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Blue_Inigo
05/07/17 5:33:16 PM
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I'm not crazy am I?
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R0N1N187
05/07/17 5:33:44 PM
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Depends on what you plan to use it for.
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Gamer99z
05/07/17 5:34:28 PM
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Depends on the specs and what you're gonna be doing with it.
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Blue_Inigo
05/07/17 5:34:32 PM
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R0N1N187 posted...
Depends on what you plan to use it for.

Games

Microsoft office

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Blue_Inigo
05/07/17 5:35:08 PM
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Gamer99z posted...
Depends on the specs and what you're gonna be doing with it.

Nvidia geforce 940mx. Intel core I5. 8gb memory. 256 gb ssd
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Nukleen
05/07/17 5:35:49 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
Gamer99z posted...
Depends on the specs and what you're gonna be doing with it.

Nvidia geforce 940mx. Intel core I5. 8gb memory. 256 gb ssd


Lol
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Pics_nao_plz
05/07/17 5:38:16 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
Gamer99z posted...
Depends on the specs and what you're gonna be doing with it.

Nvidia geforce 940mx. Intel core I5. 8gb memory. 256 gb ssd

LOL
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megamanfreakXD
05/07/17 5:40:46 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
Gamer99z posted...
Depends on the specs and what you're gonna be doing with it.

Nvidia geforce 940mx. Intel core I5. 8gb memory. 256 gb ssd

>buys "gaming laptop
>doesn't ask CE/PC help boards
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Gamer99z
05/07/17 5:48:28 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
Gamer99z posted...
Depends on the specs and what you're gonna be doing with it.

Nvidia geforce 940mx. Intel core I5. 8gb memory. 256 gb ssd

$850 is overpriced for that.
You'd get much better gaming performance on say
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01DT49XN8/ or https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06XFGDD8P/ for the same price or even a little cheaper.
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MegaTech
05/07/17 5:50:32 PM
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I got that same laptop for $550. youre getting jipped
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snesmaster40
05/07/17 5:50:34 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
Gamer99z posted...
Depends on the specs and what you're gonna be doing with it.

Nvidia geforce 940mx. Intel core I5. 8gb memory. 256 gb ssd


IadLK2m
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Mystery_Mission
05/07/17 5:50:48 PM
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could build a better gaming pc for that price
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green butter
05/07/17 5:52:05 PM
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i bought a laptop with those exact same specs (including graphics chip) for like $720 a month ago, had to return it because the screen was fucked tho
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Gamer99z
05/07/17 5:52:15 PM
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Mystery_Mission posted...
could build a better gaming pc for that price

Oh and of course this. Desktop is always the way to go but I assume TC wants something portable for both work/school and gaming.
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Oystersoup
05/07/17 5:53:43 PM
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Pics_nao_plz posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Gamer99z posted...
Depends on the specs and what you're gonna be doing with it.

Nvidia geforce 940mx. Intel core I5. 8gb memory. 256 gb ssd

LOL
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Trumpo
05/07/17 6:06:09 PM
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That is a shit gpu for the price you are paying
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QuantumScript
05/07/17 6:09:07 PM
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Gamer99z posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Gamer99z posted...
Depends on the specs and what you're gonna be doing with it.

Nvidia geforce 940mx. Intel core I5. 8gb memory. 256 gb ssd

$850 is overpriced for that.
You'd get much better gaming performance on say
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01DT49XN8/ or https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06XFGDD8P/ for the same price or even a little cheaper.


get one of these, TC
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Sami1000
05/07/17 6:12:36 PM
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Gamer99z posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Gamer99z posted...
Depends on the specs and what you're gonna be doing with it.

Nvidia geforce 940mx. Intel core I5. 8gb memory. 256 gb ssd

$850 is overpriced for that.
You'd get much better gaming performance on say
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01DT49XN8/ or https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06XFGDD8P/ for the same price or even a little cheaper.


you don't know how good the build quality is, or what kind of screen it has.

Anyways, for games i wouldn't settle for 940m, hell 740m can't even handle resident evil 5 at 720p high at 50fps min. 940m might, but there's very noticeable bumb in power if tc went with 960m. That could at least run modern games with some settings reduced.
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Blue_Inigo
05/07/17 6:16:54 PM
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Did I forget to mention it has a touch screen and can fold like a tablet? Also comes with Microsoft word
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Zaltera
05/07/17 6:20:53 PM
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06XFGDD8P/


This is a far better value.
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Blue_Inigo
05/07/17 6:22:27 PM
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I'm not interested in maximum settings for current gen games. As long as it can run last gen games pretty well, I'll be good.
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Gojak_v3
05/07/17 6:23:33 PM
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Pics_nao_plz posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Gamer99z posted...
Depends on the specs and what you're gonna be doing with it.

