Would this play TF2 and T:A?
Newegg is having a sale. I'd really like to have something to take to EPIC to join in the lanny goodness, but it has to be cheap enough that I can still go to EPIC. For reference, this would really be pushing it. I'm mostly thinking the effort is a lost cause and I should just make beer instead.shoot for getting something for next year.
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- Tribes:Ascend requirements - not met (6520G < 3870 < 8800 GT 512MB).
- TF2 requires a DirectX 8.1 video card and recommends a DX9. Sounds like you're fine.
- Diablo III (I'm looking at this one) requires X1950 Pro or 8800 GT, which are slightly better than 6520G and 6620G.
If you don't want to take a risk on T:A, look for firsthand accounts, and maybe keep shopping. While AMD APUs like the 6520G have been providing the best graphics value in the lower end of the price range, I also read that prices are coming down into this range on some laptops with discrete graphics, in order to make way for the upcoming Intel Ivy Bridge release.
My own current plan is to wait and see the performance and price of AMD's next APU release, Trinity, but no release date has been announced.
In short: on low settings it would probably be playable, but just barely.
My favorite site (currently) for comparing mobile graphics hardware: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html