Gaming laptop advice

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ORESTISPC

Active member
I am looking to buy a gaming laptop that can paly alla games with at least med-high settings with at least 40 fps i think that one is pretty good for this job(thats all i can afford)




Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz) 6MB

Memory (RAM)
16GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 765M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11

Memory - Hard Disk
1TB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)

DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)

Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)

Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING

Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack

Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N WI-FI CARD

USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD

Firewire
1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT

Battery
Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)

Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x European Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor

Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (€97)

Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365

Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD

Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE

Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM

Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

Delivery
4 - 8 DAY DELIVERY TO GREECE (€58)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity 1


also will it last me for 3-4 years for gaming? and another question: i have heard that the gtx 765m is kinda outdated is it true?
 
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IAmMikowski

Member
If you're looking for longevity, I'd go for the 780m instead of the 765m. It's much easier to upgrade other components further down the line if needs be (CPU, ram, SSD/HDD) compared to a laptop's GPU. If your budget is stretched with a 780m, maybe drop down to 8Gb instead of 16Gb of ram.
 
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ORESTISPC

Active member
is this built gonna last for 4 years?( for future demanding games on low) and again is gtx 765m good for my porpuse? i think that the 16 gig will be good for future games
 
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keynes

Multiverse Poster
ORESTISPC said:
is this built gonna last for 4 years?( for future demanding games on low) and again is gtx 765m good for my porpuse? i think that the 16 gig will be good for future games
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I don't think anyone can give you an accurate answer on that, depends on the games and possible requirements. I personally don't think a laptop can last 4 years for gaming at decent settings.
 
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Genome

Bronze Level Poster
impossible to say how long it will last. If you are willing to accept that you will have to lower settings down the line to medium and even low then it will last you at least that many years.

Will it last 3-4 years on medium to high settings. Its possible but that depends on what games come out.

My Optimus V with similar spec plays BF4 at 40-60 FPS with everything on high and lighting on ultra at 900p (visually I am seeing no difference between 900p and 1080p on my 15 inch screen and you get a huge performance boost). So I'm confident I will be happy with this machine for 3-4 years. But im also happy to turn some settings down as time goes on.

So unfortunately its not really a question that can be accurately answered. However The machine does lie somewhere between the two new consoles in terms of power so it should at least keep up with them to similar levels to a certain extent. Of course, if you can afford it bump the graphics card, as that will be the first thing to bottleneck in that set up down the line.

Also if you don't have one get a cool pad. Pretty vital for gaming laptops if you ask me.
 
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Neumie

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i suppose the first thing to ask is does it have to be a laptop? a desktop will offfer far better bang per buck.

if it has to be a laptop though i strongly recommend getting a stronger graphics chip: the 8970M at a minimum. a graphics chip with 4GB of Vram is going to be able to cope a lot better with games designed for the PS4 and X1 compared to one with 2GB (the X1 and PS4 have between 4GB and 5GB of ram available for games roughly). the extra processing umph will also help the laptop last longer.

you could probably cut back to an i5 CPU like the 4200M. its a dual core/4 thread CPU. the i7 4700MQ does offer more headrom but if the GPU is letting the side down then the CPU wont be much good for gaming. most games out now dont use more than 4 threads and even when they start doing so it probably wont be critical to performance for some time to come. the PS4 and X1 have 8 cores (though not all are available to games i think) but they are clocked low and have more in common with a CPU you will find in a tablet. so i dont think games will need the strongest of CPUs over the next few years. dont go any lower than the i5 4200M though.

8GB of ram will be fine for now. its easy to upgrade at a later date.

if you really need to watch the pennies then get a smaller HDD also unless you really need 1TB.

but its really important to get as strong a graphics chip as you can if you want a laptop to last as long as possible. with the way the new consoles are designed i think more Vram is also going to come into its own and i would be reluctant to get anything under 4GB Vram if i want it to last 3-4 years. the extra GPU grunt will also become more important as time goes on.
 
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