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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 13 2012, 08:45 AM (4,263 Views) | |
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Dec 13 2012, 08:45 AM Post #1 |
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Not sure of the difference between a gigabyte and a gigawatt where your computer's concerned? Do you want to know why everything's running so slowly, even though you bought your rig for about $500 at a Best Buy? Did your iPhone go the way of the dodo? Well, now you have the ability to bend the ear of a professional in this thread. I started off as a certified PC and networking technician through my high school and college years, acquiring the CompTIA A+ certification in that time, but I also currently work for Apple in multiple technical support roles, primarily with a concentration on iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch and interfacing iOS with Windows/Mac OS X) and the non-iOS series of iPods (Classic/Shuffle/Nano and interfacing with Windows/Mac OS X). So drop what you have on me and I'll try to answer it same-day. It'd also be helpful if you could be as detailed as possible and also try to include some technical specs on your product (There is a difference between an iPod Touch 4th generation and a 1st generation after all). |
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Dec 14 2012, 09:16 AM Post #2 |
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I guess I'll start this off. I just ordered a Medion Erazer gaming laptop, how future-proof does this look: Specs $1,780. *shot* Edited by Toronto, Dec 14 2012, 09:16 AM.
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Dec 14 2012, 11:06 AM Post #3 |
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Pretty futureproof actually. I myself use an ASUS G74SX which I snagged for $1200 in late 2011. Not too far of a divergence, you have a newer graphics card (670 compared to my 560). You also have more RAM and the advantage of a solid state drive, which I'd use to actually boot your operating system, put your actual data files and games on the magnetic drive. My only complaint is that for what's loaded in there, I think the price should be down a small smidge. You'll definitely be able to play Battlefield 3, Crysis 3 and the like on max graphics. |
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Dec 15 2012, 03:32 PM Post #4 |
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Sweet, thanks for the compliment. I always thought that you put up-to-date components in ancient computer cases, judging from what I've seen in the post your picture thread. |
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Dec 15 2012, 03:49 PM Post #5 |
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Naw, I buy old systems and try to retrofit them for their peak gaming configurations in their era. |
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| BLOPS2 | Dec 24 2012, 10:35 AM Post #6 |
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I'll just ask a question, then. I recently downloaded the Sonic Generations demo on Steam, (or am downloading it now,) but when I try to play it, it brings up a message, "NO COMPATABLE GRAPHICS ADAPTER!" So right now I'm thinking I wasted about an hour of my time. |
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Dec 24 2012, 11:04 AM Post #7 |
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If you go to Control Panel, System and Device Manager, what type of graphics adapter do you have? |
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| BLOPS2 | Dec 24 2012, 11:14 AM Post #8 |
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All I understand is that I'm using a 32-bit system, other than that, I just can't follow anything, lol. |
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Dec 25 2012, 08:54 AM Post #9 |
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You need to go into Device Manager: And tell me what you find here: 
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| BLOPS2 | Dec 25 2012, 07:28 PM Post #10 |
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Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family |
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Dec 26 2012, 05:11 AM Post #11 |
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So your graphics card must be an Intel one. No offence, but they're nothing compared to AMD or Nvidia. What exactly is your PC/Laptop made for? Gaming? Photo editing? Or anything you can whip out at the office? Btw, thank you Cy-Fox for the information, typing this from the laptop I specified and it is a beast. |
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Dec 26 2012, 06:09 AM Post #12 |
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This isn't going to play much of anything, it's a basic economy graphics adapter built into the motherboard just so that they can say you have one, also supposed to be power efficient. Blech. As it's a laptop and soldered in, you won't be able to switch it out either. |
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| DW_ | Dec 26 2012, 03:50 PM Post #13 |
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So I've currently got an HD 6670 (bought this machine from Dell.ca and upgraded the GPU one tier; it's an XPS 8300). I plays all my games fine, but I want to know what GPU that won't cost me an arm and a leg (most NVIDIAs are disqualified right there) will be able to run Metro on high, and possibly handle a lot of grass in Neverwinter Nights 2 (surprisingly, given how badly Obsidian sucks at programming, grass uses a ton of GPU power). |
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Dec 26 2012, 08:36 PM Post #14 |
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Check Newegg, you can actually get some GTX series like the 650 and the 460 for about $100. My GTX 560M is a pretty good workhorse for games like Battlefield 3 on Ultra difficulty. |
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| DW_ | Dec 27 2012, 12:55 AM Post #15 |
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Checked a little bit ago; turns out I can get a 650 Ti for $140, and it fits my case. Not bad. May want to upgrade my 450W PSU though. :< Can you recommend any high-performance ones that fit a pre-built computer case? |
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