My friend's computer broke and mine sucks! Help us figure out laptops. ($600-$900)

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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