Build Your Own Gaming Notebook

Computer Gaming Ability Test? Ok, so I was watching G4's Attack of the Show the other day (actually like a week ago) and I saw them testing a new notebook or something.. I forget exactly what, but they ran this program on it to see how smoothly it ran, it had things like a random line test or something, I'm really unsure on most of it (man I wish I had paid more attention <.<) But yeah I've been wanting to see just how good my comp is now that I've upgraded it, but with so many different games with so many different outcomes (Guild Wars runs worse than Age of Conan with everything maxed to high quality) I'm really just wanting to find a good test, not one that jut reads what is inside your comp and tells you what it SHOULD run but something that will run different scenarios and show you how well it DOES run. Yeah, well If anyone out there knows of such program whether or not it is the one used on Attack of the Show, I'd appreciate it if you shared a link or a hint as to what to search for. Thanks in advance! +Sorry, not sure if this goes in hardware or gaming but I'm going with gaming... As far as I know systemrequirementslab only shows if your comp meets the minimum requirements through a text interface, I'm looking for something that runs actual tests on the computer so you can see if it runs smoothly or even runs it at all. (I hope I'm making sense, I find ti hard to get this question into words.) 3Dmark looks promising, DL'ing it now.

Computer Hardware Study? 1. The term ____ device designates equipment that might be added to a computer system to enhance its functionality. a. digital c. disk b. system d. peripheral 2. Most consumers select computer models that cost ____. a. US$300 or a bit less c. between US$2,000 and US$4,000 b. between US$800 and US$1,100 d. more than US$4,000 3. The price of an entry-level desktop computer starts at ____. a. US$100 c. US$575 b. US$300 d. US$800 4. The case for a vertical system unit is often referred to as a ____. a. cube c. base b. minicase d. tower 5. ____ units are the form factor of choice for computer owners who might want to upgrade components in the future because it is easy to get inside the case and swap out parts. a. Cube c. Tower b. Base d. Minicase 6. The term ____ refers to the size and dimensions of a computer component. a. form factor c. disk header b. system specification d. peripheral metric 7. A(n) ____ is a small form factor tablet computer designed to run most of the software available for larger portable computers. a. digital c. ultra-mobile PC b. mini-notebook d. microtablet 8. A ____ computer is a portable computing device featuring a touch-sensitive screen that can be used as a writing or drawing pad. a. Media Center c. desktop b. tablet d. microcomputer 9. A(n) ____ tablet configuration resembles a high-tech clipboard and lacks a built-in keyboard. a. convertible c. ultra-mobile b. slate d. portable 10. A ____ computer is also referred to as a laptop. a. desktop c. notebook b. tablet d. PDA 11. For gaming, computers quickly climb past the ____ price point. a. US$4,000 c. US$6,000 b. US$5,000 d. US$10,000 ABCD 12. In the context of computing, a(n) ____ is a custom, hand-built modification to a computer system component. a. bit c. key b. icon d. mod ABCD 13. ____ means a billion cycles per second. a. Gigahertz c. Exahertz b. Megahertz d. Nanohertz ABCD 14. The speed specifications that you see in a computer ad indicate the speed of the microprocessor ____. a. control unit c. clock b. register d. tape ABCD 15. ____ size refers to the number of bits that a microprocessor can manipulate at one time. a. Processor c. Register b. Word d. ALU ABCD 16. Some processor manufacturers use a technology called ____ to increase the speed of data moving to the processor. a. HyperTransport c. memory bus b. FSB d. HTT ABCD 17. A microprocessor with a limited set of simple instructions uses ____ technology. a. parallel c. CISC b. RISC d. benchmarked ABCD 18. If a processor can’t begin executing an instruction before it completes the previous instruction, it must be using ____. a. parallel processing c. serial processing b. pipelining d. dual core processing 19. Using a technology called ____, a processor can begin executing an instruction before it completes the previous instruction. a. serial processing c. pipelining b. multitasking d. benchmarking 20. ____ processing allows for multiple instructions to be executed simultaneously. a. Serial c. Benchmark b. Parallel d. Amalgamated 21. ____ are the results of a series of tests used to gauge overall microporcessor speed and are useful in comparing microprocessor performance. a. Benchmarks c. Clocking figures b. Hyper-Threads d. FSC reports 22. ____ is a technique for increasing the speed of a computer component. a. Benchmarking c. Serial processing b. Overclocking d. Pipelining 23. ____ is a temporary holding area for data, application program instructions, and the operating system. a. ROM c. Disk storage b. CMOS d. RAM 24. RAM can be thought of as the ____ for the computer’s processor. a. factory c. waiting room b. operating room d. planning room 25. Unlike disk storage, most RAM is ____. a. virtual c. non-volatile b. integrated d. volatile 26. If a program exceeds the allocated space in RAM, the operating system uses an area of the hard disk called ____ memory to store parts of a program or data file until they are needed. a. volatile c. virtual b. capacitor d. integrated 27. RAM speed is often expressed in ____. a. milliseconds c. megaseconds b. macroseconds d. nanoseconds 28. ____ is fast and relatively inexpensive. a. RDRAM c. DIMM b. RIMM d. SDRAM 29. ____ was first developed for the Nintendo 64 game system, and was later adapted for use in personal computers. a. SDRAM c. RIMM b. RDRAM d. SO-RIMM 30. ____ is a type of memory circuitry that holds the computer's startup routine. a. RIM (Read initial memory) c. ROM (Read only memory) b. RAM (Random access memory) d. REM (Ready ever memory) 31. The ____ holds computer configuration settings

