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Desktop Vs Laptop?
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My 12 year old dell desktop computer has finally Died. Time for a new computer. i have a budget of 1k to work with, i love PC Games An need something that can handle my games (Crisis 2/Napoleon Total War). But im also a student an a Dj on my of time so having the portability would help.
I would like at least 4GB of Ram to 12GB But Under a thousand an with a Decent Graphics card. Lastly it has to be Durable.
Suggestions on where i may find such a machine? An in your Opinion Is a Desktop better then a Laptop of Vis Versa ?
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14344397 - 04/24/11 05:03 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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I prefer desktops. If you go that route got to newegg and just buy the parts separate and put the machine together.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: IamMatt]
#14344413 - 04/24/11 05:06 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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A desktop will be a better computer, so it all really depends on how portable you need it to be.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: IamMatt]
#14344418 - 04/24/11 05:06 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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desktops are better if you don't need to be on the move. Obviously laptop > desktop if you need to be on the move. It depends on your priorities.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: bbl337]
#14344427 - 04/24/11 05:07 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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i way prefer desktop... and for 1k u cld have a FUCKING AMAAAAAZING DESKTOP or a pretty good laptop..... id say desktop if ur a gamer... and build it yourself
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: IamMatt]
#14344439 - 04/24/11 05:09 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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You will get better gaming performance out of a desktop. So considering that is one criteria I would go with a desktop, especially if you are looking at the sub $1000 mark.
A great place to find some info is at http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/ but of course there are many knowledgeable peeps here.
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Thats a good idea im leaning more t word Desktop Especially for the mufti Screen option, Ram upgrades Etc. any recommendations i don't know shit about computers. everyone tells me Alien WARE this an that but there expensive as shit plus i think your just paying for a name.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
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if you don't know shit about computers, don't follow the others advice about making your own, you'll end up making purchases you most likely regret later.
alienware is shit, honestly. It's just an overpriced with LEDs put on it dell XPS.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14344487 - 04/24/11 05:17 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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I know enough like how to put in the ram an the grapic card into the pci slot but as far as programming an shit i mean i have no clue. but i can plug an play as they say. Dell owns Alien ware? Oh an last Q that i should Prob post in another thread MAC OR PC?
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14344498 - 04/24/11 05:19 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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if you buy a mac, you're retarded. Simple as that. Sorry any mac owners, you probably rode the short bus.
You can install ram, but do you know the difference between say CAS latencies and FSB?
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: bbl337]
#14344539 - 04/24/11 05:28 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Get a PC
I'd ask around your circle of friends, usually there is a hidden nerd somewhere.... They can help you most and get a good system built for cheap.
600 bucks can build you a nice system right now that will last you 3 years without an issue.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14344541 - 04/24/11 05:29 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Fuck alienware, it is just an overpriced gaming dell with a funky case. Digital Storm is who I would go to if I had the money.
Hit up that reddit I linked and post a thread there. "I have 1000 to spend and need a good all around computer with the ability to get my game on".
You will have people building so many computer for you.
then buy the stuff and slap it together.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
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Okay, here's what to do.... your desktop died, but you don't need a new monitor, right? If all you need is a box, you should be able to find one that meets your demand within the $700-800 range. Then, use the remainder of your fundage to get a cheap, no-thrills laptop. If your laptop will be used only for school and working with basic music samples, you don't NEED a high dollar laptop. Btw, you can sometimes find some really good deals on Woot for both laptops and desktops.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: fungivore]
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fungivore said: Okay, here's what to do.... your desktop died, but you don't need a new monitor, right? If all you need is a box, you should be able to find one that meets your demand within the $700-800 range. Then, use the remainder of your fundage to get a cheap, no-thrills laptop. If your laptop will be used only for school and working with basic music samples, you don't NEED a high dollar laptop. Btw, you can sometimes find some really good deals on Woot for both laptops and desktops.
This is ideal. A 2-300 laptop honestly is just a used 600-700 year old one. I recommend this situation as it is what I basically have been doing the past years and works great.
