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Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by HonCasino(m): 8:42am On Nov 12, 2012 |
Please, help me out with this. Am desperately in need of a laptop that will especially help me to play top games such as FIFA 2013. A friend offers me one with the Specs as: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook, Rating 5.9, Processor: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics 1.50GHz, Installed Memory (RAM): 6 GB, 64-bit Operating System, Windows 7 Home Premium. 1. Is this type of laptop good for such top games? 2. Is this worth GHc 1500? (I don't know the Naira equivalent of the Cedis since am in Ghana) 3. What other features do i need to check before buying this laptop? 4. What other relevant programs can I use this laptop for? (am not good at using computer, am mostly interested in games.) 5. Where can I have access to FIFA 2013 and any other top games? |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by csteve: 9:38am On Nov 12, 2012 |
yes intel HD graphics can play pes 2013. Am using pavillion g6 1356si intel core i3-2530mhz processor. With intel HD 4000 graphics 1.94gb. rating 4.9 its plays it well. And also play many top games unlike what people say thay Intel is not good for gamin, yes gforce and ATI, reamins best in gaming bur Intel HD is good, atleast above average. |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by HonCasino(m): 11:04am On Nov 12, 2012 |
Please, can you help me on the topic? |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by dilbert100: 3:26pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
i would go for a pc to be honest. laptops can be very hit and miss for gaming ![]() ![]() |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by Greenslim: 3:27pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
You will ususlly see it on the product specification. |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by NEROSKY(m): 3:29pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
buy any laptop wif NVIDIA GRAPHIC & core i7 with this specs, you will be able 2 play 2019 Pes & Fifa games |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by lukkie(m): 3:33pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
Go to www.alienware.com for serious gaming laptops. They're made by DELL. Not cheap though. Good luck. 2 Likes |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by babseg(m): 3:39pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
lukkie: Go to www.alienware.com for serious gaming laptops. They're made by DELL. Not cheap though. Good luck. Yeah alienware |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by ozor1: 3:40pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
Get a laptop with sandy bridge intel core i5 or i7 with nvidia graphics of atleats 1gig v ram |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by psyqs(m): 3:44pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
lukkie: Go to www.alienware.com for serious gaming laptops. They're made by DELL. Not cheap though. Good luck.They are the Best |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by Skywalker5(m): 3:44pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
Go to this website http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri Type in the name of your game and it will check the hardware of the laptop and let you know it can play it or not 1 Like |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by dasdexter(m): 3:48pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
dude for serious gamin jst look first for d grafix card(it should b nvidia or ati), intel hd is good though but not preferable, d second is d processor type & clock speed(core series, intel dual core processors with 2.xx clock speed should do), but i know any laptop manufactured btw 2011 & now got a pretty good processin speed, d 3rd is d ram should b 4rm 4gig upward & lastly d hdd. Jst try & checkout dis notebooks dell alienware, sony vaio s series, toshiba qosmio, acer timeline(lacks bluetooth though) |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by Enchantednas: 3:49pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
if you want the best for your Buck, get an "ALIENWARE" its made by dell and specially made for gaming, trust me this is one hell of a device. 1 Like |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by coninse: 3:59pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
I don't really do alot of gaming but I know ALIENWARE is a good machine for gaming. You can as well look into the new Apple Retina Display, I think its nice because I just got one of the new 15-inch: 2.7GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.7GHz. The memory is 16GB and the hard drive has 256GB Flash Storage. I saw alot of comments on the Mac retina performance on Youtube and the rating is high. If you plan using this mac for gaming, I will suggest you max the hard drive to 768GB Flash Storage. I hope this helps? |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by user32(m): 4:03pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
Buy hp dv6t(2 gig dedicated) |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by cheddarking(m): 4:07pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
Get an Alienware or Dell XPS system Avoid AMD boards at all costs! |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by markus1133: 4:11pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
at least 3.0 GHZ dual core, 2 gb ram ..etc ![]() ![]() |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by Areaboy2(m): 4:13pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
cheddarking: Get an Alienware or Dell XPS system not reliable. had a bad experience. changed motherboard three times before the warranty ran out and it went bad again. mind you, the board is not an AMD, just the processor. And no! do not avoid AMD.. wtf are you on about? that sh1t beats intel when it comes to gaming lol @topic.. The specs you have pointed out are more than enough to play your game and enjoy it with great graphics. rule of thumb: when it comes to gaming, you can never go wrong with AMD. Added to that you have a Radeon gpu. what more can i say? CPU = Very good Ram = More than sufficient GPU = pretty aite. ALL you need now is an external fan voila, you can game all day ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by MSItachi: 4:31pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
no laptop beats ASUS in performance and price put together, Gaming Beasts http://www.tigerdirect.com/sectors/campaigns/asus/index.asp http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4904411&sku=A50-173406 |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by ciphoenix: 4:47pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
