngrish_Major wrote:No, like I stated before, the memory limitations alone on consoles can't hold enough textures to be able to replicate Crysis 1.[QUOTE="banana7212"]Thanks, I hope not. Im pretty sure mine is stock at 512 MB. How good does it need to be to play games good? Im a console gamer new to PC...[/QUOTE] It's more than memory.[QUOTE="way2funny"]
You can't, however in the next 5-10 years expect to start seeing external graphics cards that will make it possible.
[/QUOTE]It's already possible with external gpu,but you're generally limited to USB connections- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 23, 2013 8:42 am GMT
ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Professional * Intel Core i5-2500 * Zalman CNPS9700 LED Cooler * G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB DDR3 1600 7-8-7-24 * EVGA 03G-P3-1596-AR GTX 590 * RAIDMAX RX-850SS 850W PSU * CM Stacker 810 ATX Full Tower * Windows 7 64 on Crucial M4 256G SSD * Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS * 3X Hitachi HDT725032VLA350 * Acer X263W Monitor * Diamond XS71DDL[QUOTE="banana7212"]How good does it need to be to play games good? Im a console gamer new to PC...[/QUOTE] Look at my specs. I consider my rig adequate at 1920X1200. Anything less wil make you back off settings in the more demanding older games like Crysis and Metro. It's an expensive hobby, my friend. It used to be worth it for the graphics realism, but as things stand, I recommend sticking with consoles and forgetting about PC gaming. The game makers have realized that there is no money in making games pretty for the PC, and all you will ever see from here on out is crippled ports like Portal2 and Crysis2.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 23, 2013 8:42 am GMT
Macbook Air 2012 w/ i7 & 8gb Ram
Intel Core I7 3930k @ 4.6ghz
16gb DDR3 @ 2133
Intel DX79SI Mobo
EVGA GTX 670 FTW
Corsair 500r Chassis[QUOTE="MonsieurX"][QUOTE="banana7212"]Thanks, I hope not. Im pretty sure mine is stock at 512 MB. How good does it need to be to play games good? Im a console gamer new to PC...[/QUOTE] It's more than memory.[QUOTE="way2funny"]
You can't, however in the next 5-10 years expect to start seeing external graphics cards that will make it possible.
[/QUOTE]It's already possible with external gpu,but you're generally limited to USB connections[/QUOTE]
Right, and thats slowly changing with Thunderbolt and better data transfer technologies
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- Jan 23, 2013 9:15 am GMT
[QUOTE="Blistrax"][QUOTE="banana7212"]How good does it need to be to play games good? Im a console gamer new to PC...[/QUOTE] Look at my specs. I consider my rig adequate at 1920X1200. Anything less wil make you back off settings in the more demanding older games like Crysis and Metro. It's an expensive hobby, my friend. It used to be worth it for the graphics realism, but as things stand, I recommend sticking with consoles and forgetting about PC gaming. The game makers have realized that there is no money in making games pretty for the PC, and all you will ever see from here on out is crippled ports like Portal2 and Crysis2.[/QUOTE] How is portal 2 a crippled port? And most people wouldn't consider a GTX 590 minimum...- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 23, 2013 9:17 am GMT[QUOTE="Blistrax"][QUOTE="banana7212"]How good does it need to be to play games good? Im a console gamer new to PC...[/QUOTE] Look at my specs. I consider my rig adequate at 1920X1200. Anything less wil make you back off settings in the more demanding older games like Crysis and Metro. It's an expensive hobby, my friend. It used to be worth it for the graphics realism, but as things stand, I recommend sticking with consoles and forgetting about PC gaming. The game makers have realized that there is no money in making games pretty for the PC, and all you will ever see from here on out is crippled ports like Portal2 and Crysis2.[/QUOTE] If you load your computer with a GTX 590 it's going to be massively expensive. You can build a decent rig for a decent price with a bit of research. New consoles are coming out soon and I can't imagine them selling for less than 4-500 at launch. I also disagree that gamemakers aren't making games pretty for PC. Upcoming Crysis 3 requires a GTX 680 to max it out; hell you still can't even max out The Witcher 2 with a 680. They designed the game for future use with ubersampling which is a massive graphics hog.