Graphic/video card to play Arma 2 on a HP Pavilion dv62155dx Notebook? Alright so I'm not very educated when it comes to what to look for when upgrading a computer. Anyways I want to play this game called Arma 2: combined Operations. I'm running on a 'HP Pavilion dv62155dx' Laptop. I went to google and did the 'Can you run it test' and everything passed, besides the video card... So my question is; do any of you have any recommended video/graphic card that will fit into this laptop, and run this game, and can provide me with links ? Here are the results from the 'can you run it test'- CPU Recommended: Intel Core i5 or AMD Athlon Phenom X4 or faster You Have: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz PASS RAM Recommended: 2 GB You Have: 3.8 GB PASS OS Recommended: Windows 7 You Have: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit PASS Video Card Recommended: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 or ATI Radeon HD 5770 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 896 MB VRAM You Have: Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator HD Upgrade Suggested: Unfortunately, your Video Card does not meet this requirement. Click here to see some recommendations. Features: Recommended attributes of your Video Card Required You Have Video RAM 896 MB 1.7 GB Hardware T&L Yes Yes Pixel Shader version 3.0 4.0 Vertex Shader version 3.0 4.0 DirectX version Recommended: DirectX 9.0c You Have: 11.0 PASS Free Disk Space Recommended: 20 GB You Have: 391.3 GB PASS Thank in advance.

What is the best game I could play with these system specs? Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.080917-1612) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard System Model: Compaq Presario F700 Notebook PC BIOS: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1 Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-57 (2 CPUs), ~1.9GHz Memory: 894MB RAM Page File: 1082MB used, 967MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 10 DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ Display Tab 1: The file nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer. Sound Tab 1: No problems found. Input Tab: No problems found. -------------------- DirectX Debug Levels -------------------- Direct3D: 0/4 (retail) DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail) DirectInput: 0/5 (retail) DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail) DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail) DirectSound: 0/5 (retail) DirectShow: 0/6 (retail) --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 7000M / nForce 610M Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip type: GeForce 7000M / nForce 610M DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0533&SUBSYS_30EA103C&REV_A2 Display Memory: 313 MB Dedicated Memory: 122 MB Shared Memory: 191 MB Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz) Looking for something actiony, star warsy, multiplayey. I could also alter my dedicated graphics memory to 64MB giving my system 1gig of memory

