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I have no point of reference, a far as how much GPU your software needs.
What exactly do you mean by how "viable" it is? You certainly won't be gaming at 4K in most genres, not with what an XPS packs.
You can just turn the game's internal resolution down to 1080p and be fine though.
That's what I wanted to know, thanks. Shouldn't be too bad then, I guess.
That's a 1050Ti now, and a 1650 Ti with the refresh.
Not at 4k in recent games, and even then, you'd more likely play at 1080p upscaled to get closer to 60 fps.
Notice I said closer to 60. It is no 1060.
Does 1080p upscaled to 4K look significantly worse than playing on a native 1080p screen?
The PPI on a 15.6" 4K display should keep the image quality looking pretty sharp.
My apologies, that should have been smart to include indeed
Vectorworks
Mid-level Profile: For medium-size projects, complex models/drawings with medium level of details (such as small commercial projects, mid-size entertainment venues, residential site modeling)
Processor: 64-bit Intel Core i5 (or AMD equivalent) clocked at 2GHz or better
RAM: 8GB-16GB or more
Graphics Card: A dedicated OpenGL 2.1 compatible graphics card with 2GB-4GB of VRAM or more
Rhino
Hardware:
- 8 GB memory (RAM) or more is recommended.
- 600 MB disk space.
- OpenGL 4.1 capable video card is recommended.
4 GB Video RAM recommended. - No more than 63 CPU Cores.
- Multiple-button mouse with scroll wheel is recommended.
- The SpaceNavigator is supported.
So we need an i7-8750H, 4GB GDDR5 and preferably 16GB DDR4. Definitely can be had for €1500.
I would like to peruse some of the online computer stores of your country. Would you mind providing a few links?
What's good folks!
Just got a gaming laptop Legion Y530 for a great deal. Had a question about upgrades.
Currently have a m.2 slot occupied (128gb) and an empty Sata 3 slot. Should I just get a bigger m.2 (1tb) or just add a (1tb) Sata SSD?
Thanks in advance.
Just got a gaming laptop Legion Y530 for a great deal. Had a question about upgrades.
Currently have a m.2 slot occupied (128gb) and an empty Sata 3 slot. Should I just get a bigger m.2 (1tb) or just add a (1tb) Sata SSD?
Thanks in advance.
I don't think there is an objective answer to what you should do.
NVMe is the superior and far faster technology, but you can get a 2TB 2.5" drive for the same cost of a high class 1TB NMVe.
My advice is to fill the 2.5" slot then think about upgrading the NVMe later. Buy something like the well regarded WD Blue and you'll never have to worry about space for a long time. Games never console gen are going to be over 100GB so you should definitely consider just biting the bullet and going 2TB now.
My Dell G5 should be arriving tomorrow!
Can't wait to try it out. Planning in trying out DOOM and Outer Wilds.
Hopefully I can just transfer DOOM from my Desktop to my Laptop with my USB HDD since I'd like to avoid redownloading all of it again.
Can't wait to try it out. Planning in trying out DOOM and Outer Wilds.
Hopefully I can just transfer DOOM from my Desktop to my Laptop with my USB HDD since I'd like to avoid redownloading all of it again.
Any thoughts on this laptop in terms of value? I'm primarily looking for something to play WoW Classic on and I'm sure it's more than capable of handling that. Mostly wondering if there are better options at that price. I have a Micro Center near me, but I'm not completely opposed to buying elsewhere/online. Thanks for any help/advice!
An Alienware 17 for a grand is a good ass deal, never ever thought they'd drop that low.
Built like a tank.
Definitely let us know what you think after some usage.
I'm waiting to preorder the M15/17 R2 refresh for June 11th but I'll be damned if this isn't tempting right now. With coupon code it comes out to $1699 before tax (free expedited shipping). Is the dropoff massive on a 1080 Max-Q compared to its non-Q brother?
Damn, maybe I'm not getting my laptop today.
FedEx is still showing as estimated delivery of today, but there's been no movement of it, just the label creation.
