Alienware m15x

**Huffy** · May 12, 2010, 08:24 PM

Well im buying a new laptop to try to fit the specifcations fore empire total war. And i dont want to spend all this money on this lap top if it wont work

Alienware m15x

Intel® Core™ i7-620M 2.66GHz (3.33Ghz Turbo Mode, 4M cache)
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 240M
3GB DDR3 at 1066MHz
250GB SATAII 7,200RPM

This is around 1500 bucks. Could i run empire total war with this?

**Jaketh** · May 12, 2010, 08:47 PM

240m would die trying to play that

**Huffy** · May 12, 2010, 08:52 PM

What about 1GB ATI Radeon™ Mobility HD 5850?

**Jaketh** · May 12, 2010, 10:04 PM

that should be fine

**Capt. Fozdike** · May 12, 2010, 10:06 PM

Yeah a 5850 would work. The 240m would die yes.

**Armenum** · May 12, 2010, 10:10 PM

Are you sure you want a gaming laptop? Because carrying that around will be a hassle as it is heavy and bulky, you'll have a bad back after months of carrying that. Plus you will have a horrid battery life with that graphics card. With a desktop, you get much more power, graphics, for a much lower price. Finally, I haven't heard great things about Alienware. I was considering buying one but was turned off by the reviews I read which described it as ridiculously overpriced, and horrible customer service. Search around other brands as well like Asus.

**Jaketh** · May 12, 2010, 10:14 PM

thats like the 90329043204930249th time ive seen someone

about someone else getting a gaming laptop, he wants a gaming laptop so leave him alone, if he was planning on getting a desktop then he wouldn't be posting about a laptop

**Armenum** · May 12, 2010, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by Jaketh

thats like the 90329043204930249th time ive seen someone

about someone else getting a gaming laptop, he wants a gaming laptop so leave him alone, if he was planning on getting a desktop then he wouldn't be posting about a laptop

well not everyone is very well informed. User is going to make a big purchase rather him just have this information even if it's redundant.

**craziii** · May 13, 2010, 03:48 PM

never buy alienware, it is like buying apple stuff without the style. it is weird these days, I was almost an exclusive newegg shopper, but I find myself checking out bestbuy more and more. I would choose the 2nd but it is up to you to make the choice.

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5870 mobile gpu will probably max your game

**Musthavename** · May 13, 2010, 03:52 PM

Ofcourse it's going to work. I ran Empire on a 9600M GT and I could run Medium-High at 1280x800. Don't expect it to max everything and cruise though, it's going to struggle if you push it.

I'll say what everyone else is going to say though. Unless you absolutely need a single portable gaming machine, build a desktop instead. You'd get better value for money with a Netbook & Desktop combo and have a better gaming machine to show for it.