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Topic: BUYING GAMING LAPTOP or Computer need advice (Read 2371 times)
1) CPU: i5 4690 should be more or less enough
2) CPU Cooler: Stock intel cooler will do the job just fine
3) Motherboard: Motherboard choice is easy. It isn't necessary to choose a gaming one even if it offers more features. A normal mid end one like MSI Z87 PC mate would be more than enough
4) Try WD Blue 1TB. They are great
5) ODD I can't comment much
6) For video card, you might want to go for GTX 970. Even with the 3.5GB ram issue, it won't affect much unless you play at super high quality
7) Chassis. Choose which ever you one
I would recommend Seasonic. They are pretty nice for the price. Go for 620watts.
This suggestion seems decent, although are you sure that he can buy everything for $1000. However your PSU choice is the worst. Seasonic has the highest failure rate standing at 3,32%.2) CPU Cooler: Stock intel cooler will do the job just fine
3) Motherboard: Motherboard choice is easy. It isn't necessary to choose a gaming one even if it offers more features. A normal mid end one like MSI Z87 PC mate would be more than enough
4) Try WD Blue 1TB. They are great
5) ODD I can't comment much
6) For video card, you might want to go for GTX 970. Even with the 3.5GB ram issue, it won't affect much unless you play at super high quality
7) Chassis. Choose which ever you one
I would recommend Seasonic. They are pretty nice for the price. Go for 620watts.I would recommend Cooler Master or Antec.
1) CPU: i5 4690 should be more or less enough
2) CPU Cooler: Stock intel cooler will do the job just fine
3) Motherboard: Motherboard choice is easy. It isn't necessary to choose a gaming one even if it offers more features. A normal mid end one like MSI Z87 PC mate would be more than enough
4) Try WD Blue 1TB. They are great
5) ODD I can't comment much
6) For video card, you might want to go for GTX 970. Even with the 3.5GB ram issue, it won't affect much unless you play at super high quality
7) Chassis. Choose which ever you one
I would recommend Seasonic. They are pretty nice for the price. Go for 620watts.
This suggestion seems decent, although are you sure that he can buy everything for $1000. However your PSU choice is the worst. Seasonic has the highest failure rate standing at 3,32%.2) CPU Cooler: Stock intel cooler will do the job just fine
3) Motherboard: Motherboard choice is easy. It isn't necessary to choose a gaming one even if it offers more features. A normal mid end one like MSI Z87 PC mate would be more than enough
4) Try WD Blue 1TB. They are great
5) ODD I can't comment much
6) For video card, you might want to go for GTX 970. Even with the 3.5GB ram issue, it won't affect much unless you play at super high quality
7) Chassis. Choose which ever you one
I would recommend Seasonic. They are pretty nice for the price. Go for 620watts.I would recommend Cooler Master or Antec.
1) CPU: i5 4690 should be more or less enough
2) CPU Cooler: Stock intel cooler will do the job just fine
3) Motherboard: Motherboard choice is easy. It isn't necessary to choose a gaming one even if it offers more features. A normal mid end one like MSI Z87 PC mate would be more than enough
4) Try WD Blue 1TB. They are great
5) ODD I can't comment much
6) For video card, you might want to go for GTX 970. Even with the 3.5GB ram issue, it won't affect much unless you play at super high quality
7) Chassis. Choose which ever you one
I would recommend Seasonic. They are pretty nice for the price. Go for 620watts.
This suggestion seems decent, although are you sure that he can buy everything for $1000. However your PSU choice is the worst. Seasonic has the highest failure rate standing at 3,32%.2) CPU Cooler: Stock intel cooler will do the job just fine
3) Motherboard: Motherboard choice is easy. It isn't necessary to choose a gaming one even if it offers more features. A normal mid end one like MSI Z87 PC mate would be more than enough
4) Try WD Blue 1TB. They are great
5) ODD I can't comment much
6) For video card, you might want to go for GTX 970. Even with the 3.5GB ram issue, it won't affect much unless you play at super high quality
7) Chassis. Choose which ever you one
I would recommend Seasonic. They are pretty nice for the price. Go for 620watts.I would recommend Cooler Master or Antec.
