Good Laptop (Gaming?) For Mwo Specifically
#1
Posted 07 September 2014 - 09:35 PM
#2
Posted 07 September 2014 - 10:36 PM
For the best bang for the buck, a price limit might be good.
#3
Posted 07 September 2014 - 10:37 PM
Speaking of which what's your budget cos if the sky's the limit and you cbf doing research, grab an Alienware.
But no matter which gaming laptop you get remember that it's common for it to have 2 gpu's - an integarted one for desktop stuff and the gaming one. You will often have to assign profiles to the gaming gpu to get it to work properly.
#4
Posted 07 September 2014 - 10:54 PM
Other one you could find in that price range is the ASUS N550JK (same CPU, 8GB instead of 12GB of RAM, 750GB instead of 1TB+8GB SSD chace) but it has the slightly better 850GTX instead of the 755M, usually costs 100-200 euros more for few more FPS tho
http://gpuboss.com/g...GeForce-GT-755M
as you can see minimal performance difference in games, in a scale of 10, 0,2.
If you are from USA you are set Get a cheap yet very performing Sager (I was really considering them but there would be no warranty if I got one).
Or, for what I can see the y510p is sold out in US, but the y50 is even better and overall an Amazing laptop, starting @ $1,099.00 (250 dollars discount or more, lenovo outlet aways has great price, too bad I couldn't shop from there too).
http://shop.lenovo.c...o/y-series/y50/
Edited by fx8320, 07 September 2014 - 11:07 PM.
#5
Posted 07 September 2014 - 11:11 PM
id play it on max low settings, im all about performance but if it looks pretty thats an afterthought
#6
Posted 07 September 2014 - 11:48 PM
Edited by ninjitsu, 07 September 2014 - 11:49 PM.
#7
Posted 08 September 2014 - 10:04 AM
Intel i5-4200M (2.5GHz)
8GB RAM, 750GB HDD
Nvidia GT 820M 2GB
1366x768
Windows 8.1
Price: $700
there's 24 between $750 and $1000, closest to $750 is a ASUS E451LD-XB51: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16834231805
Intel i5-4200U (1.6GHz)
8GB RAM, 500GB HDD
Nvidia GT 820M 1GB
1366x768
Windows 8.1 Pro
Regular price is $920, on sale for $830
Looking for Non-Gaming Laptops under $750, filtered to 15.6"-17.3", 500GB+ HDD, 1080p+, 8GB+ RAM, 2.5GHz+ CPU, there was 3 results:
Refurbished HP ENVY 15 15-j173cl: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16834258989
AMD A10-5750M (2.5GHz)
12GB RAM, 1TB HDD
Touchscreen
1080P
Windows 8
Price: Regular $600, on sale for $500
Refurbished HP ENVY M6-N012DX: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16834259419
Intel i5-4200M (2.5GHz)
8GB RAM, 750GB HDD
Intel HD Graphics 4400
1080P
Windows 8.1
Price: Regular $750, on sale for $610
Out of stock, Refurbished Dell Precision M6500: http://www.newegg.co...=9SIA42J1W57385
Intel i5 2.53GHz
8GB RAM, 2x500GB HDD
Nvidia Quadro FX2800M
1920x1200
Windows 7 Pro
Price: $545
#8
Posted 08 September 2014 - 10:23 AM
#9
Posted 08 September 2014 - 10:36 AM
Good luck getting off for less than $1000
Edited by Catamount, 08 September 2014 - 10:37 AM.
#10
Posted 08 September 2014 - 10:56 AM
http://www.xoticpc.c...0sj-p-6994.html
just save up a bit, and this has anything you need.
#11
Posted 08 September 2014 - 11:04 AM
#12
Posted 08 September 2014 - 11:13 AM
Ghillie Dhu, on 08 September 2014 - 11:04 AM, said:
laptop i5's are dual cores. I wouldn't consider the use of integrated video a very good experience for mwo.
#13
Posted 08 September 2014 - 11:35 AM
#14
Posted 08 September 2014 - 11:59 AM
Ghillie Dhu, on 08 September 2014 - 11:35 AM, said:
I'm not sure what you're getting at here. He should get four i5 processors? i7's are stupid?
#15
Posted 08 September 2014 - 12:18 PM
#16
Posted 08 September 2014 - 12:37 PM
Seems like a good bang for the buck laptop. Bestbuy also carries it, so you may be able to go in person and check it out.
#17
Posted 08 September 2014 - 01:25 PM
Ghillie Dhu, on 08 September 2014 - 11:04 AM, said:
My Nexus 10 is portable, too. That doesn't mean I want to run MWO on it.
Ghillie Dhu, on 08 September 2014 - 11:35 AM, said:
I don't know where you think you're getting your information from, but it's not an real-world current-gen Intel mobile chip.
Mobile i5s are dual core, and hyperthreading doesn't double cores (threads are NOT the same as cores), so I have no idea where you're getting this 4x2 = 8 cores nonsense. MWO does not run run well at all on dual-core CPUs because it needs four dedicated FPUs to be happy (ie hyperthreading does **** all to help you if you don't have four real cores). That's why Bulldozer/Piledriver chips like the 4350 suck really badly in it, and do horrendously worse than much older Phenom II X4s.
ninjitsu, on 08 September 2014 - 12:37 PM, said:
Seems like a good bang for the buck laptop. Bestbuy also carries it, so you may be able to go in person and check it out.
Same problem, it's cheap because it has only half a proper CPU, and the 820M is really underwhelming, too. It's a nice find for $690, but it's just not going to cut it.
The OP can stick to their $750 budget, or can save pennies and get something that will actually run MWO at more than slideshow performance. Short of winning a contest for a better laptop or gaining magical powers to conjure one up, there really aren't any other options that I can see.
Edited by Catamount, 08 September 2014 - 01:27 PM.
#18
Posted 08 September 2014 - 01:30 PM
#19
Posted 08 September 2014 - 02:04 PM
Regular Price:
ASUS ROG G56JK-EB72: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16834231975
I7-4710HQ (2.5GHz)
12GB RAM, 1TB HDD
Nvidia GTX 850M 2GB GDDR3
1080P
Windows 8.1
Regular Price $1300, on sale for $1050:
Gigabyte P15FV2-CF2: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16834233038
I7-4810MQ (2.8GHz)
8GB RAM, 1TB HDD
Nvidia GTX 850M 2GB GDDR3
1080P
Windows 8.1
#20
Posted 08 September 2014 - 05:54 PM
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