256MB NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS HD

johnnydoe · Post by **johnnydoe** » 13 Sep 2008, 06:09

Hi there, got a question - what do you think about this card? Is it good enough for gaming or no?

Thanks for any answers!

Post by **GeneralAdmission** » 13 Sep 2008, 07:50

This forum thread lists that card as mid-range. I don't have any first-hand experience with notebook video cards, though.

skeeder · Post by **skeeder** » 13 Sep 2008, 14:02

If its anything like the 8300/7300 then...well, it will run games...and okay for a laptop, but don't expect nice features like AA or HDR.

johnnydoe · Post by **johnnydoe** » 15 Sep 2008, 23:44

What about overclocking it? Would it increase any performance as well? Would it get damaged in any way for overclocking it? How do you overclock?

Here I also found - http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9300M-GS.9452.0.html

Dem Pyros · Post by **Dem Pyros** » 16 Sep 2008, 00:11

What about overclocking it? Would it increase any performance as well? Would it get damaged in any way for overclocking it? How do you overclock?

Here I also found - http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9300M-GS.9452.0.html

Overclocking on a laptop?

Are you kidding?

Post by **GeneralAdmission** » 16 Sep 2008, 00:31

I've only done modest overclocking on desktop boards, never with a laptop. Based on the specs you found in that link, I don't think overclocking would help all that much since the stock speeds are decent. Also, I think any significant overlocking in a notebook could lead to severe heat problems, given the inherent limitations of cooling solutions in that form factor.

The card's real weak points are its limited shader pipelines (eight) and memory bus (64 bit), ouch! If you like to run games at high quality settings then take that article at its word: anything newer than HL2 or Farcry will suffer tremendously.

skeeder · Post by **skeeder** » 16 Sep 2008, 04:58

I know of people who have oc'ed laptops and it is highly NOT recommended.

johnnydoe · Post by **johnnydoe** » 16 Sep 2008, 22:16

Ok thanks, would it run Fifa 09 well though?

Here I found the specs of that game - http://ea-fifa09.blogspot.com/2008/09/fifa-09-pc-system-requirements.html

EDIT - It appears that this kind of card must be in between 9400GT and 8500GT, http://www.nvidia.com/object/graphics_cards_buy_now.html right? Thanks again for any help.

Post by **GeneralAdmission** » 16 Sep 2008, 23:28

I'd put it much closer to the 8500GT than the 9400.

Those FIFA specs are not very informative, and I've never played a FIFA game on my computer, so I can't say how well it will run.

johnnydoe · Post by **johnnydoe** » 17 Sep 2008, 00:39

I guess that I can give a try and see how the games work (especially on medium settings, definitely not high though) and if I don't like it, I can always bring it back and get my money back, right? So...

Or would that be possible to ask a company to get me a different card, even that there is no choose option for the different card...

Post by **GeneralAdmission** » 17 Sep 2008, 01:27

I guess that I can give a try and see how the games work (especially on medium settings, definitely not high though) and if I don't like it, I can always bring it back and get my money back, right? So...

Or would that be possible to ask a company to get me a different card, even that there is no choose option for the different card...

Depends on the company and their policies. It's always a good idea to ask questions beforehand, especially when it comes to return policies. Make sure you can return your purchase if you think you might need to do that.

maxxfurygts · Post by **maxxfurygts** » 18 Sep 2008, 18:14

Ok thanks, would it run Fifa 09 well though?

Here I found the specs of that game - http://ea-fifa09.blogspot.com/2008/09/fifa-09-pc-system-requirements.html

EDIT - It appears that this kind of card must be in between 9400GT and 8500GT, http://www.nvidia.com/object/graphics_cards_buy_now.html right? Thanks again for any help.

I've been running the FIFA09 demo on two of my three desktop systems for a few days now, and it gives me terrible framerates on my 7800GS but great framerates on the 8800GT. To keep things experimentally controlled I ran everything at maximum settings.

The 7800GS puts out inconsistent framerates ranging from 10 to 32FPS, while the 8800GT destroys it with 40-50FPS.

So yes, it will run on that kind of card, but I don't expect you'll be running it at full eyecandy (maybe medium-high settings?) and 30FPS because it's basically a mobile 84/5/600GT-ish kind of card.

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