If anyone can tell by looking at specs, will this laptop run Second Life? Any idea how many FPS I'd get if it does run SL?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9396851&type=product&id=1218099043398
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Cool Pedro
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08-18-2009 10:51
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DanielRavenNest Noe
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08-18-2009 12:26
Product Features:
* ATI Radeon Xpress 1200 graphics ------ From SL system requirement page: The following cards have not been tested with Second Life, and compatibility is not certain: * NVIDIA cards that report as Quadro * ATI cards that report as RADEON IGP or RADEON XPRESS * ATI cards that report as FireGL * ATI cards that report as FireMV ------- This is an "integrated graphics" chip, meaning it shares main memory with the CPU. Generally that means it will run slowly. Shared memory is much slower than dedicated graphics memory, and robs the processor of some of the memory it needs to work well with SL. My best guess is it will run SL, but you will need to turn the graphics settings on low, and maybe turn off some display things like particles. Along with your computer setup, frame rates are highly dependant on where you are, so its hard to give a general answer. I see my rates go from 60 to 15 just by going from one place to another with more stuff in it. |
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Argent Stonecutter
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08-18-2009 12:31
I would suggest seeing if you can get an nVidia GPU instead.
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08-18-2009 12:40
My best guess is it will run SL, but you will need to turn the graphics settings on low, and maybe turn off some display things like particles. _____________________
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