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Dell studio gaming performance?
Currently, I have a Dell 1520 with a 2.2Ghz dual core processor, 3gb 667mhz ram and a DDR2 8600m GT graphics card running a 1440x900 resolution on a 15.6" screen. Having had multiple issues with said laptop, Dell have offered a replacement laptop with the following specification: - Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9400 (2.53 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 6 MB L2 Cache) - Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 - English - Microsoft® Office 2007 Home and Student/ English - Microsoft® Word, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint - 2Yr In-Home Warranty Support, including evenings and Saturdays - Jet Black Colour with Matte Finish - 17.0" Widescreen WXGA+ CCFL (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife™ - 2048MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024] - 2.0 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera - CCFL - 250GB (7200RPM) Serial ATA Hard Drive - 256MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 3650 - Fixed Internal DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive including Software - Primary 6-cell 56 WHr Lithium Ion battery - Internal UK English Qwerty Keyboard - 1 Meter Power Cord (3 Wire) - UK - English - Documentation Studio 1737 - 1Yr Limited Warranty - Collect & Return - 90W AC Adaptor - Studio 1737 Order - UK - Studio 1737 Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers) - Wireless Label (Dell Wireless Cards)- Core 2 Duo - Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g) I will upgrade the ram to 3gb so that shouldn't be an issue, however, is the Video card incapable of running WoW at high settings? (I assume its DDR2) as my current 8600m GT only provides around 10-20 FPS during 25 man raids and below 15 in Dalaran (everything max except shadows up one notch), I am unsure as to how the mobility Radeon 3650 will cope in comparison; been on notebookreview and the site indicates that the 3650 is on par or better than the 8600m GT, nevertheless, after reading numerous threads about the card, there seem to be many mixed reviews. I have no issues with playing around 15 FPS currently, but if this graphics card will be unable to provide such a number in Dalaran/25 man raids at the above settings, I may cancel the replacement and provide an engineer to fix my current laptop. Furthermore, will the 17" screen size reduce my frame rates by a significant amount and will the upgrade in CPU provide a large FPS boost? If anyone with a studio 17" could provide me with some rough indication as to how it performs in various areas of WoW, it would be much appreciated. Whether or not the card can be overclocked would also help
Public Comments
- OK. the graphics card on this laptop si beter than the one oyu have now. you are incorrect in assuming the ram is ddr2. it is infact ddr3. this will provide some improvement in gaming.
For wow you will probably see slightly better frame rates, but if you had to, I would drop the resolution of the screen down. the screen size won't matter as much as the resolution on that screen.
If there is an option to upgrade the video card for the lap top, take it. the cpu WON'T ncrease fps at all. the only bottle neck on the laptop is the graphics card. so if you can't upgrade it, might as well not waste your money on the cpu upgrade.
Hope this helps
The Rebellion is waiting
- The configuration U stated only has a 256mb videocard.
