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Silontol Wemyss
Registered User
Join date: 23 Sep 2008
Posts: 9
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10-07-2008 04:17
I am thinking of buying a new computer, and the one I am looking at does not have specifically a graphics card that is listed for Vista OS's.
It comes with an NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE. Is this adequate to play SL and have some decent graphics?
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Schwanson Schlegel
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Join date: 15 Nov 2003
Posts: 2,721
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10-07-2008 05:22
POS card. I would not suggest buying.
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Ann Launay
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Join date: 8 Aug 2006
Posts: 7,893
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10-07-2008 07:50
With Nvidia cards, the second number is the more important one...the higher, the better. 6150 would be very low end.
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Silontol Wemyss
Registered User
Join date: 23 Sep 2008
Posts: 9
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10-07-2008 08:17
But it will run better than my laptop which has an Intel Graphics chipset?
If so, I wouldn't mind getting it. It will DEFINITELY be better than the dinosaur I have on my desk at home(700Mhz, <512MB memory, etc).
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Lindal Kidd
Dances With Noobs
Join date: 26 Jun 2007
Posts: 8,371
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10-07-2008 08:25
yes, SL tends to be very unhappy with Intel graphics.
But instead of the NVIDIA 6150, try to find an 8800. That will run SL *really* well.
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Lee Ponzu
What Would Steve Do?
Join date: 28 Jun 2006
Posts: 1,770
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rumor has it...
10-07-2008 09:02
that the next Macbook (not pro, regular low end) will have a good GPU. Look for it late next week.
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Kornscope Komachi
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Join date: 30 Aug 2006
Posts: 1,041
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10-07-2008 16:59
I have a NV 6150 on my HP laptop that the screen is now broken with no warranty but it works off another attached old monitor...I digress.
Get a better one. I never really needed the power until SL.
Get all the power you can afford!
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Tegg Bode
FrootLoop Roo Overlord
Join date: 12 Jan 2007
Posts: 5,707
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10-08-2008 00:30
From: Silontol Wemyss I am thinking of buying a new computer, and the one I am looking at does not have specifically a graphics card that is listed for Vista OS's.
It comes with an NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE. Is this adequate to play SL and have some decent graphics? 6150 is a dinosaur, it might run SL for 6 months. Get something with at least an 7600 or a 8800 if you want to still be using it for SL in 2 years time, also avoid the 8400 and 8600 series there were reports of a bad batch of chips in them. 8800's are the current gaming industry standard for graphics intensive games.
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Kasuga Hax
Hanja Welcome Area Helper
Join date: 6 Aug 2007
Posts: 284
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10-08-2008 00:33
I got SL "working" on an Athlon Mobile 3200+ 1.8 Ghz, with 512 MB ram 32MB video card (Geforce 420 GO) and XP Pro service pack 2. It did run actually, but slow and laggy. I suppose such requirements are minimal 
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Chaos Borkotron
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Join date: 14 Jun 2008
Posts: 110
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10-08-2008 02:42
get urself an 8800, itst he way forward, the 6150 is way 2 old
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Kasuga Hax
Hanja Welcome Area Helper
Join date: 6 Aug 2007
Posts: 284
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10-08-2008 03:05
8800 series are good, just not the best anymore.
Try upgrading to 9800 GT series or the 280 GTX series. GX2 series from the 9 series works fine, but mind the power supply.
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