LordSn0w Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Well I thought when I bought my old laptop that a gtx 670mx would be good enough but turns out it isn't. Can't run great graphics mods like realvision and other mods. I've had it for a while and it's done good but I thought about how with eventually a new bethesda game coming out, plus other games, which will have even better graphics and mods, it's prob time for a better pc. My question is, will this laptop run basically any mod and graphics setup? http://www.bestbuy.com/site/msi-gt72-dominator-405-17-3-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-1tb-hdd-128gb-solid-state-drive-aluminum-black/9855351.p?id=1219441206162&skuId=9855351 If not can someone direct me to some computers that can. I'm not real experienced in buying gaming pcs, I have had one for about 2 years and am typically a Mac person. Realistically will I find what I want in a laptop for under maybe $2.5k or should I look into a desktop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iXenite Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 If you can drop that kind of money, I would invest it in a custom Gaming PC. For that kind of money you can get something vastly superior to any gaming laptop on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordSn0w Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 If you can drop that kind of money, I would invest it in a custom Gaming PC. For that kind of money you can get something vastly superior to any gaming laptop on the market.Alright. Think I should go for desktop or laptop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iXenite Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 (edited) I think you should go for a desktop, in the long run they are much more powerful and cost efficient. Plus, they can easily be upgraded if you ever wanted to improve it, you can't really do that with laptops. For instance, for pretty well the same price as the laptop you had picked out you can get a desktop like this: CPU: i7-4820KMemory: 16GB of RAM (expandable up to 128GB)HDD: 2TB SSD: 120GBGPU: GTX 770 Link:http://www.bestbuy.com/site/cyberpowerpc-gamer-supreme-desktop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-2tb-hard-drive-120gb-solid-state-drive/2354097.p?id=1219072180127&skuId=2354097 Edited February 8, 2015 by DaddyDirection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordSn0w Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 I think you should go for a desktop, in the long run they are much more powerful and cost efficient. Plus, they can easily be upgraded if you ever wanted to improve it, you can't really do that with laptops. For instance, for pretty well the same price as the laptop you had picked out you can get a desktop like this: CPU: i7-4820KMemory: 16GB of RAM (expandable up to 128GB)HDD: 2TB SSD: 120GBGPU: GTX 770 Link:http://www.bestbuy.com/site/cyberpowerpc-gamer-supreme-desktop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-2tb-hard-drive-120gb-solid-state-drive/2354097.p?id=1219072180127&skuId=2354097Is the gtx 770 better than 970? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRoseOfThorns Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I think you should go for a desktop, in the long run they are much more powerful and cost efficient. Plus, they can easily be upgraded if you ever wanted to improve it, you can't really do that with laptops. For instance, for pretty well the same price as the laptop you had picked out you can get a desktop like this: CPU: i7-4820KMemory: 16GB of RAM (expandable up to 128GB)HDD: 2TB SSD: 120GBGPU: GTX 770 Link:http://www.bestbuy.com/site/cyberpowerpc-gamer-supreme-desktop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-2tb-hard-drive-120gb-solid-state-drive/2354097.p?id=1219072180127&skuId=2354097Is the gtx 770 better than 970? Nope. Just bear in mind that gtx 970 uses properly only 3.5gb of it's vram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iXenite Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) That laptop uses the GTX 970M (which is different than the GTX 970), so the 770 was pretty well destined to be better. The difference between the GTX 970M and the GTX 770: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-970M-vs-GeForce-GTX-770 The difference between the GTX 970 and the GTX 970M: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-970M-vs-GeForce-GTX-970 Edited February 9, 2015 by DaddyDirection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRoseOfThorns Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Check the price for gtx 970. http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-970-vs-GeForce-GTX-770 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iXenite Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Check the price for gtx 970. http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-970-vs-GeForce-GTX-770 This is relevant because...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRoseOfThorns Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Check the price for gtx 970. http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-970-vs-GeForce-GTX-770 This is relevant because...? Because it's an affordable card (same price as gtx 770) and we are talking about saving money (performance per $) by going with desktop rig, maybe? :turned: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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