MajorMalfunction said:
@Farsala Go 16 GB. If you have a game running while, say you were browsing VGchartz, your system will need more than 8 GB of RAM, and system requirements are only going to go up. If you build, you can get a 7600K and 16 GB of RAM and a decent motherboard for 800 CAD. I don't know where you live, so prices may vary. Do you have a PSU/Case? If you do, building is a much better, cheaper offer, esp if you live in the States. Computer parts are generally much cheaper there. I looked it up, and the GTX 1060 is $249 USD. The Intel i5 is also $249, an ASUS Z270-A (MB I got) is only $179 and 16 GB of 2400 RAM is about $190. What's your budget? I got $870 between all the components I mentioned. If it doesn't have to be a laptop, you can get a much better desktop for the same price. |
After pages of convincing, I am leaning more to 1060 and 8gb RAM > 1050 and 16gb RAM.
When my 6 year old laptop was fresh I could easily do Vgchartz and game at the same time with a pathetic 460m.
I feel like the 1060 upgrade alone will make all the difference at this point.
As for your numbers you get $870 but that is without OS and SSD or HDD, and I assume other things like cooling and PSU.
I can get this laptop for $855:
Processor
Memory
Hard Drive
Video Card
Display
Windows 10 and PSU. As is noted in the Memory part, it seems it would be easy to upgrade to 16GB or even 32GB in the future. It is looking like the best deal for me atm, my budget was going to be $700 but people insisted on the 1060 so this is the next cheapest with 1060.