Play games on your laptop? do you own/use ATI or Nvidia?

jafaro · Jan 20, 2005, 05:02 AM

See sig, I can play any game on the market, my old card runs anything I want it to, and dang good to.

penny · Jan 21, 2005, 01:55 PM

Do these work ok?

StuRReaL · Jan 22, 2005, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tastyweat

don't and can't play games on lappy... Intel Extreme 2 Graphics... ekkkk! Well... I have played starcraft a little bit though

Yeah it still amazes me why companies bother to put an intel extreme gfx card in. Its unfortunate trading standards can't do them for the name :S cause the extreme is open to interpretation. Anyway surely its as cheap to use a Radeon9000?

Well I've got a Dell Inspiron 8600c with a Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo

it plays a mean game of Doom3/HL2 and UT2004 and plays tetris like it was hard coded onto the chip

I must get my dad to come and vote on here too has mac has a mac radeon mobility 9000

midnilux · Jan 23, 2005, 02:55 PM

My laptop had a Mobility 9700 Pro, it was pretty decent but laptops for gaming just don't cut it, so I got rid of it.

Zardon · Jan 23, 2005, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by StuRReaL

Yeah it still amazes me why companies bother to put an intel extreme gfx card in. Its unfortunate trading standards can't do them for the name :S cause the extreme is open to interpretation. Anyway surely its as cheap to use a Radeon9000?

Well I've got a Dell Inspiron 8600c with a Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo

it plays a mean game of Doom3/HL2 and UT2004 and plays tetris like it was hard coded onto the chip

I must get my dad to come and vote on here too has mac has a mac radeon mobility 9000

Actually, while I agree with you, I think intels extreme graphics system is wonderful for business or general non gaming use. Its a totally rock solid system with great 2D IQ.

Callandor · Jan 24, 2005, 09:41 AM

Well, all my friends own Ge force go's, mostly the FX series, so when I do play their laptops, I use Nvidia gfx.

But if I got my own laptop, it'd have to have the new mobolity X700 that ATI's about to release!!!

md5 · Jan 24, 2005, 10:25 AM

9600pro

Son_of_Thunder · Jan 24, 2005, 06:52 PM

64MB 9700M

it plays all the games i've beat it over the head w/.

goku21 · Jan 24, 2005, 09:22 PM

hypersonic laptop with a 9700 =)

grayknight · Jan 25, 2005, 04:10 AM

Have an Inspiron XPS with a mobility 9700 128mb, within a week will have the mobility 9800 256mb

Lindy · Jan 30, 2005, 04:33 AM

Lame Poll.............like you have a choice. You buy a laptop and for the most you dont get a choice, nor can you change it with 99% of laptops after you buy it. I would not make my purchase of a laptop soley based on its video card.

Also its a known fact that ATI has more market share for laptops....so you could have predicted your poll results before you setup the poll.

Of course driverheaven is ATI's PR Biatch.....so showing a poll that has ATI ahead is right up your ally.

wherewolf87 · Jan 30, 2005, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by grayknight

Have an Inspiron XPS with a mobility 9700 128mb, within a week will have the mobility 9800 256mb

IS IT POSSIBLE TO UPGRADE Ur XPS fromthe 9700 to the 9800 ? i thought laptops were un-upgradable? or at least a bitch to upgrade

Lindy · Jan 30, 2005, 05:03 AM

Very few can upgrade. More are moving in that direction, but usually only the top end of a vendor.

grayknight · Jan 30, 2005, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by wherewolf87

IS IT POSSIBLE TO UPGRADE Ur XPS fromthe 9700 to the 9800 ? i thought laptops were un-upgradable? or at least a bitch to upgrade

yup its possible, back when I ordered the XPS in May of last year, Dell was touting that for a nominal fee I can upgrade to the mobility radeon 9800 when it became available. also, the price of the card includes the install of the card by a dell certified tech.

Son_of_Thunder · Jan 30, 2005, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Lindy

Lame Poll.............like you have a choice. You buy a laptop and for the most you dont get a choice, nor can you change it with 99% of laptops after you buy it. I would not make my purchase of a laptop soley based on its video card.

Also its a known fact that ATI has more market share for laptops....so you could have predicted your poll results before you setup the poll.

Of course driverheaven is ATI's PR Biatch.....so showing a poll that has ATI ahead is right up your ally.

i bought my lappy based on proc and vid card. and i chose ATi over nvidia :P

Lindy · Jan 30, 2005, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Son_of_Thunder

i bought my lappy based on proc and vid card. and i chose ATi over nvidia :P

I belive you. That said, of all the laptops sold, I would bet that 99% of them are NOT chosen for their video card. I bet things like price, size, battery life etc are way more important than gaming and video cards.

