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W530 For Light Gaming and School Work
W530 For Light Gaming and School Work
I've finding W530s fairly cheap on ebay and they more often have core i7 quad cores than the T version.
Are they a good choice for light gaming giving that the GPU is better optimized for CAD?
Does the GPU directly support Direct-X for gaming?
Anything else we should consider looking for something under $150 complete.
TIA
Are they a good choice for light gaming giving that the GPU is better optimized for CAD?
Does the GPU directly support Direct-X for gaming?
Anything else we should consider looking for something under $150 complete.
TIA
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Re: W530 For Light Gaming and School Work
Sure, I think so. My W520 is up to the task. I don't play new titles but it's always handled the ones I have thrown at it well.
If you can get the model with the K2000M. Both GPUs support DirectX 11.
If you can get the model with the K2000M. Both GPUs support DirectX 11.
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Re: W530 For Light Gaming and School Work
Yea I have the w530 with the k2000m. I actually overclocked it with msi afterburner and it can play any game I want but usually on the lowest setting. It really matters what game you play. But yes for gaming it’s totally useable
Re: W530 For Light Gaming and School Work
What are you planning playing on that? Because I have W530 with K1000M and it basically sucks if you wanna play anything new, but that can be only expected, it is an older ThinkPad nowadays. But to say also something positive about this machine, let me tell you that I love it. :) I myself play only older games (up to 2004, like for example: Gothic, Icewind Dale, Half-Life 1/2, League of Legends (with shadows set to Low, everything else set to either Medium or even High), etc.) and these run just fine. Also I consider myself a lucky user, because I was able to get my hands on (from another user who had dead W520) a genuine AUO v.4 display (calibrating from time to time), so colors rocks, making even these old games looks great on it. But I don't know if I could recommend it for serious work/school business. W530 is pretty large machine, a true workstation. And also while the display might rock when it comes to movies and playing games, for work it is not that great, or at least I get tired very quickly when I look into an editor with solid background for too long. I happen to own also X240 with FHD IPS (400 nit) display and I don't have any problem like that with that machine. It's simply much better for work when compared to v.4. But as I said, when it comes to movies and games, v.4 just kills X240's IPS display (there's huge difference in color gamut). And with all of that I just wanted to say that you might be better off with something else - with something newer (more powerful), smaller and most importantly, with IPS display. Do not get TN panel in 2019. I use it after all only for watching movies and light gaming, for everything else I am using X.
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Re: W530 For Light Gaming and School Work
Make sure to get one with K2000M not the K1000M GPU, since you'll be playing games the better GPU will be significantly better.
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Re: W530 For Light Gaming and School Work
I have recently bought a W530 myself. i7-3820qm, 24Gb of RAM, 512Gb SSD, k2000m and AUO v.4 display for less than $300. I have sold my dell M6700 to make place for this one (and still have a spare $250 from the deal!)
After calibration, the display is really good. K2000m is able to handle some serious overclock, working actually better than I'd expect. eGPU is also an option. A great deal in this system is the slice battery that lifts your system a bit (and allows using onlap during high load!) and pumps the system up to ridiculous 190Wh of power storage. This is a two-days work with CAD.
I only need to update the BIOS with UEFI fix. I have seen to many systems dying to it.
After calibration, the display is really good. K2000m is able to handle some serious overclock, working actually better than I'd expect. eGPU is also an option. A great deal in this system is the slice battery that lifts your system a bit (and allows using onlap during high load!) and pumps the system up to ridiculous 190Wh of power storage. This is a two-days work with CAD.
I only need to update the BIOS with UEFI fix. I have seen to many systems dying to it.
Too many thinkpads not enough time!
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