EPTLaptop with GTX 950m / 960m? - Page 2
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jalstar
United States8198 Posts
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DickMcFanny
Ireland1076 Posts
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WonnaPlay
Netherlands912 Posts
(credits _fool) http://www.bol.com/nl/p/asus-k501lx-dm104t-laptop/9200000047822642/ What are you going to do with your RAM? Are you an engineer/developer or anything of the sort that you are sure you need the extra RAM? Getting more than 8GB RAM is one of the biggest misconceptions people have when building a machine. As a (power) user/gamer, you will not need more than 8GB RAM period. I will try to explain it a bit quick and dirty so you can come to your own conclusion: Let's say you have 8GB RAM DDR3, with a clockspeed of 1600Mhz(in reality this is half of that, but that's another story) and cas latency (CL) 9. This is a pretty standard RAM stick, probably around 50-60$, also probably the one already in your new laptop (Mhz may vary slightly). Such a RAM stick is ideal for everyday use, gaming etc. It will be highly unlikely that RAM will ever become your bottleneck. In the case of gaming more Mhz == more power. So when I want a gaming machine. I would want 8GB RAM DDR3, with a clockspeed of 2133Mhz (fastest ddr3) and CL9. Although if I want a machine for AutoCAD or engineering tasks etc, then this RAM stick wouldn't suffice. In this scenario you wouldn't need the fast Mhz, but you will need more RAM and less CL. So in this case you would want 16GB RAM DDR3, with a clockspeed of 1066Mhz and a CL2-3-5-6-7. Although if I want a machine that hosting a database or executing all kinds of SQL queries. My desires would again change into a 16GB RAM DDR3, with a clockspeed of 2133Mhz and CL9. So long story short; for every configuration/needs you would need a different set of RAM Memory. Size and CL are the least of your worries, since 8GB is more than enough. I'd choose "8GB DDR3 - 2133Mhz - CL9" over "32GB DDR3 - 1333 Mhz - CL9", ten out of ten times. As for DDR4... I'd rather stick with DDR3 for another few years. | ||
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_fool
Netherlands678 Posts
www.bol.com, costs 816,- www.paradigit.nl, costs 850,- www.wehkamp.nl, costs 800,- | ||
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DickMcFanny
Ireland1076 Posts
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
Either way, good luck in your laptop hunting. | ||
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WonnaPlay
Netherlands912 Posts
 If you're able to blindly type it should be no problem, as the keyboard input is software (meaning you can adjust it to any language you want). The layout also isn't "dutch" , but US/International (the most standard in the world). Ofcourse, I can understand you want your own layout, just specifying things a bit  For example, this is the exact same laptop as _fool and me posted : http://www.amazon.com/K501LX-Laptop-GeForce-Upgrade-Windows/dp/B00YR6BMS2 "ASUS K501LX" , if you insist on getting DE/UK keyboard, go search that laptop on some DE/UK sites. Or just go to the store locally. (your initial "query" about having all the specs together wasn't as impossible. Combining this with a specific, not common keyboard layout might. :p) | ||
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DickMcFanny
Ireland1076 Posts
On December 03 2015 14:04 writer22816 wrote: If you're willing to put down the money, would you consider a MBP? I bought one with my internship money I made last summer. Sure it's expensive as hell (cost me $2k), but it does everything I want without me having to compromise on anything (which you also seem to be unwillling to do). It has the sufficient graphics power to play my games, and retina screen + 16 GB ram + 512 GB SSD + amazing battery life + OS X makes it an excellent laptop for my computer science schoolwork too. I know you said you wanted a lower spec equivalent but it seems to me that whatever laptop you end up finding acceptable in the end will probably have a comparable price tag. Either way, good luck in your laptop hunting. Don't get me wrong, I love my MBA to bits, but I want to play games. The cheapest Macbook Pro that has a dedicated GPU (and that one is closer to a GT940m than to a 950!) goes for 2400 €, that's just an absurd price for me to pay. I don't doubt that it's worth it for some professions, but not for me. I'm putting this thread on ice until details of the Razer Blade in Europe come in, should be around the 10th of December. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20322 Posts
