How's my graphics card?

[mamoo]

I was told by someone on the COD5 forums that my card sucks, but thewn again, thats the COD5 forums. I've decided to ask a community I can trust...You guys!

Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family

By the way, I appreciate any help offered, but I should also urge anyone not to give an example of a card I should be using, since I am going to be skint for a long time and my graphics card is shared not dedicated.

 

[Flogger23m]

That isn't a video card, it is integrated graphics. In English - yes, it does suck.

I don't even think new games support integrated graphics anymore.

I'd suggest investing in one if you're interested in playing PC games.

What kind of motherboard do you have? I am sure you can easily find something for $50-60 in PCI-E that would be decent. But if you really don't want one, then that is up to you.

Just don't expect most games to support it.

 

[mamoo]

Huh, so I can actually plug a new video card into my laptop then? I'm not swure about the motherboard, but my computer is a Toshiba Satellite L500-19X.

 

[Rak]

Huh, so I can actually plug a new video card into my laptop then? I'm not swure about the motherboard, but my computer is a Toshiba Satellite L500-19X.

I'm afraid not. You're stuck with what you have for laptops(except storage). Other posters thought you had a desktop.

 

[BlackLabel]

There is solutions to use a normal graphics card for a laptop but thats external and a bit complicated. Guess you are stuck with what you have.

http://www.digitaltigers.com/sidecar.asp

and

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/vidock-expresscard-graphics,1933.html

 

[mamoo]

There is solutions to use a normal graphics card for a laptop but thats external and a bit complicated. Guess you are stuck with what you have.

[url]http://www.digitaltigers.com/sidecar.asp[/URL]

and

[url]http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/vidock-expresscard-graphics,1933.html[/URL]

By the time I've got one of those and got a new graphics card it would probably be cheaper to buy a new computer...

 

[Reddog]

Well if you wanted to game on your laptop you really should have checked out the specs before you bought, both Nvidia and ATI have laptop series GPU's and quite a few laptops on the market use them.

 

[mamoo]

Well if you wanted to game on your laptop you really should have checked out the specs before you bought, both Nvidia and ATI have laptop series GPU's and quite a few laptops on the market use them.

Yeah, going into a computer shop is like taking crack for me...

 

[Flogger23m]

If it is a laptop, it might have an upgrade option. Check the manufactures website... if it is upgradable, they usually tell you. But it will be expensive. Even then, mobile versions of video cards often have compatibility issues.

If you really want to play up to date games, get a desktop.

I am not sure where you live, but you can easily get a decent lower end gaming PC for $600 in the USA. Won't be the best, but you will be able to run everything out there (not maxed out...).

 

[Nibe]

Well if you wanted to game on your laptop you really should have checked out the specs before you bought, both Nvidia and ATI have laptop series GPU's and quite a few laptops on the market use them.

Packard Bell has few ATI Radeon HD 3800 series cards. My girl got PB with HD3850 and RO played well with it. (Even everything on full), it is quite normal that laptops get hot, when playing games. (Offcourse gaming laptops not that much.)

But good gaming laptops cost 900-2000$. Differs a lot, where you buy it. And the brand cost too. I don't remember who used NVidia.

And if you want to buy a deskop, then you should buy it from parts. Im sure that you can easily find help deciding parts and assembling the machine. Nowdays the quality motherboards came with very good manual about assembling hardware right. (Just make sure not to buy BULK parts. they are just that part, without any wires or manuals) Parts rarely go to wrong place, but if you are unsure, you can allways ask help from computer forums. http://www.afterdawn.com/ is one. I got a cheap computer (900

 

[Flogger23m]

Nibe gave good advice. If you do plan on upgrading, a cheap desktop would be best.


Large bulky gaming laptops never appealed to me.

I'd rather have an equally fast, more upgradable and more reliable desktop and a decent $600 small and light laptop for the same price as a high end gaming laptop.

 

[Peter.Steele]

Nibe gave good advice. If you do plan on upgrading, a cheap desktop would be best.


Large bulky gaming laptops never appealed to me.

I'd rather have an equally fast, more upgradable and more reliable desktop and a decent $600 small and light laptop for the same price as a high end gaming laptop.

... or an even faster desktop and a $350 EeePC for when I -have- to be away from my desk.

 

[Reddog]

Ugh I can't stand eePC's they make my eyes bleed and my hands recoil in horror.