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wwejunkie
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_ 		8. August 2007 @ 23:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
is this card good? and what games will it play without lag
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Waymon3X6
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_ 		9. August 2007 @ 06:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
In my opinion, the 8 series cards arent to good (minus the 8800s of course!). I think something like a 7950 will beat this card in most games (if not all) and you should get lag with the 7950, but you might with the 8600...

The only reason I would get 8600 is for DX10, but then you would need Vista, and the dx10 games arent out yet, and chances are that the games are going to be so demanding (crysis) that the 8600 will lag like crazy!
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sammorris
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_ 		9. August 2007 @ 08:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The 8600GS is a pretty slow card, below the midrange performance-wise. What are your other options?
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wwejunkie
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_ 		9. August 2007 @ 21:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
cause im thinking about buying this laptop and it has this card in it i got a topic on it http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/545884#3306110
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wwejunkie
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_ 		9. August 2007 @ 21:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
also im not going to do serious gaming cause i got a 360 just small games like aoe3 warcraft ect will this play these with no lag?
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_ 		9. August 2007 @ 21:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
AOE 3 is very CPU intensive, I believe. The 8600 GS is not a very highly performing card, so any future games you might wanna play aren't gonna run that well.
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wwejunkie
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_ 		9. August 2007 @ 21:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so if i get the GeForce 8600M GS in future can i upgrade it to a GeForce 8600M GT
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_ 		9. August 2007 @ 22:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No, you can't upgrade video cards in laptops.
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EricCarr
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_ 		9. August 2007 @ 22:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The 7600GT is a great card.
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_ 		9. August 2007 @ 23:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Is this good enough to play warcraft and aoe3 game types not the latest games that need real powerful computer


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sammorris
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_ 		10. August 2007 @ 01:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
In truth, despite its age, AOE3 requires a pretty powerful systen. I'd guess you'd be able to play it on medium settings at a lower res with that card, but you wouldn't be able to turn the detail all the way up.
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