Video card vs Memory

**Darkemperor121** · 08-04-2009, 06:50 AM

Hey, I'm buying an alienware M17 gaming laptop, and because I just bought a new TV for $800, my budget will only allow me to spend upto $1400 on this gaming laptop. I have room for an upgrade from 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3870 to Dual 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3870 - CrossFireX™ Enabled! or from 2gigs of memory to 4gigs. Both of these aren't good, but which one should I upgrade. I'll be playing games such as Flight Simulator:X, Counter-strike:Source and 1.6, Diablo II, and WoW. I don't know how well Flight Simulator would run if I chose more memory or dual video cards.

Any help would be appreciated.

**The Mob** · 08-04-2009, 03:21 PM

dual vid cards in a laptop?!?! WTF
anyhow, get the greater video card, b/c you can always add more ram yourself later. you cant do that with a laptop video card.

and wow.. if your only going to be playing these modest games, then i think your laptop is a bit overkill

**Luke** · 08-04-2009, 10:25 PM

Same as above. Dual vid card. (they have them in dell xps 2) Ram is hella cheap these days :/ 12GB in a desktop pc is noice :)

**The Mob** · 08-04-2009, 10:28 PM

oh, i didnt know that..
wow. i guess the laptop must be massive.

**Darkemperor121** · 08-05-2009, 03:16 AM

Thanks for both of your inputs :) . I might be getting this laptop instead.

Newegg.com - ASUS G Series G51VX-X1A NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo P8700(2.53GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 320GB HDD 7200rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M - Laptops / Notebooks

Would this be a better choice?

**The Mob** · 08-05-2009, 03:54 PM

looks decent.
imo, 17 inches or above and you cant fit it into your backpack
(that is of course you actually carry it around with you)

**Luke** · 08-06-2009, 01:17 AM

I have a Dell 17" and I agree its a pain in the ass to carry and heavy. It lived on a desk anyhow so didnt matter. You can always plug a LCD + wireless keyb/mouse into the laptop if your using it at a desk.