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lolo40489
Profile Joined February 2005
18 Posts
August 28 2010 13:16 GMT
#101
http://www.amd.com/us/products/notebook/graphics/ati-mobility-hd-5400/Pages/hd-5470-specs.aspx

it does use the GDDR5 like the guy says look at the link up here.
Toobz
Profile Joined May 2010
United States88 Posts
August 28 2010 16:45 GMT
#102
I just got my laptop yesterday, Dell Studio 15.

2.4 ghz Core i5 450m
6gb DDR3
500gb 7200rpm SATA
ati mobility radeon hd 5470

It is a very fast computer. It can play Starcraft on low settings very easily. Once I bump it up to Medium or High however, I get some mouse lag. If you go into settings and click the Reduce Mouse Lag button, it runs Medium and High graphics very well (however, you get a drop in FPS. Not sure how much of a drop. Still is playable imo though). I usually play on Medium, because I can't really tell a difference between that and High.

I got this laptop to play starcraft 2, and to do everything else I want. As far as browsing the web and multitasking, it's a very fast computer. Starcraft 2 is playable on Medium with the reduce mouse lag option and the best part is it isn't SUPER expensive. I got mine for $734 dollars from Dell after tax. Not too bad, I'd say.
Its pretty alright
MLXok
Profile Joined August 2010
Poland18 Posts
September 04 2010 14:25 GMT
#103
This is my first post on TL so firstly i would like to say Hi to all TL members,
I have laptop - HP dv5
Intel core 2 duo P7350 2.00ghz
3Gb RAM
GeForce 9600GTM
and windows vista.
I think its pretty good laptop (I can play Assaisn creed 1 and 2, and other new games but game like GTA IV is too much for it) but even on the lowest settings in big battles i have big FPS drops, i cant play 3v3 or 4v4 due to low FPS.
Could you tell my if it is normal on this kind of laptop or i have sth going wrong ?
Ryps
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Romania2740 Posts
September 04 2010 15:03 GMT
#104
On September 04 2010 23:25 MLXok wrote:
This is my first post on TL so firstly i would like to say Hi to all TL members,
I have laptop - HP dv5
Intel core 2 duo P7350 2.00ghz
3Gb RAM
GeForce 9600GTM
and windows vista.
I think its pretty good laptop (I can play Assaisn creed 1 and 2, and other new games but game like GTA IV is too much for it) but even on the lowest settings in big battles i have big FPS drops, i cant play 3v3 or 4v4 due to low FPS.
Could you tell my if it is normal on this kind of laptop or i have sth going wrong ?


normal, bad cpu, bad gpu and laptop. I had problems on similar laptop.
Black Gun
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Germany4482 Posts
September 04 2010 18:05 GMT
#105
On September 05 2010 00:03 PaD wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 04 2010 23:25 MLXok wrote:
This is my first post on TL so firstly i would like to say Hi to all TL members,
I have laptop - HP dv5
Intel core 2 duo P7350 2.00ghz
3Gb RAM
GeForce 9600GTM
and windows vista.
I think its pretty good laptop (I can play Assaisn creed 1 and 2, and other new games but game like GTA IV is too much for it) but even on the lowest settings in big battles i have big FPS drops, i cant play 3v3 or 4v4 due to low FPS.
Could you tell my if it is normal on this kind of laptop or i have sth going wrong ?


normal, bad cpu, bad gpu and laptop. I had problems on similar laptop.

i agree. the cpu is too weak for big battles in 3v3 or 4v4, the gpu is too weak for big battles, even with low settings.
"What am I supposed to do against this?" - "Lose!" :-]
MLXok
Profile Joined August 2010
Poland18 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-04 18:30:40
September 04 2010 18:27 GMT
#106
Thanks for reply, I tried SC 2 on Toshiba laptop with Intel T4300, 3 gb ram and Intel graphic on windows 7 and it was interesting because at the start I had lower FPS count than on my HP laptop (about 16 FPS), but when it comes to big battles even in 3v3 and 4v4 i had the same FPS count(16), on my HP I have rly good FPS even on high settings but when comes to big battles its just dropping to like 4 FPS. Is Intel T4300 better than P7350 ?
chayashida
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1 Post
October 07 2010 01:53 GMT
#107
This topic showed up on the Battle.net forums. I wrote a summary there for this thread, but I think it makes sense to cross-post it here, too.

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/801801435?page=1

-------

I took a lot of notes and went through the posts before I purchased my notebook. Here's my notes from the thread. I hope you find them useful:

Notebooks that were able to play at 1920x1080 on Ultra settings include:

Sony Vaio F12 (i7 720QM, 6 GB RAM, nVidia 330M, $1589 US)
HP Envy 15 (i5 540, Radeon Mobility 5830, $2000 US)
ASUS G73JH-TZ038V (i7 720QM, 8 GB RAM, Radeon Mobility 5870)

Notebooks that didn't work at 1920x1080 on Ultra:
ASUS G51J (i7 720QM, 4 GB RAM, nVidia 260M)

From what I could tell, the nVidia 2xx series can't play 1920x1080 on Ultra. The Radeon Mobility 58xx can. It sounded like both the i5 and i7 processors can run that fast. Be careful, though, because the mobile versions of the CPUs are different than the desktop versions, both in the number of cores and the amount of L3 cache.

