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OdinHades on 31 March 2017

It's certainly out and available here in germany, I could find a laptop with it for 849 €. Don't know about the US and other countries. =/



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Farsala on 31 March 2017
RenCutypoison said:
Farsala said:

Now I look at a laptop like this: https://www.amazon.com/i5-6300HQ-keyboard-Microsoft-signature-Anti-Glare/dp/B01LXCBXQO/ref=pd_lpo_147_tr_t_3/166-7076094-2072220?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=7NQZVG6J51PEN5922YTX

It looks pretty decent, but the processor seems kind of slow and less screen size plus middle pack GPU.

What are your thoughts for laptops?

I only used a laptop for pc gaming (well, I don't have much time to play anymore but when I do it's on a laptop.

960m is a waste of budget, not significant boost in performance over the 950m and not much cheaper than the 970m (My current GPU).

SSD size barely matters. I will never be enough for everything you want on it so just grab a cheap external hard drive, and put your current game and os only on the SSD.

As always stay away from I7 cpus, they are only good to show off your e-penis as multi core performance does not matter in gaming.

Try finding one with DDR4 ram. Even if it's only 4-8 GBS. You cna upgrade it for cheap whenever.

Matte screen is abjectively better now that the color range is acceptable on both matte and glossy panels.

The computer listed seems to meet the criteria, besides the expensive GPU. But I think I need a 4GB GPU over a 2GB.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6R45739119&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-Notebooks-_-9SIA6R45739119&gclid=CIm8qMq3gdMCFVe5wAodLzgGXg&gclsrc=aw.ds

I might suggest for my friend, because he needs one right away for paperwork.

Btw @all we need laptops because we will need a computer to carry on for airplane travel. Desktop just isn't feasible.



Farsala on 31 March 2017
Tmfwang said:
Are your friend the guy who had a PC burning right now?

I wanted to copy the thread title, but it was already done for PC discussion :(.

His just doesn't turn on, mine takes off like an airplane and burns up for any decent game.



Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 31 March 2017

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1TS-001A-00487&cm_re=1060_laptop-_-1TS-001A-00487-_-Product

i5 6300HQ
16gb of ram
Nvidia 1060 3gb
1TB had drive
1080p
Free Game
$900

Best deal u will get



                  

PC Specs: CPU: 7800X3D || GPU: Strix 4090 || RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 || Main SSD: WD 2TB SN850

Farsala on 31 March 2017
Captain_Yuri said:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1TS-001A-00487&cm_re=1060_laptop-_-1TS-001A-00487-_-Product

i5 6300HQ
16gb of ram
Nvidia 1060 3gb
1TB had drive
1080p
Free Game
$900

Best deal u will get

Looks good to me, but my friend is looking for something cheaper. What is your opinion on the laptops I listed earlier like?

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6R45739119&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-Notebooks-_-9SIA6R45739119&gclid=CIm8qMq3gdMCFVe5wAodLzgGXg&gclsrc=aw.ds



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ktay95 on 31 March 2017
Captain_Yuri said:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1TS-001A-00487&cm_re=1060_laptop-_-1TS-001A-00487-_-Product

i5 6300HQ
16gb of ram
Nvidia 1060 3gb
1TB had drive
1080p
Free Game
$900

Best deal u will get

Man I would kill to pay $1.2k AUD for that (slightly more than $900 USD), that would probs cost like $2k here though -_-



Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 31 March 2017
Farsala said:
Captain_Yuri said:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1TS-001A-00487&cm_re=1060_laptop-_-1TS-001A-00487-_-Product

i5 6300HQ
16gb of ram
Nvidia 1060 3gb
1TB had drive
1080p
Free Game
$900

Best deal u will get

Looks good to me, but my friend is looking for something cheaper. What is your opinion on the laptops I listed earlier like?

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6R45739119&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-Notebooks-_-9SIA6R45739119&gclid=CIm8qMq3gdMCFVe5wAodLzgGXg&gclsrc=aw.ds

The GPU is the issue... What games does he usually play and want to play?



                  

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Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 31 March 2017
ktay95 said:
Captain_Yuri said:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1TS-001A-00487&cm_re=1060_laptop-_-1TS-001A-00487-_-Product

i5 6300HQ
16gb of ram
Nvidia 1060 3gb
1TB had drive
1080p
Free Game
$900

Best deal u will get

Man I would kill to pay $1.2k AUD for that (slightly more than $900 USD), that would probs cost like $2k here though -_-

Essh. Would not pay 2k for that loll



                  

PC Specs: CPU: 7800X3D || GPU: Strix 4090 || RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 || Main SSD: WD 2TB SN850

Farsala on 31 March 2017
Captain_Yuri said:
Farsala said:

Looks good to me, but my friend is looking for something cheaper. What is your opinion on the laptops I listed earlier like?

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6R45739119&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-Notebooks-_-9SIA6R45739119&gclid=CIm8qMq3gdMCFVe5wAodLzgGXg&gclsrc=aw.ds

The GPU is the issue... What games does he usually play and want to play?

I think he wants to be future proofed at least a little for games like EU V or CK 3. He doesn't play anything too intense like LoL, FFXIV, Overwatch, CK2, EUIV. He told me 960m should be good, but I was thinking 950m would be good enough. However if it doesn't future proof, I guess he might want something better.



Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 31 March 2017
Farsala said:
Captain_Yuri said:

The GPU is the issue... What games does he usually play and want to play?

I think he wants to be future proofed at least a little for games like EU V or CK 3. He doesn't play anything too intense like LoL, FFXIV, Overwatch, CK2, EUIV. He told me 960m should be good, but I was thinking 950m would be good enough. However if it doesn't future proof, I guess he might want something better.

Well trust me when I say, he's not gonna be playing much with those. I am not sure what games those are however but what I suggest is getting this then.

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GL62M-7RE-407-Performance-i5-7300HQ/dp/B01NANL7ZK/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1490989959&sr=1-6&keywords=1060+laptop

i5-7300HQ
8gb of ram
Nvidia 1050Ti
256Gb SSD
1080p
$800

You can't "future proof" with $800 laptop but it is a lot better than a 950M or a 960M

Just look at the comparison:

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti-Mobile-vs-Nvidia-GTX-950M/m223242vsm27713

1050Ti is 108% better overall than a 950M

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti-Mobile-vs-Nvidia-GTX-960M/m223242vsm27242

1050Ti is 72% better overall than a 960M

Getting either a 950M or a 960M or anything lower than a 1050Ti will be a big mistake imo



                  

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