Is this laptop good for gaming?
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thenormal02




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PostPosted: Tue, 3rd Nov 2009 19:34    Post subject: Is this laptop good for gaming?
do you think this laptop might be good for proper gaming with games out now or to be released in the next few months?

HP Pavillion DV6-1250EL

Intel Core™ 2 Duo P8700(3M Cache, 2.53 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB)
Hard Disk 320 GB (7200rpm), 4GB RAM
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4650, 1 GB
display 15, 6"BriteView
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nouseforaname
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PostPosted: Tue, 3rd Nov 2009 20:20    Post subject:
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The gaming performance of the GPU lies a bit below the HD 4670. Most DirectX 9 games (like Call of Duty 4, F.E.A.R., or Unreal Tournament 3) should be playable in medium to high details (in 1024x768). Demanding DX10 games from 2008 like Crysis run only in low-medium details fluently.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-4650.13883.0.html

get a desktop if you want to play games.


asus z170-A || core i5-6600K || geforce gtx 970 4gb || 16gb ddr4 ram || win10 || 1080p led samsung 27"
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LeoNatan
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PostPosted: Tue, 3rd Nov 2009 20:29    Post subject:
It really isn't all that bad. He'll be able to play most games on 1024x768 with settings on medium to high. For a laptop, that's not that bad. Smile
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Tue, 3rd Nov 2009 22:50    Post subject: Re: Is this laptop good for gaming?
thenormal02 wrote:
do you think this laptop might be good for proper gaming with games out now or to be released in the next few months?

HP Pavillion DV6-1250EL

Intel Core™ 2 Duo P8700(3M Cache, 2.53 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB)
Hard Disk 320 GB (7200rpm), 4GB RAM
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4650, 1 GB
display 15, 6"BriteView


most game sit'll be fine, use a low res like inatan said. I personally wouldn't ever waste money on an HP (same company as compaq pretty much, forget who owns who)


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Paintface




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PostPosted: Tue, 3rd Nov 2009 23:26    Post subject:
if you really wanna game on a laptop, any laptops in your price range that sport a 4670 ?
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thenormal02




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PostPosted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 00:07    Post subject:
iNatan wrote:
It really isn't all that bad. He'll be able to play most games on 1024x768 with settings on medium to high. For a laptop, that's not that bad. Smile


i'm actually hearing a lot of good things about this laptop
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Cyberia309




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PostPosted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 01:01    Post subject:
HP's customer service is horrible. I've sworn never to buy hp again personally. There are barebone laptops you can assemble yourself from a few companies (not hp tho)..and some of the asus aren't bad either IMO. But as folks have stated, get a desktop if you want a true gaming machine..otherwise, you're paying 3k-6k US for a "desktop replacement" gaming machine.
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 14:51    Post subject:
Cyberia309 wrote:
HP's customer service is horrible. I've sworn never to buy hp again personally. There are barebone laptops you can assemble yourself from a few companies (not hp tho)..and some of the asus aren't bad either IMO. But as folks have stated, get a desktop if you want a true gaming machine..otherwise, you're paying 3k-6k US for a "desktop replacement" gaming machine.


ASUS has been making really good gaming laptops for a good price lately. They have some really good Best Buy exclusive's.

I would have bought 1 already but I HATE glossy monitors.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B2+Duo+Processor+-+Blue/Black/9556072.p?id=1218124204092&skuId=9556072


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ktorpil




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PostPosted: Sat, 21st Nov 2009 12:36    Post subject:
Why not build your own laptop? Last year I found a custom laptop company here in Turkey and I ordered them to build me a game-capable office laptop. What I have now is an ASUS Z97V barebone based pretty decent machine with all the gimmicks like built in webcam, fingerprint sensor, BD-R drive and some other things like DDR2-800Mhz RAMs and a 7200RPM HDD which no gamer advertised laptop can have. The 1GB GeForce 96550M GT is quite capable for playing games like MW2 at modest in game settings and native (1680x1050) resolution. Out of curiosity I install each new game first to my laptop before my desktop and I'm impressed with the performance overall even when it's starting to get old obviously.




