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Originally Posted by dragonslay
My main question is a "ATI Radeon HD3200" is a much better video chip than a "Intel graphics media accelerator 4500MHD" correct?
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FWIU, the GMA 4500HD (of which, I am a very regretful owner) isn't really a video card, it's just something integrated into the processor. Horrible for playing games. Horrible for playing even this six year old game. I've been told that even doubling my RAM won't really improve it's performance. (Something about the GMA 4500 HD using GPU vs CPU. Or something.)
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Well the HD 3200 is also an integrated graphics processor. It's a bit better than the Intel version when it comes to games but neither are what I would consider to be a real GPU. Recommended settings may be a bit high for either of these at their's native resolution of 1366x768.
Of the two I would pick the one with the HD 3200 (Aspire AS5517-1127) because first it's CPU is dual core. Second the Intel IGP drivers are somewhat glitchy when it comes to this game, ATI has it's own quirks but not as bad as Intel's. Third it has more system memory. And lastly, it also 64-bit Windows 7 and not Vista.
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I am sure this has been asked before so I appologize for the echo.
I am buying a laptop (my first) and I am wondering if I will be able to play CoH on recommeded settings with either of the following inexpensive laptops?
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-15...8965084&sr=1-3
or
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-AS...2&sr=1-2-fkmr0
the first is an acer as5517 and the second is an acer as1410-2762. I saw them at a store and are probably not the exact model linked above.
My main question is a "ATI Radeon HD3200" is a much better video chip than a "Intel graphics media accelerator 4500MHD" correct? I believe any new model laptop will have enough processing power and ram to do fine. Running 3G wireless from the cable modem will be fine I believe as well.
any other things i need to know when buying a laptop for CoH?