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Good gaming laptop for FNV/Skyrim modhell


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Hey everyone, I'm sure you're all tired of threads with newbs asking for good pc ideas, but I'm getting ready for college and I want to make sure I get it right this time and pick the right one. Last computer I bought was an e545 for $350 in 2013 (which was low specs even for the time, but not knowing enough about computers to realize). I'm looking for a nice laptop (need the portability for classes) that can handle running FNV and Skyrim (TF2 also) on ultra with a ton of intensive/overhaul mods, gbs of mods (modhell) at 60+ fps. I would also like to run the new DOOM on it, but I get that is an extreme workload to put on a laptop. Since my first buy, I'm working now and have $1000 for it, but would go up to $1200. I saw a friend of mine running new vegas on an hp spectre x360 (mostly default, upgraded gfx) and it ran like water so I'm considering it. I'm unsure of what other options I have though, if anyone here can recommend something else, I'd love to hear it.

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I'd personally suggest gong for a desktop PC - but if you're determined to get a laptop then this one shouldn't be all that bad. It has pretty nice specs, and generally speaking fits your price range. If you drop the SSD then it will be cheaper.

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=2WC-000N-00068

So I did some reading up on that machine and those parts, high quality machine right there, and I know that would definitely work having checked the benchmarks. Maybe this isn't the place to ask, but could I upgrade the gfx to something like the geforce 1080 ti? And if I were to downgrade it to Windows 7 (x64), could that cause performance issues with the older games like fnv and skyrim, or could it just be a slight problem for next gen games? I started looking around on the site and I found this https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834234455R

I understand it's open box, but I saw it had pretty identical specs to the other one but had twice the video memory from 3gb to 6 (honestly didn't even know gfx cards usually had dedicated memory, the radeon 8450g in the e545 just sapped the computer's ram). So I suppose what I'm asking is what kind of a difference would the 3 to 6 make and can I just upgrade the components once I have the money?

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So I did some reading up on that machine and those parts, high quality machine right there, and I know that would definitely work having checked the benchmarks. Maybe this isn't the place to ask, but could I upgrade the gfx to something like the geforce 1080 ti? And if I were to downgrade it to Windows 7 (x64), could that cause performance issues with the older games like fnv and skyrim, or could it just be a slight problem for next gen games? I started looking around on the site and I found this https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834234455R

I understand it's open box, but I saw it had pretty identical specs to the other one but had twice the video memory from 3gb to 6 (honestly didn't even know gfx cards usually had dedicated memory, the radeon 8450g in the e545 just sapped the computer's ram). So I suppose what I'm asking is what kind of a difference would the 3 to 6 make and can I just upgrade the components once I have the money?

 

 

You cannot upgrade the graphics card in a laptop. You would be stuck with the components inside it. I would not suggest downgrading to Windows 7. Dedicated graphics cards have their own memory, which is why they have significantly better performance over the integrated graphics you in APU's or even Intel HD. The 3GB to 6GB difference can be significant depending on the games you play. Quite a few modern titles do benefit from having over 4GB's of VRAM. If you plan on only playing older games like New Vegas and Skyrim then the 3GB GPU would sufficient. On Windows 10 systems all DX9 games (which both of those titles are DX9 games) cannot use more than 4GB's of VRAM anyway. If you want to play newer titles the 6GB version would be worth it. Considering that it cannot be upgraded, it may be worth getting the 6GB version anyway as it will have a bit more power than the 3GB version. If the laptop GTX 1060 is anything like the desktop version, and I believe it is, the GTX 1060 3GB is a bit slower than the GTX 1060 6GB. The amount of VRAM they have is not the only difference. Hopefully that makes sense. If you want to have an up-gradable PC you need to build your own desktop PC.

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