I would much appreciate it if someone knowledgeable in such things could help me decide which laptop to pick. The criteria for my choice consists entirely of the following: which laptop will be capable of running Cataclysm smoother, and at a generally better level over all.
The choices are:
Toshiba Satellite x205-s7483
Processor Type: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5450
Processor Speed: 1.7 GHz
Memory (RAM): 2 GB
Hard Drive Capacity: 225 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT integrated video with 256 MB DDR2 graphics memory
OR
MSI CX700
Processor Type: Intel Dual Core T4200
Processor Speed: 2.0 GHz
Memory (RAM): 4 GB
Hard Drive Capacity: 320 GB
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4330 512 DDR 2
Also, it would be good to know how much better, in terms of scale of one to ten, or maybe how much extra you'd pay.
Many thanks.
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The first one would be lucky to run it at all. The second will run it, but not great, even turned all the way down.
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The first one would be lucky to run it at all. The second will run it, but not great, even turned all the way down.
It's not that bad, really. I ran WoW on, iirc, a Pentium 3 Processor with 256 MB RAM when it was first released. Anything with a dual core and more than a gig of RAM should be capable to at least play smoothly outside of raids/busy cities with the settings on low.
That said, I'd go for the second one, pretty much purely based on the amount of available RAM. WoW eats RAM for breakfast, and it's arguably the thing that has the biggest impact on the game's performance.
I have this Laptop. Runs WoW and all my other games just fine.
Mozared wrote:
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The first one would be lucky to run it at all. The second will run it, but not great, even turned all the way down.
It's not that bad, really. I ran WoW on, iirc, a Pentium 3 Processor with 256 MB RAM when it was first released. Anything with a dual core and more than a gig of RAM should be capable to at least play smoothly outside of raids/busy cities with the settings on low.
That said, I'd go for the second one, pretty much purely based on the amount of available RAM. WoW eats RAM for breakfast, and it's arguably the thing that has the biggest impact on the game's performance.
I was under the impression that the low-end settings have crept up over time, just as the top-end have. That said, if I'm mistaken, either laptop would work, though whether the first one would run it at an enjoyable level would be arguable. I personally hate to play under 20 FPS at a bare minimum for combat.
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Ok, so basically RAM, as it is the main determinant of FPS rate, is king when choosing a wow comp.
I run wow on a fujitsu life book with a first gen dual core (1.8 I think) 3 gig ram and a radeon mobile 512 with shared graphics. (it is about 3 years old now)
I have some issues with certain areas but nothing major just a drop in fps in heavily populated areas. Raids I drop a little bit but haven't had major problems. I run the graphics pretty low though and I'm used to it. Have them up just enough to see the bad/good stuff on the ground.
I would say the second one is your best bet and i'd imagine the price difference wouldn't be to much, not too mention if you use the laptop for anything else the extra room on the hard drive will be nice.
First one I would say about a 5 and the second one about a 6 or 6.5.
RAM and Video card will determine your FPS
Without a decent desktop you won't get the total experience from cataclysm or even a high powered laptop like a Voodoo or Alienware. For those you are looking to shell out some bIg bucks though.
Cheers
Edited, Dec 24th 2010 12:12am by FinalMeat
I have some issues with certain areas but nothing major just a drop in fps in heavily populated areas. Raids I drop a little bit but haven't had major problems. I run the graphics pretty low though and I'm used to it. Have them up just enough to see the bad/good stuff on the ground.
I would say the second one is your best bet and i'd imagine the price difference wouldn't be to much, not too mention if you use the laptop for anything else the extra room on the hard drive will be nice.
First one I would say about a 5 and the second one about a 6 or 6.5.
RAM and Video card will determine your FPS
Without a decent desktop you won't get the total experience from cataclysm or even a high powered laptop like a Voodoo or Alienware. For those you are looking to shell out some bIg bucks though.
Cheers
Edited, Dec 24th 2010 12:12am by FinalMeat
the RAM will help but the video-card in the first one is 256MB integrated (draws from the RAM installed typically), the second says 512MB and it is not shared (doesn't come from the installed RAM, it has dedicated RAM of its own) THAT will be a huge difference for your FPS, though it's an older card anyway, it is a video-card.
