starcraft said:
WilliamWatts said:
starcraft said:
WilliamWatts said:
Um any laptop released within the last couple of years ought to be able to run it.
So something like low end dual core + integrated graphics ought to do you fine. But why are you worrying about it now when it won't release until the end of the year? |
If I am going to be resigned to purchasing a laptop then I may as well do so soon and get use out of it ASAP.
Integrated graphics would really run Civ 5 decently?
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Go for a laptop with a discrete ATI DX11 graphics chip if you can, ATI 5xxx series. That way you'll be able to run more than just Civ 5, you'll also get access to Starcraft 2 etc. DDR3 is good because it uses less power than DDR2 whilst offering slightly more performance for about the same price.
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Any 5*** series in particular? I know NOTHING about Video Cards at all anymore. IT used to be simple when it was NVIDIA Geforce this and that. Now I am lost at sea.
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HD 54xx = light weight 80 stream processors. 12GB/s Bandwidth
HD 56xx-5730 = medium weight 400 Stream processors. 25GB/s Bandwidth
HD 5750/70 = light heavy weight 400 Stream processors 55GB/s Bandwidth
So either a medium weight or a light heavy weight depending on what kinds of games you want to play. If its just lighter strategy etc games pick the former but if you want first person shooters etc pick the latter.
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