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[W i L d F i R 3]

I am wanting to get a laptop that i can take on travel with me and still be able to play some MWO and watch moviews, etc...

What current laptops GPU are you using? What kind of setting andFPS are you getting?

I am pretty sure I will go with an Nvidia 700m or 700m series card. What type of computers are you running? Asus? Alien, Dell, etc???

What CPU are you running? I5,I7, etc.

Thanks for the help and Happy Huntings.

[Sandpit]

I have a radeon hd5650 1 GB. 4gb ram and an i5 cpu. I can get 38-40FPS on low settings depending on the map. It's an old laptop (about 3 years?) and it runs just fine as long as you're not wanting high settings. That should give you an idea of the lower end of where you can be to play

oh, it's an acer

[Oni Ralas]

HP 8570W

Core i7 w/ 32gig ram
2x 265gig SSD's
Radeon 7700 (I think).

Runs fine. Sniping w/ 15.4" screen kinda sucks -- but so do my eyes. I run med/high, but change the smoke effects. For what ever reason, those and shadows tax the card.

[PEEFsmash]

Lucy Lui, on 26 October 2013 - 08:51 AM, said:

I am wanting to get a laptop that i can take on travel with me and still be able to play some MWO and watch moviews, etc...

What current laptops GPU are you using? What kind of setting andFPS are you getting?

I am pretty sure I will go with an Nvidia 700m or 700m series card. What type of computers are you running? Asus? Alien, Dell, etc???

What CPU are you running? I5,I7, etc.

Thanks for the help and Happy Huntings.

I use:

17 inch monitor

Nvidia 675M Graphics Card

Intel i7 3610-QM @ 2.3ghz

8GB Ram

I am able to play at 60FPS (low settings, but I would use low settings regardless because it gives advantages) and stream in HD at the same time without any issues, aka it does everything I want it to do, and it lets me get around. I move it from place to place within my house, to other people's houses, etc.

Edited by PEEFsmash, 26 October 2013 - 09:17 AM.

[DocBach]

Sager laptops are what you want to look into. Get an i7 with the best GPU you can afford. A Sager with a top of the line GPU can play this game on max settings at decent framerates if your goal is to view it in its glory. If you're like Peef and you don't like pesky obstacles like mountains, trees or smoke affecting your view, you can get away with less and run the game on low.

I have an MSI GE40 14" for school, has a 4th gen i7 with a GTX 760M and it can play MWO on medium at 60 fps.

[ArmageddonKnight]

http://www.xoticpc.c...0wm-p-3595.html

or your doing it wrong

Desktop CPU in a laptop + 700 series GPU = Win

Edited by ArmageddonKnight, 26 October 2013 - 09:49 AM.

[Lefty Lucy]

I have an i5m with the built-in HD4000 graphics. Get about 15-20 fps on most maps.

[Taemien]

I use a Dell... something. It was one of the more expensive ones I bought about 2 years ago.

Its got:

Nvidia 555M 3GB
Intel i7 3.3 GHz quadcore
8 GB DDR3

Does pretty well playing MWO but I haven't tried playing for extended periods so not sure if it will overheat while playing. Thats one of the biggest limitations with Laptops, they can have powerful specs, but then they can overheat rather easily. I would consider a cooling pad, but.. if I've got to carry all that kind of stuff, might as well bring the desktop.

[TexAce]

Just a little tip: Do NOT get Acer Aspire Series laptops.

They look fine spec-wise but the chassis is built in a way the GPU can't be cooled for more than 5 minutes if iz is running on 100% (which iz is on MWO most of the time). This leads to the laptop stepping down the GPU and CPU clock speeds to prevent a shut down and your FPS drop to the floor.

Furthermore the cooling is so bad you can't have the laptop on your lap becuase the air fan that sucks the air into the chassis is placed in the most stupid way.

I know this because I have one of these laptops (i7 8core, 8GB RAM, GT560M) and its unplayable even on the most ugliest settings.

Edited by TexAss, 26 October 2013 - 10:51 AM.

[Jman5]

http://www.reddit.com/r/suggestalaptop

[Ngamok]

Bought this Laptop about 2.5 years ago:

http://www.amazon.co...iews/B004G5ZXH0

http://www.amazon.co..._pr_product_top

It's 2.66 GHz Intel Core i5
4GB DDR3 memory
AMD Radeon HD 6550M low midgrade video card

Plays game well on Medium. Hope this gives you a starting point.

[DocBach]

OP, what's your budget?

[Narcissistic Martyr]

Alienware M11x R1 with a 2 GHz overclocked Core 2 Duo and GTX335m.

FPS=10-15 on minimum settings

So it's good for LRM boats but not much else.

In closed beta I used to get a solid 20-30 fps on the same settings though which was great for my splattercent.

Edited by Narcissistic Martyr, 26 October 2013 - 12:14 PM.

[R Razor]

Sager, MSI,Cleve, Alienware are all top line gaming laptops.

I run the game on an Alienware M18X-R2 with an i7-3920xm and dual GTX-680m video cards and using a 27in external monitor I'm getting 60 - 65 FPS at 1920 X 1080p.

Alienwares are pricey, but they do have the best warranty available (especially if you're in the United States. You can get performance on par with what I described from the Sager or MSI or Clevo laptops as well.

[Henchman 24]

ArmageddonKnight, on 26 October 2013 - 09:48 AM, said:

http://www.xoticpc.c...0wm-p-3595.html

or your doing it wrong

Desktop CPU in a laptop + 700 series GPU = Win

Why would you link to a Sager anywhere but the Sager site first?

https://www.sagernotebook.com/

They are running some nice deals right now, and there's a couple more customization options available vs. the 3rd party vendors.

[Xadhoom]

I run MWO on my 2013 Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina. Runs like a charm on Bootcamp, but if I want to run it in 2880x1800 I have to lower the settings a bit. Here's a video of me playing on a plane.

[W i L d F i R 3]

DocBach, on 26 October 2013 - 11:46 AM, said:

OP, what's your budget?

I can go up to around $1,000 but would rather keep it around 400-600. I go out of town 4-5 times a year for a week or so.

[BadBreath36]

I use a Msi gt70 intel i7 17inch monitor with blue ray running 2 gigs gddr5 GeForce gtx 675m I run high settings at 60 fps all for 1300.00 at walmart

[Capt Jester]

I'm running a stock ASUS A53SV with an NVIDIA GeForce GT 540m, 6GB RAM, and an Intel i7-2670QM @ 2.2GHz. With most settings low and textures at highest I get 40-65 FPS depending on map and Mechs remaining. This is with Teamspeak 3, Skype, and 2-5 Firefox tabs open as well as MWO in fullscreen at 1366x768 (native) resolution.

[DocBach]

Lucy Lui, on 26 October 2013 - 12:53 PM, said:

I can go up to around $1,000 but would rather keep it around 400-600. I go out of town 4-5 times a year for a week or so.

4-600 won't really play MWO if you actually want to be able to hit targets and contribute to a game. That price range usually lacks a discreet GPU, which is essential for any sort of gaming.

For about $1000 you can get a middle-tier Sager from XoticPC.

http://www.xoticpc.c...0st-p-5841.html 17"

http://www.xoticpc.c...0st-p-6465.html 15"

Pretty much the same computer beyond size - GTX 765M and an i7 CPU will play the game at great frames with high settings. The 17" would have more options for expand-ability - ie adding more hard drives down the line.

Edited by DocBach, 26 October 2013 - 01:06 PM.