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Look at this thing, the monitor contains all the computer components so it would be pretty easy to transport, spend some money on a good case. Comes with 1TB HDD and 6GB RAM, 8 GB supported, 64bit 4-core CPU, wireless keyb/mouse, HD video, Dual Layer burner, 20" touch screen
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: bossocto]
#14345725 - 04/24/11 09:20 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Stay away from that. Pay for something that looks like a desktop but has the workings of a laptop and ATI Radeon 4270 integrated graphics. Good luck upgrading that at all.
I spent 600 bucks bit over a year ago and my computer would run circles around that. Granted I had a monitor, hard drive, case and dvd drive. So add $300.
Dont buy that HP touch.
Easily 900 bucks will get you a great computer that can be upgraded in years to come. You can even do that for closer to 700-800 bucks.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: 4runner]
#14345769 - 04/24/11 09:28 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Ask Dunno, he just built a computer he might have something laid right out and in your budget.
Then you just have to up anything if your budget is higher http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/13916983
Need a monitor though http://www.maximumpc.com/article/how-tos/build_it_sandy-bridge_powered_gaming_pc_under_grand A good cheap one is the asus vh236. unless you will need wide viewing angles. Works great and I love mine,
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: 4runner]
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Look, if you're a college student get a laptop. theres no debate.
Typing in class is 1000 x's more effective than pen and paper notes. If you get good you can catch everything the teacher says if you like, + you can record the class, and even FB when you're bored as shit.
Some Universities give you the option of typing or writing exams in blue books, so you can type a 3,000 word essay/response or hand write a 600 word response. IM pretty sure you can tell which would get you the most points.
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If you are a student with a grand to spend on a comp build a desktop for 750 and buy a netbook for 250.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: 4runner]
#14346704 - 04/24/11 11:41 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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i just got a laptop. I hate using it, its so slow compared to my desktop.
If you get a desktop, get an AMD phenom x4, ATI 5xxx, gigabyte motherboard, and cheapest everything else you can find. It'll be cheap and rock.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: bbl337]
#14347060 - 04/25/11 01:10 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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bbl337 said: if you buy a mac, you're retarded. Simple as that. Sorry any mac owners, you probably rode the short bus.
You can install ram, but do you know the difference between say CAS latencies and FSB?
Can you please name off companies other than Apple with very high quality screens, construction, screen resolution for significantly less than Apple?
I'll be surprised if you can. The only company that comes close to the quality is ThinkPad, and their prices are only SLIGHTLY lower.
EDIT: I'm referring only to laptops - if you buy an iMac bbl337's statement stands.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: pwnasaurus]
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bbl337 said: if you buy a mac, you're retarded. Simple as that. Sorry any mac owners, you probably rode the short bus.
You can install ram, but do you know the difference between say CAS latencies and FSB?
Can you please name off companies other than Apple with very high quality screens, construction, screen resolution for significantly less than Apple?
I'll be surprised if you can. The only company that comes close to the quality is ThinkPad, and their prices are only SLIGHTLY lower.
EDIT: I'm referring only to laptops - if you buy an iMac bbl337's statement stands.
The benefit in quality you get in buying a mac amounts to pure luxury. I hate the software, and the UI's on macs but besides that, the negligible hardware 'improvements' you find on mac's are no where near worth the 200% price increase over comparable HP's or DELLs. IMO
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14351303 - 04/25/11 08:03 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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My 12 year old dell desktop computer has finally Died. Time for a new computer. i have a budget of 1k to work with, i love PC Games An need something that can handle my games (Crisis 2/Napoleon Total War). But im also a student an a Dj on my of time so having the portability would help.
I would like at least 4GB of Ram to 12GB But Under a thousand an with a Decent Graphics card. Lastly it has to be Durable.
Suggestions on where i may find such a machine? An in your Opinion Is a Desktop better then a Laptop of Vis Versa ?
for 1,000.00 you could build an amazing gaming computer. trust me dude, this is the way to go.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14351369 - 04/25/11 08:16 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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already been answered but let me add You need to be mobile? Laptop. Need to play games and have more power? Don't need to move around all the time? Desktop.
