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945 chipset...blows chunks
So I am stuck with a excrement 9400 2.0 duo core with a gig of ram and a tird video card. I am talking bad bad bad bad.....DO NOT GET A LAPTOP WITH THIS CARD unless you dont want to do anything but type and watch movies. Playing ANY games forget it. I have Delta Force Extreme on my desktop and it works fine, heck it even works with my old IBM A31 laptop. So I install it on my 9400, realizing I dont game often, and am not going to do LAN parties or anything and, you gessed it, it won't even run.
"Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family:
This video card does not support HW T&L (Hardware accelerated Transform & Lighting).
This game requires a video card that supports HW T&L, and therefore will not run on this device."
This game requires a video card that supports HW T&L, and therefore will not run on this device."
So not only can I not play the game, I find out I cant upgrade without replacing the motherboard. Man Dell sure do not convey this very well. The ad should go like this" Dude Your Getting a Dell.....Bummer."
Sorry if I seem annoyed, I have purchased many many computers since my first one back in 1980 and I can not recollect getting so much less than I thought I was getting.
......end of rant....
- I have the E1505 with the integrated chip 945. When I move windows they shimmer.I don't even expect to play games but I should be able to move IE windows without them flickering?Honestly, I shouldnt have to buy a Graphics card to just move a few windows around.I'm not sure if this is related the the 945 or not? Dell support is very wishy washy. They just said if I'm not happy I can return it.
- I agree Dave, it is buyer beware. However when I read the Dell literature like:Play HarderThe integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 lets you enjoy movies and video with fast motion and impressive clarity.Verbage like this seemed to be an indicator that a 2k laptop would at least have the functionality to handle the most basic games. Of course I did not expect to play COD at a billion frames a second, however Dell should have more clearly stated what the system was and was not capable of.If Dodge literature described the Neon as a real screamer and Accelerator, a strong runner, and you found it not to be, you would have something to say to Dodge.
And a second point to your post Dave, now you realize you wanted to race a bit, but bought a Neon. The literature says if you want to race you can upgrade the fuel injector to a super duper turbo charged one, that would allow you to do flat 12's in the quarter mile. Unfortunately the forget to mention that you have to change the entire motor, the tires, the transmission and the seats, in order to accommodate the device that will let you upgrade.
- This is the El cheapo mundo chipset de joure.
The "new improved" Mac mini went from Radeon 9200 to this.
I doubt most people know the difference between a real gpu and intel junk graphics but
the Game industry does.
Bottom line if you want to game get a machine with GPU.
On a side note I do play World of Warcraft on an Ancient Latitude CPXJ with upgraded CPU to 850mhz and a Dell CDOCKII with PNY Geforce FX5500 PCI video card.
If they would make a PCI Express X16 dock for such laptops with 400 watt power supply Im sure you could get it to work with an external video card.
This however is not in the offing as far as I can tell. Still it would be cool to have
a PCI Express X16 Dock. I would not be as upset had the Dell site indicated that the upgrade was more than just getting a chip card and installing it. I knew I may have to upgrade if the need arose, but nowhere did it indicate I would have to do a wholesale motherboard changeout as well. I knew the cost of either a 6800 go or a 7800 chip card and, if the 950 didnt do what I wanted, was prepared to pay the price of the upgrade card, but not the MB.
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Posted April 21st, 2006 10:00
I hear ya. I bought a Dodge Neon and when I got it out to the dragstrip I found out it had a lousy 4 cyl., 130HP engine. I've been buying cars since 1970 and I'll never buy another Dodge again.
Bummer.......
Dave