Hey all, I'm sure you have seen quite a few of these posts, but any help would be appreciated. I'm currently using a stock Asus K53E-1BSX with 4GB RAM and I average 13 fps on minimal graphics settings. My main wish is to play Vanilla Minecraft and even Feed the Beast Minecraft at 70+ (if not higher) fps. I'm anywhere in the $500-$750 range and I've found quite a few good laptops, but I'm not sure what I need.
I want an Intel CPU for sure, but the GPU leaves me with a few questions. Do I need an NVIDIA grade graphics card to get extensively modded Minecraft to 100ish fps at max render setting? Or will and Intel HD 4000/AMD Radeon suffice? I'd like to spend as little as possible, but get a machine that can perform very well. Also, I'm not sure whether I can get the fps I want with anything less than 8 GB of RAM, thoughts?
Just saying... fanboyism won't get you anywhere...
1. RAM Performance
2. "NVIDIA Grade"....?
3. Dunno why you think HD 4000 is equal to any AMD Graphics Card...
I have a Dell Insprion 17R SE which has an quad-core i7 6MB cache @ 2.3GHz (boost up to 3.3GHz) with a GTX 650M 2GB vRAM and a 1TB 5400RPM HD + 32GB 6Gbps SSD.
I get between 150 and 250 FPS with maximum settings and normal render distance. At tiny distance and minimal settings I can get up to 700 FPS.
It costs $1100 but I don't really think you can get a laptop for gaming if you're only willing to spend $750.
HA IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE SOMEBODY IS SPAMMING A MAXIMUMPC ARTICLE AROUND HAHAHAHAHA-
Anyway, AMD = Nvidia quality-wise at each price point nowadays, with AMD pulling ahead slightly with its higher end cards like the 7970 and 7870 for desktop. Mobile graphics are comparably weak. You'll want something better than a 660m or AMD equivalent to run Minecraft well. You won't need more than 2GB of RAM for just MC, but 4 is plenty for almost any (mobile) gaming.
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i5 4670k @ 4.9GHz - Stock Heatsink - The rest is melted silicon but I think I have a graphics card in there somewhere It surprises me how many people on this forum can't read benchmarks.
HA IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE SOMEBODY IS SPAMMING A MAXIMUMPC ARTICLE AROUND HAHAHAHAHA-
Anyway, AMD = Nvidia quality-wise at each price point nowadays, with AMD pulling ahead slightly with its higher end cards like the 7970 and 7870 for desktop. Mobile graphics are comparably weak. You'll want something better than a 660m or AMD equivalent to run Minecraft well. You won't need more than 2GB of RAM for just MC, but 4 is plenty for almost any (mobile) gaming.
Actually, NVIDIA graphics are almost exclusively better than AMD in the mobile market?
Know why? Because for whatever god damn reason, none of the manufacturers have significant options besides the 7670m and 7970m for AMD mobile GPUs. Sure, you can probably find a 7850m, but it will be more expensive than the mobile equivalent. What good is a good chip if you can't find it, or it's overpriced?
I bet NVIDIA is bribing the ODMs or something, as the AMD mobile chips are pretty good.
This is a much more hostile environment than I imagined. No, I'm not a fanboy, I've just had consistently good experiences with NVIDIA. I used "NVIDIA grade" because I forgot the name of the GT 650M.
I'm looking at the HP Envy dv6t-7200 with Windows 7, i5 3210 processor, Nvidia GT 650M 2GB GDDR5, 6 GB DDR3 memory, and 640 GB hard-drive. Thoughts? Specifically how much RAM I need.
to many FPS could make you lagg, or feel laggy, here's why
!. the gpu will want to slow its self down to the screens frame rate, making it feel...weird...
2. some pixels will refresh as others don't, i've hears it feels laggy,
although i am generally nooby at graphics, just my bite of the apple.
You're wrong. If you have 1000 FPS it will look exactly the same as 120 (On a 120hz monitor). Although, you should never have more than 120 FPS because it puts unneeded stress on your card and could kill it.