If you buy a desktop, build it yourself from scratch. It's not hard if you do the research and aren't retarded and get a little bit of help. You match the right components together and they plug in one way... it's not rocket science. Getting into overclocking and shit is a little different. For $1,000 in custom components you can build a computer that is better than any $2,000 prebuilt piece of shit out there. Plus you have the knowledge and satisfaction of knowing how it works. There is simply no comparison. Build it yourself, it is not hard.
Whatever you do, don't buy Mac or Dell or HP. But that's just my extremely biased opinion as a PC technician.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Shroomism]
#14351387 - 04/25/11 08:18 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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overclocking? what is this overclocking that you speak of?
oh, shroomism was great help with my problems so the help is def here.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Dunno]
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Overclocking you say? I have an Intel Core I7 3.07 Ghz overclocked to 4.0 Ghz
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Dunno]
#14351439 - 04/25/11 08:25 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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overclocking is exactly that... overclocking the CPU to achieve higher clock cycles young padawan
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Shroomism]
#14351561 - 04/25/11 08:43 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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hmmm... if my services werent getting cut off i might look into that, but unfortunately, i cant pay my bill this month.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: rodfarva]
#14351619 - 04/25/11 08:51 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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rodfarva said: The benefit in quality you get in buying a mac amounts to pure luxury. I hate the software, and the UI's on macs but besides that, the negligible hardware 'improvements' you find on mac's are no where near worth the 200% price increase over comparable HP's or DELLs. IMO
:middlefinger:
The quality of a Mac is FAR more than a marginal difference. It's world's above any cheap POS laptop out there. There are laptops that are starting to compete with the Apple computers now - HP Envy is an example. The trackpad on them, however, is utter shit, and the multi touch gestures are infinitely more responsive on a Mac, which is a big deal when you're talking about a mobile computer.
And guess what, they cost almost as much. $100-200 less for equivalent specs.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: pwnasaurus]
#14351665 - 04/25/11 08:59 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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1000$ desktop FTW.
I'm building my first gaming pc to get back into Counter-Strike and get read fro Skyrim and BF3
My budget is $1000 too but I already have a monitor.
I plan on an ASUS motherboard AMD processor NVIDIA or ATI graphics card Power supply from who knows 3 gb ram about 99$ on the case
It's gonna be a good pc.
Also, stay away from apple.
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OK well last night went to best buy out of PC Gaming withdraw bought new 4gb Hp DVD $700 AMD Phenom II Triple-Core N870 Mobile processor 6GB memory; 640GB hard drive, just had to fill my gaming fix. i was like Yes Crysis two! so i rushed home an opened the box carefully.I GOT TO PLAY IT!!!Med quality.
So long story short. im getting a desktop. What company would you recommend?
Ps. Overclocking destroyed my computer.. Damn Ehow.. "It ll make your games run faster
Edit:I returned it this morning.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14351865 - 04/25/11 09:29 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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newegg tigerdirect
those 2 is all my brother uses
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
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overclocking isn't for noobs, you have to take the right precautions (such as aftermarket heatsinks). I've been building systems for years and I only have a very mild (6%) OC on my own machine. It isn't worth the risks of damaging components if you don't know wtf you are doing. Most of the extreme overclockers only do it for benchmark scores and ePeen anyway.
what do you mean what company besides newegg? didn't you just say you bought an HP? newegg, frozencpu.
edit: Oh, you returned the piece of shit HP. Good. Now get on Newegg and pick out all your parts and post them here so we can review them and tell you if they will work
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14351890 - 04/25/11 09:33 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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lol wut? overclocking destroyed your computer? phenom 2 x2 runnin at 3.9 here.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: tk3]
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i had a Nevida graphic card in it i overclocked that, fried after a week, took it out then the computer never turned on again 3 beeps an death... its not the power box already changed it, checked the ram, an my Pentium 3 possessor looks fine lol yes 12 years old. time for an upgrade anyways
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: tk3]
#14351921 - 04/25/11 09:38 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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overclocked my 1927 underwood, now I can run crysis
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14351934 - 04/25/11 09:40 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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buy quality components from reputable manufacturers with warranties.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14351947 - 04/25/11 09:42 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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OK well i basically want to be able to run Crysis two. AHH this sites thie shit im so excited! SO MANY COMPUTERS!
