Just picked up a Sager I7 gaming laptop for the cheap......

[Heath Ledger]

$350.00

I7 Nvidia 740M
8 gigs memory
1tb hd

retail in december was over $900 wooot....... #craigslististheshit

[DJR210]

Not a bad deal, with the savings you should upgrade to an 880m

[Heath Ledger]

so i can buy a mobile card and swap it out?

[DJR210]

so i can buy a mobile card and swap it out?

Yeah, but probably gotta find it used somewhere. Not sure they sell em OEM.

[Cry Havoc]

Hell of a deal. Jealous!

[Heath Ledger]

Cannot find a laptop based card anywhere so far.

[ElNono]

Cannot find a laptop based card anywhere so far.

check here:
http://stores.ebay.com/Razors-Edge-by-Eurocom-Notebooks/MXM-Video-cards-/_i.html?_fsub=1558582010&_nkw=gtx+mxm

I think Clevo = Sager?

[DJR210]

Cannot find a laptop based card anywhere so far.


check here:
http://stores.ebay.com/Razors-Edge-by-Eurocom-Notebooks/MXM-Video-cards-/_i.html?_fsub=1558582010&_nkw=gtx+mxm

I think Clevo = Sager?

There you go but...FUCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKK that shit is way too pricey.

[Heath Ledger]

good god man $890 plus $29 shipping? $29 shipping to ship something tha tcould obviously ship for half or less at that... i think ill be happy with my 6.7 windows score.

[DJR210]

good god man $890 plus $29 shipping? $29 shipping to ship something tha tcould obviously ship for half or less at that... i think ill be happy with my 6.7 windows score.

:lol 29 is the going rate for UPS ground with them packing for you.

[Cry Havoc]

Just got a crazy deal today on eBay.

15" MSI GX60.

Specification:

• AMD A10-4600M 2.30 GHz
• 15.6" Full HD Anti-Reflective Display (16:9; 1920 x 1080)
• AMD Radeon™ HD 7970M 2GB GDDR5

$500. :D

Will run Battlefield maxed out @ ~50fps.

[Heath Ledger]

those specs are less than mine and i cant run them even close to 50fps maxed out.

[Heath Ledger]

processor wise anyway im not familiar with that graphics card assuming its two gigs.

[Cry Havoc]

processor wise anyway im not familiar with that graphics card assuming its two gigs.

For games, the GPU is the most important aspect to running games smoothly.

A 7970m is close to the top of mobile gpus. It's a monster. I think it's roughly equal to the 7950 desktop GPU.

[ElNono]

This site has a so-so review of the GX60:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-MSI-GX60-Notebook.86283.0.html

Apparently, they skimped on the CPU, and it can't push stuff fast enough to the Radeon to max it out.

$500 for it sounds like a steal anyways.

[Cry Havoc]

This site has a so-so review of the GX60:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-MSI-GX60-Notebook.86283.0.html

Apparently, they skimped on the CPU, and it can't push stuff fast enough to the Radeon to max it out.

$500 for it sounds like a steal anyways.

Yeah, unfortunately the proc really does affect it, however from what I've read early models struggled a lot and the enthusiasts thread over at notebookreview have managed to get a ton of extra performance out of it, and you can even upgrade the proc for $65 to make it much less bottlenecked.

Either way, a $500 that can handle BF4 on ultra at above 40fps is nothing to be worried about. Hell of an upgrade from my M11x and I can use it for work.

[ElNono]

Yeah, unfortunately the proc really does affect it, however from what I've read early models struggled a lot and the enthusiasts thread over at notebookreview have managed to get a ton of extra performance out of it, and you can even upgrade the proc for $65 to make it much less bottlenecked.

Either way, a $500 that can handle BF4 on ultra at above 40fps is nothing to be worried about. Hell of an upgrade from my M11x and I can use it for work.

yeah, as I said, $500 sounds like a steal

[DJR210]

those specs are less than mine and i cant run them even close to 50fps maxed out.

:lmao was gonna say the same shit..

Either it's Battlefield 2 or define "max"

[Cry Havoc]

:lmao was gonna say the same shit..

