Laptop GPU for WOW

[kmufc77]

Hi im looking at getting a laptop to play WOW on.
my current laptop only gets 11fps,the laptop im looking at has a 512MB DDR3 ATi RADEON HD 4650,screen res of 1366 X 768 will this be ok?.
Do i want a higher model gpu?,rest of the specs are fine processor ,ram etc.

 

[kmufc77]

Should be fine, don't expect to be able to play it maxxed out comfortably though.

so in other words will i have to have settings on low to get a half decent frame rate,if so i wont bother ordering.
Are the Alienware laptops really the only machines that can max out wow?
Laptop i have chosen is cutomized and not some crappy machine from the purple shop ppl so i was expecting a half decent machine for nearly £700 to play wow comfortably

Would this be any better 1GB Nvidia® GeForce® GT 230M Graphic but the screen res will be 1680 x 945??

 

[kmufc77]

Ideally you should make sure you get a fast CPU as well. I recall people said that WOW is CPU dependant as much as GPU dependant (or may be even more so). Someone said that at a big group raid, dropping the quality of the graphic and resolution down to 1024x768 barely increase the frame rate at all and the guy got a GTX260 I think.

yeah the cpu would be a intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile T6600 (2.20GHz) with 4gb ram

 

[kmufc77]

In this case 4650 = 4650.

I run games like Left 4 dead 2 just fine at 1366x768 on my 4650.

There are 3 versions:

Worst
DDR2
DDR3
GDDR3
Best

I have the DDR2 version that comes in at 550/500. I have it running at 760/625 and I am very happy with it.

There are a few machines coming out with the 5650 which would be a better choice however.

The 4650 spec im looking at is GDDR3

 

[kmufc77]

This place is good fora rough guide on how well mobile gpu's compare.

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

The 4650 I'd suggest is slightly faster than the 230m, especially given the higher res.
That said - neither of them are that great, look for a 280m for the best notebook performance.

Be wary of the model numbers and names - not really the place for discussing this, however both manufacturers have re-branded old tech with new series model numbers.

The list on the right on the link given, is a pretty good guide - best at the top.. poorest performing at the bottom.

Hi thanks for the link very helpful,the 280m i would be lucky to find in a laptop that isnt £1500+,which is beyond my budget.

 

[kmufc77]

I would've thought a GDDR3 4650 mobility would be okay for WoW, but then it's hard to tell since WoW is an MMO and thus has a few complexities in terms of its system requirements.

I think it'd help to tell us what your current laptop is, i.e. what specs it has so that a comparison can be made.

WIN 7 32 Bit
Intel Pentium Dual CPU T2310 1.46MHZ
2.00 GB Ram
1280 X 800/Mobile Intel (R) 965 Express Chipset Family

Wow Is unplayable,9-11 fps with all settings on complete minimum settings

 

[kmufc77]

i would say dish the hard disk drive and buy a low gb ssd if its only for gaming a 60 gb ssd should be ok for you and they are cheap, much better for laptops take less power and preform much better.

i dont think a SSD will make any difference if the gpu isnt up to scratch, and the cpu isnt a core 2 duo
These are massive reasons why my current laptop wont play wow half decent i believe,correct me if im wrong someone.

 

[kmufc77]

By the way, mind if I ask what's your max budget for the laptop? Up to £1500?

lol,no about£700-750 and thats cutomized

Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile T6600 (2.20GHz) 800MHz FSB/2MB L2 Cache

Memory (RAM)


4GB CORSAIR DDR3 1066MHz SODIMM - LIFETIME WARRANTY!

Operating System


Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Bluetooth & Infrared Options


NONE

Memory - Hard Disk


160GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

DVD/BLU-RAY Drive


8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)

Graphics Card


512MB DDR3 ATi RADEON HD 4650 + HDMI & VGA

Im about to order in a bit but im still not sure on what GPU to get either the:

512MB DDR3 ATi RADEON HD 4650 + HDMI & VGA which is GDD3


Or the Geforce GT 230M PCI 1GB will i benefit from the extra Vram?

 

[kmufc77]

Do not get a laptop with a Core 2 Duo. There are numerous models available now with Core i5s and Core i7s for £800 or under.

Check out the Acer Aspire 5740G Core i5...... has a Core i5, 4GB RAM and a Radeon 5650 for £699.

Thanks very much im looking at acers site now much better deals

 

[kmufc77]

Do not get a laptop with a Core 2 Duo. There are numerous models available now with Core i5s and Core i7s for £800 or under.

Check out the Acer Aspire 5740G Core i5...... has a Core i5, 4GB RAM and a Radeon 5650 for £699.

Out of stock everywhere ive looked,got to ring up Acer monday hopefully stock wil be avaliable then,thanks for the post as youve got me a much better offer for the money.

 

[kmufc77]

Sony Vaio E series

· Intel® CoreTM i5 Processor
· Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
· Glossy black
· 320 GB Serial ATA (5400 rpm)
· 4 GB 1066MHz DDR3-SDRAM
· ATI MobilityRadeon HD5650 1GB
· 39.4 cm LCD, 1366x768 + webcam

£760

you can take the lesser i5 CPU and it would cost £710.

Quite a damn good spec for the price.

can you please post me the details for this as i cant find it? mail in trust please

 

[kmufc77]

Check out the sony site, customise it to suit

Im at work at the moment so cant email sorry

yes thanks just been on there,5-6 weeks shipping though

 

[kmufc77]

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