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*Graphics card - good enough?

whiteshadow · 2003-08-22 12:30:27

Im ordering a new laptop from dell. (INspiron 8600 ) it's a bit of a beast of machine and comes with the following graphics card; 128MB nVidia Geforce FX Go 5650 :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: I want to know if this card is good enough for some gaming. Im wanting to get counterstrike and day of…

22-08-2003 1:30pm

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whiteshadow

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Im ordering a new laptop from dell.
(INspiron 8600 )
it's a bit of a beast of machine
and comes with the following graphics card;
128MB nVidia Geforce FX Go 5650

I want to know if this card is good enough
for some gaming. Im wanting to get counterstrike
and day of defeat, and some more games such
as max payne... etc.

Will this card be good enough?

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#2 22-08-2003 1:32pm

El_MUERkO

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Should run DOD & CS flawlessly, newer stuff like Max Payne 2, HL2... should run ok at lower rez's

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#3 22-08-2003 1:49pm

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You will be fine.

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#4 22-08-2003 3:19pm

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it should work fine :ninja:

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#5 24-08-2003 10:46am

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friend of mine has lower spec laptop with a 64meg gforce FX go and it runs UT2k3 perfectly so it should run C-strike and the rest like a breeze

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#6 25-08-2003 9:08am

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that's good news.. thanks all.

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#7 25-08-2003 10:57am

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That is a bit of a beast.

U should be ok for a good few months let alone at the moment

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