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Can the e1505 game? Look at this config and tell me please?

post #1 of 11
6/20/06 at 11:43am
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I hear good and bad things about the e1505. I personaly love dell. I like the 15'' laptop but I'm told the x1400 256 meg card is not good for 3d games. I want to play games like world of warcraft and HL2 and stuff on the road. Here is what I configured with a nice coupon from fatwallet.com. Will this run 3d games well?


Description

E1505 Dual Core
Date & Time: June 20,2006 9:29 AM CST

SYSTEM COMPONENTS
E1505 Dual Core Qty 1
Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2500 (2MB Cache/2GHz/667MHz FSB), Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Unit Price $2,030.00
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Catalog Number: 29
Module Description Show Details
Inspiron E1505 Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2500 (2MB Cache/2GHz/667MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
LCD Panel 15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
Memory 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
Video Card 256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
Hard Drive 80GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Sound Options Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy® ADVANCED HD Audio
Wireless Networking Cards FREE! Intel® PRO 3945 and Dell 350 Bluetooth Internal Wireless Cards
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription
Primary Battery 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
Color Choice Charcoal Leather QuickSnap™ Cover
Additional Battery 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service, Support
Mobile Broadband No Broadband Expresscard technology is available in the market now
Future Operating Systems Windows Vista™ Capable
Operating System Re-Installation CD Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition re-installation CD
Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience

ACCESSORIES
Free Netgear WGR614 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Qty 1
Unit Price $0.00

TOTAL1,280.00
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post #2 of 11
6/20/06 at 6:22pm
I hear overclocking the heck out of it helps, but the x1400 is not the best card for gaming. It's like a slightly updated x300, good for some but bad for intense gaming. WoW should run fine but HL2 is a good question (depends on settings). I would suggest getting an e1705 so you can upgrade to a better card for gaming (Nvidia 7800 or higher).
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post #3 of 11
6/20/06 at 9:55pm
For $1,300 you can a get better 15.4" gaming notebooks. The X1400 graphics card is about half as powerful as the X1600. The X1400 will not run games nearly as well as the X1600.

The X1400 is not an updated X300, it is more like an updated X600.
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post #4 of 11
6/20/06 at 10:09pm
Sound Options Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy® ADVANCED HD Audio is just software. If you look in the dell forums, people will tell you about it. They just added software to boost the sound. Which I think was only EAX or something.
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post #5 of 11
6/21/06 at 6:21am
It depends on how much eye candy you want turned on. The x1400 should run HL2 and WoW flawlessly. Most of the time I use mine for NFS:MW.
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post #6 of 11
6/21/06 at 12:06pm
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Originally Posted by flipcody
For $1,300 you can a get better 15.4" gaming notebooks. The X1400 graphics card is about half as powerful as the X1600. The X1400 will not run games nearly as well as the X1600.

The X1400 is not an updated X300, it is more like an updated X600.


*cough* S96J *cough*





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post #7 of 11
6/21/06 at 2:13pm
You should be just fine playing WoW (I've never played HL2 so I don't know how demanding it is). I have maxxed out e1505 that I just got that plays Everquest II (which is more demanding than WoW) at high settings fine, but it can't max everything.

Now you did say you want to play on the road and the problem I've found with that is that games slow WAY down on battery power. Even when I set it to Always On and have a fully charged battery the frame rates become horrible/unplayable. Maybe I'm missing something, but that's just what I've seen.
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post #8 of 11
6/21/06 at 2:33pm
If you really want to game consider a 15.4" with an X1600 or 7600 inside, there are several choices that can be very close to your budget and offer you a better quality machine, better built, and more powerful. Like the Compal HEL 80 and the Asus S96J.

Look at my sig, I spent two more dollars than you, and take a look at the specs I got. Which by all means you have a T2500 and an 80 7,200rpm, but I have better quality and a more powerful GPU. I wouldnt consider a laptop with a T2500 or higher unless it had a X1600 or 7600 or above.

Just my 2 cents
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post #9 of 11
6/21/06 at 3:00pm
i can run HL2 on my e1505 on high. just no AA or that kind of stuff
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post #10 of 11
6/21/06 at 3:47pm
so my 9700 128mb competes with a x1400 ....damn
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post #11 of 11
6/21/06 at 4:39pm
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Originally Posted by SagerNP4791
so my 9700 128mb competes with a x1400 ....damn

Yeah its not such a good card. But its alright.
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