Dell Inspiron E1705

[jbltecnicspro]

Hello all, right now I want to build a decent laptop for sound studio work that is capable of decent gaming. I believe that I found the answer - the E1705 from Dell. With 2 GB of Ram, a 2.0 Ghz Core 2 Duo CPU and a GeForce Go 7900GS, it only costs $1530 from the military exchange store. I know that the computer comes with crappy bloatware, and I've got a fresh copy of Windows XP to install on the machine for a nice, clean sweep of the system. Problem is, at 2 GB of RAM, it's maxed out. Since games like Battlefield 2 require 2 GB of RAM to be run smoothly at the highest settings, how long will 2 GB of RAM actually hold up? I know the XPS models have a max of 4 GB of RAM, but the lowest-end model costs $1800 (without the GTX graphics card). Any advice as to which laptop to purchase?

 

[jbltecnicspro]

To clarify, my question is regarding memory. Will 2 GB be enough to handle next year's games without hitches at decent graphics quality?

 

[fromundacheese]

if your running windows xp the optimal memory is 2gb. any more is not gonna do much for you.

 

[Cwalk]

I think 2g would be fine ...don't expect to run everything on max settings though
..but
If you can afford the extra money ..I would look for something upgradable to 4g ...nothing wrong with having room for improvement if ya know what I mean...

 

[SuperSubZero]

To clarify, my question is regarding memory. Will 2 GB be enough to handle next year's games without hitches at decent graphics quality?

You can get a definite answer *HERE*.

In all seriousness, 2GB is alot, but the game makers will do what they do. I don't think anyone here can speak for every single game that will be written in the next 365 days.

 

[Azazel90x]

2gb of ram is pretty much the standard right now...next year it could be 4gb...but who knows? and i think 2gb is plenty and if u need more you could always add more..

 

[Cwalk]

lol ...Magic Ball told me, no! >< ...guess I gotta upgrade..

 

[ofacto]

The e1705 does unofficially support 4GB of ram. There are serveral reports of this at the notebookreview.com forums.

Also there are some great Dell deals here: http://www.notebookreview.com/dellCoupon.asp

 

[who am I - I ask]

2gb and a 7900 will be more then enough to run bf2 . so no need to worry

 

[mwarps]

Between 2GHz/2GB and 7900gs, I'd be suprised if it couldn't handle anything thrown at it. my 1.66/2GB/7900gs rocks for everything but Supcom. Need a refresh up to your stats.