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New Laptop Hunt

GageEndaI

By GageEndaI,
Posted on: 2011-06-15 14:18 in Player Questions

 

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So I've been going through NewEgg for a new Laptop (or a refurb) and I am trying to keep it under 500. So far the best one I've found is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220758 but I'm not sure if it's going to be up to snuff to handle CoH when I play on the laptop.

Any help on this one?

 

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So I've been going through NewEgg for a new Laptop (or a refurb) and I am trying to keep it under 500. So far the best one I've found is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220758 but I'm not sure if it's going to be up to snuff to handle CoH when I play on the laptop.

Any help on this one?
Hmm. Well, that one is comparable to the laptop I have (The Asus G51), and it runs CoX just fine. However, it runs it rather hot. I can't say whether or not yours will have the same issue, as my video card probably draws more power, and the specs are slightly different...

But yeah, in terms of playability you should be fine. I'd personally try for a better CPU and video card, but I can understand if money is a factor in that regard.

 

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Originally Posted by GageEndaI View Post
So I've been going through NewEgg for a new Laptop (or a refurb) and I am trying to keep it under 500. So far the best one I've found is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220758 but I'm not sure if it's going to be up to snuff to handle CoH when I play on the laptop.

Any help on this one?

Will it run CoH? Sorta. You're not going to be able to crank the resolution up high (and trying to play at low resolution on a high res laptop screen can lead to funny-looking results).

You can see the basic info for the 210M here.


It's basically a 2 year old entry level discrete graphics solution. About the only thing to recommend it is that "it isn't Intel Integrated graphics".
It's on par, performance-wise with my 4 year old Quadro 570M. It'll play the game with minimal stutter, but don't even THINK about Ultra Mode.


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