is my comp powerful enough?

Original Message

Name: greenbear
Date: July 12, 2006 at 08:53:02 Pacific
Subject: is my comp powerful enough?
OS: xp
CPU/Ram: 1gb

Comment:

Hey guys,
I am planning to get a new computer, a laptop, and I found one that looks nice but I need advice on whether or not it would be powerful enough to run the top games like Oblivion on full settings. The comp is: Acer Aspire AS5102WLMi NoteBook,
and the stats are:
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
CPU Type: AMD Turion64 X2 TL-50(1.6GHz)
Screen: 15.4" WXGA
Memory Size: 1GB DDR2
Hard Disk: 120GB
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 IGP
Video Memory: shared memory
Thanks for your comments

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Response Number 1

Name: TMP-Man
Date: July 12, 2006 at 09:13:22 Pacific
Subject: is my comp powerful enough?

Reply: (edit)

No way... Not with that Radeon Xpress 1100 (Integrated Graphic Port)... In fact, only machines with Radeon 1900xtx crossfire can run oblivion at full settings without massive lag during outdoors. Your graphic card wont be more powerful than a 6600GT, so I'd say you can probally play it at medium settings @ 800x600...
Oblivion GPU performance
http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2746&p=1
Oblivion CPU performance
http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2747&p=3
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Response Number 2

Name: Nikalus
Date: July 12, 2006 at 11:40:50 Pacific
Subject: is my comp powerful enough?

Reply: (edit)

Problem #1 : Its a laptop...
Problem #2 : Graphics Card: ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 IGP...

you might want to put your hand a little futher down in that piggy bank of yours.

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Response Number 3

Name: heropsycho2177
Date: July 12, 2006 at 11:53:04 Pacific
Subject: is my comp powerful enough?

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"Your graphic card wont be more powerful than a 6600GT"
Honestly, even the thought that onboard card can remotely approach a 6600GT in performance is wishful thinking. It is nowhere near what is needed to game on medium settings for many games out today.
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Response Number 4

Name: gmanych
Date: July 19, 2006 at 02:58:00 Pacific
Subject: is my comp powerful enough?

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A 6600 Gt is a good gaming graphics card. Why u all dissing it. I have one and all my games run perectly even half life 2 on max settings.

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Response Number 5

Name: heropsycho2177
Date: July 19, 2006 at 06:13:51 Pacific
Subject: is my comp powerful enough?

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You didn't read what I said closely. I said this onboard graphics card isn't even close to the 6600GT, or in other words the 6600GT would beat this onboard graphics card by a wide margin. I wasn't making any negative comments about the 6600GT in the slightest.
However, while on this topic, the 6600GT is already showing its age. Look at the benchmarks for Oblivion above, and it doesn't play FEAR all that well, either. HL2 plays well on a lot of cards, so it shouldn't be how you judge graphics cards anymore. It is in my mind now an entry level card.
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