I hope I don't have to wait another week (that was Dell's original estimate).
FedEx is still showing as estimated delivery of today, but there's been no movement of it, just the label creation.
I hope I don't have to wait another week (that was Dell's original estimate).
Thanks for the suggestion. Ultimately went with this and I'm a huge fan. The Alienware was just too damn big.
Check the Dell outlet first. They should have plenty.
Be aware that you will have to repaste it at least to get decent thermals.
Glad you liked it. And yes, unless you're doing a 1080 in that size, not worth it. And I speak as a 17 R4 7820HK 1080 32GB 120Hz QHD Gsync owner.
Great, NOW my laptop shipped and should be here tomorrow.
Sadly that means I'll probably not be home when they try to deliver it and I'll have to wait until a later day or drive to the FedEx center a ways away to get it.
Sadly that means I'll probably not be home when they try to deliver it and I'll have to wait until a later day or drive to the FedEx center a ways away to get it.
There should be nn debate.
Faster CPU and GPU should always takes precedence.
Dell is the worst company I've ever seen, when it comes to consistently failing to miss delivery dates. Shockingly bad.
the 3 week delivery time for y540 is what is annoying, any comparable alternatives to these ?
Strangely it seems to be on FedEx's side of things, not Dell's.
It said it would be here today, but tracking only shows it as being in my city, not that it's out for delivery.
When I called FedEx they said the location didn't have it, so it probably WAS on a truck being delivered, but they're usually better about updating the tracker.
Tempted to sell my switch and use the funds to either help get a Lenovo y530 with a 1050ti open box at best buy for $640 or get a Nitro 5 for $780 with a 1650. Any takes?
In the past I've had an alienware while it was nice I want something small and have learned, at least I hope, that I do not need a super powerful laptop since I have PC with a 2070, what do you all think?
In the past I've had an alienware while it was nice I want something small and have learned, at least I hope, that I do not need a super powerful laptop since I have PC with a 2070, what do you all think?
Damnit.
Apparently because Dell shipped my laptop with FedEx Home, I'm not able to just go to a FedEx center and pick the laptop up today.
I have to wait for them to re-deliver it to me tomorrow (my fiance will be home thankfully), or they'll call me in the morning to figure out an alternate way to get it to me.
I'm considering just going to the damn Fedex center anyways (it's pretty close to me) and just begging someone there to get it for me off the truck.
Apparently because Dell shipped my laptop with FedEx Home, I'm not able to just go to a FedEx center and pick the laptop up today.
I have to wait for them to re-deliver it to me tomorrow (my fiance will be home thankfully), or they'll call me in the morning to figure out an alternate way to get it to me.
I'm considering just going to the damn Fedex center anyways (it's pretty close to me) and just begging someone there to get it for me off the truck.
So after all this hassle I got my replacement yesterday, seems to be the same one but they must've swapped out some bad hardware parts because everything is running smoothly now.
Any free benchmarks out there that are good to test the machine on?
Good news, I WAS able to go to FedEx in person and just pick the damn thing up. Called 3 times and they said I couldn't, but I had a hunch the person working there wouldn't care and might get it for me, and I was right!
So my impressions of the Dell G5 (i7-9750H, 1660 Ti, 8gb RAM, 144hz monitor) for the first hour or two:
Only been playing with it for about an hour or so (no games yet), but I'm liking it so far.
Screen quality seems fine, maybe a tiny bit of backlight bleed on the bottom right, but not very noticeable at all. Haven't tried it in the daytime so I can't tell how bright it gets, but seems solid at the moment.
Can definitely tell it's a bit smoother than a normal 60hz monitor but not a massive difference in just day to day stuff I've been doing (can't wait to try some older games to get max framerate for it).
Sadly doesn't seem to be Gsync compatible, but I've lived without it this long so i think I'll be fine.
