Rule Number One When Buying a Gaming Machine.

Posted by admin on March 10, 2008 under Game Giants | Be the First to Comment

Never Ever Buy a Machine with Integrated Video. Period.

If the machine does not come with a decent, recent dedicated video card skip it. Ever wonder why laptops, in general, suck for games? Besides under powered CPUs it is the lame integrated video. This goes for motherboards also. For a gaming rig you are better off without onboard video. Buy a motherboard without it and purchase a dedicated graphic card. The new nvidia 9600s are great cards running around $200. It is money well spent. Avoid the urge to buy that “bargain” PC at the office store or big box. It may look great on paper…. But as soon as you see the words “Integrated Video” “Shared Memory” “Onboard Video” You know it is not meant for gaming!

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