Nvidia geforce 940mx. Intel core I5. 8gb memory. 256 gb ssd

LOL

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Blue_Inigo
05/07/17 6:27:35 PM
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What exactly is so lol worthy about it?
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Kafkaf
05/07/17 6:31:32 PM
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Zaltera
05/07/17 6:33:09 PM
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What exactly is so lol worthy about it?


940mx is shit with GDDR5, but is even worse with DDR3. It's apparently even worse than higher end Intel integrated graphics. The 1050 crushes it.

Spending $50 more for it when you know this is laughable.
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Sami1000
05/07/17 6:41:31 PM
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Zaltera posted...
What exactly is so lol worthy about it?


940mx is shit with GDDR5, but is even worse with DDR3. It's apparently even worse than higher end Intel integrated graphics. The 1050 crushes it.

Spending $50 more for it when you know this is laughable.


940m is shit, but afaik 1050 even in laptops is desktop grade, unless i remember wrong. Intel gpu's are always shit because they heat up really bad cause crashes. They are not meant for any gaming.

Anyways, tc forget the 940m, it can't run even last gen games well. And by well i mean 60fps at 720p and medium settings, might hit 30-40 fps at those settings for most games.

You need to remember that 940m is not equal to dekstop 940, more like 640 gtx if even that. Then you need to take account cooling capabilities, which could be shit, which it is on none gaming laptops. Might either throttle a lot, or have poor life span.
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Blue_Inigo
05/08/17 12:54:28 PM
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I bought this instead because my computer geek buddy said its good

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LD4MGY4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ykkezbV6Z8YPT
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Dustin1280
05/08/17 1:00:36 PM
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Certainly a better price for what you are getting, still. absolutely awful graphics card...

You still dun fucked up tc
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voldothegr8
05/08/17 1:03:19 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
R0N1N187 posted...
Depends on what you plan to use it for.

Games

Microsoft office

YouTube and streams


Blue_Inigo posted...
I bought this instead because my computer geek buddy said its good

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LD4MGY4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ykkezbV6Z8YPT


Welp you can cross games off that list lol.
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Blue_Inigo
05/08/17 1:14:55 PM
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voldothegr8 posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
R0N1N187 posted...
Depends on what you plan to use it for.

Games

Microsoft office

YouTube and streams


Blue_Inigo posted...
I bought this instead because my computer geek buddy said its good

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LD4MGY4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ykkezbV6Z8YPT


Welp you can cross games off that list lol.

It can play games. Just not on Max settings
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voldothegr8
05/08/17 1:20:42 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
voldothegr8 posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
R0N1N187 posted...
Depends on what you plan to use it for.

Games

Microsoft office

YouTube and streams


Blue_Inigo posted...
I bought this instead because my computer geek buddy said its good

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LD4MGY4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ykkezbV6Z8YPT


Welp you can cross games off that list lol.

It can play games. Just not on Max settings

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

You'll be lucky to get 30 fps on low settings for anything remotely modern.
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Blue_Inigo
05/08/17 1:21:20 PM
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voldothegr8 posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
voldothegr8 posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
R0N1N187 posted...
Depends on what you plan to use it for.

Games

Microsoft office

YouTube and streams


Blue_Inigo posted...
I bought this instead because my computer geek buddy said its good

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LD4MGY4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ykkezbV6Z8YPT


Welp you can cross games off that list lol.

It can play games. Just not on Max settings

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

You'll be lucky to get 30 fps on low settings for anything remotely modern.

You don't know what you're talking about pal
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Kafkaf
05/08/17 4:29:26 PM
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Well of course it cant play new games but it can probably play stuff like Human Revolution or Dark Souls
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Nukleen
05/08/17 4:33:39 PM
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Came back to laugh again
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Taxer
05/08/17 4:34:36 PM
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I like how TC came in asking for advice, refused to listen to any of it, and now is mad
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Blue_Inigo
05/08/17 4:35:26 PM
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Taxer posted...
I like how TC came in asking for advice, refused to listen to any of it, and now is mad

Most people didn't actually give advice. They were just being jackasses. I like the laptop I bought.
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TheGoldenEel
05/08/17 4:38:17 PM
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You get what you pay for tbh

