^Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator may need GPU to run well~

Yeap, but CPU and RAM comes 1st right

CPU core 2 duo, RAM 4 GB enough~

LOL, Intel Atom already enough if like that
The more powerful the processor and amount of RAMs, the faster the rendering time...
GPU, if optimized, will only help abit... so the importance of CPU still outweighs that of GPU

Intel HD3000 got Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0 or not?

Not sure about the specifics, sorry Any sifus can help?
But a quick check from the web its stated that RAM>CPU>GPU for Photoshop
An additional GPU would be good, but not really necessary

Btw, you know Xiang Zhi? You seemed very familiar lol

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 4 2011, 08:37 PM

thanks for the reply, i would like to know which one gives better performance for photoshop and low specs gaming between these below?

i3-2310M + Intel HD3000
or
Pentium® P6200-2.13GHz +AMD HD 6470 512MB DDR3

Photoshop, i3 2310M,
gaming, AMD HD6470...

Though, photoshop, better get more ram, like 4GB and above..

thanks..No wonder i3 2310M + AMD HD6470 is more expensive..


This post has been edited by xtended: May 4 2011, 09:37 PM

Hi guys .. need some recommendations for a 14" laptop budget RM2k .. preferred freedos as can get better spec for RM2k budget .. Gonna use this lappy for light gaming such as Sim City .. light photo editing ... movies .. surfing and office job ... Thanks in advance ...

Better get I3 2310M + nVidia GT520M if you are going to top up.
or P6200 + nVidia GT520M if want better in gaming..

Asus A43Sj. i3 2310M + nVidia GT520M@RM1999..

thanks for ur response bro .. if compare to THIS .. which one is better?

That lenovo has much weaker GPU.
CPU still decent even though its last generation..

why there's no SB i7 quad with discrete graphic for 14" other than asus a43sv and alienware?

I found this.
V470, i7-2630QM + Intel HD3000@RM2699
But no dedicated GPU, not good enough for gaming.

This post has been edited by hidz7: May 5 2011, 12:48 PM

Its always been like that for i7 + 14'',
Last gen only got Asus A42Ja and Dell XPS 14...

There are... only that its not available in Malaysia

yeah.. no use cpu too high end but no gpu to play games..

you mean like asus n43sn? this model use i7 right?

when usually manufacturer will release new model? end of may?

Yeap, N43Sn, i7-2630QM + GT550M, apparently the palm rest is not brushed aluminium like that of the N53Sn, which is kinda nice as well~
My friend's N43Sn which arrived yesterday after 2-3 weeks wait:

For about 3k budget, is there anything for me that has about the same specs as Dell XPS series? I'm looking for 12"-14". Need something light and has 6-cell batteries.

My personal preference will be anything besides Acer.

Intel® Core™ i7-740QM Processor(1.73GHz,4Core/8Threads,turbo boost up to 2.93Ghz,6M cache), Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit (English), 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 2GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 425M (for Core-i7 processors).

I'll need it for photos editing (Photoshop, LightRoom), video editing, movie watching, surfing Internet and no gaming...

Thank you in advance.


This post has been edited by fruitie: May 5 2011, 02:33 PM