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12-20-2012, 06:08 AM #1Registered User Promoted
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New computer
I will be purchasing a new computer shortly, since my current video card doesn't meet the min requirements. Does anyone see anything below that should be upgraded? It will be a Dell laptop Inspiron special edition...
Thanks all,
Tom
Processor
3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3630QM (6MB cache, up to 3.4Ghz)
Operating System
Windows 8, 64-bit, English
Display
17.3" Full High Definition (1080p) LED Display with Anti-Glare
Memory2
8GB3 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz
Hard Drive
1TB 5400RPM SATA HDD + 32GB mSATA SSD w/ Intel Smart Response
Optical Drive
8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
Video Card
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M GDDR5 2GBCAX4, X5
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12-20-2012, 06:24 AM #2
Looks good. You could upgrade the memory to 12 GB pretty cheap.
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12-20-2012, 09:54 AM #3Registered User Promoted
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OK, will upgrade if possible!
CAX4, X5
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12-20-2012, 10:19 AM #4NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M GDDR5 2GB
This is the magic card for Chief. But you've also got twice the recommended memory.
It should work superbly.Val
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12-22-2012, 03:06 AM #5
I hate Dell laptops. Their desktops are ok but I've had a couple of their laptops over the years and was really disappointed in their performance. I now have a Puget desktop and laptop and both run pretty well but are a little pricey. I recently bought my wife a Lenovo laptop that I have been pretty impressed with. The best investment I made in both of my Puget systems was an SSD instead of a SATA drive. Much more responsive but kind of expensive. I started with a 120GB SSD and I will add a second SATA drive later when storage gets maxed out. I can store my data on the SATA drive and keep the OS and software on the SSD.
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