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
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Crysis2 is a console port in DX9, it's graphics are a joke compared to Crysis, pretty much any modern computer with a half decent graphics card can run it. You meant to say you want something that can run Metro2033
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Shroomism]
#14352033 - 04/25/11 09:50 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I guess, also what beats an i7 Possessor is that better then a quad core? an i see other company's i thought only inter made possessors
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: pwnasaurus]
#14352323 - 04/25/11 10:26 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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rodfarva said: The benefit in quality you get in buying a mac amounts to pure luxury. I hate the software, and the UI's on macs but besides that, the negligible hardware 'improvements' you find on mac's are no where near worth the 200% price increase over comparable HP's or DELLs. IMO
:middlefinger:
The quality of a Mac is FAR more than a marginal difference. It's world's above any cheap POS laptop out there. There are laptops that are starting to compete with the Apple computers now - HP Envy is an example. The trackpad on them, however, is utter shit, and the multi touch gestures are infinitely more responsive on a Mac, which is a big deal when you're talking about a mobile computer.
And guess what, they cost almost as much. $100-200 less for equivalent specs.
I repaired a new HP last night and i agree the track pad is a POS. Really tho, you're going to be less pissed off about that when you are sitting at school 15 min before class and your macbook can't log into the library's print servers to produce that paper you worked all night on.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
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If you are looking to get a modern platform with mid-high end gaming performance for a modest price I would suggest looking at the new P67 series of boards and the intel sandy bridges. (The new 1155 socket i5s/i7s) The best CPUs out right now cost well in excess of your total budget so you are best sticking with something mid-level. The P67/i7 platform is probably ideal for you, excellent performance/price ratio. For 1k you could build a very respectable system.
Just as a really basic example... a board like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128477 or even cheaper - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131713
with a CPU like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115073
a decent midrange/high end DX11-capable video card without breaking the bank, something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610
slap 4-8GB of DDR3 in there, a decent PSU and a HD or two and you have the barebones of a really good modern gaming machine that will blow away any prebuilt POS
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Shroomism]
#14352383 - 04/25/11 10:35 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Laptop if you need it to be portable. Desktop in any other situation.
Build it yourself. For 1k you could get a.. cheap quad core or even hexa core AMD cpu (phenom series) decent USB3/SATA3 motherboard easy 8gb 1600mhz DDR3 RAM, even 12gb depending on brand 1TB hdd and xfire HD5770's.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: vulcAn]
#14352465 - 04/25/11 10:49 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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You don't even need 8gb of ram anyways, 6gb would be plenty for 99% of the stuff you will be doing. And btw, if you are into gaming it would be a waste of money to get any cpu with more then 4 cores, I dont know of any game that can take advantage of 6 cores anyways.
