|
Title: vidoe memory vs. faster graphics card Post by: valentinia on 2009 July 19, 20:20:45 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.
Title: Re: vidoe memory vs. faster graphics card Post by: valentinia on 2009 July 19, 22:44:22 Thank you very much. That is very helpful. Would you know whether a 512 MB with DDR5 would be better than a 1024MB DDR3?
Title: Re: vidoe memory vs. faster graphics card Post by: swmeek on 2009 July 20, 02:05:47 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. Title: Re: vidoe memory vs. faster graphics card Post by: GnatGoSplat on 2009 July 21, 14:43:16 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.
|