(05-08-2012, 10:08 AM)Starscream Wrote: You keep mentioning your 5870m as if that means something, the GPU in question in the high-end laptop is much better. That and the CPU is much better. That would be like me trying to compare my laptop to a really good desktop, there is no comparison in that case.And modern desktops are also much better.
I'm comparing a Laptop that was high-end at the same time as my Desktop. The point I'm trying to make is that a Desktop built at the same time as a Laptop, both with the highest end components at the time, will ALWAYS be faster. This is big in Surround/Eyefinity, where even the most powerful of systems can be brought to their knees -- especially if you add in AA/AF/AO/3D. Not to mention draw distance tweaks/texture packs/model replacements/etc.
My other point is it's cheaper to buy a high-end desktop and a long-battery laptop, rather than just a high-end laptop to try and mimic that desktop. And in all honesty, a $500 laptop will run most games.... just on low spec.
I also need to mention that AMD/ATI's drivers are total trash -- have been since my x800, still are now.
Back from the grave and working on textures.