I just built my comp about 3 months ago, spent 1500 on the damned thing. I'm running a oc'd I7 920, 6gb of 1600mhz ram, a 120gb SSD, 1tb HDD, and an ATI HD6970 video card, I plan to add more in the future, but I figure that its a damned good comp right now.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: vulcAn]
#14352504 - 04/25/11 10:54 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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yeah he doesn't need, nor can probably even use 12GB of RAM most games aren't even at the point where they can fully utilize 4 8 is more than enough for anything now and for the next year at least, unless you are doing shit like autocad or using specific apps that can even use that much memory you are throwing money away
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Shroomism]
#14352517 - 04/25/11 10:55 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Yea my brother just recommended 4gb ram for me, says 6-8 just isn't necessary for video gaming yet
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Ok ok lol 4gb cough 6Gb should be fine. Im having a hell of a time trying to build one of these things DD3, SATA, Serial @_@ im so confused. HEY! who wants to Make me a Shopping Cart List!? lol jk just mother boards ugh this is so confusing i didnt even know there were this many parts!!! i godda go rip this
The source of my frustration! http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=280&name=Intel-Motherboards&Pagesize=100&Order=RATING
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14352671 - 04/25/11 11:20 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I just made you half of one. you start with the motherboard. that determines your CPU/memory this is a good cheap sata3 hard drive here is some good DDR3 memory that is compatible with the mobos I posted then you need a case to put it in, maybe something like this
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14352694 - 04/25/11 11:25 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Thxs so far everything you've selected for me has been the best ive seen an with in my cash range.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14352717 - 04/25/11 11:28 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I do it for a living. let me know if you have questions
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Shroomism]
#14352766 - 04/25/11 11:40 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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A lot of people are saying things how games can't use [insert computer component here] yet and so on, but you need to take something into consideration: future-proofing.
New games WILL be able to use 6 cores and so on, and I doubt you'll be playing old games for the rest of your life.
Stay away from 'gaming' parts as they are just more expensive because of the branding.
Just built, for $825<... CPU - AMD Phenom II x6 1055T MOBO - gigabyte 880 chipset mobo GPU - EVGA GTX460 1gb version PSU - corsair TX650w (modular) RAM - 6gb PNY DDR3 RAM 1600mhz, 3x2gb CASE - CoolerMaster Elite w/ window (orange bezel) COOLER - Corsair H70 closed circuit CPU water block. HDD - WD cav blue 1TB SATA3 drive
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: vulcAn]
#14353139 - 04/26/11 01:18 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I was taking future proofing into consideration... still say 8gb is more than enough for now and any game in the near or soon to be future. 6GB is more than enough. the 8 was that buffer. I can't think of a single game right now more that uses more than 4. The only reason you would be able to use more is if you do a lot of 3d video rendering/processing and multi-tasking. Also most modern games right now are coded to take advantage of only 1 or 2 cores, there are only a small handful of games out there that can even see any performance increase at all from a quad let along 6 cores. The gaming industry is always about a generation behind the hardware technology it seems. But again, I've seen the tests and 12GB of RAM makes virtually zero difference in all the modern games compared to 6GB. Assuming that's up to par, Your major gaming bottlenecks are going to be the CPU and GPU with the newest games and any in the future. By the time 8GB of RAM becomes the new standard for games, your motherboard/CPU will probably be obsolete anyway.
(I work tech support for the company that makes your GPU), I talk to people all the time, with 24GB, 12GB, 8GB kits etc.. most people with those 24gb and 12gb kits don't even come close to using all that memory, it's more of an e-peen thing to say hey I have 24/48GB of RAM, very few programs can even utilize it. It's not a bad thing to have too much, but I honestly just don't see the practical use in it. Actually if you start adding kits and have that much memory sometimes it requires them to run at a slower frequency and you have to start dicking with the timings.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Shroomism]
#14354103 - 04/26/11 08:49 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Shroomism said: If you are looking to get a modern platform with mid-high end gaming performance for a modest price I would suggest looking at the new P67 series of boards and the intel sandy bridges. (The new 1155 socket i5s/i7s) The best CPUs out right now cost well in excess of your total budget so you are best sticking with something mid-level. The P67/i7 platform is probably ideal for you, excellent performance/price ratio. For 1k you could build a very respectable system.
Just as a really basic example... a board like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128477 or even cheaper - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131713
with a CPU like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115073
a decent midrange/high end DX11-capable video card without breaking the bank, something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610
slap 4-8GB of DDR3 in there, a decent PSU and a HD or two and you have the barebones of a really good modern gaming machine that will blow away any prebuilt POS
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vulcAn said: A lot of people are saying things how games can't use [insert computer component here] yet and so on, but you need to take something into consideration: future-proofing.
New games WILL be able to use 6 cores and so on, and I doubt you'll be playing old games for the rest of your life. Stay away from 'gaming' parts as they are just more expensive because of the branding.
