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valentinia
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vidoe memory vs. faster graphics card
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My hubby is getting me a new laptop. I don't know a thing about computers and he doesn't play Sims 3. He is wondering what he should pay more attention to during the purchase, video memory or a faster graphics card for optimum game performance. I apologize if this is posted in the wrong place. I was not sure where to post it. Thank you.
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valentinia
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Re: vidoe memory vs. faster graphics card
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Thank you very much. That is very helpful. Would you know whether a 512 MB with DDR5 would be better than a 1024MB DDR3?
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swmeek
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I would say go with the more memory as I don't think the added speed of the ddr5 would make that much of a difference.
Now if it were 1Gb of ddr5 that would be even better.
Also don't expect the best out of a laptop no matter the video chip inside.
Say your laptop comes with a model 1 video chipset based off of a model 1 video card you're not going to get everything the model 1 video card has because of space in the laptop.
Also invest in a laptop cooler as it will help prolong the life of your laptop.
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GnatGoSplat
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Faster graphics card. More than 512MB video RAM won't help much unless you use a 24" or bigger external monitor at native resolution (1920x1200). Most laptops built-in resolution is 1280x800 to 1680x1050. 1GB of video RAM won't help too much at those resolutions. You'll see more benefit by getting one with the faster GPU.
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