Radeon 9500 Pro or Geforce 8200M?

Question

I just bought a laptop from bestbuy without thinking about it because it was so cheap.

for $280, i got the compaq one

AMD athlon X2 QL60 1.9ghz with 2gb mem and geforce 8200M

I am wondering if this is more powerful (in terms of gaming) compared to my 3 year old 400SC desktop

My desktop is P4c 2.8ghz with 1gb mem and radeon 9500 pro (modded to 9700 pro)

I usually play Warcraft 3, but I am anticipating Starcraft 2. The problem is that I play warcraft 3 in 1920x1020 resolution with medium settings. Can my new laptop handle it? My 3 year old desktop can handle it no problem.

Thanks much.

Answer 1

I seriously doubt an 8200M could handle Starcraft II. It will most likely be just fine with War 3 (I've played that game on a Radeon 9100 Pro just fine). I suggest getting a new desktop with a good video card if you intend on playing brand new games: keep the laptop for work and travel, game on the desktop.

Answer 2

Wow will not wow you on the notebook computer... but it may run.  It won't hurt  to load it and find out.  It won't run better though.