i have been reading all your comments and suggestion. . one of member here posted some specs here can you tell me if this good or not. ?,
CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.4GHz LGA1150 -
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 92mm -
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3 Red -
Monitor: BenQ 19" Wide LED Monitor G910WAL -
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X 8GB 4Gbx2 DDR3 1600 CL9 (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL) Red -
HDD: Seagate 1TB (ST1000DM003) 64Mb Cache -
ODD: Asus OEM DRW-24B1ST - >> you can remove this if you want
Video Card: MSI R9 270 Twin Frozr Gaming 2GD5 256bit Red -
Chassis: BitFenix Comrade White -
Power Supply: Cooler Master GX2 550watts 80+ Bronze -
Keyboard: Logitech K100 Keyboard -
Mouse: Logitech B100 -
What do you think guys, what are the disadvantage if i build this. Do you think it will run games like GTA 5 with high resolution.
1) CPU: i5 4690 should be more or less enoughCPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.4GHz LGA1150 -
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 92mm -
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3 Red -
Monitor: BenQ 19" Wide LED Monitor G910WAL -
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X 8GB 4Gbx2 DDR3 1600 CL9 (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL) Red -
HDD: Seagate 1TB (ST1000DM003) 64Mb Cache -
ODD: Asus OEM DRW-24B1ST - >> you can remove this if you want
Video Card: MSI R9 270 Twin Frozr Gaming 2GD5 256bit Red -
Chassis: BitFenix Comrade White -
Power Supply: Cooler Master GX2 550watts 80+ Bronze -
Keyboard: Logitech K100 Keyboard -
Mouse: Logitech B100 -
What do you think guys, what are the disadvantage if i build this. Do you think it will run games like GTA 5 with high resolution.
2) CPU Cooler: Stock intel cooler will do the job just fine
3) Motherboard: Motherboard choice is easy. It isn't necessary to choose a gaming one even if it offers more features. A normal mid end one like MSI Z87 PC mate would be more than enough
4) Try WD Blue 1TB. They are great
5) ODD I can't comment much
6) For video card, you might want to go for GTX 970. Even with the 3.5GB ram issue, it won't affect much unless you play at super high quality
7) Chassis. Choose which ever you one
I would recommend Seasonic. They are pretty nice for the price. Go for 620watts.
The owner has monthly threads on /g/ asking for recommendations. I can vouch for theFalcon, but it's just a guide so look at reviews and stuff if you want.
Guess my laptop is useless than. Oh no wait, I can play GTA V just fine on it even though it's over 2 years old. 
By the way, I would say that an i5 is the absolute minimum for an CPU. An i3 just doesn't cut it.
It is not useless, however there is no such thing as a "gaming laptop". It is just a marketing scheme. The GPU performance on them is just no there yet and your battery gets drained very quickly. The problem is that it affects the battery even when you're just surfing the internet. You could play games without a charger for maybe an hour before having to recharge.By the way, I would say that an i5 is the absolute minimum for an CPU. An i3 just doesn't cut it.
On the other side laptops with a newer CPU can be used without a charger for 10 hours or more easily.
GTA V is a great game that isn't heavy on hardware. Hopefully a lot of people are able to play with their current hardware.
Seconded. My earlier post was just for PC stuff.
I've checked them out and they are good. However don't rely a 100% on these websites. Unfortunately we've had companies pay for good/bad reviews in the past (e.g. Samsung paid commentators to kick HTC down). This site has good recommendations for every price point: http://www.logicalincrements.com
This site will help with budgeting and stuff: http://pcpartpicker.com
notebookcheck.net is the best for laptopsThis site will help with budgeting and stuff: http://pcpartpicker.com
This site has good recommendations for every price point: http://www.logicalincrements.com
This site will help with budgeting and stuff: http://pcpartpicker.com
notebookcheck.net is the best for laptops This site will help with budgeting and stuff: http://pcpartpicker.com
This site has good recommendations for every price point: http://www.logicalincrements.com
This site will help with budgeting and stuff: http://pcpartpicker.com
This site will help with budgeting and stuff: http://pcpartpicker.com
>gaming laptop
Op, people dont use laptops to play games, if you keep it on for too long it will overheat or get damaged, but if you absolutely need a laptop, I guess a chromebook will do
Guess my laptop is useless than. Oh no wait, I can play GTA V just fine on it even though it's over 2 years old. Op, people dont use laptops to play games, if you keep it on for too long it will overheat or get damaged, but if you absolutely need a laptop, I guess a chromebook will do
By the way, I would say that an i5 is the absolute minimum for an CPU. An i3 just doesn't cut it.
