iXenite Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I'm also very interested on buying SSE and modded the heck out of it as I did on oldrim. I have a ASUS ROG laptop i7-2630qm 2.00ghz, 16G DDR3, GPU GeForce GTX 560 with 2g dedicated DDR5 memory 2g shared. 7 years with it so far and has been very good for oldrim but i'm careful with heavy textured and scripted mods, and never used an ENB for the same reason. Also tweaked the ini settings to have from 30-50 fps. I'm looking for a similar laptop to play modded SSE but this time without worries. Maybe something between 800 to 1200USD? ANy good suggestions? I could probably try to build a desktop, but I lack the ability to program and build a PC :confused: If it must be a laptop, this is a good value for the money. Asus GL703VM-NH74:https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834234830 Here is a cheaper alternative. Slower than the other by quite a bit when it comes to the GPU - but it's not bad at all. MSI GL62M 7RDX:https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154230 Here is are some pre-built desktops that is a pretty solid deal. You will need to buy a monitor, but that's all you'd need to buy after that. CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR GXiVR8060A5 Gaming PC:https://www.amazon.com/CYBERPOWERPC-Xtreme-GXiVR8060A5-i5-8400-GeForce/dp/B0757DVF4Z CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR GXiVR8100A Gaming PC:https://www.amazon.com/CYBERPOWERPC-Xtreme-GXiVR8100A-i7-8700-GeForce/dp/B0757FV6Y4 Monitor suggestions. None of these computers should be gaming at resolutions over 1080p most of the time, so 1080p is the native resolution for the monitors I've linked. Asus VZ249H:https://www.amazon.com/Monitor-Asus-VZ249H-23-8inch-speakers/dp/B01HZZ12YK Acer R240HY:https://www.amazon.com/Acer-R240HY-bidx-23-8-Inch-Widescreen/dp/B0148NNKTC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredini Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 (edited) I'm also very interested on buying SSE and modded the heck out of it as I did on oldrim. I have a ASUS ROG laptop i7-2630qm 2.00ghz, 16G DDR3, GPU GeForce GTX 560 with 2g dedicated DDR5 memory 2g shared. 7 years with it so far and has been very good for oldrim but i'm careful with heavy textured and scripted mods, and never used an ENB for the same reason. Also tweaked the ini settings to have from 30-50 fps. I'm looking for a similar laptop to play modded SSE but this time without worries. Maybe something between 800 to 1200USD? ANy good suggestions? I could probably try to build a desktop, but I lack the ability to program and build a PC :confused: If it must be a laptop, this is a good value for the money. Asus GL703VM-NH74:https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834234830 Here is a cheaper alternative. Slower than the other by quite a bit when it comes to the GPU - but it's not bad at all. MSI GL62M 7RDX:https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154230 Here is are some pre-built desktops that is a pretty solid deal. You will need to buy a monitor, but that's all you'd need to buy after that. CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR GXiVR8060A5 Gaming PC:https://www.amazon.com/CYBERPOWERPC-Xtreme-GXiVR8060A5-i5-8400-GeForce/dp/B0757DVF4Z CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR GXiVR8100A Gaming PC:https://www.amazon.com/CYBERPOWERPC-Xtreme-GXiVR8100A-i7-8700-GeForce/dp/B0757FV6Y4 Monitor suggestions. None of these computers should be gaming at resolutions over 1080p most of the time, so 1080p is the native resolution for the monitors I've linked. Asus VZ249H:https://www.amazon.com/Monitor-Asus-VZ249H-23-8inch-speakers/dp/B01HZZ12YK Acer R240HY:https://www.amazon.com/Acer-R240HY-bidx-23-8-Inch-Widescreen/dp/B0148NNKTC OMG that ASUS specs and looks are amazing! I googled quickly and found the scar version, improved screen, not sure is worth it. I was about to buy but the wife got angry. Something about the credit cards...I'm aiming for it, thank you so much! By the way, what do you think of this one. My current laptop is 17 inch, i'm a little afraid of switching to 15 inch. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y4GZS9C/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I2PIJOJ8T3GTA6&colid=2D5ABT5H4XPWV I could switch my 500gb SSD over to this one and add a HDD eventually. Edited November 21, 2017 by alfredini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iXenite Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 OMG that ASUS specs and looks are amazing! I googled quickly and found the scar version, improved screen, not sure is worth it. I was about to buy but the wife got angry. Something about the credit cards...I'm aiming for it, thank you so much! By the way, what do you think of this one. My current laptop is 17 inch, i'm a little afraid of switching to 15 inch. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y4GZS9C/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I2PIJOJ8T3GTA6&colid=2D5ABT5H4XPWV I could switch my 500gb SSD over to this one and add a HDD eventually. That's fine too. Both are very small screens - so whichever is cheaper should be the one to go for. The desktop options may be the best choice to be honest though. The ones I linked all use normal off the shelf parts, unlike Dell/Alienware, HP, Asus, or Lenovo desktops. That means you can easily upgrade it yourself if you ever decide to learn how to do it. