Looking To Get A PC Need Help

[zstephable]

Hey, I'm relatively new to PC gaming and want to buy my first computer to run Fallout on as my others have been potatoes. I've been looking around and this seems to be the best for my budget which is a maximum of $1000. The computer is a ASUS K501UW-AB78. You can find it on Amazon. Let me know what you guys think and whether or not It's worth it. The computer, which has a Nvidia GTX 960m, can run Skyrim, Fallout 3, and NV at ultra settings 60fps, but Fallout 4 at ultra settings 30fps. I want to download alot of mods and I'm not sure if this will work, I'd like to have a GTX 980m but I don't know. PS. A laptop is a must, no big computers. Sorry if this is inconvenient. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DT49XN8/ref=psdc_565108_t3_B015PYYDMQ

[DarkHawke17]

Because you're wanting a laptop, there's quite a few limitations, but it's not hopeless! Sad thing about laptops is that there's minimal customization, plus you can't really buy all the parts and put it together yourself which saves you some big cash moneys. I personally haven't really dealt with laptops for gaming that much, so I can only give you some minor advice on what to grab based on specs and past experiences.

 

Because you're modding, (and i don't know to what extent/how much you will mod your game) I'd say your pick for a laptop is pretty solid so far. You might have to sacrifice some graphic quality, or frames for some of the games you'll want to run though.

 

I did find this lil' beauty: http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Tracer-15_200_Gaming_Laptop

 

That laptop i posted seems very fair in what it can handle, and it's price. It has a card that can run a lil' bit more than your current pick, and has a very nice amount of space.

 

Sorry if the extra $35.00 is a little inconvenient, but i figured it was a really nice buy for the price.

[TheMastersSon]

The bottleneck with laptops is cpu not graphics. Even with a 980m, many cpu-dependent games (e.g. Gamebryo titles) at max eye candy will stutter on most sub-4GHz and all sub-3GHz laptops, regardless of cpu, number of cores, existence of hyperthreading, OS version or anything else. The requred speed simply isn't there on any core to prevent it, and older engines make limited or no use of multiple cores.

 

So the two choices are to pay through the nose for one of the relative few laptops that can actually handle gaming (these start well above $1000), or settle for stuttering and/or compromised/reduced graphics quality. If something existed between the two, it would own the gaming laptop market. But it doesn't. Add a SSD to the system and you'll gain epic performance in general, which can take quite a bit of the sting off the lack of cpu horsepower.

[Erik005]

That asus laptop doesn't look like gaming laptop, it looks like a regular laptop with gaming hardware.

 

It looks like it will run hot, very hot. which means it won't get the most out of the hardware.

 

If you read the from the manufacturer section on amazon they actually say that asus envisioned this as an multimedia laptop

Edited September 6, 2016 by Erik005

[SharraShimada]

If you really want/need a laptop, and dont want a desktop, thats your choice. I´m fine with that.

But i would suggest to wait for a bit right now. The 960M is relativly good, but in a month or 2 we will see laptops with 1060-chips from nvidia. They are superior to the 900 series in nearly every way, and wont cost much more. If you really need the thing right NOW, thats okay, but if you can wait a little bit longer without dying, i would suggest to do.

[TheMastersSon]

I second Sharra's advice.

 

If size is the issue (and not battery operation which, practically, is mutually exclusive with gaming), microATX motherboards and cases are available e.g.:

 

https://www.amazon.com/ASRock-MicroATX-Motherboard-Z170M-EXTREME4/dp/B017NMX6JO

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129232

 

They're 14" square (or smaller) and *much* better cooling options exist for microATX, which allow the speeds required for hardcore gaming.

[Erik005]

Or mini itx

 

There even is a mini itx gtx1070.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=mini+itx+case&N=-1&isNodeId=1

Edited September 6, 2016 by Erik005