Half of Bridgeport Sims stand around, doing nothing..
jsader:
I don't know if the op has a laptop, but mine is. It's a "gaming" laptop, I made sure I got the best damn graphics loaded laptop I could find. Well, without going "Alien", anyway. I've pretty much built (ok, had my husband build) every desktop I've had for the last ten years around a high quality graphics card.
At least now I know the whole 'gathering of sims' can be blamed on my graphics card now... Guess I'll stay out of Bridgeport, which isn't really an issue.
Lt. Vasquez:
Quote from: Narmy on 2010 November 23, 23:37:40
Quote from: jeromycraig on 2010 November 23, 22:52:38
I would never recommend using an integrated chipset for playing anything more graphic-intensive than Solitaire or Farmville. You're going to need a video card. You can get one for fairly cheap on sites like Newegg. I got the Nvidia 9500 GTS for around forty bucks.
It's a laptop... she's stuck with it.
Even if it were a desktop most non-gamers have cheap shit like Dell which may not have the PSU wattage, case capacity, or proper slots to upgrade.
Quote from: LinkinParkFan on 2010 November 23, 23:35:47
It's sad how laptop companies leave no room for new components.
It's not that they don't leave room, because even if they did nobody makes retail laptop graphics cards anyways. Laptops have to draw a specific amount of power and generate a relatively low amount of heat; they have to be built around the graphics card, not the other way around.
They're not meant for gaming anyways.
That is a good point, I, myself, have only messed with the innards of a desktop only once, and that was solely to replace a graphics card on a ten year old piece of junk. so I wouldn't know as much as some of you do, but I can attest to the high quality that Nvidia makes their GPUs with.
jezzer:
Yeah, before I got my new computer, I did the research into how upgradeable it could be.
By "research" of course, I mean, "Ask Skadi." :D
Narmy:
Quote from: jeromycraig on 2010 November 24, 02:00:24
Yeah, before I got my new computer, I did the research into how upgradeable it could be.
By "research" of course, I mean, "Ask Skadi." :D
Pshh, forget that and build them yourself. It ain't hard, it's like Legos.
HomeschooledByTards:
Quote from: Narmy on 2010 November 24, 02:02:47
Quote from: jeromycraig on 2010 November 24, 02:00:24
Yeah, before I got my new computer, I did the research into how upgradeable it could be.
By "research" of course, I mean, "Ask Skadi." :D
Pshh, forget that and build them yourself. It ain't hard, it's like Legos.
Building your own can get tricky. Sometimes it's easier to pay a premium to someone who knows what they are doing to make a gaming machine. I <3 my Alienware desktop. Yes, I spent a LOT of money on it. Yes, I probably could have gotten the exact same box for a lot cheaper. But, it's worked perfectly since I pulled it out of the box. The one time it didn't work perfectly, a quick call to tech support resolved the issue (my video card died, I had a new card two days later).
I can't say the same for any of the computers I've ever built, or the computers my husband has built. Both of us have been building computers for about twenty years now, but none of them has been as hassle free as these boxes we bought from a gaming machine builder.
(HEY JEZ, HOW BIG IS YOUR MONITOR? I HAVE FORGOT.)
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