Okey ill go for i5 instead of i3
Thank you again, i have been thingking to go for i5 Thank you for the advice , soo the better thing to have is having a good Video Card and Processor is that it on Building a Gaming PC? how much would you thing it cost does it cover my budget.
I could help you with some build and you would need around $1100-1200 to make it.Something in the lines of Motherboard + CPU + GPU. This should be a good start I think.
That's just over $500. Note: You can change the motherboard (didn't research) according to your own preferences (just watch the socket).
The problem is that additional upgrades only cost a little. I've had the same problem when building mine, e.g. GPU with 4GB is just $40 more than the one that I linked.
ill be checking this one. Thank you.
>gaming laptop
Op, people dont use laptops to play games, if you keep it on for too long it will overheat or get damaged, but if you absolutely need a laptop, I guess a chromebook will do
Guess my laptop is useless than. Oh no wait, I can play GTA V just fine on it even though it's over 2 years old. Op, people dont use laptops to play games, if you keep it on for too long it will overheat or get damaged, but if you absolutely need a laptop, I guess a chromebook will do
By the way, I would say that an i5 is the absolute minimum for an CPU. An i3 just doesn't cut it.
If you want to go the Desktop route but still want semi portability, Mini ITX build all the way. It's amazing how much power you can fit in such a small case.
Thank you again, i have been thingking to go for i5 Thank you for the advice , soo the better thing to have is having a good Video Card and Processor is that it on Building a Gaming PC? how much would you thing it cost does it cover my budget.
I could help you with some build and you would need around $1100-1200 to make it.Something in the lines of Motherboard + CPU + GPU. This should be a good start I think.
That's just over $500. Note: You can change the motherboard (didn't research) according to your own preferences (just watch the socket).
The problem is that additional upgrades only cost a little. I've had the same problem when building mine, e.g. GPU with 4GB is just $40 more than the one that I linked.
Bro im a bit Confuse about GPU and CPU what are their difference i search but i still dont understand im sorry for asking this. is GPU your talking about arethe Video Card .?
CPU = central processing unit; i.e. that is your processorGPU = Graphics processing unit; i.e. that is your video card
OP the only problem that I see is that you have no monitor or peripherals. Because of this you can't build the best possible desktop.
Is it possible that you could add another $100 to the build to buy the i5 instead of i3?
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OP has already stated that he is going to try building a desktop now. Your post is invalid.Thank you again, i have been thingking to go for i5 Thank you for the advice , soo the better thing to have is having a good Video Card and Processor is that it on Building a Gaming PC? how much would you thing it cost does it cover my budget.
Bro im a bit Confuse about GPU and CPU what are their difference i search but i still dont understand im sorry for asking this. is GPU your talking about arethe Video Card .?
CPU = central processing unit; i.e. that is your processorGPU = Graphics processing unit; i.e. that is your video card
OP the only problem that I see is that you have no monitor or peripherals. Because of this you can't build the best possible desktop.
Is it possible that you could add another $100 to the build to buy the i5 instead of i3?
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OP has already stated that he is going to try building a desktop now. Your post is invalid.
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ASUS ROG GL551JW-DS71 Gaming Laptop. 15.6” FHD Standard Display.
NVIDIA GTX960M 2G GDDR5. Intel Core i7-4720HQ 2.6GHz (Turbo up to 3.6GHz).
16GB DDR3L (1600MHz). 1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive. 720P Webcam. DL DVDRW/CD-RW.
802.11A/B/G/N. Gigabit 10/100/1000 Ethernet. Bluetooth 4.0. Windows 8.1.