I am a manager of a IT department at a telco, and I had my choice of any Dell laptop I wanted....including the XPS. I chose a D600 because of its size and wieght. I wanted a gig of RAM to run virual PC on it for testing server OS's. I considered a 9100 at the time...right up until we got one in for a developer. I used it for a day.....and its battery life and size where just not for me.

I game, but on my home PC with a 6800GT and a 3.4E cpu....both of which would kill a laptop in terms of battery life and size.

arestavo · Jan 30, 2005, 02:28 PM

Mobility Radeon 9800 in an Inspiron 9100.

Course, its OCed (500 Core, 410 memory - ddr)
8398 in 3dmark03 - W00T

Sandok · Jan 30, 2005, 02:39 PM

Damn to OC a laptop is really risky.. .I would never.. Especially since laptops get warm enough

Asmoday · Jan 30, 2005, 03:06 PM

Mobility Radeon 9200...(don't game much with it though)

PandaZ3 · Feb 6, 2005, 01:12 PM

I have an old Gateway with ATI Rage and Win Me....I can only do simple games... not capable enough

silverstealth89 · Feb 15, 2005, 06:30 PM

Radeon 9700 128mb

NaiMan · Feb 28, 2005, 10:26 AM

Those with inspiron 8600 and ati 9600 128...what settings do you guys run for games? any OCing? I run HL2, but kind of choppy sometimes

by the way, that's what i have.

Jan 20, 2005, 05:02 AM	#31
jafaro DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 42 Rep Power: 0	See sig, I can play any game on the market, my old card runs anything I want it to, and dang good to. __________________ Emachine M6810 Notebook Athlon 3200+ 1.25 GB Ram Radeon Mobilty 9600 XT overclocked ofcorse 1,014 3dmark05 3,018 3dmark03 7,562 OpenGL XSMarks 11,608 3dmark01 25,516 Aquamark 3

Jan 24, 2005, 09:41 AM	#36
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,241 Rep Power: 304 System Specs	Well, all my friends own Ge force go's, mostly the FX series, so when I do play their laptops, I use Nvidia gfx. But if I got my own laptop, it'd have to have the new mobolity X700 that ATI's about to release!!! __________________

Jan 24, 2005, 06:52 PM	#38
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Jan 30, 2005, 03:06 PM	#49
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Feb 6, 2005, 01:12 PM	#50
PandaZ3 HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cornelius, Oregon Posts: 419 Rep Power: 0	I have an old Gateway with ATI Rage and Win Me....I can only do simple games... not capable enough __________________ It has to be Plugged In? To electricity? Video cards in house, 5770, 4650, HD 3870, X1950 XTX, X1900 XTX, X1900 XT and X1900 Crossfire, 2 X1800 XT's, X850 Pro, X800 Pro, AIW 9600XT, 9600 Pro, 9550 SE, 9200, 7000. XFX 6800 GS

Jan 21, 2005, 01:55 PM	#32
penny DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Do these work ok?

Jan 23, 2005, 02:55 PM	#34
midnilux DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 66 Rep Power: 0	My laptop had a Mobility 9700 Pro, it was pretty decent but laptops for gaming just don't cut it, so I got rid of it.

Jan 24, 2005, 10:25 AM	#37
md5 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Inside DriverHeaven Posts: 856 Rep Power: 0	9600pro

Jan 24, 2005, 09:22 PM	#39
goku21 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 152 Rep Power: 0	hypersonic laptop with a 9700 =)

Jan 25, 2005, 04:10 AM	#40
grayknight DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Have an Inspiron XPS with a mobility 9700 128mb, within a week will have the mobility 9800 256mb

Jan 30, 2005, 04:33 AM	#41
Lindy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Lame Poll.............like you have a choice. You buy a laptop and for the most you dont get a choice, nor can you change it with 99% of laptops after you buy it. I would not make my purchase of a laptop soley based on its video card. Also its a known fact that ATI has more market share for laptops....so you could have predicted your poll results before you setup the poll. Of course driverheaven is ATI's PR Biatch.....so showing a poll that has ATI ahead is right up your ally.

Jan 30, 2005, 05:03 AM	#43
Lindy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Very few can upgrade. More are moving in that direction, but usually only the top end of a vendor.

Jan 30, 2005, 02:28 PM	#47
arestavo DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Mobility Radeon 9800 in an Inspiron 9100. Course, its OCed (500 Core, 410 memory - ddr) 8398 in 3dmark03 - W00T

Jan 30, 2005, 02:39 PM	#48
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	Damn to OC a laptop is really risky.. .I would never.. Especially since laptops get warm enough

Feb 15, 2005, 06:30 PM	#51
silverstealth89 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	Radeon 9700 128mb

Feb 28, 2005, 10:26 AM	#52
NaiMan DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Those with inspiron 8600 and ati 9600 128...what settings do you guys run for games? any OCing? I run HL2, but kind of choppy sometimes by the way, that's what i have.