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Subject: "Rate that video card!!"

I wonder if the Wolf thinks the Moon listens when he howls at it.

Poll: Is the Intel GMA950 good enough to run halo on medium settings?  [closed]
Definitly:  17%
(4 Votes)
Maybe Med-Low:  21%
(5 Votes)
lawl dood int3gr4ted graphx are teh suxors!!11!:  29%
(7 Votes)
Absolutely Not:  25%
(6 Votes)
Dude, you're getting a Dell...:  4%
(1 Votes)
Just fork over the 2k for some AlienWare.:  4%
(1 Votes)
Total Votes: 24

Im planning on buying a laptop sometime soon and im not willing to pay 1000 bux for a laptop i would mainly use for gaming(WoW). I found a cheap one on newegg that has the processing power and enough memory to handle the games I play but it comes with an Intel GMA950 integrated video card and I know that most integrated cards just plain suck. But i read an article somewhere on the web that this card isn't all that bad. So now im stuck in hard place trying to decide if i should buy a cheap laptop that might not have expansion slots or buy something expensive that i could upgrade down the road. So if you know anything about this card, use the poll^^^.

[Edited on 1/23/2007]

  • 01.23.2007 6:33 PM PDT
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GMA950 is junk

  • 01.23.2007 6:35 PM PDT
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An Intel GMA950 isn't that bad, the article wasn't lying. It has SM 1.0 or 2.0 if I'm not mistaken. And it can also do that shimmery Xbox-style camo effect, which only ATI Radeons can do.

  • 01.23.2007 6:36 PM PDT
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My advice: Go get something expensive that you can upgrade down the road. It will extend the life of the machine, and increase your resale value if you decide to sell it to some college boy or something.

  • 01.23.2007 6:36 PM PDT
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Posted by: TUI_Obi_Wan
My advice: Go get something expensive that you can upgrade down the road. It will extend the life of the machine, and increase your resale value if you decide to sell it to some college boy or something.


Yeah. Although I did say the GMA950's ok, I am not supporting it in any way. Just get one with a better card in it.

  • 01.23.2007 6:42 PM PDT
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Most people I know who have chosen a laptop over a desktop have never taken advantage of the single thing that makes a laptop better than a PC. Portability.

Don't forget enough memory and CPU power to support new games is nothing without the graphics processing power. Many games are far more dependant on a fast GPU than CPU.

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it depends on what resolution you're talking about, and what the rest of the lappy's specs are (primarily CPU speed.) if its a core-2 duo processor i imagine you will be okay.

gaming laptops, while extremely cool, just don't make sense to me as they are bloody expensive and your upgrade path is limited - not to mention the general lifespan of a laptop is far shorter than that of an equivalent desktop. but you've made it clear that you don't want to shell out 1K+ on your new toy and i think that's smart, especially if the only game you'll be playing is Halo.

that said, i can't be 100% certain that the integrated GPU will be up to snuff, but i imagine you could get decent frame rates at 800x600 with med-to low details providing your processor isn't a worthless sack of excrement.

good luck.

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Buying a new computer is like buying a car. Sure you could save a few dollars by going for the cheap 4 cylinder. But hell, you're already paying a crapload, why not pay just a little bit more and get the V8 beast with the awesome stereo and the GPS and the heated seats and the oversize cupholders for those Double Big Gulps.

It's all about the experience, I say shop around until you find something you really like, and pay a little extra, it'll be worth it in the long run.

  • 01.23.2007 8:15 PM PDT
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Well, I dont know much about laptop graphics cards, but my desktop PC has a Radeon X1600 Pro. Extremely good video card, well worth its value. The only thing lagging it is my actual comp itself. 1.1 Ghz CPU processors just dont cut it for what I need out of it. If I had a faster comp, I would easily get triple digit framerate at high resolutions easy.

[Edited on 1/23/2007]

  • 01.23.2007 8:16 PM PDT
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Most of the PC issues posted here are the result of PEBKAC.

You can SLI in a Laptop now, that's surprising.


No integrated graphics chips don't carry vertex shaders, meaning extra lag.

  • 01.23.2007 9:32 PM PDT
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Posted by: staticx57
GMA950 is junk


for waht its worth i think it gets th job dun

go for an accer if your short on cash you get the most out of there lower end comps

  • 01.23.2007 9:37 PM PDT
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Posted by: Durendul
Posted by: staticx57
GMA950 is junk


for waht its worth i think it gets th job dun

go for an accer if your short on cash you get the most out of there lower end comps
You're not Durandal, he's way smarter than this.

lawl dood int3gr4ted graphx are teh suxors!!11

[Edited on 1/24/2007]

  • 01.24.2007 3:46 AM PDT

I wonder if the Wolf thinks the Moon listens when he howls at it.

Posted by: Master Kim
Posted by: Durendul
Posted by: staticx57
GMA950 is junk


for waht its worth i think it gets th job dun

go for an accer if your short on cash you get the most out of there lower end comps
You're not Durandal, he's way smarter than this.

lawl dood int3gr4ted graphx are teh suxors!!11
And just so happened that that name(Durandal) got BL'ed due to aimbot distribution.Yet i know he was just a previous bl'ed maw reg on a new name and i forgot his original name.