Screen Size 15.6 inches
Max Screen Resolution 1920*1080 pixels
Processor 2.6 GHz Core i7-4720HQ
RAM 16 GB DDR3
Hard Drive 1024 GB
Graphics Coprocessor NVIDIA GTX960M 2G GDDR5
Wireless Type 802.11 a/g/n
Number of USB 3.0 Ports 3
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Other Technical Details
Brand Name Asus
Series Asus GL551JW
Item model number GL551JW-DS71
Operating System Windows 8.1
Item Weight 6 pounds
Item Dimensions L x W x H 17.40 x 3.80 x 12.80 inches
Processor Brand Intel
Processor Count 4
Hard Drive Rotational Speed 7200 RPM
Optical Drive Type DL DVD±RW/CD-RW
Batteries: 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)
ASUS ROG GL551JW-DS71 Gaming Laptop. 15.6” FHD Standard Display.
NVIDIA GTX960M 2G GDDR5. Intel Core i7-4720HQ 2.6GHz (Turbo up to 3.6GHz).
16GB DDR3L (1600MHz). 1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive. 720P Webcam. DL DVDRW/CD-RW.
802.11A/B/G/N. Gigabit 10/100/1000 Ethernet. Bluetooth 4.0. Windows 8.1.
Screen Size 15.6 inches
Max Screen Resolution 1920*1080 pixels
Processor 2.6 GHz Core i7-4720HQ
RAM 16 GB DDR3
Hard Drive 1024 GB
Graphics Coprocessor NVIDIA GTX960M 2G GDDR5
Wireless Type 802.11 a/g/n
Number of USB 3.0 Ports 3
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Other Technical Details
Brand Name Asus
Series Asus GL551JW
Item model number GL551JW-DS71
Operating System Windows 8.1
Item Weight 6 pounds
Item Dimensions L x W x H 17.40 x 3.80 x 12.80 inches
Processor Brand Intel
Processor Count 4
Hard Drive Rotational Speed 7200 RPM
Optical Drive Type DL DVD±RW/CD-RW
Batteries: 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)
well thank you for that advice. .im planning to buy laptop but after reading some suggestion and search the net i would like to setup my own Computer, Can you recommend me some site where i can view some list of item where i can buy each. individually,
Well you can buy them at just about any online retailer. This really depends on where you live.Anything like Amazon, Ebay, Newegg and such.
Bro im a bit Confuse about GPU and CPU what are their difference i search but i still dont understand im sorry for asking this. is GPU your talking about arethe Video Card .?
well thank you for that advice. .im planning to buy laptop but after reading some suggestion and search the net i would like to setup my own Computer, Can you recommend me some site where i can view some list of item where i can buy each. individually,
Well you can buy them at just about any online retailer. This really depends on where you live.Anything like Amazon, Ebay, Newegg and such.
CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.4GHz LGA1150 -
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 92mm -
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3 Red -
Monitor: BenQ 19" Wide LED Monitor G910WAL -
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X 8GB 4Gbx2 DDR3 1600 CL9 (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL) Red -
HDD: Seagate 1TB (ST1000DM003) 64Mb Cache -
ODD: Asus OEM DRW-24B1ST - >> you can remove this if you want
Video Card: MSI R9 270 Twin Frozr Gaming 2GD5 256bit Red -
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You are trying to build a desktop? This is wrong.CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 92mm -
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3 Red -
Monitor: BenQ 19" Wide LED Monitor G910WAL -
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X 8GB 4Gbx2 DDR3 1600 CL9 (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL) Red -
HDD: Seagate 1TB (ST1000DM003) 64Mb Cache -
ODD: Asus OEM DRW-24B1ST - >> you can remove this if you want
Video Card: MSI R9 270 Twin Frozr Gaming 2GD5 256bit Red -
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That CPU and GPU could be considered low end these days. The CPU will be the bottleneck of that system. Anything under i5 could be considered useless these days.
The GPU is decent, but the X variant is better. With an i7 you could average 30-40 FPS in GTA V (1080p High settings).
well thank you for that advice. .im planning to buy laptop but after reading some suggestion and search the net i would like to setup my own Computer, Can you recommend me some site where i can view some list of item where i can buy each. individually,
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