considering you're interested in Pro Evolution Soccer and FIFA mainly, i'd advice you don't go too high end, as those two games aren't really demanding. The intel HD graphics in the new ivy bridge processors will do the job just fine. However if you're interested in other more demanding games e.g Skyrim, Crysis, Battlefield or Halo, you might want to get a chip from nVidia or AMD. Its worthy of note though that the graphics processing ability of the new intel HD chips surpass those of the nVidia GeForce GT630M and its AMD equivalent. 1 Like |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by toideve(m): 5:00pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
NEROSKY: buy any laptop wif NVIDIA GRAPHIC & core i7 Gbam! 1 Like |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by Skii(m): 5:02pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
don't even waste your time...go for a dell XPS (xps meaning extreme performance system)...build your own of their websites...i tell you its worth it... I've got need for speed hot pursuit, i plan to get most wanted-the new one (just waiting for the price to come down a bit) I also got FIFA 12 and PES 12 (planning to get PES 2013), red faction, COD 4 and a host of other games... when i feel like it, I connect it to the big screen via HDMI cable 1 Like |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by fingard02k(m): 5:03pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
Pls can someone help me with any good game that can play in ACER ASPIRE ONE MINI LAPTOP...... |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by Nobody: 5:14pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
Dude for gaming I wont recommend any laptop running Intel 4000 HD as its really a low end GPU, AND GENERALLY HAS LOW BENCH MARK SCORES, but if you must game on laptop there are some pretty decent HP gaming laptops, try any of these 1.TOSHIBA Satellite L855-S5255 Notebook Intel Core i5 2450M(2.50GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR3 1333 640GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi AMD Radeon HD 7670M 2.lenovo IdeaPad Y480 (20934EU) Notebook Intel Core i5 3210M(2.50GHz) 14" 6GB Memory DDR3 1600 750GB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE 3.there is a us HP dv7 with a custom 1080P full hd screen with the NVidia 640m too But personally I prefer gaming on a pc as I can run all the latest games on highest, I rigged up a HP workstation wx4600 Core2Quad 2.5, 4 gig ram, Custom power Crossair xh620 watts to power my Nvidia 8800xh GPU, 1 terabyte HDD, windows8 professional x64, all for less than 150k and believe me this baby rocks what she can do u cant get any laptop for 200k that can do what she can do, the fact is she is more powerful than 2 ps3 consoles connected serially. ![]() but when and if u ever get your gaming rig hook me up and I will give u any game you want, like: Dishonored sleeping dogs torch light2 Medal of honor Football manager 2013 with 5gig mega faces, complete player and club logos pack fifa manager 13 nba 2k13 xcomm enemy unknown skyrmm dawn guard dlc pes 2013 with full pes edits patch with all the kits and transfers fifa 13 mlb2k12 Viking need for speed most wanted 2012 worms revolution dark siders2 and sooo many other games.or just order any game on the planet give me tops 24 hours its yours or if u wana upgrade to windows8 original withfull activation or office 2013 or project manager 2013 hit me up 08030593258 1 Like |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by Nobody: 5:20pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
fingard02k: Pls can someone help me with any good game that can play in ACER ASPIRE ONE MINI LAPTOP......yeah there are lots of games that can run on that, like dead light mark of the ninja shank 2 dungeon siege 3 really good games. hit me up 08030593258 |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by princemedico: 6:03pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
So for digressing; how reliable are Tosiba laptops presently. |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by emekaD3(m): 6:04pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
Yet to experience ANY form of accident.. and i pray i wont |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by Nobody: 6:06pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
Buying a gaming rig in Nigeria is costly, if you ask me, but you could get a HP Pavilion dv6-6180us laptop for around 170K. This is my current laptop and the specs are superb! (6.9 rating on gaming, 7.5 on speed, 7.5 on RAM etc.). |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by samir101ng(m): 6:14pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
First & foremost, the best platform in my opinion to play games on is on the console ( Sony Playstation PS3, Microsoft XBOX360, Nintendo Wii). These are dedicated hardware devices that are meant specifically to play games. However, they can do more than that. They can play DVD's, stream movies & music from the internet and generally are wireless multimedia devices. However, if you prefer gaming on a computer platform, your best bet is a desktop PC. It carries more power and graphics than a laptop will ever do. The sheer amount of processing power & memory on a desktop is more than enough to play most modern PC & console games. However, its not mobile and must be connected to an external source as it draws a lot of power. Now, we come to gaming on a mobile laptop. The first two things to look out for on a laptop when contemplating gaming is a dedicated grapics card or GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The two major graphics chips manufacturresrs are Nvidia & AMD. AMD is the entity that resulted as a result of the merger between ATI & AMD. They have an added advantage of manufacturing both CPU's & GPU's. In my opinion though, Nvidia is the best in terms of power and efficiency in playing the latest PC games. Most modern laptops (2012) come with at least 1GB of dedicated graphics memory. 4GB RAM is also standard when looking for a system to play games on. 1 Like |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by averybigone: 6:16pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
Gaming laptops are pretty expensive. You can get a decent one here from a Nigerian store. https://www.wmnigeria.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=gaming&Submit=Search |
Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by Nobody: 6:22pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
Buy an Alien Ware Laptops!!! Those laptops are for games. But be ready to shed more cash oo. 16gig rams and craziest specifications. U will really enjoy it |
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