how do i install new drivers for a dell alienwear laptop? Dell and alienwear seem to have some type of "fail safe" on there hardware that will only let you install drivers that they have tested on their website. but the problem is that the drivers on their site are almost a year old and some of them are even older. and my video drivers for the amd HD 6900M are so old that some games run very poorly. but on the AMD site the new drivers say they have fixed all the probs im having with the new drivers that i cant install. when i try to install the new drivers it says "AMD Catalyst: Modility cant be downloaded due to incompatible hardware/software on your computer. the version of your graphics adapter is not suported. please contact your notebook manufacturer" and i did contact them, and thats when they told me about the "Fail safe" thing. any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Is my computer compatible with gunz? I want to play the game Gunz the Duel by Maiet Entertainment, Distributed by ijji. My specs look promising and I reinstalled gunz twice. I was able to play gunbound and call of duty 2 but not gunz. I dont have a virus. I looked at the specs and they all seem right. The ijji helpdesk told me that Gunz work on all intel processors. Below is a DxDiag that should help you. ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 9/30/2008, 16:15:24 Machine name: HOME-FGWLBUV9J7 Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: IBM System Model: 237375U BIOS: Phoenix FirstBIOS(tm) Notebook Pro Version 2.0 for IBM ThinkPad Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1500MHz Memory: 510MB RAM Page File: 247MB used, 1002MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ DirectX Files Tab: No problems found. Display Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 1: No problems found. Music Tab: No problems found. Input Tab: No problems found. Network Tab: No problems found. -------------------- DirectX Debug Levels -------------------- Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a) DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail) DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a) DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a) DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail) DirectSound: 0/5 (retail) DirectShow: 0/6 (retail) --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500 Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc. Chip type: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500 AGP (0x4C57) DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz) Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4C57&SUBSYS_05301014&REV_00 Display Memory: 32.0 MB Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor: Default Monitor Monitor Max Res: Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6525 (English) DDI Version: 9 (or higher) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 3/22/2005 20:01:18, 225280 bytes WHQL Logo'd: Yes WHQL Date Stamp: n/a VDD: n/a Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys Mini VDD Date: 3/22/2005 20:00:58, 1034752 bytes Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-0F17-11CF-D96A-3A25A1C2CB35} Vendor ID: 0x1002 Device ID: 0x4C57 SubSys ID: 0x05301014 Revision ID: 0x0000 Revision ID: 0x0000 Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D Deinterlace Caps: {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=DeinterlaceTech_BOBLineReplicate {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch Registry: OK DDraw Status: Enabled D3D Status: Enabled AGP Status: Enabled DDraw Test Result: Not run D3D7 Test Result: Not run D3D8 Test Result: Not run D3D9 Test Result: Not run ------------- Sound Devices ------------- Description: Intel(r) Integrated Audio Default Sound Playback: Yes Default Voice Playback: Yes Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24C5&SUBSYS_05371014&REV_01 Manufacturer ID: 1 Product ID: 100 Type: WDM Driver Name: ac97intc.sys Driver Version: 5.10.0000.3523 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail WHQL Logo'd: Yes Date and Size: 8/17/2001 12:20:04, 96256 bytes Other Files: Driver Provider: Microsoft HW Accel Level: Full Cap Flags: 0xB5B Min/Max Sample Rate: 8000, 48000 Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0 HW Memory: 0 Voice Management: No EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No Registry: OK Sound Test Result: Not run --------------------- Sound Capture Devices --------------------- Description: Intel(r) Integrated Audio Default Sound Capture: Yes Default Voice Capture: Yes Driver Name: ac97intc.sys Driver Version: 5.10.0000.3523 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Date and Size: 8/17/2001 12:20:04, 96256 bytes Cap Flags: 0x41 Format Flags: 0xCCC ----------- DirectMusic ----------- DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002 Acceleration: n/a Ports: Mi

Hopefully someone here can help me? :(? I've been trying to fix my brothers laptop all day. It's an Hp Pavilion dv6-3122us entertainment notebook. It's been having blue screen of death error messages for the past couple of days. The error is the system encountered an uncorrectable hardware error and it was x124. It mainly happened when he tried to play this game Rune scape, and now it's within the first 30 seconds of loading the desktop. I ran the self tests, everything came back normal. I reset the ram modules, I checked for loose connections and nothing helped. The laptop was reformatted and windows 7 64 home premium was freshly installed on the computer. I tried to update the bios in safe mode but it wouldn't work. I managed to update the audio drivers in safe mode however when the computer restarted into the normal mode and crashed again, the drivers were not updated in safe mode when I previously updated them. I went onto HP Support Active Chat to see if anyone could help me and the guy I was talking to told me to try to update the bios during the normal mode despite the fact that I told him that the computer was crashing with the bsod error message. So I went ahead and did what he told me to do and the computer crashed during the erasing and writing stage of the bios update. Now the computer turns on for a few seconds and then shuts off immediately and repeats. They have told me on HP support chat that it's not covered under warranty even though they were the ones who told me what to do to make it not work like this. Any help? Please and thanks Yeah definitely not buying an HP anymore. I have a desktop that seems to be fine from them and so does my mom. This laptop is my brothers. How can I format it though if the screen wont show anything and it turns off almost instantly?