Either it's Battlefield 2 or define "max"

• AMD Radeon™ HD 7970M 2GB GDDR5

Read up on deh card, breh

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Update-Radeon-HD-7970M-vs-GeForce-GTX-680M.87744.0.html

Battlefield 3 - 1920x1080 ultra AA:4x MS AF:16x (sort by value)
Radeon HD 7970M (Catalyst 13.1)
41.4 fps ∼41%

[DJR210]

• AMD Radeon™ HD 7970M 2GB GDDR5

Read up on deh card, breh

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Update-Radeon-HD-7970M-vs-GeForce-GTX-680M.87744.0.html

Battlefield 3 - 1920x1080 ultra AA:4x MS AF:16x (sort by value)
Radeon HD 7970M (Catalyst 13.1)
41.4 fps ∼41%

:lol your original post claimed 50 FPS breh

[Cry Havoc]

:lol your original post claimed 50 FPS breh

Close enough. Remember, 41 is average so it will routinely be above that. Not like I'm going to have AA cranked on a 1080p resolution anyway. Also, I thought the 7970m was = to the 7950 but it's actually closer to the 7870 ghz.

[DJR210]

Close enough. Remember, 41 is average so it will routinely be above that. Not like I'm going to have AA cranked on a 1080p resolution anyway. Also, I thought the 7970m was = to the 7950 but it's actually closer to the 7870 ghz.

You're only as good as your lowest frame, breh. Nah I'm just trolling you, plus for 5 bills that's a steal. That's a 1200.00 laptop which is an outstanding deal, even if you're running BF3 at 720p, low textures, and no AA at 26 FPS. :tu

[Cry Havoc]

You're only as good as your lowest frame, breh. Nah I'm just trolling you, plus for 5 bills that's a steal. That's a 1200.00 laptop which is an outstanding deal, even if you're running BF3 at 720p, low textures, and no AA at 26 FPS. :tu

Unfortunately the processor means I have to run it AT 1080p or take a performance hit. Kind of bizarre but again -- I can't complain. Might upgrade the proc for $65, as well.

[DJR210]

Unfortunately the processor means I have to run it AT 1080p or take a performance hit. Kind of bizarre but again -- I can't complain. Might upgrade the proc for $65, as well.

AMD = Finished

[Cry Havoc]

AMD = Finished

Well, except the fact that they've been rocking the GPU market since the 8800 from Nvidia was out.

[DJR210]

Well, except the fact that they've been rocking the GPU market since the 8800 from Nvidia was out.

Meh..shopping for a GPU on a budget is the only advantage for AMD IMO. I'm curious to see how AMD responds to the 980 running off only 165 watts tdp.

[leemajors]

Meh..shopping for a GPU on a budget is the only advantage for AMD IMO. I'm curious to see how AMD responds to the 980 running off only 165 watts tdp.

I've been over spending more than $300 on a vid card for a while. I drink better and smoke better now tho :lol AMD FTW

[Heath Ledger]

So bf3 then not even bf4. Okay now i dont feel as shitty about my results with the Sager..

[DJR210]

I've been over spending more than $300 on a vid card for a while. I drink better and smoke better now tho :lol AMD FTW

:lol without being high or drunk or both I won't even have use for a GPU tbh

[leemajors]

:lol without being high or drunk or both I won't even have use for a GPU tbh

also, the only game I really play is tf2 :depressed got any recommendations for something like that that is newer? Sad that I got a GPU after 4 years of not using a separate one but I went right back to my old habits. Not much for the more "realistic" combat shooters tbh

[DJR210]

also, the only game I really play is tf2 :depressed got any recommendations for something like that that is newer? Sad that I got a GPU after 4 years of not using a separate one but I went right back to my old habits. Not much for the more "realistic" combat shooters tbh

If you want some non-military shooters, try Payday 2, Borderlands 2 or Pre-sequel when its out, Killing Floor 2, Natural Selection (mix of RTS and FPS, pretty sick). If you want a fresh military sim (won't call it a FPS, it isn't fair) be sure to try Arma 3.

I've changed up my usual genre of shooters and started playing my first RPG in Divinity Original Sin. Once you get around the games ridiculous learning curve (no hand holding at all, I have to Google a ton of shit) it's like a top down view, old school mix of A Link to the Past and Skyrim IMO.

[Cry Havoc]

So bf3 then not even bf4. Okay now i dont feel as shitty about my results with the Sager..

BF4 isn't that much more demanding than 3 in my experience.

You still got a great deal with your laptop.

[DJR210]

It's only more demanding in single player.

[Cry Havoc]

Battlefield has a single player!?!?