memory in graphics card?

[ton247]

256mb? 64mb? 512 mb? for a casual gamer who doesn't want to run the newest games and the highest settings (more like BF2, Half life 2, WoW), does the memory really matter in a laptop video card? would a 8400m gs 64mb be enough to play those games at high settings?

 

[peterhuang913]

for games like hl2, you should at least have 128.

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

get the 8600m with 256mb

 

[gurusan]

the 8400gm 64mb will not play any games aside from quake 2...possibly quake 3 at very high settings

 

[Cerulean]

You shouldn't be just looking at the RAM alone. For example, there are some 128MB cards that play games like Halo PC, HL2, and Doom 3 beautifully, while others still fall short.

If you want a good recommendation, I'd say the x1900 series from ATI, or if you're a GeForce customer, the 7800 or 7900 series. They've fallen in price considerably and will still last you a good while.

 

[veedubfreak]

You shouldn't be just looking at the RAM alone. For example, there are some 128MB cards that play games like Halo PC, HL2, and Doom 3 beautifully, while others still fall short.

If you want a good recommendation, I'd say the x1900 series from ATI, or if you're a GeForce customer, the 7800 or 7900 series. They've fallen in price considerably and will still last you a good while.

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