RAM is important

but since it's only 1366x768 (assuming Studio 15) or 1280x800 (others), 256MB or 512MB won't make much differences...

if we re talking abt like 1680x1050 or higher, then yes, the RAM would make a difference, but at that resolution, u'll need a better GPU also...

Think got 2-3 if nt wrong but the smaller 1 is for ram.

so opening the smaller one wont ruin ur warranty eh?

and astria thx for clearing that up

if i hav budget rm3000... what is the best laptop that i can buy? any suggestion?

lol studio 15... Everyone recommends.

haha..good one.

btw astria,mind sharing why the gc RAM is important for the resolution?what's the connection?

this a new one for me..

the higher the resolution, the more pixels the GPU need to render, and thus need more RAM...

that's the simplest way to explain it...

owh thx..
anyway is there a range for this?

e.g: 256mb ram = up to 1200x800..someting like that?

hmm.. there's not really a definete range...

few yrs ago, when we re at 1280x1024, even high end GPU also come with 256MB only...

so i would rather take a relative range, for today, there are roughly 3 markets, high-end (1GB), mid-end (512MB), low-end (256MB)

in terms of gaming, taking 1680x1050 and 512MB as the middle pt, any thing beyond that resolution and including it, 512MB-1GB. anything lower, 256MB-512MB

y low end card dun need so much RAM? mainly cuz they can't handle the high level of eye candy like AA, AF and stuff (all these stuff, the more u use, the more RAM needed as well), so y spend more money on RAM that u re not going to use?

some OEMs may use the RAM on a GPU as a selling pt... dun believe a bullshit abt that... if the GPU doesn't change, more RAM dun make much differences...

so i rather ve a more powerful GPU with less RAM, rather than a lousy GPU with more RAM...

so for 256mbs, we use 1280x1024 resolution max?

i would say up to 1680x1050....

anything beyond that, 256MB is definetely not enough... better get at least 512MB

i see..good explaination..might wanna add this piece of information into ur pinned post about graphics for laptop..

So how do we differentiate What resolution is the maximum for what Mbs?

Like 256-Max is 1680x1050

again as i ve said, there's not really a definete figure...

but since we seldom see laptops come with 1680x1050, i would say 256MB is sufficient for low end cards (9300M GS, G 105M, HD 4570, HD 3470, etc), and for mid end card, 512MB (9600M GT, 9650M GT, GT 120M, GT 130M, HD 3670, HD 4650, etc)

HD4570 is a class 2 and its considered low end?

by AMD's own market definition, yes, it's a low end GPU...

arhh ok, but 256mb of HD4570 is sufficient to play games like warcraft 3 and san andreas right?

more than enough...

i ve even tried san andreas on Intel GMA 900 before as well...

lol what abt 4500MHD can it be played? Cause im playing MTA not gta, Multi theft auto Online

hmm, i never tried MTA before... issit similar to GTA???