i'm getting one now. only have half - trying to decide on a case and cooler now and looking for a good deal on ram.
so far got gigabyte z270 ultra-gaming mb, 7700k, 650w g2 evga power supply. i had some 2400mhz ram but returned, figured i'll look for a deal on some 3k over memorial day.
i've been reading about water coolers and that they're loud, and that my mb runs a bit hot and so does the 7700k. anyone plan to delid their processor? seems pretty easy with this https://rockitcool.myshopify.com/ and drops temps 20+c. might get away using a fan for cooling instead of water if i do that, but i don't know if i'd care about the noise from a water cooler anyway.
I'm looking for a new laptop. I want it to run Civilization 6.
Any better options that these?
The Asus is $80 more and has a 128gb SSD (in addition to 1TB HDD) and faster processor (A-10 9630P v FX-9830P). But the Dell has a bigger battery (74WHrs v 44)
Inspiron 5000 Gaming AMD $649.99
Processor
AMD A-10 9630P Quad-Core Processor with Radeon™ R5 Graphics
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit English
Memory
8GB, 2400MHz, DDR4; up to 32GB (additional memory sold separately)
Hard Drive
1TB 5400 rpm SATA Hard Drive
Video Card
AMD Radeon™ RX 460 with 4GB GDDR5 graphics memory
LCD
15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare LED-Backlit Display, Non-touch
Color Choice
Black
Wireless
802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.1, Dual Band 2.4&5 GHz, 2x2
Primary Battery
74WHr, 6-Cell Battery (Integrated)
ASUS FX550IU-WSFX $729
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
CPU
AMD FX-9830P 3.0 GHz
Screen
15.6" FHD
Memory
8 GB DDR4
Storage
1 TB HDD + 128 GB SSD
Graphics Card
AMD Radeon RX 460
Video Memory
4 GB GDDR5
Battery
44 WHrs, 4S1P, 4 cell Li-ion Battery Pack
Last edited by eastern motors; 05-29-2017 at 02:40 PM.
I would go Asus for the ssd and faster processor over battery every time. I can't remember a time I was gaming on my laptop for an extended period and didn't have it plugged in. Not sure how AMD laptops work but intel's normally disable the 2nd graphics card and use onboard graphics when unplugged from power.
Think I saw dell had some similar laptops with a sixth gen i5 and gtx1050. After my last gaming laptop I'm pretty against AMD for gaming, so others will have to vouch for that being enough horsepower.
Think I saw dell had some similar laptops with a sixth gen i5 and gtx1050. After my last gaming laptop I'm pretty against AMD for gaming, so others will have to vouch for that being enough horsepower.
i5-7300 with a gtx1050 and 1TB HDD is $699
i5-7300 with a gtx1050 and 256gb SSD is $799
i5-7300 with a gtx1050ti and 256gb SSD is $849
Better than AMD? Worth $100 for SSD and $50 for slightly better graphics?
(Dell)
Last edited by eastern motors; 05-29-2017 at 05:21 PM.
Max-Q laptops going to be frigging amazing.... especially when they come with six core/eight core chips later. I will finally be able to use one machine to do everything.
That's sexy. Put some money into prettying up your setup now. Cable management, desk, and chair... and stuff. That case is just too lonely sitting on the floor by itself.
I do both commercial and residential AVL work (audio video lighting) we often get jobs to go to some stupidly rich persons house to clean up messes that look exactly like the picture above. Lots of velcro and zip ties.