Is my computer compatible with gunz? I want to play the game Gunz the Duel by Maiet Entertainment, Distributed by ijji. My specs look promising and I reinstalled gunz twice. I was able to play gunbound and call of duty 2 but not gunz. I dont have a virus. I looked at the specs and they all seem right. The ijji helpdesk told me that Gunz work on all intel processors. Below is a DxDiag that should help you. ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 9/30/2008, 16:15:24 Machine name: HOME-FGWLBUV9J7 Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: IBM System Model: 237375U BIOS: Phoenix FirstBIOS(tm) Notebook Pro Version 2.0 for IBM ThinkPad Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1500MHz Memory: 510MB RAM Page File: 247MB used, 1002MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ DirectX Files Tab: No problems found. Display Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 1: No problems found. Music Tab: No problems found. Input Tab: No problems found. Network Tab: No problems found. -------------------- DirectX Debug Levels -------------------- Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a) DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail) DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a) DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a) DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail) DirectSound: 0/5 (retail) DirectShow: 0/6 (retail) --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500 Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc. Chip type: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500 AGP (0x4C57) DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz) Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4C57&SUBSYS_05301014&REV_00 Display Memory: 32.0 MB Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor: Default Monitor Monitor Max Res: Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6525 (English) DDI Version: 9 (or higher) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 3/22/2005 20:01:18, 225280 bytes WHQL Logo'd: Yes WHQL Date Stamp: n/a VDD: n/a Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys Mini VDD Date: 3/22/2005 20:00:58, 1034752 bytes Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-0F17-11CF-D96A-3A25A1C2CB35} Vendor ID: 0x1002 Device ID: 0x4C57 SubSys ID: 0x05301014 Revision ID: 0x0000 Revision ID: 0x0000 Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D Deinterlace Caps: {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=DeinterlaceTech_BOBLineReplicate {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch Registry: OK DDraw Status: Enabled D3D Status: Enabled AGP Status: Enabled DDraw Test Result: Not run D3D7 Test Result: Not run D3D8 Test Result: Not run D3D9 Test Result: Not run ------------- Sound Devices ------------- Description: Intel(r) Integrated Audio Default Sound Playback: Yes Default Voice Playback: Yes Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24C5&SUBSYS_05371014&REV_01 Manufacturer ID: 1 Product ID: 100 Type: WDM Driver Name: ac97intc.sys Driver Version: 5.10.0000.3523 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail WHQL Logo'd: Yes Date and Size: 8/17/2001 12:20:04, 96256 bytes Other Files: Driver Provider: Microsoft HW Accel Level: Full Cap Flags: 0xB5B Min/Max Sample Rate: 8000, 48000 Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0 HW Memory: 0 Voice Management: No EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No Registry: OK Sound Test Result: Not run --------------------- Sound Capture Devices --------------------- Description: Intel(r) Integrated Audio Default Sound Capture: Yes Default Voice Capture: Yes Driver Name: ac97intc.sys Driver Version: 5.10.0000.3523 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Date and Size: 8/17/2001 12:20:04, 96256 bytes Cap Flags: 0x41 Format Flags: 0xCCC ----------- DirectMusic ----------- DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002 Acceleration: n/a Ports: Mi

RIFT LAGGING IS KILLING ME? hey i was lucky enough to get a free trial for RIFT and i like the game with 1 thing i dont like being the 5 fps lag at all times ive tried everything including updating my video card and deleting some un needed old online games from my computer) i eventually ran a can u run it test and everything checks out is there anything i can do left or is it just rifts fault (heres the test results) CPU Recommended: Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or better You Have: AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 235e Processor PASS RAM Recommended: 4 GB You Have: 5.7 GB PASS OS Recommended: Windows XP, Vista or 7 You Have: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (build 7600), 64-bit PASS Video Card Recommended: Desktop: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 or better (Notebook: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 200M series or better) You Have: GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 Upgrade Suggested: Unfortunately, your Video Card does not meet this requirement. Click here to see some recommendations. Features: Recommended attributes of your Video Card Required You Have Video RAM 512 MB 2.2 GB Hardware T&L Yes Yes Pixel Shader version 3.0 3.0 Vertex Shader version 3.0 3.0 Sound Card Recommended: Yes You Have: Realtek High Definition Audio PASS Free Disk Space Recommended: 8.0 GB You Have: 586.7 GB PASS i asked this question in the pc category but they were no help so i thought id ask the gamers, this is the first game ive had video problems with and ive layed guildwars, WoW, and like 20 more that arent so popular and im using low quality rendering

Laptop/Notebook for Photoshop CS5? Hi all, I've just started a new job which primarily has nothing to do with Photo Editing, however, they want me to some work for them on the side as I am familiar with the suite. So its a good excuse for me to invest in some new fast and efficient hardware :D That said, I am not too on the ball when it comes to the system requirements as usually I am just using a PC for the sake of it with out really understanding whats under the hood - Perhaps naive :( One small issue is that they are stretched for funds (Recession - Though I think that's a pretty cheap excuse :P) and won't fund or partially pay for it! Id imagine by now its pretty obvious what I am after. But if not, basically I just want a L/N that will run PS CS4 and 5 to the max, efficiently with out chocking on some of the heavier processes. I don't need or want it for any gaming, and seen as (or from what I have read) PS mainly concentrates on the CPU and not GPU, I will be quite happy for just an integrated chip. I would like a 15" or higher LED backlit screen, atleast 3GB DDR3, dual core or higher running at atleast 2.66** and not terribly important, but a finger print security log in scanner thingy would be useful. I would also prefer a Windows 7 based system and not a MacBook (although better for my needs perhaps). I might be going to the US soon, which would be the optimal place to purchase, so my budget is there for a strict $1200.. No more, not even $1 :P (Unless its shipping) Or if sourced from the UK, then max £550! For those that are able to help, thank you VERY much in advance! :) Kind regards, Klis ** As said already, I am not that familiar with specs, but I am basing those on a friends Notebook which I quite liked... But I didn't test it with CS4, so I cant really know if it would work or not :/ With regards to the CPU, i forgot to add, that I would prefer an i5 or i7 based CPU.