First, thanks for taking the time to read and respond. I would appreciate confirmation that the system I'm looking at will satisfy the requirements... especially the Athlon processor and the video card.
Thanks in advance!
I'm on a budget to purchase a laptop for my son. He only does what I consider "light" gaming (e.g. The Sims and the new Lego Universe games... he doesn't do "shoot-em up" games).
Laptop under consideration:
I'm looking at Gateway NV73A04U which lists the ATI Radeon HD 4250 as dedicated graphics with up to 256MB video memory.
The system features AMD Athlon II P320 2.1GHz, 4GB DDR3, 320GB HDD, DVDRW, 17.3" Display, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
Sims Game Requirements:
I looked on the site for Sims 3 requirements, but I didn't see anything for Windows 7, so perhaps the game is not yet compatible.
Lego Universe Game Requirements:
Recommended:
• Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit), with the latest Service Packs
• Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 3200+
• 1 GB RAM (2 GB RAM with Windows Vista and Windows 7)
• 10 GB free HD space
• NVIDIA® GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon X800 or better – 256 MB VRAM or more
• DirectSound compatible sound card
• DVD-ROM Drive
• Broadband Internet connection required
Minimum:
• Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit), with the latest Service Packs
• Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz / AMD Athlon XP 3000+
• 512 MB RAM (1 GB RAM with Windows Vista and Windows 7)
• 5 GB free HD space
• NVIDIA® GeForce FX 5700 series / ATI Radeon 9600 series / Intel Integrated GMA 950 or equivalent –128 MB VRAM and latest video drivers
• PC audio solution containing Dolby® Digital Live required for Dolby® Digital audio
• DVD-ROM Drive
• Broadband Internet connection required
Thanks again!
James
Thanks in advance!
I'm on a budget to purchase a laptop for my son. He only does what I consider "light" gaming (e.g. The Sims and the new Lego Universe games... he doesn't do "shoot-em up" games).
Laptop under consideration:
I'm looking at Gateway NV73A04U which lists the ATI Radeon HD 4250 as dedicated graphics with up to 256MB video memory.
The system features AMD Athlon II P320 2.1GHz, 4GB DDR3, 320GB HDD, DVDRW, 17.3" Display, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
Sims Game Requirements:
I looked on the site for Sims 3 requirements, but I didn't see anything for Windows 7, so perhaps the game is not yet compatible.
Lego Universe Game Requirements:
Recommended:
• Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit), with the latest Service Packs
• Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 3200+
• 1 GB RAM (2 GB RAM with Windows Vista and Windows 7)
• 10 GB free HD space
• NVIDIA® GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon X800 or better – 256 MB VRAM or more
• DirectSound compatible sound card
• DVD-ROM Drive
• Broadband Internet connection required
Minimum:
• Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit), with the latest Service Packs
• Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz / AMD Athlon XP 3000+
• 512 MB RAM (1 GB RAM with Windows Vista and Windows 7)
• 5 GB free HD space
• NVIDIA® GeForce FX 5700 series / ATI Radeon 9600 series / Intel Integrated GMA 950 or equivalent –128 MB VRAM and latest video drivers
• PC audio solution containing Dolby® Digital Live required for Dolby® Digital audio
• DVD-ROM Drive
• Broadband Internet connection required
Thanks again!
James