Laptop for PC gaming? (video cards)

[herooftime120]

I am going to obtain a new laptop soon and for complicated reasons can only get one very specific computer under a very specific layout. It has 4-6 GB of ram and a 2.40 Ghz processor (its an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU P8600 2.40gz) The main weakness is the graphics or video card which is nonexistent. Instead it uses a specific portion of the hard drive for video. I have heard that external video cards dont work even with USB 2.0. So what can i do to get my laptop able to run some games. (not games like crysis, more modest games)

 

[0roo0roo]

laptop+gaming= no go.
gaming cards are big. gaming cards are hot.
gaming cards by themselves use several times the power budget of the entire laptop. it is fundamentally incompatible.
igp uses ram, not harddrive.
usb is so slow that its not even worth considering as an interface for video.

 

[mfenn]

Are there external video cards? Yes. Will they work with a laptop that was not specifically designed for them? No.

 

[TheStu]

Were the ExpressCard based external GPU solutions I have seen just proof-of-concepts then?

 

[mfenn]

Were the ExpressCard based external GPU solutions I have seen just proof-of-concepts then?

Yes, this is the one that got the farthest along. It's no longer sold.

 

[mmntech]

Yes, this is the one that got the farthest along. It's no longer sold.

MSI is about to release one.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/computers...graphics-to-laptops-via-expresscard-slot/2573

Not all laptops have an expresscard slot though.

 

[AndroidVageta]

laptop+gaming= no go.
gaming cards are big. gaming cards are hot.
gaming cards by themselves use several times the power budget of the entire laptop. it is fundamentally incompatible.
igp uses ram, not harddrive.
usb is so slow that its not even worth considering as an interface for video.

Look at the laptop in my sig...plays ANY game maxed...laptops can be very viable gaming machines if you go highend enough.