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Metalkon -> "Might" This Laptop be able to play StarCraft2/Diablo3? (4/11/2009 5:04:26 AM)

Dell Studio XPS 16
 
CPU: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8600 (3MB cache/2.40GHz/1066Mhz FSB)
Video Card: ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 3670 - 512MB
RAM: 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms)

Might I be able to run StarCraft2/Diablo3 with the thing? I know that both games are not out right now but you guys may be able to come up with a better guess than what I can.

The Laptop is to play while at work, 12 hours every night doing security work.

I'm only going with Dell for their payment plans since I can't buy a laptop in one payment right now, I am pretty sure that I may get some people here telling me to buy a laptop somewhere else but if I cannot get a weekly/monthly payment plan with it in Canada then it won't help me at all unfortunately.



rJohnson11 -> RE: "Might" This Laptop be able to play StarCraft2/Diablo3? (4/11/2009 5:09:25 AM)

It should be "ok" based at the default resolution.



PipChaos -> RE: "Might" This Laptop be able to play StarCraft2/Diablo3? (4/11/2009 8:03:58 AM)

Until Blizard announces the system requirements for either game, it's hard to know just how demanding they'll be. Bizzard has a tendancy to optimize their games well, to run on just about any system. Poking around I found this as an unofficial minimum specifications for Starcraft 2.

StarCraftWire.net Minimum Specifications:
  • CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics Card: Nvidia Geforce FX 5500
StarCraftWire.net Alternative Minimum Specifications:
  • CPU: Athlon XP 2500+
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 9700



Tweaked -> RE: "Might" This Laptop be able to play StarCraft2/Diablo3? (4/11/2009 11:21:43 AM)

How much is that Laptop?  If it is about $1200, you should look into some of the Gateway FX laptops.  Like the P-7811FX, or the P-7801FX, or the P-7805u.  All are better performing latops for about $1200.



mdedrick -> RE: "Might" This Laptop be able to play StarCraft2/Diablo3? (4/11/2009 10:47:15 PM)

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=37247&vpn=NB-MS-GT627-217CA&manufacture=MSI%2FMicroStar

i dunno if they have monthly payments, but it has a 9800m gs, 50gb/s bandwidth vs the 25gb/s of the 3670.

it will run the games, just not maxxed ou
t

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_ATI_graphics_processing_units#Mobility_Radeon_Series



Metalkon -> RE: "Might" This Laptop be able to play StarCraft2/Diablo3? (4/14/2009 7:16:23 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Tweaked

How much is that Laptop?  If it is about $1200, you should look into some of the Gateway FX laptops.  Like the P-7811FX, or the P-7801FX, or the P-7805u.  All are better performing latops for about $1200.


http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668231.php

This Gateway laptop looks good, but I have no idea if I can get it and with monthly payments somewhere since its only sold at Best Buy in the US according to Gateway.


@mdedrick
I don't think that ncix offers a payment plan, using a Credit Card is not an option either.



Tweaked -> RE: "Might" This Laptop be able to play StarCraft2/Diablo3? (4/14/2009 9:32:49 PM)

You can find used ones on ebay.  Some have been modded to include BlueRay, or a quad core cpu, or RAID.



Metalkon -> RE: "Might" This Laptop be able to play StarCraft2/Diablo3? (4/14/2009 9:56:12 PM)

Finding people who will let me pay over the course of a couple months or more would be a real pain to find on ebay. [&:]



cytog64 -> RE: "Might" This Laptop be able to play StarCraft2/Diablo3? (4/15/2009 10:51:40 AM)

The gateways are great LAN party machines! However, it is not worth going in debt for.



Metalkon -> RE: "Might" This Laptop be able to play StarCraft2/Diablo3? (4/19/2009 12:28:44 AM)

I found a Canadian site called http://www.computertrends.com/ that offers monthly payments but they hardly have a selection for gaming laptops. :(



ErichElcomb -> RE: "Might" This Laptop be able to play StarCraft2/Diablo3? (4/19/2009 9:34:40 AM)

this doesnt look to bad from bestbuy:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9173262&productCategoryId=pcmcat150700050002&type=product&id=1218044029168


and im pretty sure bestbuy has monthly payments



Metalkon -> RE: "Might" This Laptop be able to play StarCraft2/Diablo3? (4/20/2009 1:11:21 AM)

Just checked through the BestBuy site and they do monthly payments on many of their more expensive products at the store.

Though I gotta buy from their Canadian Lineup, I would like that Asus one. :(

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/dept.asp?catid=20352&logon=&langid=EN



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