Refurbished Laptops/Desktops?

Discussion in 'Joker’s Funhouse (Off Topic)' started by Mini Lini, May 20, 2013.

  1. Mini Lini Loyal Player

    Okay well...Anyone who knows me in-game knows I have a horrible laptop and lag all the time. So I am really wanting to buy a new one... The thing is that first I'm not too computer savvy and second.. I'm working on a limited budget here.

    So I was wondering about refurbished laptops. I know it can be risky.... Is it worth the risk though? I mean I've never bought anything refurbished so I'm hesitant about it and wondering your opinions on that subject.

    Next... Can anyone tell me specs for a laptop to run DCUO decently? Like what should I really look for in terms of graphics cards, memory, processors... That stuff.

    Any feedback would be helpful. The reason I'm in a rush to get it now and not take time to save up is that my current laptop's screen is going bad.
  2. FaLeX Dedicated Player

    If your current laptop screen is the only thing that is going bad....you can always just hook up a external monitor to it & still use the laptop

    (most lcd tv's have accept vga or dvi, so you probably don't even have to purchase a monitor)

    [IMG]
  3. Mini Lini Loyal Player

    That's what I'm doing now but, it can't really take the game too well so figured buy a new one instead of fixing this old piece of crap lol
  4. Doctor Nova Devoted Player

    From DCUo main page FAQ:
    MINIMUM SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS:
    Windows XP 32 bit
    P4 3.0 GHz or AMD equivalent
    NVIDIA 7800+ or ATI 1950+ Video Card
    1 GB of RAM
    30 GB of Free Hard Drive Space
    Broadband internet connection

    RECOMMENDED SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS:
    Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
    3.0 GHZ CPU Dual Core Processor
    2 GB RAM
    NVIDIA 8800GTX+ or ATI 3800 series+ Video Card
    30 GB of Free Hard Drive Space
    Broadband internet connection

    The SOE Support page, that has system requirement too, it had a link to: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html
    Tom site gives good info. I read them occasionally.

    I've not been able to find the magic combinations of words in my search, but I did come across this (fairly interesting read; particularly the parts mentioned, CPU, RAM, etc) http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/02/21/p...heres-only-ever-going-to-be-one-winner-right/
    Sony must get great bulk discount action. ;)

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...095 40000010 4016&IsNodeId=1&name=Desktop PCs I found 176 Refurb, Desktop PCs... hmm.
    If you find a refurbished system of interest on a site, link to the page in here. Then perhaps more guidance may follow.
  5. Mini Lini Loyal Player

    This is my current specs.. Which is obviously not good enough.

    Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    Hard drive: 219 GB free of 283 GB
    Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU P6100 @ 2.00GHz
    Memory: 3072MB RAM
    Graphics: Intel(R) HD Graphics
    Approx. Total Memory: 1275 MB

    Was just curious as to what I need to improve to run this game good on even low graphics. Would really like a laptop too.
    Right now I get too low FPS during the game.

    Thanks for site links btw.
  6. Doctor Nova Devoted Player

    as I would expect from Microsoft, presents less information to accurately and quickly identify the graphics unit. sneaky dogs.
    they give the generic GPU title but no word that tells which generation it is.
    lead me to reading that graphics article differently. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html
    Picking out the:

    Discrete: 6800 Ultra, 7600 GT, 7800 GS, 8600 GS, 8600 GT (GDDR3), 9500 GT (DDR2)
    Go (mobile): 7800 GTX, 7900 GTX Discrete: X800 XT (& PE), X850 XT (& PE), X1650 XT, X1800 GTO, HD 2600 XT, HD 3650 (DDR3), HD 3670
    Mobility: X1900, 3670
    Integrated: 6520G, 6530D, 7480D Integrated: Intel HD Graphics 4000

    Discrete: 6600 GT, 6800LE, 6800 XT, 7300 GT (DDR2), 8500 GT, 9400 GT
    Go (mobile): 7600 (128-bit) Discrete: 9800 XT, X700 PRO, X800 GT, X800 SE, X1300 XT, X1600 PRO, HD 2400 XT, HD 4350, HD 4550, HD 5450
    Mobility: X800, 3470, HD 5470 (DDR3), HD 5450, HD 5430, 6300M
    Integrated: HD 6310, HD 6320 Integrated: Intel HD Graphics 3000

    Discrete: FX 5800 Ultra, FX 5900 XT
    Go (mobile): 6600, Go 7600 (64-bit) Discrete: 9500 Pro, 9600 XT, 9800 Pro (128-bit), X600 XT, X1050 (128-bit)
    Mobility: 9800, X700, X1350, X1400, X2300, HD 2400 Integrated: Intel HD Graphics (Core i5-6x1), 2000

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Intel_graphics_processing_units

    Intel GMA, seems to be in line (performance) with some fairly old dedicated graphics cards. by that hierarchy chart on the Tom's hardware page linked above. Will meet minimum specs, but I'd interpret the situation as.... to get beyond the minimum, you are likely to want to pick a dedicated graphics card. (wait for other feedback from other users in this thread)

    Try using filter selections of laptops, left column, at the bottom, "more options", [GPU: integrated] or [GPU:GMA 4500] will certainly keep the cost down as opposed to a laptop with dedicated graphics card in there. Man! once I pick a dedicated graphics card that price shoots up. mostly. AMD less expensive than nVidia it seems, for this one vendor. (check other vendors)
    from here http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100017489 40000032 4016&IsNodeId=1&name=Laptops / Notebooks

    here's one with graphics card and still relatively low cost: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834107091
  7. Mini Lini Loyal Player

    Is buying a refurbished laptop worth it? I mean...Are they in generally decent condition?
  8. Dps Gear New Player

    yes, as everyone thought mac air books were good rushed out to get them, I dont know why anyone thinks apple make anything that is good.

    You should be able to pick up a gaming rig for next to nothing, this game engine is so old now nearly 10 years.. so if you get a laptop for about the price of a ps3 it will crap all over a lot of things, and still play latest games decently
  9. Chungweishan New Player

    When I bought my laptop (Lenovo Z570: i3-2350, HD3000 integrated graphics... around $350 at the time - I think), I was looking into Refurbished also. Obviously the folks who bought damaged-refurbished laptops are the ones who write bad reviews (ranging from dead pixels to bad batteries), I decided on not taking the chance. Especially when Return Policies could be more of a hassle depending on where you get it.

    HD3000 does well enough for low-setting graphics, I don't experience any low frame-rate unless it's a huge Open World Raid vs Raid with everyone launching Home Turf trinkets. Beyond the specifications, I personally liked the Lenovo's tactile feel (keyboard) over other companies' laptops. While that's not the biggest reason I got it, I certainly didn't want a laptop I hated to type on. I wanted to make sure the ports were in the most efficient places also.