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredini Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 (edited) OMG that ASUS specs and looks are amazing! I googled quickly and found the scar version, improved screen, not sure is worth it. I was about to buy but the wife got angry. Something about the credit cards...I'm aiming for it, thank you so much! By the way, what do you think of this one. My current laptop is 17 inch, i'm a little afraid of switching to 15 inch. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y4GZS9C/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I2PIJOJ8T3GTA6&colid=2D5ABT5H4XPWV I could switch my 500gb SSD over to this one and add a HDD eventually. That's fine too. Both are very small screens - so whichever is cheaper should be the one to go for. The desktop options may be the best choice to be honest though. The ones I linked all use normal off the shelf parts, unlike Dell/Alienware, HP, Asus, or Lenovo desktops. That means you can easily upgrade it yourself if you ever decide to learn how to do it. Just a thought.You got me thinking about the desktop ones, but it seems the GTX1060 options are out of stock. When I select the GTX1070 the price skyrockets. I found this browsing through amazon, seems cool, but it would make the monitor unaccessible for me. https://www.amazon.com/iBUYPOWER-Ultra-Gaming-Desktop-AM900Z/dp/B073RKHY2H/ref=pd_cp_147_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DBZ9AS24SDT6JGR3BA0H And microcenter has these 3! I think I overdid it, I'm really sorry for being such a bother. http://www.microcenter.com/product/473495/G419_Desktop_Computer http://www.microcenter.com/product/486482/1710_173_Gaming_Laptop_Computer_-_Black http://www.microcenter.com/product/486481/1510_156_Gaming_Laptop_Computer_-_Black Edited November 22, 2017 by alfredini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iXenite Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 You got me thinking about the desktop ones, but it seems the GTX1060 options are out of stock. When I select the GTX1070 the price skyrockets. I found this browsing through amazon, seems cool, but it would make the monitor unaccessible for me. https://www.amazon.com/iBUYPOWER-Ultra-Gaming-Desktop-AM900Z/dp/B073RKHY2H/ref=pd_cp_147_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DBZ9AS24SDT6JGR3BA0H And microcenter has these 3! I think I overdid it, I'm really sorry for being such a bother. http://www.microcenter.com/product/473495/G419_Desktop_Computer http://www.microcenter.com/product/486482/1710_173_Gaming_Laptop_Computer_-_Black http://www.microcenter.com/product/486481/1510_156_Gaming_Laptop_Computer_-_Black The i5 8400 and GTX 1060 3GB CyberPower Desktop I linked at the time I'm making this comment seems to be in stock. Out of all the pre-built desktops linked it's probably the best value per dollar. The biggest benefit being that you're on Intel's latest platform. The i7 7700K is aging pretty fast, and in a few years will be pretty obsolete. You cannot upgrade to Coffee Lake using the Kaby Lake motherboard which is what the 7700K uses (as it's part of the Kaby Lake CPU family). That i5 8400 machine comes with a Z370 motherboard as well, which means later down the road you could very easily upgrade to an i7 8700K (or even the i7 from the next Intel generation) and be happy with that. In other words, it is a good PC for not only right now - but it also has a future upgrade path. It's a better investment in my opinion. You will want to add a second 8GB stick of RAM to it though. 16GB's is becoming the new minimum requirement for PC gaming. While your system can compress the memory usage to try and fit it on 8GB's, it will be smoother with a 16GB machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredini Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 (edited) You got me thinking about the desktop ones, but it seems the GTX1060 options are out of stock. When I select the GTX1070 the price skyrockets. I found this browsing through amazon, seems cool, but it would make the monitor unaccessible for me. https://www.amazon.com/iBUYPOWER-Ultra-Gaming-Desktop-AM900Z/dp/B073RKHY2H/ref=pd_cp_147_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DBZ9AS24SDT6JGR3BA0H And microcenter has these 3! I think I overdid it, I'm really sorry for being such a bother. http://www.microcenter.com/product/473495/G419_Desktop_Computer http://www.microcenter.com/product/486482/1710_173_Gaming_Laptop_Computer_-_Black http://www.microcenter.com/product/486481/1510_156_Gaming_Laptop_Computer_-_Black The i5 8400 and GTX 1060 3GB CyberPower Desktop I linked at the time I'm making this comment seems to be in stock. Out of all the pre-built desktops linked it's probably the best value per dollar. The biggest benefit being that you're on Intel's latest platform. The i7 7700K is aging pretty fast, and in a few years will be pretty obsolete. You cannot upgrade to Coffee Lake using the Kaby Lake motherboard which is what the 7700K uses (as it's part of the Kaby Lake CPU family). That i5 8400 machine comes with a Z370 motherboard as well, which means later down the road you could very easily upgrade to an i7 8700K (or even the i7 from the next Intel generation) and be happy with that. In other words, it is a good PC for not only right now - but it also has a future upgrade path. It's a better investment in my opinion. You will want to add a second 8GB stick of RAM to it though. 