RAM is your best bet to throw extra in your system as soon as you can, its one of the only things you can generally upgrade in a laptop usually. Unless the system comes with its capacity of RAM installed when you buy it.
RAM is your best bet to throw extra in your system as soon as you can, its one of the only things you can generally upgrade in a laptop usually. Unless the system comes with its capacity of RAM installed when you buy it.
Majivo wrote:
The first one would be lucky to run it at all. The second will run it, but not great, even turned all the way down.
My little brother plays on an old Dell XPS with a 2.5GHZ single core Intel, an Nvidia 6800GT, and a gig of RAM, the Toshiba would run it fine at lower settings.
Of course, said brother runs at minimal settings except Projected Textures being on, and a 1920x1200 resolution (native).
I run on a Acer Aspire 5739g. Pre water patch it ran much better. 30-45 in dal at primetime at High settings. Now i run 25- 35 in org at prime. at low to medium settings with some high. My system is.
* Core 2 Duo T6600 / 2.2 GHz
* RAM 4 GB - HDD 320 GB 7200rpm 500 gig; DVD+RW (R DL) / DVD-RAM
* WLAN : 802.11 a/b/g/n (draft)
* GF GT 130M - Gigabit Ethernet
I bought one for my wife because it was on sale @ 749.99 on Newegg. SHe got lucky as some said 130M graphic but actually had a 240M. She was able to run Ultra settings before water patch now runs medium to high settings. Only thing not a fan of is the 1366x768 native aspect ratio.
If your trying for cheap but efficent and don't mind used check ebay. You can search gaming laptop, Or seach via video card or processor. After i bought mine there was an awesome Gaming laptop put up for 550 That could run Crysis full blown at 60 fps per, the problem with it the corner of the laptops base was cracked so it wouldn't be good for outside use. But how many people dont use laptop cases, use it outside. Another guy had the same laptop up for 650 but he was missing the battery, which as much as i searched i couldn't find a price for.
Looking back i wish i would of bought the laptop for 650 w/o battery because i rarely if never play unplugged.
Edit: after i wrote this i did a quick ebay "gaming laptop" search.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-XPS-M1530-2-1GHz-8600M-GT-4GB-15-Gaming-Laptop-/320634061509?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item4aa74782c5 came up with a buy it now for $399 with a spare battery. its an 8600gt but has GDDR3, and a faster processor 2.1
Edited, Dec 24th 2010 4:35am by BeanX
* Core 2 Duo T6600 / 2.2 GHz
* RAM 4 GB -
* WLAN : 802.11 a/b/g/n (draft)
* GF GT 130M - Gigabit Ethernet
I bought one for my wife because it was on sale @ 749.99 on Newegg. SHe got lucky as some said 130M graphic but actually had a 240M. She was able to run Ultra settings before water patch now runs medium to high settings. Only thing not a fan of is the 1366x768 native aspect ratio.
If your trying for cheap but efficent and don't mind used check ebay. You can search gaming laptop, Or seach via video card or processor. After i bought mine there was an awesome Gaming laptop put up for 550 That could run Crysis full blown at 60 fps per, the problem with it the corner of the laptops base was cracked so it wouldn't be good for outside use. But how many people dont use laptop cases, use it outside. Another guy had the same laptop up for 650 but he was missing the battery, which as much as i searched i couldn't find a price for.
Looking back i wish i would of bought the laptop for 650 w/o battery because i rarely if never play unplugged.
Edit: after i wrote this i did a quick ebay "gaming laptop" search.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-XPS-M1530-2-1GHz-8600M-GT-4GB-15-Gaming-Laptop-/320634061509?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item4aa74782c5 came up with a buy it now for $399 with a spare battery. its an 8600gt but has GDDR3, and a faster processor 2.1
Edited, Dec 24th 2010 4:35am by BeanX
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The second one. 4gm ram is nice : )
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