And the best part when you get a custom laptop (other than the coolness factor of having no make/model badge) is that you can upgrade it with whatever you want, whenever you want. I'm considering a GTX280M upgrade (which is provided by the company for a modest price) just for the heck of it Smile
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Sat, 21st Nov 2009 19:59    Post subject:
I was going to get a badass gaming laptop, was only going to cost 900, had a 2.5ghz core 2 duo, some 9800go geforce, 7200RPM drive, 4gb of memory etc etc but...it had a glossy screen....which i absolutely fucking hate.


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PostPosted: Sun, 22nd Nov 2009 11:57    Post subject:
A lot of laptops have that now unfortunately. Thinkpads still don't though (+ they're built like bricks, can take a LOT of abuse)!
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Sun, 22nd Nov 2009 20:02    Post subject:
pwerelds wrote:
A lot of laptops have that now unfortunately. Thinkpads still don't though (+ they're built like bricks, can take a LOT of abuse)!


ya I got an R60 Thinkpad right now with a core 2 duo 1.8 and 2GB of memory, but unfortunately, it's got intelGMA on it and that thing can't do shit passed DX8 lol


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PumpAction
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PostPosted: Sun, 22nd Nov 2009 20:06    Post subject:
I'm working with a thinkpad and that fucking things fan sucks. it is so unbelievable loud. It sounds as if it tries to drill trough the table.
And the build quality isn't all that great, mine already has a big crack on the front although I used it very carefully..
The screen has a high resolution but the background lighting is such a shitty piece of shit... you can see the bright and dark spots after a while and that is REALLY annoying.

My private 4 years old compal notebook totally owns it. Better CPU, better RAM, better GFX, QUIET!, faster Harddisk...

The only good thing in the thinkpad is the shock detector when I'm working on my way home.


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Werelds
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PostPosted: Sun, 22nd Nov 2009 20:15    Post subject:
Hmm never had that problem PumpAction.

I used to have a Thinkpad T42 which broke down on me when I flew to England for work last summer, worked flawless for 5 years before that. I've even seen someone knock it off his lecture table at uni (he was sleeping and someone scared the crap out of him, so he woke up and knocked it off Very Happy), making it fall for ~1.20 meters. Picked it up and it worked just fine Very Happy

@ SpykeZ: Contact an IBM service point near you if there is one, they can replace the motherboard and as a result of that the video chip for ~150 euros Smile

Mine came with a Radeon 9600 though, Pentium M + that can run Source games at 70-80 FPS on the native resolution (1440 by..990 it is I think?) without AA Smile
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PumpAction
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PostPosted: Sun, 22nd Nov 2009 20:24    Post subject:
Don't think so.

I have a GeForce 7600 which is ALOT faster then the Radeon 9600 and I CAN play Source games but definitly at 70-80 FPS Laughing especially not with1440x990 Laughing

I' currently working with a t43p.


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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Sun, 22nd Nov 2009 22:26    Post subject:
pwerelds wrote:
Hmm never had that problem PumpAction.

I used to have a Thinkpad T42 which broke down on me when I flew to England for work last summer, worked flawless for 5 years before that. I've even seen someone knock it off his lecture table at uni (he was sleeping and someone scared the crap out of him, so he woke up and knocked it off Very Happy), making it fall for ~1.20 meters. Picked it up and it worked just fine Very Happy

@ SpykeZ: Contact an IBM service point near you if there is one, they can replace the motherboard and as a result of that the video chip for ~150 euros Smile

Mine came with a Radeon 9600 though, Pentium M + that can run Source games at 70-80 FPS on the native resolution (1440 by..990 it is I think?) without AA Smile


well my native res is 1024 Razz


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Mortibus




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PostPosted: Sun, 6th Dec 2009 04:19    Post subject:
here is your best bet
http://www.xxodd.nl/index.php?p=artikel&ID=453&e=2
at least not as overpriced as alienware
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