Intel HD 3000 Gaming

[sileb13]

Hey,

So I'm in the market for a new laptop and I've been looking into systems with Sandy Bridge chips and the best I could seem to find (at the top of my price range) was this HP ProBook.

Since I'm a bit of a gamer, I've been looking around for reviews on the integrated graphics (I've heard good things about HD 3000) and the only thing I can seem to find with a decent number of gaming reviews is here and that's for a higher end desktop CPU.

So I was wondering, will the Core i3 2310m w/integrated graphics be able to handle games as well as the 2500K? And, could someone please find me a good review for one of these, or better yet, a comparison between intel hd 3000 and AMD's A-series fusion chips?

 

[cbrunnem]

you will not be able to play any games with a higher level then low. it is not a gaming solution. as for amd's solution, i can not comment.

 

[hpfreak]

Lol! You've heard good things about it? Well... Poor-man's gaming is never a good source... What is your budget? A probook is a pretty expensive laptop... they are business orientated, not for gaming.

 

[jaguarskx]

The Intel HD 3000 is about as powerful as the desktop version of the Radeon HD 5450.

AMD's upcoming Llano APUs has a video core that is a little faster than the desktop version of the Radeon HD 5550.

 

[sileb13]

Lol! You've heard good things about it? Well... Poor-man's gaming is never a good source... What is your budget? A probook is a pretty expensive laptop... they are business orientated, not for gaming.

My budget is $500, what do you recommend? Keep in mind, this is not solely for gaming, I need to get all my school work done on it too.