I spent like $1100 on a laptop back in 2013 and it's still pretty solid for games even today
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Nukleen
05/08/17 4:39:28 PM
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TC you should've got a Macbook of course
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Gamer99z
05/08/17 4:44:25 PM
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Well that's cool TC at least you got what you were originally going to for a more reasonable price. It should be fine for even modern games at 720p/30fps at low settings. Which obviously isn't ideal but it's fine got just some casual gaming here and there if you don't care about graphics. You'll basically just have a portable PS3/360.
Here's some benchmarks of what you can expect out of it: https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-940MX.156033.0.html
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Blue_Inigo
05/08/17 4:49:44 PM
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Gamer99z posted...
Well that's cool TC at least you got what you were originally going to for a more reasonable price. It should be fine for even modern games at 720p/30fps at low settings. Which obviously isn't ideal but it's fine got just some casual gaming here and there if you don't care about graphics. You'll basically just have a portable PS3/360.
Here's some benchmarks of what you can expect out of it: https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-940MX.156033.0.html

I was never expecting to run current games on it. Just wanna be able to run old games like New Vegas well.

.....It can run New Vegas well right?
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FrenchCrunch
05/08/17 4:51:12 PM
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eh, i got the one you ended up buying, TC. i got it for $300 new tho. it's ok. i play gtaV on it at 45-60 fps on lowish settings. i didnt buy it for gaming. i play metal gear rising on it pretty flawlessly (on low as well). i dont play many other games. it's fine for league of legends too

it's not terrible it's just not good for gaming
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Blue_Inigo
05/08/17 4:52:53 PM
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FrenchCrunch posted...
eh, i got the one you ended up buying, TC. i got it for $300 new tho. it's ok. i play gtaV on it at 45-60 fps on lowish settings. i didnt buy it for gaming. i play metal gear rising on it pretty flawlessly (on low as well). i dont play many other games. it's fine for league of legends too

it's not terrible it's just not good for gaming

Where the fuck did you find it for 300?!
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FrenchCrunch
05/08/17 5:04:26 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
FrenchCrunch posted...
eh, i got the one you ended up buying, TC. i got it for $300 new tho. it's ok. i play gtaV on it at 45-60 fps on lowish settings. i didnt buy it for gaming. i play metal gear rising on it pretty flawlessly (on low as well). i dont play many other games. it's fine for league of legends too

it's not terrible it's just not good for gaming

Where the fuck did you find it for 300?!

i won an amazon gift card on the radio
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Kafkaf
05/08/17 5:12:35 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...


.....It can run New Vegas well right?

Doesnt matter how good your PC is, you need luck
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voldothegr8
05/08/17 5:50:42 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
voldothegr8 posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
voldothegr8 posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
R0N1N187 posted...
Depends on what you plan to use it for.

Games

Microsoft office

YouTube and streams


Blue_Inigo posted...
I bought this instead because my computer geek buddy said its good

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LD4MGY4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ykkezbV6Z8YPT


Welp you can cross games off that list lol.

It can play games. Just not on Max settings

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

You'll be lucky to get 30 fps on low settings for anything remotely modern.

You don't know what you're talking about pal

I only work in the industry and have been building rigs for 20 years, and everyone itt agrees it wont play anything remotely modern past low @ 30 fps, but yeah I don't know what I'm talking about.
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TheRealItachi
05/08/17 5:57:18 PM
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leverageblargh posted...
I think you were a little hasty in making a decision here TC.

I know that the condescending gloating in some of those replies put you off but if you looked past that, you were getting some decent advice and probably could have got a better option. Acer's far from the best brand out there.

But whatever makes you happy.

Far from the best is putting it mildly.
They are THE worst, period.Couldn't pay me to ever choose Acer for anything computer related.
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Zaltera
05/08/17 5:58:54 PM
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Sounds like you paid substantially less than you originally intended for a similar experience. Nice work.
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TheGoldenEel
05/08/17 6:10:42 PM
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FrenchCrunch posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
FrenchCrunch posted...
eh, i got the one you ended up buying, TC. i got it for $300 new tho. it's ok. i play gtaV on it at 45-60 fps on lowish settings. i didnt buy it for gaming. i play metal gear rising on it pretty flawlessly (on low as well). i dont play many other games. it's fine for league of legends too

it's not terrible it's just not good for gaming

Where the fuck did you find it for 300?!

i won an amazon gift card on the radio

Just dropping in to say that these kinds of misleading posts always irritate me

Gift cards have cash value, so if you used a gift card to pay for part of it, that is still part of the cost you paid for it
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Blue_Inigo
05/08/17 6:14:22 PM
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leverageblargh posted...
I think you were a little hasty in making a decision here TC.

I know that the condescending gloating in some of those replies put you off but if you looked past that, you were getting some decent advice and probably could have got a better option. Acer's far from the best brand out there.

But whatever makes you happy.

It'll get the job done for the old games I'm interested in. This is nothing but a stopgap until I build the PC.
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