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- Jan 23, 2013 9:25 am GMT
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[QUOTE="kraken2109"][QUOTE="Blistrax"]How is portal 2 a crippled port? And most people wouldn't consider a GTX 590 minimum...[/QUOTE] Pretty sure that guy was trolling. In all seriousness, building a fairly reasonable gaming PC (desktop) is not a ridiculous or expensive undertaking. The problem is people think they can get an affordable and awesome laptops for gaming. Generally speaking this isn't the case. Build a desktop with a reasonable amount of initial investment and enjoy games released the way they were meant to be played, not the limited control copies they release for consoles.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 23, 2013 9:52 am GMT
ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Professional * Intel Core i5-2500 * Zalman CNPS9700 LED Cooler * G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB DDR3 1600 7-8-7-24 * EVGA 03G-P3-1596-AR GTX 590 * RAIDMAX RX-850SS 850W PSU * CM Stacker 810 ATX Full Tower * Windows 7 64 on Crucial M4 256G SSD * Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS * 3X Hitachi HDT725032VLA350 * Acer X263W Monitor * Diamond XS71DDL[QUOTE="WastelandArcher"][QUOTE="kraken2109"][QUOTE="Blistrax"]How is portal 2 a crippled port? And most people wouldn't consider a GTX 590 minimum...[/QUOTE] Pretty sure that guy was trolling. [/QUOTE] I don't troll. This is what it takes to run Crysis flat out 1920X1200 at 8AA, and I know because I built up to this gradually. My last card was a 295 with a top-end AMD CPU, and it wasn't quite up to it. If you want the total package, full eye candy, have a bucket of money ready. Anything less, why bother? Get an X-box. That you can't see what's wrong with Portal2 is exactly what I'm talking about. They used about six blurry, generic textures in the whole thing, it was dark, and the draw distances were a joke. The game makers would be idiots to write anything betterthe kids will buy it anywayand they never will again.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 23, 2013 11:19 am GMT
[QUOTE="Blistrax"][QUOTE="WastelandArcher"][QUOTE="kraken2109"][QUOTE="Blistrax"]How is portal 2 a crippled port? And most people wouldn't consider a GTX 590 minimum...[/QUOTE] Pretty sure that guy was trolling. [/QUOTE] I don't troll. This is what it takes to run Crysis flat out 1920X1200 at 8AA, and I know because I built up to this gradually. My last card was a 295 with a top-end AMD CPU, and it wasn't quite up to it. If you want the total package, full eye candy, have a bucket of money ready. Anything less, why bother? Get an X-box. That you can't see what's wrong with Portal2 is exactly what I'm talking about. They used about six blurry, generic textures in the whole thing, it was dark, and the draw distances were a joke. The game makers would be idiots to write anything betterthe kids will buy it anywayand they never will again.[/QUOTE]
So I you can't have a £600 GPU PC gaming is pointless?
What a stupid attitude. I guess you drive a Rolls Royce then (or maybe a £200 banger because 'all or nothing' right?!).
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- Jan 23, 2013 12:12 pm GMT[QUOTE="Blistrax"][QUOTE="WastelandArcher"][QUOTE="kraken2109"][QUOTE="Blistrax"]How is portal 2 a crippled port? And most people wouldn't consider a GTX 590 minimum...[/QUOTE] Pretty sure that guy was trolling. [/QUOTE] I don't troll. This is what it takes to run Crysis flat out 1920X1200 at 8AA, and I know because I built up to this gradually. My last card was a 295 with a top-end AMD CPU, and it wasn't quite up to it. If you want the total package, full eye candy, have a bucket of money ready. Anything less, why bother? Get an X-box. That you can't see what's wrong with Portal2 is exactly what I'm talking about. They used about six blurry, generic textures in the whole thing, it was dark, and the draw distances were a joke. The game makers would be idiots to write anything betterthe kids will buy it anywayand they never will again.[/QUOTE] I have a GTX 570 and I can max out Crysis just fine. Crysis was designed to be a PC killer anyways and meant to take a few generations to max out. That's what he developers wanted and it keeps the game relevant. I still don't understand your arguement. Portal 2 looked amazing for such an old engine and I had no issues whatsoever with the game. Buy an Xbox and play blurry games with crappy textures, no AA and upscaled HD. I guess that's what you get for 250 I suppose.