8GB won't really stop you from doing anything but it's a low enough number to have to clean up after yourself, while 16GB is nowhere near limiting for most users. I recommend it for higher performance systems anyway | ||
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DickMcFanny
Ireland1076 Posts
I hope to get at least two years out of the machine, is that a realistic aim with about an hour of gaming a day? | ||
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DickMcFanny
Ireland1076 Posts
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opisska
Poland8852 Posts
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DickMcFanny
Ireland1076 Posts
The only laptop I ever owned is my Macbook Air 2013, and I like it so much that I'm afraid to go to a thick, blocky, plasticy laptop like the 3 cm thick Dell one. | ||
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imRadu
1798 Posts
edit:Checked specs weight is 2 kgs (with battery) as poster below noted  | ||
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DickMcFanny
Ireland1076 Posts
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Poopi
France12906 Posts
On December 02 2015 22:41 WonnaPlay wrote: Here is the link to the laptop _fool said. I think this fits your requirements perfectly aswell. (credits _fool) http://www.bol.com/nl/p/asus-k501lx-dm104t-laptop/9200000047822642/ What are you going to do with your RAM? Are you an engineer/developer or anything of the sort that you are sure you need the extra RAM? Getting more than 8GB RAM is one of the biggest misconceptions people have when building a machine. As a (power) user/gamer, you will not need more than 8GB RAM period. I will try to explain it a bit quick and dirty so you can come to your own conclusion: Let's say you have 8GB RAM DDR3, with a clockspeed of 1600Mhz(in reality this is half of that, but that's another story) and cas latency (CL) 9. This is a pretty standard RAM stick, probably around 50-60$, also probably the one already in your new laptop (Mhz may vary slightly). Such a RAM stick is ideal for everyday use, gaming etc. It will be highly unlikely that RAM will ever become your bottleneck. In the case of gaming more Mhz == more power. So when I want a gaming machine. I would want 8GB RAM DDR3, with a clockspeed of 2133Mhz (fastest ddr3) and CL9. Although if I want a machine for AutoCAD or engineering tasks etc, then this RAM stick wouldn't suffice. In this scenario you wouldn't need the fast Mhz, but you will need more RAM and less CL. So in this case you would want 16GB RAM DDR3, with a clockspeed of 1066Mhz and a CL2-3-5-6-7. Although if I want a machine that hosting a database or executing all kinds of SQL queries. My desires would again change into a 16GB RAM DDR3, with a clockspeed of 2133Mhz and CL9. So long story short; for every configuration/needs you would need a different set of RAM Memory. Size and CL are the least of your worries, since 8GB is more than enough. I'd choose "8GB DDR3 - 2133Mhz - CL9" over "32GB DDR3 - 1333 Mhz - CL9", ten out of ten times. As for DDR4... I'd rather stick with DDR3 for another few years. So if you want to do engineer stuff but play games as a power user, what do you buy? | ||
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Meatex
Australia285 Posts
This means with 8GB of system RAM reality might be 2GB is reserved for GPU usage That said 8GB is enough and will be enough for the entire life of the laptop with the specs you are asking for. Upgrading RAM will serve no purpose when your CPU and GPU simply won't be able to handle games or applications that require more than 8GB at present or in the future. Also if you want looks over functionality/performance then stick with ASUS. They are nice looking and actually decents components without paying through the teeth like you will for a razer blade or apple | ||
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ahswtini
Northern Ireland22208 Posts
On December 15 2015 06:30 Poopi wrote: So if you want to do engineer stuff but play games as a power user, what do you buy? u get the best of both worlds?? | ||
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ETisME
12621 Posts
It has a gt970m with skylake cpu Portable (I have play around with one), very impressive weight for the hardware but I have heard bad thing about the battery | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20322 Posts
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