Keyboard is nice, not very "Gamer-y" in design which I'm thankful for (no crazy fonts or key shapes) other than the squares around the WASD keys. Only thing I don't like so far is the bright white light on the power button. I'm definitely going to put some tape over it to dim it.
The look of the laptop is very nice too. Dark grey color with a reflective blue Dell logo that looks really nice.
So my impressions of the Dell G5 (i7-9750H, 1660 Ti, 8gb RAM, 144hz monitor) for the first hour or two:
Only been playing with it for about an hour or so (no games yet), but I'm liking it so far.
Screen quality seems fine, maybe a tiny bit of backlight bleed on the bottom right, but not very noticeable at all. Haven't tried it in the daytime so I can't tell how bright it gets, but seems solid at the moment.
Can definitely tell it's a bit smoother than a normal 60hz monitor but not a massive difference in just day to day stuff I've been doing (can't wait to try some older games to get max framerate for it).
Sadly doesn't seem to be Gsync compatible, but I've lived without it this long so i think I'll be fine.
Keyboard is nice, not very "Gamer-y" in design which I'm thankful for (no crazy fonts or key shapes) other than the squares around the WASD keys. Only thing I don't like so far is the bright white light on the power button. I'm definitely going to put some tape over it to dim it.
The look of the laptop is very nice too. Dark grey color with a reflective blue Dell logo that looks really nice.
I'll check when I get home from work. I'm pretty sure it's at least set to higher than 60hz.
It definitely seemed like the mouse movement and website scrolling was smoother than a typical monitor.
I finished downloading Assassin's Creed Origin last night so I'll also test that out later today. It should give me a good idea of the kind of performance I can expect with higher end games.
Whelp, played with my laptop for a bit today and I'm thinking I'm going to swallow the restock fee and return it to Dell.
Still might try it out for a few more days, but that's definitely where I'm leaning.
I double checked that the monitor was set to 144hz, and either it's not the best quality monitor (more than likely) or my eyes don't see much of a difference between 60 and 144, because while I could tell it was a little smoother overall (moving the mouse around, browsing, etc), it didn't feel twice as good or anything.
Playing Assassin's Creed Origins, I had to bump most of the settings down to about medium to get it running at a decent framerate, but even then it was way more stuttery than my desktop (i5-8400, GTX 1070). I didn't expect it to be on par with my desktop of course, but I had hoped it would at least run it at medium reasonably well.
On top of that, the fans kicked in immediately after starting the game and were really, really loud. I knew it wouldn't be a silent laptop, but I wasn't expecting to need to crank the speaker up to hear anything.
My ideal use case was to play with the laptop on my lap while on the couch watching TV, and being as loud as it is it would be distracting for me and my fiance.
I also tried a less graphically intensive game, Outer Wilds. It ran perfectly from what I could tell, but it's definitely a game I could play with in-home streaming with no issues.
Since I get high quality, low latency performance from my in-home streaming setup (pretty fast internet, Orbi Routers, and a Surface 3 running Moonlight), I honestly liked the results I get doing that over what I was getting with this laptop, at least for a big modern open world game like AC: Origins.
I had hoped that this gaming laptop would make a big enough difference for me to make the switch (and sell my tablet and desktop). Plus it was such an impulse buy due to the Memorial Day sale, that's over $1k that could really be better spent elsewhere (like property taxes, or save it for vacation).
Still might try it out for a few more days, but that's definitely where I'm leaning.
I double checked that the monitor was set to 144hz, and either it's not the best quality monitor (more than likely) or my eyes don't see much of a difference between 60 and 144, because while I could tell it was a little smoother overall (moving the mouse around, browsing, etc), it didn't feel twice as good or anything.
Playing Assassin's Creed Origins, I had to bump most of the settings down to about medium to get it running at a decent framerate, but even then it was way more stuttery than my desktop (i5-8400, GTX 1070). I didn't expect it to be on par with my desktop of course, but I had hoped it would at least run it at medium reasonably well.
On top of that, the fans kicked in immediately after starting the game and were really, really loud. I knew it wouldn't be a silent laptop, but I wasn't expecting to need to crank the speaker up to hear anything.