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- Jan 23, 2013 12:24 pm GMT
RIG: 2500K @ 4.7Ghz + Zalman LQ-320l AMD 6970 CF l 16GB Patriot Viper Xtreme @ 1866
MSi P67-GD65 l Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB SSD + Hitachi 1TB HDD l Silverstone RV02
Corsair AX850 l Corsair Vengeance K90 + M90 l Windows 8 Pro l Triple AOC 22" 1080p
Asus Xonar STX l Schiit Modi + Magni l Beyerdynamic DT880 + Audio Technica M50s
Wow so anything less, why bother? What happen with just having fun in a game? My single 6970 will max Crysis at 1080p, sure not 60fps but playable. Hell my 9800M GS on my laptop is playable on a mix of medium and high settings at 720p. Back on topic, no it isn't easy to upgrade a gpu on a laptop. It varies on what laptop you have. My laptop has a MXM graphics card so it is replaceable. Will I be able to upgrade it? Yes, I can but its not recommended due to temps. The cooler that came with your laptop is made specific for it. Upgrading to a better card will make that cooler insufficient resulting in overheating. The good thing about it, I can replace it with the same card if it fails on me but even then mxm cards are expensive.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 23, 2013 2:51 pm GMT
ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Professional * Intel Core i5-2500 * Zalman CNPS9700 LED Cooler * G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB DDR3 1600 7-8-7-24 * EVGA 03G-P3-1596-AR GTX 590 * RAIDMAX RX-850SS 850W PSU * CM Stacker 810 ATX Full Tower * Windows 7 64 on Crucial M4 256G SSD * Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS * 3X Hitachi HDT725032VLA350 * Acer X263W Monitor * Diamond XS71DDL[QUOTE="kraken2109"][QUOTE="Blistrax"][QUOTE="WastelandArcher"] Pretty sure that guy was trolling. [/QUOTE] I don't troll. This is what it takes to run Crysis flat out 1920X1200 at 8AA, and I know because I built up to this gradually. My last card was a 295 with a top-end AMD CPU, and it wasn't quite up to it. If you want the total package, full eye candy, have a bucket of money ready. Anything less, why bother? Get an X-box. That you can't see what's wrong with Portal2 is exactly what I'm talking about. They used about six blurry, generic textures in the whole thing, it was dark, and the draw distances were a joke. The game makers would be idiots to write anything betterthe kids will buy it anywayand they never will again.[/QUOTE]
So I you can't have a £600 GPU PC gaming is pointless?
What a stupid attitude. I guess you drive a Rolls Royce then (or maybe a £200 banger because 'all or nothing' right?!).
[/QUOTE] No, it's like getting a Lambourghini when all the roads are rutted dirt with potholes. If all you want to do is play and have fun, get a console. If you want cutting-edge graphics, go to MIT and write some yourself, because the game makers have stopped doing that.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 23, 2013 4:49 pm GMT
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[QUOTE="Blistrax"][QUOTE="kraken2109"]
[QUOTE="Blistrax"] I don't troll. This is what it takes to run Crysis flat out 1920X1200 at 8AA, and I know because I built up to this gradually. My last card was a 295 with a top-end AMD CPU, and it wasn't quite up to it. If you want the total package, full eye candy, have a bucket of money ready. Anything less, why bother? Get an X-box. That you can't see what's wrong with Portal2 is exactly what I'm talking about. They used about six blurry, generic textures in the whole thing, it was dark, and the draw distances were a joke. The game makers would be idiots to write anything betterthe kids will buy it anywayand they never will again.[/QUOTE]
So I you can't have a £600 GPU PC gaming is pointless?
What a stupid attitude. I guess you drive a Rolls Royce then (or maybe a £200 banger because 'all or nothing' right?!).
[/QUOTE] No, it's like getting a Lambourghini when all the roads are rutted dirt with potholes. If all you want to do is play and have fun, get a console. If you want cutting-edge graphics, go to MIT and write some yourself, because the game makers have stopped doing that. [/QUOTE]
yeah, because there's not a single game out there that looks and runs better than the console version on a midrange <$1000 computer. /sarcasm. If you're not trolling, you're clueless.
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