16GB's is becoming the new minimum requirement for PC gaming. While your system can compress the memory usage to try and fit it on 8GB's, it will be smoother with a 16GB machine. Hello. Thank you for all the information you gave me. It helped me so much to get the idea of what was good and what i wanted. I decided to buy this configuration from Dell because it seemed cheap even when comparing to similar models here and there and also while playing with partspicker.com.It's not the last word, the computer is supposed to ship in 2 weeks, so I could cancel anytime if i find something better (cybermonday lol), but they have a 0% interest for 18 months that was hard to beat. I'll leave the link in case you have a chance to take a look and give me your opinion. If you can't i understand of course.Thank you DadyDirection. http://deals.dell.com/productdetail/oxw Edited November 25, 2017 by alfredini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jones177 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Hi Nice rig. I like the CPU for modding. I have a GTX 1080 to power my 3440 X 1440 monitor. It is great for ENB at 1440 but not at higher resolutions. The ram speed is a bit slow for me but Skyrim/SE like most games does not care. I don't like the HD/SSD setup. I got slight load-in pauses when I had the game on a HD & my modded Fallout 4 was unplayable. Having the games on SSD fixed them. I use 1tb SSD with 2tb external storage. The power supply would make me nervous. A heavily modded game puts lots of stress PSUs. With those specs you could use up to 350 watts(400 on K chip) if you overclock. You may say that you are not planning to overclock(non K chip) but a GTX 1080 overclocks itself & can draw up to 200 watts. For years of trouble free running I recommend a 650 watt(or higher) PSU with single +12V Rails. The downside to getting Alienware PCs is upgradeability. If that is important to you go with a company like Ibuypower or build your own like I do. Later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredini Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Hi Nice rig. I like the CPU for modding. I have a GTX 1080 to power my 3440 X 1440 monitor. It is great for ENB at 1440 but not at higher resolutions. The ram speed is a bit slow for me but Skyrim/SE like most games does not care. I don't like the HD/SSD setup. I got slight load-in pauses when I had the game on a HD & my modded Fallout 4 was unplayable. Having the games on SSD fixed them. I use 1tb SSD with 2tb external storage. The power supply would make me nervous. A heavily modded game puts lots of stress PSUs. With those specs you could use up to 350 watts(400 on K chip) if you overclock. You may say that you are not planning to overclock(non K chip) but a GTX 1080 overclocks itself & can draw up to 200 watts. For years of trouble free running I recommend a 650 watt(or higher) PSU with single +12V Rails. The downside to getting Alienware PCs is upgradeability. If that is important to you go with a company like Ibuypower or build your own like I do. Later Wow you gotta have a beast of a PC!! I'm planning to upgrade the PC if I decide to keep it. First thing I'll do is the ram, probably another 16g. I'll also get a better SSD, maybe 1T but they are still expensive. I'll keep the small one for booting only and work related documents. Maybe the Hard drive for pictures and videos. The power supply worries me too, even more now that you mentioned about the 1080 overclocking itself, maybe that'll be my second upgrade after the ram. It seems that this Alienware Aurora PC has limitations to upgrade the MOBO, but everything else can be upgraded, I think. What would you do with the spare parts after you upgraded them, like the PSU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookymunky Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 What did you end up going with ? the dell link works not. Sorry if my pc list didn't work, the i5 I recommended was 7600k... amazon went odd but I added most of it to a new list at http://amzn.eu/cFh7SAb Reading the intel 8400 comments made me fear I had made some inane mistake, but no, it's not out yet for the public as far as I can tell? , and it uses as much power and gives off as much heat as you would expect from a rushed ryzen ripoff hehe... Don't get me wrong, it's tempting for rendering... but temps and power wise alone I assume it will never hit 5ghz ?.. even if you could the same cooling could get a 7600 to 5.2 on a good day ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredini Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 (edited) I bought the Dell Alienware rig. 0% interest at 18 months is very attractive, but i'm keeping my eyes open for better deals tomorrow on cyber Monday and also for the end of year sales, as supposedely i can return the computer in 30 days after delivery. I can see now that the sale is over, the link is dead. I'm eyeballing g-sync monitors, i saw a nice Dell 27" 1ms g-sync monitor for 400usd, 2560 x 1440 at 144Hz, but i'm not sure that resolution is a good idea with the computer i bought: GTX 18017 8700 4.6 ghzPSU 460 w16 G ram I don't know if i can play at normal 1080p with this monitor, but it looks nice. Can a monitor like this be player on more common 1440P pr 144hz at 1080? This is the link. https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-27-gaming-monitor-s2716dg/apd/210-agjr/monitors-monitor-accessories https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Gaming-S2716DG-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B0149QBOF0/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1511745579&sr=1-4&keywords=27+inch+gaming+monitor+g+sync OG now i'm completely torn between a 1080p or 1440p monitor with the rig i got. Edited November 27, 2017 by alfredini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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