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Old Nov 09, 2007, 12:16 PM // 12:16   #1
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i know you probably get this alot but what kind of graphics card would be decent for this game. For instance im gettin a new computer and i want it to actually run textmod files. lol my sisters laptop cant use them
i might get a proper state of the art gaming desktop or just go for your average laptop (saves the cash).
most laptops have the intel card which isnt suitable i beleve for gw. i did see a basic laptop with :128MB nVidia GeForce GO 6150 Graphics - will this be good for guild wars. Will the textmod files such as cartographer files run properly.

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Old Nov 09, 2007, 01:28 PM // 13:28   #2
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The GeForce Go 6150 is also an integrated video card. While it may be better than the intel counterpart, it's still very low-end. It will run GW since GW also runs on intel chipsets but don't expect anything fancy. There are a some laptops with good cards that sell for around $1500 if you are willing to invest that much in a laptop.
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Old Nov 09, 2007, 02:53 PM // 14:53   #3
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Decent gaming laptop while run from $1k upwards..you could build many desktops that play GW with that money.
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Old Nov 09, 2007, 04:58 PM // 16:58   #4
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The 6150 would be a much better graphics solution than the Intel integrated graphics. There are also some even better nVidia (GeForce) and ATI mobile chips. You could go to the nVidia and/or ATI websites and look up the specs for various mobile chips to get an idea of what you might want to look for.
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Old Nov 09, 2007, 10:33 PM // 22:33   #5
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My buddy picked up a 15" Dell Inspiron with 2.0ghz c2duo and nvidia 8600 256MB vram for $800 from the Dell outlet. The item was marked "scratch and dent" but looked absolutely brand new out of the box.
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