XPS 1530

Orizio

Just ordered one from Dell, quick question, what kind of video games would I be able to play on it? I understand its far from a pure gaming pc, but would the latest Total War, for example, play well on it?

Voodu Child

XPS M1530 you mean? And the model with the 8600M?

If so, it was a very good mid-range card 18 months ago. Now, there are better ones around, especially the ATI 4670 and 4650.

The 8600M will hit ~4800 3Dmark06 and play current games at low or maybe medium settings. Older games fare much better. Empire Total War is a newish game right, 2009? So you can probably play it on low/med. Heard its a buggy game though so it may be even worse.

Orizio

This.

The standard graphics card I think.

Voodu Child

The XPS M1330?

If it has the GMA 3100, that's what's called an integrated GPU. It won't be any good for games, at all. Maybe stuff from 6 or 7 years ago. It would really struggle on anything more recent.

If it has the 8400M GT, it's still a very low-end card. Forget about playing recent games. Also note that this card seems very unreliable because of a manufacturing defect, it is not a good purchase in my opinion.

Orizio

Apologies, incorrectly linked to the 1330 rather then the 1530.

Thanks for the replies.

Alanstrainor

Changed that title for you .

Orizio

Alright, another quick question, not that I know my XPS 1530 is a pretty decent gaming machine - according to the Dell website, my laptop has been dispatched today, so when should I expect it to arrive on my doorstep in east Cork?

Alanstrainor

Depends where it's shipping from i guess. I'd say a week or more tbh!