Some people are not aware on how small you can make an awesome gaming desktop.
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Pretty much the best video card you can get in a $999 laptop is a nvidia gt550mobile or a radeon hd 6770mobile. (These cards are roughly the same performance but the amd card is 20% or so faster) In notebooks they use different names than they use in desktops, a laptop gt550m (the m behind the number stands for mobile) is the same thing as a desktop gt440 (actually the desktop card is running the gpu 10% faster.) The 6770m in a laptop is the same thing as a desktop 6670 (the desktop card is actually running 10% faster.)
Here are two benchmark website that will compare the desktop cards.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4278/amds-radeon-hd-6670-radeon-hd-6570/4
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GT_440/12.html
You can find the geforce gt440 desktop card for $80 to $100 and the desktop 6670 for about $100.
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Pretty much the best video card you can get in a $999 laptop is a nvidia gt550mobile or a radeon hd 6770mobile. (These cards are roughly the same performance but the amd card is 20% or so faster) In notebooks they use different names than they use in desktops, a laptop gt550m (the m behind the number stands for mobile) is the same thing as a desktop gt440 (actually the desktop card is running the gpu 10% faster.) The 6770m in a laptop is the same thing as a desktop 6670 (the desktop card is actually running 10% faster.)
Here are two benchmark website that will compare the desktop cards.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4278/amds-radeon-hd-6670-radeon-hd-6570/4
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GT_440/12.html
You can find the geforce gt440 desktop card for $80 to $100 and the desktop 6670 for about $100.
This message last edited by Roland00 on 26/04/2011 at 03:36:56 AM
I'm in the market for a decent gaming laptop...
25/04/2011 12:28:24 PM
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First, will you explain why you want a gaming laptop?
25/04/2011 10:17:22 PM
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To add to Aemon's point
26/04/2011 03:20:47 AM
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some of us just don't want a desktop
26/04/2011 07:33:05 AM
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Which is fair enough, I just think it's an unusual viewpoint.
26/04/2011 06:14:58 PM
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I'm special. I effectively tank with a touch pad.
26/04/2011 11:24:17 PM
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Ah, you're one of THOSE tanks. On behalf of WoW players everywhere, I hate you.
26/04/2011 11:34:06 PM
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Pretty sure that consistent touch pad use would give me carpal tunnel. *NM*
27/04/2011 02:19:09 PM
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much appreciated...
26/04/2011 10:36:22 AM
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Sounds good. Keep in mind that buying a low-end laptop doesn't mean you can't game on the go.
26/04/2011 05:41:07 PM
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Forgot to mention
26/04/2011 07:17:58 PM
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Definitely worth mentioning, but there's always something better just a couple months down the road. *NM*
26/04/2011 07:39:33 PM
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