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Gaming Laptop?
« on: August 31, 2009, 02:22:57 pm »
Hey guys, well, I just bought a new laptop, which I hope is good enough to Play WoW (World of Warcraft) on. I'll list the Specifications below.

Compaq CQ60-311SA Laptop

  • AMD Sempron processor Si-42
    (2.1Ghz, 512kb Cache)
  • Genuine Windows Vista (R) Home Basic
  • 2GB Memory
  • 250GB Hard drive
  • Up to 2 hours battery life
  • Webcam
  • HDMI connectivity

Product Information

If you want a practical laptop with great connectivity look no further than this Compaq Presario CQ60311 Laptop.

It holds 3 USB ports and a HDMI connector for hooking up your USB and HD sources. Connecting up your printer, audio player, digital camera or blu-ray player is a breeze. It also holds a 5-in-1 built-in Digital Media Reader, which reads xD Picture cards, Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro.

For efficient performance on your every applications, your CQ60311 Laptop comes with an AMD Sempron Processor SI42 (2.1GHZ, 512 KB Cache) processor. Genuine Windows Vista ® Home Basic provides you with a straightforward way to access your files and organise your apps. To ensure smooth multitasking on your standard applications, this HP Laptop also comes with 2 GB memory.

The 250GB Hard Drive provides you with the perfect place to store thousands of photos, music tracks and text documents.

You can also stay connected to family and friends whilst on the move with this Compaq Presario Laptop as its wireless enabled. Simply hook up to any wireless network in the office or home. You can also connect at any public hotspot such as train station, airport, hotel or bar for access to internet browsing, email and chat. Use the integrated webcam to talk to worldwide friends ‘face-to-face’.

The 15.6" LED widescreen Screen gives you a crystal clear view of all your media and applications while the Altec Lansing speakers bring it all to life.

The Compaq Presario CQ60311 Laptop also comes with Lightscribe DVD RW Optical Drives, which not only reads and burns data to DVD but also lets you create silkscreen quality disc labels directly from your PC.

Full Specifications:
  • Processor Type: AMD Sempron Si42
  • Memory Size: 2GB MB
  • Processor speed: (2GHZ, 667MHz, 1 MB Cache)
  • Memory Type: DDR2
  • Hard Drive Capacity: 250GB
  • Optical Drives: Lightscribe DVD RW
  • Screen Size/Type: 15.6" LED widescreen
  • Graphics Card Type: Shared
  • Graphics Memory: Shared MB
  • Sound Type: 3D Sound Blaster Pro
  • Modem Type: 56K
  • Wireless Enabled: YES
  • No. of USB Connection: 3
  • Other Interfaces: HDMI, Webcam, Rj45, VGA
  • Battery Type: Lithium Ion
  • Software Titles Included: Works
  • Weight: 2.75kg
  • Weight: 2.75 kg
  • Height: 35 mm
  • Width: 252 mm
  • Depth: 378 mm
  • Colour: Silver and black

Overall, Do you think that the Computer Specifications are good enough to play World of Warcraft/ other games?

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Re: Gaming Laptop?
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2009, 03:14:11 pm »
As an overall computer it looks fine.

Computer Usage:

 I usually try to stay away from AMD processors because in my experience they over heat way too much.

And because you bought this recently you should have the free upgrade to Windows 7 when it's released correct?

Doesn't have a lot of memory space on it.

If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for this and where did you buy it?


For Gaming it should work fine. PC requirements for WoW are below.
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PC System Requirements

OS: Windows XP / Windows Vista (with latest Service Packs)

Processor:
Minimum: Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+
Recommended: Dual-core processor, such as the Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2

Memory:
Minimum: 512 MB RAM (1GB for Vista users)
Recommended: 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista users)
Video:
Minimum: 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting with 32 MB VRAM Such as an ATI Radeon 7200 or NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or better
Recommended: 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 128 MB VRAM Such as an ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT class card or better

Sound: DirectX-compatible sound card or motherboard sound capability

looks like you should be good ;)
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Re: Gaming Laptop?
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2009, 03:09:13 am »
Okay thanks, and I bought this at Curry's, cost me £299 for the laptop, was reduced from £429.99 bargain lol. Cost me nearly £200 for 3 year guarantee. And yes, it does come with a free upgrade to windows 7.

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Re: Gaming Laptop?
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2009, 09:43:10 am »
I happen to play World of Warcraft on my normal laptop, it doesn't meet any gaming computers specifications but it does the perfect job. The only problem is the video card on my laptop has had problems on WoW, and was stated in the last patch notes, which can get annoying sometimes :(
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Re: Gaming Laptop?
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2009, 12:08:33 am »
i think it would laptops are slow when using internets,, nice info :)

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Re: Gaming Laptop?
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2009, 08:48:34 am »
laptops are no different with internet speed than desktops. Just depends on how close you are to internet connection ;)
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Re: Gaming Laptop?
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2009, 08:55:09 am »
that is what i believed because that is what i observed, pc are more better

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Re: Gaming Laptop?
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2009, 07:04:30 pm »
Looks good, and windows 7, HAY, WAIT! I have the same laptop. Well. Yea. It will work.  8)

 

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