Just built, for $825<... CPU - AMD Phenom II x6 1055T MOBO - gigabyte 880 chipset mobo GPU - EVGA GTX460 1gb version PSU - corsair TX650w (modular) RAM - 6gb PNY DDR3 RAM 1600mhz, 3x2gb CASE - CoolerMaster Elite w/ window (orange bezel) COOLER - Corsair H70 closed circuit CPU water block. HDD - WD cav blue 1TB SATA3 drive
With this Setup Will i be able to upgrade it if need be for future use like in 3 years when some intense 3D Virtual Reality, Trillion & 1 are going on flying by battling, mean while all the upgrade cost like two hundred per ram card, An the Freaking thing need like 10 Possessors to Run!!?!?!
Thats how i felt having a Slow computer.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14354142 - 04/26/11 09:09 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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my integrated graphics runs SC2
OH YEAH
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: tk3]
#14354272 - 04/26/11 09:51 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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tk3 said: my integrated graphics runs SC2
OH YEAH
it must lag in battles - I tried to play a game yesterday with low settings on my late 2008 MBP with a 8600M GT (granted in OS X, which runs games significantly more poorly), and it was going alright until the 200/200 battle. He stims, I try to FF and..... laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag. GG. Pretty awful.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14354628 - 04/26/11 11:22 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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It will be upgradeable, yes. You can always upgrade anything..... that's the beauty of building your own system.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Shroomism]
#14360754 - 04/27/11 11:54 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Because its fucking sexy, An later down the road with my job ill be on the constant move.
Looking to buy one of the two following labtops from NewEgg; just not sure which:
G73JH-BST7 = $1199 G73SW-BST6 = $1299
"BST" indicates a Newegg version of the model (ie. watered down).
I took some time to search the forums on information regarding the G73GH series and the G73JW/G73SW series.
While some of the forum posts I've found on either of the above indicate what may have been issues in the past; I am not sure what issues are still present in the above models currently.
G73JH / G73JH-BST7 issues I've read about: 1) Issues with BIOS and I believe Graphics BIOS? (ie. BSOD/GSOD) 2) Issues with cheap screens (AUO/Haffer(sp?)) (online average resolution indicates its' 1600x900 (no 1080p)) Still not clear on how one can detect which screen is in the NewEgg box without opening it. 3) Noticeable absence in G73JH-BST7 of: 3a) Bluetooth 3b) BD Drive 3c) Secondary HD / Secondary HD bracket for holding HD
4) Primary HD in G73-BST7 is a Serial/SATA hybrid with an unusually low rpm which creates a bootleneck for overall performance. 5) Stock Thermal Paste issues; ineffective thermal paste requiring repasting.
Positive Plus: ATI 5870 GPU (1GB) - average online consensus is that this card performs competitively if not superior to the NVIDIA 460M*.
G73SW-BST6 issues I've read about: 1) Less issues present with BIOS/Graphics BIOS however some issues are still present. 2) Still the issue of cheap screens on G73SW-BST6 (1600x900 is the consensus on the resolution) (AUO/Haffer(sp?)). Still not clear on how one can detect which screen is in the NewEgg box without opening it. 3) Noticeable absence in G73SW-BST6 of: 3a) Bluetooth 3b) BD Drive 3c) Secondary HD / Secondary HD bracket for holding HD
4) Primary HD in G73-BST7 is a Serial ATA with a 7200 rpm which is better, but unsure if it still creates a bootleneck for overall performance. 5) Less Stock Thermal Paste issues; however, some models are plagued with ineffective thermal paste requiring repasting.
Positive Plus: NVIDIA 460M Graphics card, NewEgg quotes the memory on this card as 1.0 GB; other places for the exact same card quote it as 1.5 GB. My inference is that this graphics card is in reality 1.0 GB on every NVIDIA 460 M; however with "virtual memory" it can run at 1.5 GB. However, I've heard that this addition of "virtual memory" is negligible, so some points argue that this card runs in par with the ATI 5870.