Also for comparison, my old notebook, a Core2 Duo with a nVidia Quadro 110M couldn't play StarCraft II at 1024x768 on all Low settings.

I ended up purchasing an Alienware M15x. I spent $2070 US. I could have saved $230 US if I didn't want Windows 7 Pro and the Blu-Ray player. I also wanted to have an integrated DVD-ROM instead of an attachment, so I didn't look at the M11x, which also could have saved money. It's a considerable investment, considering that it only took $700 to upgrade my home desktop to be able to play StarCraft II at 1920x1080 on Ultra.

This notebook plays StarCraft II at 1920x1080 on Ultra settings. It doesn't lag in single player, ladder games, 2v2, or 3v3. I haven't played in 4v4 games or in some of the custom maps, though.

I like the notebook. It's a lot bigger than I expected, though. It didn't fit in my old computer bag.

Some other prices that I found:
Used ASUS ASG51JX-A1 for $1200 on Facebook
ASUS G51JX-X2 $1200 Amazon 1080p NVIDIA GeForce 360M 1 GB DDR5
ASUS G51JX-X3 $1031 Amazon 1080p LED 360M http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Gamers-G51JX-X3-15-6-Inch-Gaming/dp/B00361G0ZO

I hope that you (the original poster) find some of this information useful.
Savior! Say it ain't so!
Akzever
Profile Joined March 2009
Canada94 Posts
October 07 2010 02:57 GMT
#108
I havent read the whole thread, so pardon me if this has been posted before.

If you have the cash for it, I would High HIGHLY recomend the HP Envy 14.
I ussually hate HP products but this laptop is probably the best made computer I have ever layed hands on (and Im a slut when it comes to computers).

It comes with Two Graphics cards, a dedicated one for when your plugged in, and an onboard for when you are in class/on a plane etc. The transition between them takes a second, and can freeze the whole laptop to the point of a hard reset if you try and switch while too much is going on. But that only troubled me for like the first week.

It can play SC2 On High/Ultra Easy when its on its dedicated graphics, but at the same time, I use it for university to take notes and I get atleast 6 hours of battery life out of it, and thats with Wifi on most of the time, and medium brightness.

Other than GFX and battery life, its incredibly well built. Solid, Durable, great keyboard (a chiclet keryboard though so some may not like it, I think it feels amazing to type on, and has a pretty decent 'click' to the keys so Its good for starcraft too.

There are only 3 things about it I dont like.
-No HDMI/DVI Out, Only two USB ports
-Glossy Screen not so hot for outdoors
-Like all HP laptops comes with a ton of bloatware, but that only took me about 45 minutes to scalpel out.
kzvr.532
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
October 07 2010 08:02 GMT
#109
On October 07 2010 11:57 Akzever wrote:
I get atleast 6 hours of battery life out of it, and thats with Wifi on most of the time, and medium brightness.
That's with a $200 external battery.
ModeratorNow I'm distant, dark in this anthrobeat
mardi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1164 Posts
October 07 2010 08:44 GMT
#110
i7 720 1.6ghz
4gb ram
radeon hd5730m
1366x768
15.6"

playable at ultra
i play on medium. too many distractions on ultra.
sup3rchan
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada127 Posts
October 07 2010 09:48 GMT
#111
i7 920 3.2ghz
6gb ram
hd 4890 1gb
1920x1080

60fps at ultra
loads faster than opponent 90% of the time
for some reason it always stutters for half a second at the beginning of each game (perfect for me to do a half split)

i play on high, i dont really see a difference and logically in my brain its decreasing the stress on my video card to allow it to last longer
.kv
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States2332 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-11 22:05:42
October 11 2010 22:05 GMT
#112
HP dv6-2190us

Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit)
i7-720QM
4GB DDR3
NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
500GB (7200RPM)
15.6" Display
1366x768 Resolution

It can run Medium even on 4v4. I play Medium most of the time as Ultra isn't a big difference on my laptop. I've tried Ultra and it can play Ultra a bit. It will slow down a bit and my laptop gets really hot whenever there's a big showdown.

Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834157113&nm_mc=AFC-SlickDeals&cm_mmc=AFC-SlickDeals-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA
donvercety
Profile Joined February 2011
1 Post
February 07 2011 17:06 GMT
#113
hi there,

I see you are discussing about the CPU power for SC2. I have Core 2 Duo E6400 (2.13MHz) and I have some drops in fps in 4v4 and I am wondering if it will have any result if I overclock it to 2.7Mhz. My system is good except for my CPU. I overclocked it to 2.4 but there were still fps drops :S

anilusion
Profile Joined July 2010
Sweden247 Posts
February 07 2011 18:41 GMT
#114
Phenom II X3, N830 2,1GHz
4GB DDR3, 1066MHz
Mobility Radeon HD 6650 1GB
1366x768 Resolution

How well will SC2 work on medium on this computer in native resolution do you guys think?
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