Need a laptop....

aRabbs

SirDeity wrote: »

Will I be able to run games like Minecraft, Team Fortress 2, steams, etc smoothly?

Any non-integrated laps for around that price range?Or would I need more cash?

You can probably find one for the price range. Coupons are your friend

team fortress 2 would probably run like crossfire.

minecraft maybe a lil laggy.

LikeASir

aRabbs wrote: »

You can probably find one for the price range. Coupons are your friend

team fortress 2 would probably run like crossfire.

minecraft maybe a lil laggy.

Then my search continues.

I don't need games like MW3, BF3, etc, as long as it can run some of the more popular games like minecraft or TF2.

FreshGreens

SirDeity wrote: »

Then my search continues.

I don't need games like MW3, BF3, etc, as long as it can run some of the more popular games like minecraft or TF2.

You will really want the dedicated graphics card.

You WILL regret not getting one

Tecumtha

aRabbs wrote: »

that says AND radeon hd 6620g

im positive that laptop only has integrated... otherwise it would say radeon hd6620g

AMD Radeon HD 6620g is built inside or next to the CPU. A8 3500 includes HD 6620g inside.

It is 2 in 1.

It is not the old intergrated GPU where the GPU is the on the mother board. This is inside the CPU.

I know this sounds like mind blowing new invention. Let me find more info for you.

Tecumtha

You can read about A8 here:

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K10/AMD-A8-Series%20A8-3500M.html


http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-A-Series-A8-3500M-Notebook-Processor.55755.0.html


http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/71495-35-3500m-core-2410qm-games


http://techreport.com/articles.x/21099

Tecumtha

http://youtu.be/oF-DWaXU73Q

http://youtu.be/4IZOHqurnoo


So basically, the Lenovo and HP should perform as well as the ones in the youtube.


I am a fan of AMD. It is cheaper and very stable. But if you got more money, go get an i7 Asus with higher end graphic card.

Tecumtha

Sager is good as well.

SirDeity wrote: »

Will I be able to run games like Minecraft, Team Fortress 2, steams, etc smoothly?

Any non-integrated laps for around that price range?Or would I need more cash?

You need a connection with high upload speed like fiber optic connection, or high end cable connection for fast and smooth graphics.

If your upload speed is low, doesn't matter your download speed, you will get lags.

Asus has a 17inch laptop with gaming graphic card for gaming. It is around 1000. It's the best but very heavy and bulky.

Alienware is now owned by Dell. Not sure how good they are.

Sager is another gaming brand that is very good.

http://www.sagernotebook.com/

Tecumtha

http://www.sagernotebook.com/

Consider Sager.

LikeASir

But if we take out the internet connection, the game itself can run good?


Sager seems a little to expensive for me.

Tecumtha

SirDeity wrote: »

But if we take out the internet connection, the game itself can run good?


Sager seems a little to expensive for me.

It is not going to be super good for the price. If you play 4 vs 4 it will be pretty good, if you play 8 vs 8 with a lot of high ping laggers however it may stutter a little. I really don't know, I use desktop.

If you just play single player games, it should run smooth on normal setting.


The other option is to go for i5 with dedicated 6630m Dell3550 costing 629.00

http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSales/Online/InventorySearch.aspx?c=us&cs=28&l=en&s=dfb&brandid=2801&fid=7129

aRabbs

Tecumtha wrote: »

You need a connection with high upload speed like fiber optic connection, or high end cable connection for fast and smooth graphics.

If your upload speed is low, doesn't matter your download speed, you will get lags.

Asus has a 17inch laptop with gaming graphic card for gaming. It is around 1000. It's the best but very heavy and bulky.

Alienware is now owned by Dell. Not sure how good they are.

Sager is another gaming brand that is very good.

http://www.sagernotebook.com/

actually it depends more on your computer.

a fiber optic connection wont make your crappy computer run games better.

3 mb is more than enough to play games smoothly. but again your connection isnt going to be a problem...

ok, the A8 does have that.

But that laptop you showed had an integrated graphics.
if it says that, thats what you will get.

Tecumtha

aRabbs wrote: »

actually it depends more on your computer.

a fiber optic connection wont make your crappy computer run games better.

3 mb is more than enough to play games smoothly. but again your connection isnt going to be a problem...

ok, the A8 does have that.

But that laptop you showed had an integrated graphics.
if it says that, thats what you will get.

I think the speed of your internet is a big factor, in terms of reducing lagging and accurate shooting.

http://forum.dyyno.com/showthread.php?t=65

http://www.merchantcircle.com/answers/q/20666/what-s-the-best-internet-speed-to-FPS-games-like-call-of-duty--

I just had my upload speed cap raised from .5mb/s to .9m/s, my ping dropped 10ms and the lag that happened when I open fire at close range on target is gone.


You should get 1.5mb/s if possible. A lot of people on this forum get that. Some in Europe get 15mb, or 20 mb per second.


Any laptop that uses A8 or A6 doesn't need an integrated graphics card, but it can have 1 and it will have two graphics cards, called A8 hydrid, which is faster.

This one says integrated graphics but it is not the old integrated type that was on the mother board, this is embedded in the CPU.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2004622&SRCCODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE

This is the Interl i7 version of CPU GPU 2 in 1, i7 that contains intel 3000 in it. costing a lot more than A8.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1175499&CatId=4938



I mean look around for deals. maybe price will drop on some i7 or A8 with dedicated new graphics cards.