My ideal use case was to play with the laptop on my lap while on the couch watching TV, and being as loud as it is it would be distracting for me and my fiance.
I also tried a less graphically intensive game, Outer Wilds. It ran perfectly from what I could tell, but it's definitely a game I could play with in-home streaming with no issues.
Since I get high quality, low latency performance from my in-home streaming setup (pretty fast internet, Orbi Routers, and a Surface 3 running Moonlight), I honestly liked the results I get doing that over what I was getting with this laptop, at least for a big modern open world game like AC: Origins.
I had hoped that this gaming laptop would make a big enough difference for me to make the switch (and sell my tablet and desktop). Plus it was such an impulse buy due to the Memorial Day sale, that's over $1k that could really be better spent elsewhere (like property taxes, or save it for vacation).
Got a buddy looking for a gaming laptop he can use while traveling. He doesn't need anything particularly portable, just a luggable. Budget's 2000. What would y'all recommend for him?
If he's gonna pay that much, might as well get a Razer Blade.
They have shit quality control and support.
Maybe an Asus Zephyrus
Here is a review Dave Lee did of the previous gen GTX 1060 equipped model:
My Gaming laptop internet went from 140+ to 70+ sometimes lower, while my cheap laptop and Xbox still show 140+ internet connection. I reinstalled drivers, could it be my modem/router hybrid? or is my wireless card going out? Looking up info, you cant change out the wireless card on my laptop, I have a usb c tho.
edit: Fixed. Uninstalled smartbyte, now I get 180+
edit: Fixed. Uninstalled smartbyte, now I get 180+
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How is this laptop going for you? This looks like what I want and while most of the reviews on Newegg look positive, there are lots of negative ones complaining about overheating and other hardware issues. I would like anyone else who has experience with this laptop to chime in as well.
Was hoping you guys could help me with an issue I have recently had with my 15r3. As soon as I try to start playing a game or stress test the machine, it will lock up on me. Sometimes the screen goes blank(first vid), sometimes it does the flicker(second vid). It works fine on battery power, but of course is not running full strength. I have tried reverting to old bios, and old graphics drivers, as well as a clean install of the current graphics driver. Each time it does this I have to hard reset. Help!
I can only speak to the M15 that I had for 3-ish weeks. Thermals out of the box are not great. I had the i7-8750H/RTX 2060 version and CPU temps would hit 100c playing a non-intensive game like Diablo III. It took about a week of playing around with different fan profiles in Alienware Command Center and undervolting with Throttlestop (Intel XTU also works here) to get to a point where I was really comfortable.
By the end I was gaming for 3 plus hours and CPU temps never broke 85c and the GPU never went past 70c. And this was with a fan profile set to 60% on both CPU/GPU (i really hate loud fans).
So decent thermals are possible, it'll just require some tweaking on your part.
thanks for the detailed answer, looks like a pass for me
I think my one week old Eluktronics Mech-15 G2 is having some heating issues. I started up Planet Coaster for maybe 10-15 minutes. Fans turn on and I notice almost immediately if I leave my fingers on the metal portion near the power button of the laptop I might lose my finger prints.
Checked the temps and it got up to 91c. I turned the game off and shutdown the laptop. Seems crazy high for that short amount of time.
Checked the temps and it got up to 91c. I turned the game off and shutdown the laptop. Seems crazy high for that short amount of time.
Returning my Dell G5, but when I called to finish the return (they wanted more info before doing the return), they offered me another discount (not sure how much) over the sale price I payed if I wanted to keep it.
Sadly getting (most of) my money back is more important to me than having the laptop at this point, but I appreciated the offer.
Sadly getting (most of) my money back is more important to me than having the laptop at this point, but I appreciated the offer.
91C really isn't that extreme. The i7-8750H running a bit hot is completely normal. Just undervolt your CPU to get it more under control.
Were the fans the main issue? There is software you can use to create fan profiles.