You're wrong. If you have 1000 FPS it will look exactly the same as 120 (On a 120hz monitor). Although, you should never have more than 120 FPS because it puts unneeded stress on your card and could kill it.
more stress yeah, but it won't kill it unless its overheating or something.
You're wrong. If you have 1000 FPS it will look exactly the same as 120 (On a 120hz monitor). Although, you should never have more than 120 FPS because it puts unneeded stress on your card and could kill it.
Wrong, it will not look exactly the same. Quite often getting more FPS than your monitors' refresh rate will cause screen tearing, something that I dealt with before discovering vsync.
You're wrong. If you have 1000 FPS it will look exactly the same as 120 (On a 120hz monitor). Although, you should never have more than 120 FPS because it puts unneeded stress on your card and could kill it.
o.o God help my card I was running 200+ one day. Card are you still alive!
I want an Intel CPU for sure, but the GPU leaves me with a few questions. Do I need an NVIDIA grade graphics card to get extensively modded Minecraft to 100ish fps at max render setting? Or will and Intel HD 4000/AMD Radeon suffice? I'd like to spend as little as possible, but get a machine that can perform very well. Also, I'm not sure whether I can get the fps I want with anything less than 8 GB of RAM, thoughts?
Thanks,
-Fallsteel
What the hell.
Anyway, there's some good laptops with Trinity A8s and A10s that should fit your needs.
1. RAM Performance
2. "NVIDIA Grade"....?
3. Dunno why you think HD 4000 is equal to any AMD Graphics Card...
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I get between 150 and 250 FPS with maximum settings and normal render distance. At tiny distance and minimal settings I can get up to 700 FPS.
It costs $1100 but I don't really think you can get a laptop for gaming if you're only willing to spend $750.
Just a developer :-)
Anyway, AMD = Nvidia quality-wise at each price point nowadays, with AMD pulling ahead slightly with its higher end cards like the 7970 and 7870 for desktop. Mobile graphics are comparably weak. You'll want something better than a 660m or AMD equivalent to run Minecraft well. You won't need more than 2GB of RAM for just MC, but 4 is plenty for almost any (mobile) gaming.
It surprises me how many people on this forum can't read benchmarks.
Actually, NVIDIA graphics are almost exclusively better than AMD in the mobile market?
Know why? Because for whatever god damn reason, none of the manufacturers have significant options besides the 7670m and 7970m for AMD mobile GPUs. Sure, you can probably find a 7850m, but it will be more expensive than the mobile equivalent. What good is a good chip if you can't find it, or it's overpriced?
I bet NVIDIA is bribing the ODMs or something, as the AMD mobile chips are pretty good.
I'm looking at the HP Envy dv6t-7200 with Windows 7, i5 3210 processor, Nvidia GT 650M 2GB GDDR5, 6 GB DDR3 memory, and 640 GB hard-drive. Thoughts? Specifically how much RAM I need.
Anyway I just want to comment that anything above 60 FPS is useless, because the monitor can only change 60 times a second.
to many FPS could make you lagg, or feel laggy, here's why
!. the gpu will want to slow its self down to the screens frame rate, making it feel...weird...
2. some pixels will refresh as others don't, i've hears it feels laggy,
although i am generally nooby at graphics, just my bite of the apple.
You're wrong. If you have 1000 FPS it will look exactly the same as 120 (On a 120hz monitor). Although, you should never have more than 120 FPS because it puts unneeded stress on your card and could kill it.
more stress yeah, but it won't kill it unless its overheating or something.
Wrong, it will not look exactly the same. Quite often getting more FPS than your monitors' refresh rate will cause screen tearing, something that I dealt with before discovering vsync.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230534
I think is pretty good (but I could be wrong)
although the question remains, does it need to be a laptop?
The GT610 is horrible...
"Programmers never repeat themselves. They loop."
o.o God help my card I was running 200+ one day. Card are you still alive!
Back on MCF baby.
It's not exactly detrimental, but you can see better life expectancy by capping your card at the refresh rate of your monitor, or slightly above it.
"Programmers never repeat themselves. They loop."