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post #1 of 20
9/11/11 at 11:37pm
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Hello everyone didn't know if this was the proper place to post this, so if it isn't let me know. Just purchased this sony vaio used from a friend and wanted to know a couple of things about it. First of all I don't know too much about computers so forgive me. What I wanted to know is if this laptop was suitable for gaming? I checked compatibility with a few games on yougamers.com, but it says I need a better graphics card. Where can I find graphics cards compatible with this laptop? I've searched around, but nothing makes sense to me. Also the b button on the keyboard broke and the previous owner glued it back on, so i have to press it a couple of times for it to work. Its really annoying. Can I replace it? Any help would be appreciated. Thank yous.

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post #2 of 20
9/12/11 at 4:33am
Yes, you can replace the whole keyboard or just a cap if the the underside is still ok. As far as game concerns, it is decent but don't expect too much out of it

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post #3 of 20
9/12/11 at 12:19pm
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thanks for your help. anyone got info on the video card? 

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post #4 of 20
9/12/11 at 12:30pm
what do you have in your specs? By the way this is PCG-7154L correct?

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post #5 of 20
9/12/11 at 12:42pm
Providing that this is PCG-7154L and not 7514L as you stated, it should come with an Intel GMA 4500MHD - pretty decent integrated GPU

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post #6 of 20
9/12/11 at 1:08pm
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yeah, its the pcg one. sorry for late response, lost my connection. yeah it says i have: Intel GMA X4500MHD. So I can't upgrade this because its integrated?

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post #7 of 20
9/12/11 at 1:08pm
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double post mellow.gif

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post #8 of 20
9/12/11 at 1:10pm
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Originally Posted by kn0wsk1ll View Post

yeah, its the pcg one. sorry for late response, lost my connection. yeah it says i have: Intel GMA X4500MHD. So I can't upgrade this because its integrated?


Nope -

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post #9 of 20
9/12/11 at 1:13pm
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ok....sad.gif

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post #10 of 20
9/12/11 at 1:15pm
It is not bad of a card you know.

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post #11 of 20
9/13/11 at 2:30pm
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ok, but what about the express card slot? can i get a graphics boost through that? sorry i'm determined to play a couple of games.

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post #12 of 20
9/13/11 at 2:35pm
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i also found this: http://www.villageinstruments.com/tiki-index.php?page=ViDock

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post #13 of 20
9/13/11 at 2:35pm
Well there are some manufacturers that are offering the external graphic card but I haven't seen any personal review so hard to say. What games are you looking at to play?

Have you checked this out?
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/

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post #14 of 20
9/13/11 at 2:36pm
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Originally Posted by kn0wsk1ll View Post

i also found this: http://www.villageinstruments.com/tiki-index.php?page=ViDock


I am using one of those at work, no - they are not for games winknudge.gif
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post #15 of 20
9/13/11 at 2:43pm
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but it says it is for gaming?

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post #16 of 20
9/13/11 at 2:47pm
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oh nevermind i see what it means now.

 

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post #17 of 20
9/13/11 at 2:50pm
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im trying to play portal 2, black ops, and trying to run a ps2 emulator. the ps2 emulator actually works fine when it starts, but it gradually slows down. i've tried tweaking the settings, but nothing works.

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post #18 of 20
9/13/11 at 2:51pm
Sure, you are willing to pay $200-300 for the dock and another $200-300 for the GPU where the bottle neck will be within your FSB and the express card slot? That is not a good solution at all, that dock is great for running multiple display for some CAD works, but not for games

Sell your Sony and use/add that extra $300-400 that you are about to invest to get a better gaming notebook.

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post #19 of 20
9/13/11 at 2:51pm
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these are my results for portal 2:

 

Features: Minimum attributes of your Video Card

    Required You Have
green_checkmark_small.gif Video RAM 128 MB 1.7 GB
green_checkmark_small.gif Hardware T&L Yes Yes
green_checkmark_small.gif Pixel Shader version 2.0 4.0
green_checkmark_small.gif Vertex Shader version 2.0 4.0

 

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post #20 of 20
9/13/11 at 2:55pm
There you have it ... give it a go wink.gif

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