Is my laptop good

stepankhotulev · 12-13-2006, 12:50 AM

I got this acer laptop for my birtday. And I was interested, is it good for gaming (new high quallity games)
It freezes sometimes in game (battlefield 2142), is this due to lack of cpu?

centrino m pentium m 740 1.73g processor.
Ati radeon x700 vram 256mgb
1gb ram ddr2

ram is the only thing that can be upgraded (2gb), I was wondering if its worth upgrading it for games.
what about the new centrino duo come against centrino m with the same clock speed?

all opinions are welcome!!!
cheers

Verve · 12-13-2006, 01:01 AM

it seems like it could play Battlefield 2142. What settings are you using in the game?

**The_Other_One** · 12-13-2006, 01:06 AM

The x700 is a bit better than a 7300GS. Has anyone tried them game using one of those cards? I'd imagine it'd work alright, but it'd have to be on low settings.

stepankhotulev · 12-13-2006, 01:09 AM

Im running it on default settings, in game is fine, but when a new map starts loading i sometimes get ctd

abenak07 · 12-13-2006, 01:56 AM

ehhh i think that the x700 is more then a bit better then the 7300gs check the bench marks lol

abenak07 · 12-13-2006, 02:02 AM

this site will help http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php

**The_Other_One** · 12-13-2006, 03:10 AM

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards....=100&card2=376

Mobility x700
Shader Operations: 2800 Operations/sec
Pixel Fill Rate: 2800 MPixels/sec
Texture Fill Rate: 2800 MTexels/sec
Vertex Operations: 525 MVertices/sec

7300GS
Shader Operations: 2200 Operations/sec
Pixel Fill Rate: 1100 MPixels/sec
Texture Fill Rate: 2200 MTexels/sec
Vertex Operations: 412.5 MVertices/sec

I'd say they are pretty close

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Originally Posted by stepankhotulev

but when a new map starts loading i sometimes get ctd

Get what?

stepankhotulev · 12-13-2006, 11:04 PM

upgrade graphic card...thats hard to do on a laptop.
ctd is crash to desktop

alienationware · 12-15-2006, 01:09 AM

Your laptop would play World of WarCraft just fine online...

tlarkin · 12-15-2006, 01:12 AM

I don't understand why people want to game on laptops. I own 2 laptops on HP nc4200 and an ibook, and I would never play games on them. They are for work really.

I game on my desktop only, and if its portability you want for a gaming rig, build a LAN PC, in one of those mico towers. Those are at least somewhat upgradeable.

12-13-2006, 12:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
stepankhotulev Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 27	Is my laptop good I got this acer laptop for my birtday. And I was interested, is it good for gaming (new high quallity games) It freezes sometimes in game (battlefield 2142), is this due to lack of cpu? centrino m pentium m 740 1.73g processor. Ati radeon x700 vram 256mgb 1gb ram ddr2 ram is the only thing that can be upgraded (2gb), I was wondering if its worth upgrading it for games. what about the new centrino duo come against centrino m with the same clock speed? all opinions are welcome!!! cheers

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Verve Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Age: 18 Posts: 2,494	it seems like it could play Battlefield 2142. What settings are you using in the game? __________________ Formerly Starwarsman HP DV6885 Special Edition Core2Duo T8100 @ 2.1 GHz 3GB DDR2 Ram 250GB SATA HDD Geforce 8400m GS Vista Home Premium SP1 The Masterplan

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The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,364	The x700 is a bit better than a 7300GS. Has anyone tried them game using one of those cards? I'd imagine it'd work alright, but it'd have to be on low settings. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

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12-13-2006, 01:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
stepankhotulev Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 27	Im running it on default settings, in game is fine, but when a new map starts loading i sometimes get ctd

12-13-2006, 01:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
abenak07 Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 60	ehhh i think that the x700 is more then a bit better then the 7300gs check the bench marks lol

12-13-2006, 02:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
abenak07 Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 60	this site will help http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php

12-13-2006, 11:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
stepankhotulev Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 27	upgrade graphic card...thats hard to do on a laptop. ctd is crash to desktop

12-15-2006, 01:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,056	I don't understand why people want to game on laptops. I own 2 laptops on HP nc4200 and an ibook, and I would never play games on them. They are for work really. I game on my desktop only, and if its portability you want for a gaming rig, build a LAN PC, in one of those mico towers. Those are at least somewhat upgradeable.

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