intel GMA? if do 2D it is okay, but I do not recommend intel GMA for 3D application. By the way, if u inclined into budget conscious, 7300go is not bad, as it has 3D computational power but not a match for a workstation graphic processor.

i'm not very well versed with laptop graphics, but i really do recommend a desktop. there are several points to this:

i. desktop is considerably cheaper. a laptop with the same config with a desktop could cost rm900 - rm1500 higher!

ii. u need good graphics card (pref 256mb, ddr2 etc). it's cheaper for desktop. but for laptops, just grab the best gaming laptop out there and u're good to go.

iii. desktop harddrives are easier to recover than laptops. u can just jack ur harddrive to another pc and recover ur files. u cant do that with a laptop. there's a huge chance when u're harddrive goes, everything's gone.

iv. desktop has better heat management. bear in mind that ur machine will be working virtually 24 hours a day, for atleast a week (during submission days). we're talking non-stop, and that goes for the user too.



so basically, just get a gaming laptop. but if u can opt for a desktop, go for it.

iv. study part 1 overseas, come back and finish part 2 (2 years) in UTM, USM, UiTM or UM.

Another question to ask ....After STPM what is the requirement result to selected into public U like UTM and USM for architecturing course ? Isit very hard to enter ? (scince I am a non bumiputra ?