Morridini
First off, I thought we used to have a Technical/Computer questions section before, but since I didn't find it I decided to post it here.
Anyway, this fall I am moving to the capital to go on the University full time. Instead of bringing with me this stationary computer I have decided to buy myself a laptop. However as I will spend a lot of time at my new place I want a laptop that can play games.
I have been searching around and found one that isn't too damn expensive and that I, with my limited knowledge of computers, think should work fine for gaming. However a friend of mine does not trust the thing called "TurboCache" and says it will ruin any possibility for playing games. Here is a link to the laptop I am considering buying: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?docname=c01036644&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
Personally I have had some problems finding info about what this TurboChase thingy actually does, I have their official information site here: http://www.nvidia.com/page/turbocache.html
As well as some info my friend copy-pasted from somewhere (he hasn't been logged on after I last spoke to him so I don't know his source for this info):
"NVIDIA's TurboCache allows for a massive reduction of onboard memory on a video card by allowing the GPU to render directly to system memory this is different than AGP texturing as that was a read only operation. Unlike integrated video where video memory is statically locked down (the amount of video memory can generally be set by the end user inside the BIOS), TurboCache dynamically uses and releases memory when needed This is also different from an integrated video solution as high speed memory is still available to the GPU, only there is a reduced amount. NVIDIA stated that TurboCache is the product of over two years of engineering. They have made some changes to the 3D Pipeline to account for the increased latency of accessing system memory rather than strictly local memory.The amount of memory affects the amount of bandwidth available. Most configurations will show up as 128MB to the system."
What my friend says that TurboCache do to a computers gaming capabilities is (quick translation from Norwegian to English): "it takes a part of your computer memory and uses it for the Graphic Card....and those cards usually have a low GPU....that's crap and the graphic gets "granulated" (that's what my dictionary says, supposedly it gets very rough and more "pixeled"
and laggy."
I myself end up looking like a big question-mark after reading this and listening to him, so do anyone know what the deal actually is with TurboCache? Will it ruin possibilities for playing games well?
Anyway, this fall I am moving to the capital to go on the University full time. Instead of bringing with me this stationary computer I have decided to buy myself a laptop. However as I will spend a lot of time at my new place I want a laptop that can play games.
I have been searching around and found one that isn't too damn expensive and that I, with my limited knowledge of computers, think should work fine for gaming. However a friend of mine does not trust the thing called "TurboCache" and says it will ruin any possibility for playing games. Here is a link to the laptop I am considering buying: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?docname=c01036644&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
Personally I have had some problems finding info about what this TurboChase thingy actually does, I have their official information site here: http://www.nvidia.com/page/turbocache.html
As well as some info my friend copy-pasted from somewhere (he hasn't been logged on after I last spoke to him so I don't know his source for this info):
"NVIDIA's TurboCache allows for a massive reduction of onboard memory on a video card by allowing the GPU to render directly to system memory this is different than AGP texturing as that was a read only operation. Unlike integrated video where video memory is statically locked down (the amount of video memory can generally be set by the end user inside the BIOS), TurboCache dynamically uses and releases memory when needed This is also different from an integrated video solution as high speed memory is still available to the GPU, only there is a reduced amount. NVIDIA stated that TurboCache is the product of over two years of engineering. They have made some changes to the 3D Pipeline to account for the increased latency of accessing system memory rather than strictly local memory.The amount of memory affects the amount of bandwidth available. Most configurations will show up as 128MB to the system."
What my friend says that TurboCache do to a computers gaming capabilities is (quick translation from Norwegian to English): "it takes a part of your computer memory and uses it for the Graphic Card....and those cards usually have a low GPU....that's crap and the graphic gets "granulated" (that's what my dictionary says, supposedly it gets very rough and more "pixeled"
and laggy."I myself end up looking like a big question-mark after reading this and listening to him, so do anyone know what the deal actually is with TurboCache? Will it ruin possibilities for playing games well?
