Hey guys i was wondering if i should buy this gaming desktop for bday

[oiendoio]

odd...says i5 up there, but mine has an i7 8-core. oh, and i bought this for $1500 :]

i7 = Quad core w/ hyperthreading making 4 virtual cores for specific programs, in gaming unless your on a graphic level development team it is 100% worthless. 17" laptops are not exactly the loveliest thing to carry around and if your not planning to carry it around a desktop for $1500 is going to outperform the laptop every game every time.

[denarium]

@oiendoio I know, It's not the best DESKTOP, but it's a pretty good laptop and I can run alot of games on decent graphics, And I'm fine with it. The processor is a badass in photoshop though

[Snowbrdd]

Have you considered building a desktop? Its really easy plus will be a lot cheaper. Emphasis on a lot.

[scheissegak]

Personal experience with sandy,ivy bridge and the corsair A70 let me know 2 things, @ 4.8Ghz I only topped 69c during a prime95 test for 7hours

i doubt you ran that 4.8 stable for 7 hours. for me the i7 920 with the asus rampage 2 and a noctua air cooler also did the 4.8, but only for an hour. yes that was a few years ago but its basicly the same architechture.

anyway its not the topic, my point is you don't need that on a normal gamer pc, thats why OP could save on that.
and obviously OP doesn't know anything about computer hardware which makes me assume he will never overclock his CPU. so stop wasting other peoples money please.
otherwise you're right.

ohh and i don't want this thread to become a thread about overclocking, so we should stop arguing about it. theres just no point in it.

you can get the laptop

oh, and i bought this for $1500 :]

I know, It's not the best DESKTOP, but it's a pretty good laptop and I can run alot of games on decent graphics, And I'm fine with it. The processor is a badass in photoshop though

just...your stupidity makes me cry inside. something inside me just gets destroyed by you. we were talking about a gamer pc, an i7 clocked at 2.2ghz is definitely wrong here as well as your mobile gpu.

17" laptops are not exactly the loveliest thing to carry around and if your not planning to carry it around a desktop for $1500 is going to outperform the laptop every game every time.

this.

[denarium]

@scheissegak great to know you can insult people online, badass. have a nice life :]

[AtoZ]

Buy the pc, change the graphics card.

[oiendoio]

i doubt you ran that 4.8 stable for 7 hours. for me the i7 920 with the asus rampage 2 and a noctua air cooler also did the 4.8, but only for an hour. yes that was a few years ago but its basicly the same architechture.

anyway its not the topic, my point is you don't need that on a normal gamer pc, thats why OP could save on that.
and obviously OP doesn't know anything about computer hardware which makes me assume he will never overclock his CPU. so stop wasting other peoples money please.
otherwise you're right.

ohh and i don't want this thread to become a thread about overclocking, so we should stop arguing about it. theres just no point in it.

I doubt you should speak, Sandy bridge = 2nd Gen core i3-i5-i7 as in i3-2100, i5-2500k, i7-2600k, and no the architecture is not the same. Sandy Bridge was not Rare to see 5.0Ghz under 80c on AIR it also only multiplies by the multiplier and not the BCLK which is 100Mhz locked for SB. On to the most important part overclocking a core i5 2500k or newer i5/i7 is childs play multiplier @ x40 w/ stock voltage is np for any chip.

https://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2200946 Core i5-2500k

https://valid.canardpc.com/cache/screenshot/439813.png Core i7-920

[denarium]

Buy the pc, change the graphics card.

there are very few laptops that allow you to remove and replace it's native GPU. they're mostly built into the motherboard and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it

[oiendoio]

Quote Originally Posted by oiendoio View Post
Buy the pc, change the graphics card.
there are very few laptops that allow you to remove and replace it's native GPU. they're mostly built into the motherboard and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it

Not my quote, don't put my name on someone elses quote.

[e036238]

@obester

dude, no. just...no. for $100 dollars more, you can get the laptop i have which is here: ASUS - Notebooks- ASUS G74SX


the specs? ridiculously good.

Processor Intel® Core™ i7 2630QM Processor
Intel® Core™ i5 2410M Processor
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate
Genuine Windows® 7 Professional
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
This version contains all product updates (SP1)
Chipset Intel® HM65 Express Chipset
Memory DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM, 4 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion up to 16 G SDRAM (Quad Core), 2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion up to 8 G SDRAM (Dual Core)
Display 17.3" 16:9 HD+ (1600x900)/Full HD (1920x1080)/Full HD 3D(1920x1080 120Hz) LED Backlight
Graphic NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560M with 3GB/2GB GDDR5 VRAM
Storage 2.5" SATA
750GB 5400rpm/7200rpm
640GB 5400rpm
500GB 5400rpm/7200rpm
500GB 7200rpm SSH
Dual HDD Support*1
2.5" SATA
160GB SSD
Optical Drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Super-Multi DVD
Blu-ray Writer
Card Reader 3 -in-1 card reader ( SDXC/ MS/ MMC)
Camera HD Web Camera
Networking Integrated 802.11 b/g/n
Built-in Bluetooth™ V3.0 (Optional)
10/100/1000 Base T




odd...says i5 up there, but mine has an i7 8-core. oh, and i bought this for $1500 :]

really?
laptop<<<<<<desktop
the desktop is so much better

[denarium]

@e036238 I can afford a very nice laptop, And have a very nice desktop. So...?

[Jorndel]

Guys....
I am a bit strict with rules.

So stay to the topic.
@2500mar | @denarium | @Noovaa

Thanks

[deetwodomglolz]

It's decent, but get a better GFX card

[Snowbrdd]

Actually on many gaming laptops you can replace the gpu. The problem is sourcing a gpu and making sure they don't use a modified gpu such as the asus g53's gtx 560m.

[oiendoio]

TIME REQUIRED: 45 minutes | DIFFICULTY: Hard

Who doesn't want better graphics quality from their notebook PC? You can get there by doing it yourself. But be warned: If the upgrade is possible at all for your laptop, it can be a time-consuming operation that involves disassembling virtually your entire notebook, so don't enter into this process unless you are willing to accept the risk of doing serious harm to your machine. That said, if done properly, this project can give you noticeably higher frame rates in the end.

Even to a person with skill this is not an easy task. Secondly new notebooks either have the gpu soldered in or its a proprietary setup, beyond that some cheap wannabe clevo and sager designs can be upgraded @ severe damage risk and highly expensive.

Now if the thunderbolt port catches on and the MSI Gus hits the market albeit a horribly grotesque monstrosity then and only then will laptops be capable of catching of w/ a huge loss of mobility.