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      Almadyr last edited by

      In the end my pc has been fried. I recoveredsome data but, apparently, what i recivered won't help me toplay with my old pc anymore. The solution is that i buy a new low cost pc.

      So here are the questions for you tech guys:
      first pc:
      Acer with win7 (can nwn run on win7?)
      pentium t4400 2.2ghz
      acer nplify 802.11
      15'6 screen.

      Second pc
      acer win7
      amd anthlon II x2 2.1 ghz
      mobility radeon hd 4570
      17' screen

      Both are laptops and price difference is less than 100euros so it makes no big difference.

      Which one should i choose?

      If Chuck Norris had performed in 300, the film would be called 1.

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        games last edited by

        In my opinion the key questions are:

        Is there a resolution difference between the screens ?
        and do you have a size preference?

        Personally, I prefer a 15" ultra-high-res. (16x12 or 19x12)
        Others prefer a 17" low-res. (14x9)

        The ergonomic aspects will usually far outweigh other items in the long term, assuming the other details are somewhat similar.

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        • B-Rock
          B-Rock last edited by

          With laptops, you'd probably be more worried about its total max RAM cpacity than anything else. Seeing as they become outdated and a bitch to upgrade, its best to find out that first.

          But yes, NWN can run with windows 7 after graphical driver updates, and yes its usually better off you getting the intel processor.

          @X?O:

          > I just want to take you there~
          > He don't got to know~ where…
          > Does he touch you here like this? this? this? this?
          > Let me take the friction from your~ lips…

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            placeholderaccount last edited by

            You should choose a low-cost tabletop. Laptop… No, nononono. You get more for less if you go for a proper PC, with easier to fix insides if anything ever blows up, and the most important question: Are you going to chuck it around continuosly? If not, then don't go for a laptop.

            (as a sidenote, my samsung N150 mini laptop runs nwn, with win 7, but I wouldn't go questing with it. Done some RP with it in school every now and then, though)

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              games last edited by

              @placeholderaccount:

              You should choose a low-cost tabletop. Laptop… No, nononono.

              I play NWN in the kitchen, in the den, and sitting in bed. Rather hard to do with a non-laptop. As far as requirements, a laptop 2ghz P4 with 2GB ram and Mobility radeon 9000 is okay for questing, as long as you keep the resolution at 12x10 or less. Thats about a US$150 used laptop.
              Having hardware video of some kind is key.
              That single-core P4 with HW video is better than a a core 2 duo without it, and as good as a i5 with integrated - but nowhere near as good as a i5 with a business-class graphics such as a NVS3100.
              Yes, it is all from recent personal experience on COA.

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                Nepris last edited by

                Second PC, if I were to choose.

                The larger screen and mid-range ATI video would run NWN fine. You can't go wrong with an AMD/ATI combo (don't listen to the Intel hype, its all in the name).

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                • B-Rock
                  B-Rock last edited by

                  @Nepris:

                  You can't go wrong with an AMD/ATI combo (don't listen to the Intel hype, its all in the name).

                  hands Nepris a copy of 'Rage'

                  @X?O:

                  > I just want to take you there~
                  > He don't got to know~ where…
                  > Does he touch you here like this? this? this? this?
                  > Let me take the friction from your~ lips…

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                    Nepris last edited by

                    @B-Rock:

                    @Nepris:

                    You can't go wrong with an AMD/ATI combo (don't listen to the Intel hype, its all in the name).

                    hands Nepris a copy of 'Rage'

                    Rage works flawless on my AMD/ATI rig with the latest 11.10 Catalyst drivers. If you can't make a game work, blame your PC, not the game.

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                    • B-Rock
                      B-Rock last edited by

                      Normally I'd agree, but that game raped ATi cards for a good week or two before the fixes came out. So yes, blaming the game is a viable tactic.

                      Regardless, Intel and Nvidia are the most supported card/chipset. Its best to go that route for a cpu neophyte.

                      @X?O:

                      > I just want to take you there~
                      > He don't got to know~ where…
                      > Does he touch you here like this? this? this? this?
                      > Let me take the friction from your~ lips…

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                      • ArchAngel_G
                        ArchAngel_G last edited by

                        I'd vote Intel/Nvidia if you wanted something a bit more . . . stable. The fight between ATI/AMD and Intel/Nvidia is more than just in name. They actually go back and forth, imo, with chipsets that work well with each other. It's just that in my experience there are fewer crashes with an Intel chip.

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                        • Darlene Te'len
                          Darlene Te'len last edited by

                          if you have 2 laptops to choose from in the same store, see if the salesperson will let you run a comparison, provided the machines have internet access

                          go to "can you run it" and use a recent game with moderate requirements and see how they compair with the "benchmark" game

                          http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/CYRI/intro.aspx

                          since the thingie they do to the computers needs to download something to run you will have to get the salesperson to help you, when it finishes and shows the report it gives a fairly decent list of things to compair even i am capable of understanding

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