DAMIOS82
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Posted - 2013.12.22 08:07:00 -
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Auld Syne wrote:Hey guys I'm not the most tech minded person when it comes to laptop/desktop performance stats. I'm getting this laptop from my friend since he has a better one now. How well will I be able to run EVE on this G74SX ASUS Laptop?
You won't have much trouble playing on max settings. Atleast see for games it depends imo on three factors your processor. Allthough not the latest it is an i7 (just a standard factory one, possibly socket 1150 or 1155). Then your graphics card in this case it would be a GTX 560M again not the latest, but not really a problem since i played on my older computer on max settings with a gtx 570. And then the last one is what really determines whether you can play a game on max settings is the computing speed of your memorycards. You need atleast 4 gb to play properly on max settings. And i think that is what you have, the computing speed of them is on the lower side DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM, but also not really a problem it just thinks alittle bit slower then perhaps a 1600 MHz or 1866 MHz. If it does become all to slow for you, then you can always ad more memory first depending on which one you get, it can be expanded up to either 16 or 8 gb (also your motherboard can possibly only handle memory cards up to 1600 MHz, also commen in commercial computers). The more the better, however there is a limmit to what a game uses, so eventually some of that memory won't be used by the game. And your OS, etc will always need to use some of that memory aswell. So the more you can expand on a computer the better and the longer you can use it. If you want to change your processor chip later on for a faster or newer one, you would have to change your motherboard aswell, since the current motherboard is made for that chipset only (maybe a few others but not manny). To use another graphic card, would depend basicly on how much room you have in the laptop, aswell as how many PCIe slots, I think the laptop might only have one (which is commen in commercial computers), maybe two if your lucky. For the latest graphic cards you need the space of atleast two slots.
So imo it will run on max settings, just don't expect it to be the fastest computer in the world. Should you get the i5 then its still not a bad computer, just see if you can put more memory in since i think the i5 has only 2 gb as it is.
Buying a 400-800 computer is not always a bad thing, it gives you what you want at that time, but one needs to realize you get what you pay for, so the factory's will always put lesser models in, then perhaps the latest on the market. As an example, you might get an i7, but not the best graphics card or memorycard or you might see 160 gb ssd, but it does not have the fastest rpm/cache etc. This is the only way they can make these computers cheap. If you where to actually buy the latest of the latest and fastest of the fastest, you would end up with a computer, starting round about 5000 euro ( 6,836 dollars). Even higher if you look at the ssd's (the more space, the higher the price), max i ever saw was around 10000 euro (13,672 dollars) for severall tbyte ssd. Is it worth it...no since every year they come with something newer and allthough if your smart you can expand on your computer, eventually you will have to start replacing parts. Its fun for hobbyist like me, but for the average gamer your better of just buying a store computer and replacing it every 5 years or so.
So i hope that helps a bit. I'm just a hobbyist, so if you want even more details ask a specialist. |