YODAgamr
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« on: November 28, 2012, 07:31:50 pm » |
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So my old laptop broke so I got a new one and have been playing a lot of PC games now that I finally can. I can finally play PC Minecraft again and have started playing more games on steam and such. Planning on buying Farcry 3, Battlefield 3, and StarCraft 2 eventually. I got a HP Envy laptop with the following specs:
Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics 4000 with DirectX 11 OS: Windows 8 RAM: 8GB Processor: Intel Core i7 Hard drive: 1TB
I got a pretty good deal on it! $750. Hey samus, are these pretty good specs?
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Samuslovr1
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« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2012, 07:54:16 pm » |
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Graphics are ehh and the processor is overkill, but otherwise great!
Welcome to the amazing world of PC gaming.
BTW, all that for $750 is an amazing deal.
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YODAgamr
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« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2012, 08:07:37 pm » |
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The graphics card is built into the processor. Would I be able to eventually upgrade to a better graphics card by buying one and putting it in? Or is that a little complicated since its a laptop?
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Samuslovr1
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« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2012, 08:20:58 pm » |
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I haven't had much experience with laptop expansion, but a regular graphics card won't work due to hardware/size limitations. So I really don't know if its possible or how difficult it would be.
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YODAgamr
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« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2012, 08:25:03 pm » |
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Oh well. I will probably eventually build a tower but this can hold me over till then. I can still play games such as Planetside 2 on max graphics, and it came out a week ago.
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Samuslovr1
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« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2012, 08:51:51 pm » |
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Its not that HD4000 is bad, its just the power is going to be divided, some going to CPU, the rest to it. That and dedicated > onboard and always will be.
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YODAgamr
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« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2012, 09:09:02 pm » |
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Im just glad I can play some PC games I have always wanted to play. Such as DayZ and StarCraft.
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Samuslovr1
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« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2012, 09:15:47 pm » |
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DayZ looks fun but glitchy as all hell.
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YODAgamr
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« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2012, 09:19:59 pm » |
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Ya. My old laptop could barely run minecraft on its lowest settings and it would get about 10 FPS. Now I can run minecraft on max settings and get 60FPS. It makes me happy. lol
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Samuslovr1
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« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2012, 09:37:00 pm » |
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Ahhh minecraft. Too much time wasted in that game.
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YODAgamr
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« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2012, 09:54:59 pm » |
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You know who I play PC games with the most? Zaitrox lol. We should all play minecraft!
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Samuslovr1
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« Reply #11 on: November 29, 2012, 01:46:16 pm » |
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Didn't we try that once and it didn't work for me?
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YODAgamr
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« Reply #12 on: November 29, 2012, 02:00:29 pm » |
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I do not remember. But we could always try other games as well. Like Team Fortress 2 or something.
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Samuslovr1
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« Reply #13 on: November 29, 2012, 02:03:37 pm » |
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Maybeh.
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« Reply #14 on: November 30, 2012, 06:23:48 pm » |
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I really want a Windows 8 tablet or convertible laptop
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