New Lappy

[CartoonFan]

[spoiler]dv6-3150us
XG744UA#ABA
UNITED STATES MAINSTREAM
Gerrard 1.1 (Full Featured)
64-bit Metal
Intel® Core™ i5-460M Processor 2.53GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.80 GHz (2c) (3) (3b) (4)
4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 DIMM); Max supported = 8GB
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Intel® HD Graphics with up to 1696MB total graphics memory (6)
640GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive (SATA) with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection (7)
Brushed aluminum finish with the stream design in argento; HP TrueVision Webcam with integrated digital microphone (15); HP SimplePass with integrated fingerprint reader
LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support (6d) (16a) (16d)
15.6" diagonal High-Definition( HP BrightView LED Display (1366 x 768)
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector) (9)

Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n WLAN (10b) with WiDi (36)
5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader* for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards(17a)

Dolby Advanced Audio with Altec Lansing speakers 
101-key compatible with island-style full-size backlit keyboard

HP Clickpad with On/Off button

4 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0, 4th port shared with eSATA; 1 HDMI; 1 eSATA + USB 2.0; 1 VGA (15-pin) ; 1 RJ -45 (LAN); 1 Headphone-out; 1 Microphone-in
Kensington® MicroSaver lock slot; Power-on password; Accepts 3rd party security lock devices
65W AC Adapter
6-Cell 55WHr Lithium-Ion Battery
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit  (1)[/spoiler]
I just wanna know, how is it for gaming? Could it run something like Oblivion? Or perhaps Fallout 3? I don't recognize the graphics specs and I can't find a solid review on this thing that mentions games at all.

And yes, I did listen to everything you guys said about computers from big name companies that are pre-assembled and shit, and how I should never waste money on them again. I'm not buying it, but I am about to come into one.

[hawkeye]

hmm, I see what you mean

[Holkeye]

No laptop will run Fallout 3.

[Link]

Intel® HD Graphics with up to 1696MB total graphics memory

On board, don't expect anything fantastic.

[ahref]

ntel® HD Graphics with up to 1696MB total graphics memory (6) and Fallout 3

LOL

[tSwitch]

No laptop will run Fallout 3.

Mine does.

[Roph]

Many laptops will run fallout 3.

ATI or nvidia graphics in a laptop, sure, but intel, NO.

You fail animefan. You should never buy a laptop with intel graphics. They're not for even basic gaming.

[Irock]

I'm not buying it, but I am about to come into one.

[Holkeye]

Fallout 3 is so buggy, that laptops won't run it. If they do, it's not for long.

[Jonesy]

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Graphics-Media-Accelerator-4500MHD-GMA-X4500MHD.9883.0.html

It can play Quake 3, with a respectable framerate.

[CartoonFan]

Well, here's the deal people. The laptop is a free replacement for my broken one that ate CDs and seized up randomly. (Both damages caused at the actual repair center when I sent the computer in for a simple screen fix.) I'm done extending my warranty from HP. Never again ever ever. If I take good enough care of the computer, not much bad will come to it anyway. I could be saving that money for a better gaming desktop.

But for now I'll have to settle with this. For a free replacement, it's not bad I don't think.

As for the "come into one" line? Yeah. I felt like misleading you guys into thinking I was going to steal one. Come on, give me more credit than that. I'm not that crazy.

And I'm not stupid enough to pay for another HP computer. Hell I wouldn't have paid for the first one. I didn't in fact. My dad did because I wasn't there to dispell the bullshit that fat ass at Best Buy was telling him when he was buying it for me as a present for finishing Middle School, nor did I have the heart to tell him afterwards. That was back in 2006 though, so granted I probably could've been fooled at the time too. I was a real idiot back then.

Anyway. The last laptop I had, and this next one are both free replacements.

[Sophist]

Oblivion? Maybe. Fallout 3, maybe.

The highlighted problem lies in the graphics source, not the RAM or the processor, as Roph has said. There's no better way than to just be assed to do it yourself and find out what its limitations are.

[CartoonFan]

I suppose you're right. It's not like anything that is said in this thread will affect what machine I'm receiving. I guess I was just looking for reassurance. But y'know? It's not that important. My 360's been my primary gaming source lately anyway.

[Sophist]

Also congrats on making a thread with common sense and having a conviction behind what you're talking about.