What graphic card for a Laptop ?
#1
Posted 02 December 2010 - 21:52
Right now I'm thinking of getting one with a AMD Radeon Mobility HD5650, but I'd like to know it's nVidia equivalent, or whether AMD is going to release a better GC (Which seems unlikely from what I read since the 6000M Series is pretty much the same GPUs as the 5000M series with just a different name...)
Also, what brand would you advise me to buy? I'm actually hesitating between Sony and Toshiba, since they seem like the only reliable companies which still sell 17" laptops...
#2
Posted 03 December 2010 - 09:53
My laptop has a 5730, which is pretty much just an overclocked 5650. It runs just about everything on high/highest detail, and ATI drivers are far more reliable now than they have been in the past.
#3
Posted 03 December 2010 - 10:22
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#4
Posted 03 December 2010 - 17:23
Alias, on 3 Dec 2010, 10:53, said:
My laptop has a 5730, which is pretty much just an overclocked 5650. It runs just about everything on high/highest detail, and ATI drivers are far more reliable now than they have been in the past.
Sadly I don't see to find any 17" laptop with a 5730, however since I just got informed that I won't be able to get the laptop before January that might change...
ΓΛΡΤΘ&#, on 3 Dec 2010, 11:22, said:
Just wondering, what resolution are you running on it? A friend of mine has a 15.6" Vaio with a resolution of 1920*1080, and I personally find that stupid when I see the size of the screen...
Right now the only two noticeable PCs I found are these :
Sony Vaio VPC EC 3M1E/BJ
Toshiba Satellite L670-1DG
And I honestly fail at seeing any difference between the two except the price... Any ideas on what could be causing this apart from the fact that, as Alias said, Sony tends to sell overpriced stuff?
#5
Posted 05 December 2010 - 17:32
#6
Posted 05 December 2010 - 17:50
Futschki, on 5 Dec 2010, 18:32, said:
Thanks for the tip but I ain't buying an HP another time, already got screwed twice by their poor quality PCs and their more than awful customer support...
BTW, their price isn't that expensive compared to some Toshiba laptops with the same specs
#7
Posted 05 December 2010 - 18:32
As for customer support, I don't know, since well in Lebanon, customers rarely refer to the main company (HP or Toshiba), they use the help of official resellers such as the company I work in, and I can't complain about that
#8
Posted 05 December 2010 - 20:49
I guess that solves the problem
#10
Posted 06 December 2010 - 01:18
CJ, on 4 Dec 2010, 4:23, said:
Alias, on 3 Dec 2010, 10:53, said:
My laptop has a 5730, which is pretty much just an overclocked 5650. It runs just about everything on high/highest detail, and ATI drivers are far more reliable now than they have been in the past.
Sadly I don't see to find any 17" laptop with a 5730, however since I just got informed that I won't be able to get the laptop before January that might change...
Using my very dodgy French, I've trawled a website.
Here is the closest laptop I could find to mine: (this is the same series as mine, just a model downgrade in the 16"s)
http://www.topachat.com/pages/detail2_cat_...in10046002.html
Here is a 17" from the same series, with 5730 and i7:
http://www.topachat.com/pages/detail2_cat_...in10045039.html
Edited by Alias, 06 December 2010 - 01:33.
#11
Posted 06 December 2010 - 07:46
#12
Posted 06 December 2010 - 10:06
Futschki, on 6 Dec 2010, 18:46, said:
#13
Posted 06 December 2010 - 12:16
Alias, on 6 Dec 2010, 11:06, said:
Exactly my thoughts, I've seen the price of the Envy 17 3D but I'm not that crazy (plus I must keep the price under 1000€)
Also if I were to buy something at that price I'd take an Alienware Mx-15
As for your suggestions, the first one has an nVidia chipset which is fairly weak compared to the 5650 (40% less FPS on most games according to the benchmarks) and the second one is a bit expensive
BTW, what do you guys think of Packard Bell? Is it a good brand? Cause I found this one which has pretty much the same specs but a better graphic card...
http://www.surcouf.com/portables-netbooks/...ilter=ListeNum6
#14
Posted 06 December 2010 - 16:06
Packard Bell is HP-lite.
Stick with an Asian manufacturer.
Edited by Alias, 06 December 2010 - 16:12.
#15
Posted 06 December 2010 - 16:50
http://www.ldlc.com/...PB00107288.html
It has a slightly less powerful i5 processor, but in return it has 2x500GB HDDs and runs on a HD5850, so I guess I'll choose this one if I don't manage to get a reduction coupon on the Toshiba
#16
Posted 07 December 2010 - 01:45
If you look at the tests the 5850 is only marginally better than the 5650/57xx, and those benchmarks work off CPU too. Most of the computers with the 5850 are i7s, whereas yours is an i5 (not to say i5s are bad, I use one after all), but I don't think it will make nearly as much difference as you think. Laptop cards are a lot closer in performance than desktop cards.
#17
Posted 07 December 2010 - 02:07
Also, I'm aware that the benchmarks depend of the CPU as well, the thing is I noticed a difference of about 10 FPS in general between the two configs, so I thought it might be worth it...
The lack of decent choices in the 17" category is making me reconsider buying a smaller screen laptop BTW, but I probably should pause the search for now and wait until January, maybe there'll be more choice then (even though I doubt it >_>)
Anyway thanks for your help guys, much appreciated
#18
Posted 07 December 2010 - 02:14
Edited by Alias, 07 December 2010 - 02:16.
#20
Posted 07 December 2010 - 23:33
Scope, on 7 Dec 2010, 23:22, said:
You mean that uberpriced thingy? If I were to pay that price for a laptop I'd take the AlienWare M11x, seriously...
BTW, a friend just sent me this suggestion : http://www.surcouf.com/portables-netbooks/...ter=ListeNumNaN
17" monitor, i7-740QM and NVIDIA GT425M for only 1000€, it's by far the best laptop I've seen yet for this price.
#21
Posted 08 December 2010 - 00:30
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