  • 01.24.2007 1:14 PM PDT
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Just fork over the 2k for some AlienWare.

  • 01.24.2007 1:22 PM PDT
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Posted by: Master Kim
Posted by: Durendul
Posted by: staticx57
GMA950 is junk


for waht its worth i think it gets th job dun

go for an accer if your short on cash you get the most out of there lower end comps
You're not Durandal, he's way smarter than this.

lawl dood int3gr4ted graphx are teh suxors!!11
And just so happened that that name(Durandal) got BL'ed due to aimbot distribution.Yet i know he was just a previous bl'ed maw reg on a new name and i forgot his original name.
Turbocircuits. Johnny Orcface. Chemotherapy. lol_waffles. Lord knows how many accounts he has made.

  • 01.24.2007 1:45 PM PDT

I wonder if the Wolf thinks the Moon listens when he howls at it.


Posted by: Master Kim
Posted by: Apoc the stunter
Posted by: Master Kim
Posted by: Durendul
Posted by: staticx57
GMA950 is junk


for waht its worth i think it gets th job dun

go for an accer if your short on cash you get the most out of there lower end comps
You're not Durandal, he's way smarter than this.

lawl dood int3gr4ted graphx are teh suxors!!11
And just so happened that that name(Durandal) got BL'ed due to aimbot distribution.Yet i know he was just a previous bl'ed maw reg on a new name and i forgot his original name.
Turbocircuits. Johnny Orcface. Chemotherapy. lol_waffles. Lord knows how many accounts he has made.
O yeahz Orcface. Its still very possible that he is lingering in our forums.

  • 01.24.2007 1:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: Apoc the stunter

Posted by: Master Kim
Posted by: Apoc the stunter
Posted by: Master Kim
Posted by: Durendul
Posted by: staticx57
GMA950 is junk


for waht its worth i think it gets th job dun

go for an accer if your short on cash you get the most out of there lower end comps
You're not Durandal, he's way smarter than this.

lawl dood int3gr4ted graphx are teh suxors!!11
And just so happened that that name(Durandal) got BL'ed due to aimbot distribution.Yet i know he was just a previous bl'ed maw reg on a new name and i forgot his original name.
Turbocircuits. Johnny Orcface. Chemotherapy. lol_waffles. Lord knows how many accounts he has made.
O yeahz Orcface. Its still very possible that he is lingering in our forums.
He's probably doing it right now. In fact, for all we know, he could have an account right now and be chatting amongst us. *Dun dun dun*

What's up, dude?

  • 01.24.2007 1:51 PM PDT

I wonder if the Wolf thinks the Moon listens when he howls at it.

Posted by: Master Kim
Posted by: Apoc the stunter

Posted by: Master Kim
Posted by: Apoc the stunter
Posted by: Master Kim
Posted by: Durendul
Posted by: staticx57
GMA950 is junk


for waht its worth i think it gets th job dun

go for an accer if your short on cash you get the most out of there lower end comps
You're not Durandal, he's way smarter than this.

lawl dood int3gr4ted graphx are teh suxors!!11
And just so happened that that name(Durandal) got BL'ed due to aimbot distribution.Yet i know he was just a previous bl'ed maw reg on a new name and i forgot his original name.
Turbocircuits. Johnny Orcface. Chemotherapy. lol_waffles. Lord knows how many accounts he has made.
O yeahz Orcface. Its still very possible that he is lingering in our forums.
He's probably doing it right now. In fact, for all we know, he could have an account right now and be chatting amongst us. *Dun dun dun*

What's up, dude?
including that there were like 30+ more people that came to the maw with a wave of H2V spam behind them..........

  • 01.24.2007 2:12 PM PDT
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Putting together a good desktop is like playing with size coded legos. things can only plung in to where they are supposed to.

Now laptops on the other hand, im not sure how easy it is to build one and customize it to your liking.

and btw, integrated graphics are teh suckzorz. get something a little better, and also post the rest of this computer's specs plz so we can tell you if the integrated would run things allright.

  • 01.24.2007 5:46 PM PDT
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Alienware is over priced and under preforming for a gaming laptop.
You would probably want an XPS, those are the only good dells I know. They are also vista capable.
Nvidia Geforce Go 7900 and 7950 are good laptop graphics, I played some Half-life: 2 on my friends lap top and it ran very smooth.

  • 01.24.2007 6:25 PM PDT
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Posted by: ART1LL3RY
Alienware is over priced and under preforming for a gaming laptop.
You would probably want an XPS, those are the only good dells I know. They are also vista capable.
Nvidia Geforce Go 7900 and 7950 are good laptop graphics, I played some Half-life: 2 on my friends lap top and it ran very smooth.


Yup, sometimes I find myself in a nearby mall playing BF2 all day in the Dell section. XPS of course. =D

  • 01.24.2007 6:39 PM PDT
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Most of the PC issues posted here are the result of PEBKAC.

Beware of the Laptop cards that use Turbocache. That's trouble.

  • 01.24.2007 7:12 PM PDT

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