ATI 5870 (G73JH-BST7) vs. NVIDIA 460M (G73SW-BST6) Additionally, the ATI 5870 is noted for having more mature drivers then the NVIDIA 460M, however, the ATI 5870 is noted as having higher temperatures then the NVIDIA 460M. Given that either labtop does not have 1080p; the first thought that comes to mind is that a lower resolution implies lower demand on the hardware; and that in a lower resolution setting it is not clear which card would perform better (5870 vs 460M); although the 460M cards are on all G73: JW/SW 1080p supported variants.
Question, Given the "lower resolution setting (ie. non-1080p)" which (5870 or 460M) would perform better in GPU intensive tasks like gaming/emulation?
There is, to my knowledge, no consensus on which card is more compatible with games; however, the 5870 historically performs slightly more efficient on DX 09/10 games and less so on DX 11 games; where the 460M performs better; but since both are labtops it is the consensus that neither one performs superbly in DX 11 games.
My questions, 1) How accurate is all of the above information; as I have pieced this from various forum posts / labtop reviews here and elsewhere. And if I am incorrect; if you could provide what the correct information is. 2) Overall, if one is looking for the most value for their money which is better G73JH-BST7 vs. G73SW-BST6? 3) I know both are considered "watered down" NewEgg versions, but I wanted to avoid the risk of going over $1500. That being said, I am aware that there are some G73JH-XXX/G73SW-XXX models which are also watered down, but not sold at the newegg site; are any of these a better value? I've seen some on Buy.com/XOTICPC/Amazon like that. Would you guys suggest any G73JH/G73JW/J73SW as a "better value" than then the Best Buy variants or at least a better "deal"?
Lastly, one plus of buying from "customizable" resellers of the G73JW/G73SW, besides the JH being out of stock, is that these resellers allow you to customize the thermal paste prior to purchase saving the work from being performed by the buyer later. However, I am not sure how necessary this is, as I have read applying different thermal pastes doesn't really yield much advances in lower temperatures. And that there is only a need for thermal paste repasting if there is something obviously wrong with your labtop like poor manufacturing.
So, is the need for repasting on the G73JW/G73SW a consequence of "wear and tear?" On the G73 series labtops is repasting a "norm"? OR Does it feel like you "need" to repaste the G73JW/G73SW in order to increase stability? As if, if you were not to repaste the G73GW/G73SW you would experience poor stability?
Thanks,
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14360791 - 04/27/11 12:05 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Between those two I would go with the G73SW-BST6 personally. Do you even need Bluetooth? Who uses that anyway i7-2630QM/8GB DDR3/460m w 1GB memory/750GB 7200RPM HD vs i7-740QM/6GB DDR3/Radeon HD 5870 w/ 512mb mem/640GB 5400RPM drive I'd stay away from the second one personally. You will get far more overall performance out of the G73SW-BST6. That slow drive and card is going to bottleneck that system for sure.
I have no experience with Asus laptops personally but I've heard they are ok. For laptops, I go Toshiba all the way. Never had a problem with my Toshiba laptops, all super high quality.
From my own observations in benchmarks and tech support for nvidia GPUs, the 460m will probably perform better in most games but especially DX11 games than the 5870.
As far as thermal paste, if you "have" to re-apply thermal paste on a laptop then they did a piss poor job at manufacturing. I've had my gaming laptop 5+ years and I have not once had to reseat the CPU, although I've thought about it. And I've opened it up a few times to clean out all the dust. Over long periods of time and heat the paste can harden so that may be a consideration in the future. But that should NOT be something you should even have to think about on a new purchase of a laptop. Different thermal paste doesn't really effect temperatures that much, unless they used some piss poor paste in the manufacturing process. The only thing thermal paste is going to effect is CPU temperatures. If there is not a good contact with the paste/heatsink then yeah the CPU could overheat and this could degrade performance or damage components due to heat, but this is not a normal thing on a new laptop by any means unless some company has bad quality control.
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