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pedro
post Nov 22 2003, 02:56 PM
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Ive read taht the ati radeon 9000 only supports directx 8.x.
Ive also read that halo PC requres directx 9 or later.
does thsi mean that a computer with the radeon 9000 wont play halo?
do alot of recent games require directx9?
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post Nov 23 2003, 03:02 AM
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QUOTE (lebriznon @ Nov 23 2003, 04:49 AM)
QUOTE (pedro @ Nov 22 2003, 08:38 PM)
so what laptop brand would you recomend dermic?
I'm open to any advice that will save me money?

i dont think u should be buying a laptop for gaming. they will never compare to a good desktop pc.

I agree. You'll end up spending at least $1200 for a low-range decent rig when you could use the same amount to make a pretty high-end desktop PC. Unless mobility is really a big deal to you, dump the money into a desktop PC.
As a sort of assholish clairification: assembling a new computer from parts isn't making a "homebrew" PC. Look online- that definition belongs to computers that were built _from the ground up_, i.e. unique computers that the components (resistors, capacitators, sockets, etc) were literally soldered on. Most people never have, and will never, make one, as it requires quite a bit of skill, high-end equipment, and intimate knowlege of programming (you've gotta code your own *nix kernel to work with the custom MoBo, unless you design yours around a standard one) and electronics engineering.

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pedro   Video Card Questions   Nov 22 2003, 02:56 PM
LESTAT   did you even go to ati.com and look at the specs f...   Nov 22 2003, 03:14 PM
pedro   yes I read the stats at ATI's wesite   Nov 22 2003, 03:41 PM
LESTAT   and what did it say   Nov 22 2003, 03:44 PM
LESTAT   here ill do it for you Featuring a revolutionary ...   Nov 22 2003, 03:47 PM
LESTAT   i can imagine im going to some some feedback ab...   Nov 22 2003, 04:07 PM
pedro   I read all of that that youposted on the ati websi...   Nov 22 2003, 04:16 PM
LESTAT   so then i have to ask you this did you even go lo...   Nov 22 2003, 04:36 PM
LESTAT   well i was under the understanding that it require...   Nov 22 2003, 04:43 PM
jm_007   halo only requires the dx9 software interface, not...   Nov 22 2003, 04:50 PM
pedro   than kyou guys for all of your help so I think I m...   Nov 22 2003, 05:09 PM
LESTAT   you cant upgrade a laptop's video chip,, unles...   Nov 22 2003, 06:54 PM
thrashev   nope, they don't you could've answered ...   Nov 22 2003, 06:59 PM
LESTAT   and you know WHY i didnt cuz the answer he was loo...   Nov 22 2003, 07:01 PM
pedro   Goddamn lestat, you dont have to be such a fucking...   Nov 22 2003, 07:42 PM
loai   LESTAT STFU! Ati Radeon 9000 with 64MB DDR run...   Nov 22 2003, 07:50 PM
pedro   thank you loai for being very helpful, so it will ...   Nov 22 2003, 08:39 PM
LESTAT   i like being a bitch it keeps you on your toes :...   Nov 22 2003, 08:56 PM
pedro   its a voodoo they put the video and ram on a seper...   Nov 22 2003, 09:28 PM
LESTAT   LESTAT STFU! Ati Radeon 9000 with 64MB DDR run...   Nov 22 2003, 09:37 PM
DermicSavage   first of all, lestat, go to fuckign skool quit bei...   Nov 22 2003, 10:19 PM
pedro   lestat, when i said its a voodoo I was speeking of...   Nov 23 2003, 12:28 AM
loai   I kinda know the F***N difference between a 9000 ...   Nov 23 2003, 12:50 AM
DermicSavage   loai, you have to take notice that just cause a ca...   Nov 23 2003, 01:01 AM
pedro   If it were a desktop then I would do homebrew but ...   Nov 23 2003, 01:42 AM
DermicSavage   you do realize you are basing this totally on tech...   Nov 23 2003, 02:20 AM
pedro   so what laptop brand would you recomend dermic? I...   Nov 23 2003, 02:38 AM
lebriznon   i dont think u should be buying a laptop for gam...   Nov 23 2003, 02:49 AM
LESTAT   first of all, lestat, go to fuckign skool quit bei...   Nov 23 2003, 02:51 AM
pedro   I am not really buying this as a desktop replacmen...   Nov 23 2003, 02:52 AM
LESTAT   ok now you say gaming machine companies and it rin...   Nov 23 2003, 02:59 AM
DermicSavage   17 thank you, and i never said i knew everythign...   Nov 23 2003, 03:08 AM
pedro   sorry for the misuse of the word 'homebrew...   Nov 23 2003, 03:09 AM
Large Dopant white   Eh, just ignore Lestat. He's pretty notorious ...   Nov 23 2003, 03:11 AM
DermicSavage   centrino is just a pentium 4m proccessor, but the ...   Nov 23 2003, 03:15 AM
Large Dopant white   Hence, why most people will never do it (includin...   Nov 23 2003, 03:19 AM
pedro   the centrinos do not just have a pentium 4m proces...   Nov 23 2003, 03:22 AM
DermicSavage   hrm, that sounds funny, must have read soem arti...   Nov 23 2003, 03:25 AM
pedro   maybe I'm wrong but I dont think I am. Ive be...   Nov 23 2003, 03:29 AM
DermicSavage   heh my bad, yeah there is a difference, dunno y i ...   Nov 23 2003, 03:49 AM
pedro   like you said earlier, knowledge is the key!   Nov 23 2003, 03:52 AM





 

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