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General Forums => Off Topic => Topic started by: Valsidor on August 16, 2011, 12:53:48 am

Title: What affects gaming most?
Post by: Valsidor on August 16, 2011, 12:53:48 am

What part of the computer controls most how games run? Is it a combination or is it mostly centered in one component? I'm talking games like WoW, Eve, minecraft, League of Legends.

Title: Re: What affects gaming most?
Post by: Trerro on August 16, 2011, 06:28:52 am

The 2 most important are the CPU and the video card (the video card is usually the more important of the two in a 3D game), although the RAM, network card, and hard drive all play a lesser role.

Also, don't forget the fans... my laptop gets periods of huge lag in games it's way over spec for because the damn thing overheats.

Title: Re: What affects gaming most?
Post by: Valsidor on August 16, 2011, 06:41:44 am

So CPU, Video card, RAM, and cooling are the biggest? What would be adequate RAM for most modern games?

Title: Re: What affects gaming most?
Post by: KhanCipher on August 16, 2011, 07:47:57 am

usually any more than 2gb of RAM is enough.

Title: Re: What affects gaming most?
Post by: Valsidor on August 16, 2011, 07:56:25 am

And is that full settings? Or halfway decent ones?

Title: Re: What affects gaming most?
Post by: KhanCipher on August 16, 2011, 09:03:12 am

bah, who needs nice looking graphics, as long as i can tell what that thing infront of me is, i'm fine 8)

(yes, i play on low settings a lot.)

but it's more like 2gb for medlow, 3gb for med, 4gb for medhigh, and any more than that for high

Title: Re: What affects gaming most?
Post by: Valsidor on August 16, 2011, 09:14:02 am

I'm looking at getting a new laptop, but I don't want to break the bank.