[gemma king]

Err is a GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II/OC better than the normal ti?

Yes, it comes with superior cooling and a slight overclock.

My rule of thumb for video card selection is anything with two or more fans from a good brand. Gigabyte is my favorite, but ASUS, MSI, Sapphire, and EVGA I trust as well.

[Richus Dude]

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394587,00.asp?tab=Specs will it run on ultra with a couple of mods??

[Jordan Moreno]

No, but high should be easy. That laptop is heavy on the CPU power, weaker on the GPU. For gaming you want it the other way around.

I would recommend against spending that much on a laptop. They can't be upgraded, have a shorter lifespan, and cost more than a comparable desktop. I'd get something $500-600 that can play your games smoothly (medium for skyrim is fine) to hold you over until you can build a decent desktop. Custom desktops are so much more rewarding.

[NO suckers In Here]

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394587,00.asp?tab=Specs will it run on ultra with a couple of mods??

Koroush Ghazi goes into great detail illustrating the differences between various graphics settings options for Skyrim http://www.geforce.com/optimize/guides/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-tweak-guide/#1

Most of the settings have very little or no impact on frame rate, other than anti aliasing and shadow detail. My graphics card is the 5830m, which is weaker than the 560m in the Asus G74SX in your link. Skyrim runs just fine at 1080p using FXAA instead of regular anti aliasing, but with all the other settings completely maxed. My average frame rate is 40-60 fps, although occasionally it drops below 30 in Markarth. Since the Asus G74SX has a faster graphics card and the display resolution is lower (1600x900), it should run the game faster than my laptop.

Unless there are some specific importation problems in your local market, you should be able to find a laptop under $1000 that can run Skyrim at 1080p (or 1600x900) with most settings maxed except anti aliasing. Also, keep in mind most mods have very little or no impact on frame rate, and if you like a certain graphics mod but it turns out to slow down the frame rate, you can probably find an alternative. As toothman mentions above, however, keep in mind a desktop would be cheaper, of course, and for most laptops you cannot upgrade the graphics card in the future.

[Doniesha World]

who is better this Intel Core i7-2720M or Intel? Core? i7-3610QM??

[Cathrine Jack]

LCD 44 cm(17.3") FHD 3D WLED TL (1920x1080) 1080p with 2.0 Mega Pixel Integrated Camera with 3D Glasses

GraphicsCard 3GB NVIDIA? GeForce? GT 555M Graphics Card - 3D Capable
Memory 8192 MB 1333 MHz tokanols DDR3 SDRAM [2 x 4096]
Harddrive 1TB (7,200o/min) Serial ATA Dual HDD - (2x500GB)
Optical station 8x DVD+/-RW, & Blu-ray Disc? combo drive (reads Blu-ray Disc? & writes to CD/DVD




Laptop is the Dell xps 17

[Tai Scott]

LCD 44 cm(17.3") FHD 3D WLED TL (1920x1080) 1080p with 2.0 Mega Pixel Integrated Camera with 3D Glasses

GraphicsCard 3GB NVIDIA? GeForce? GT 555M Graphics Card - 3D Capable
Memory 8192 MB 1333 MHz tokanols DDR3 SDRAM [2 x 4096]
Harddrive 1TB (7,200o/min) Serial ATA Dual HDD - (2x500GB)
Optical station 8x DVD+/-RW, & Blu-ray Disc? combo drive (reads Blu-ray Disc? & writes to CD/DVD




Laptop is the Dell xps 17

The 560m in the Asus laptop you linked to earlier is significantly faster than the 555m, but the 555m should still be able to handle Skyrim at 1080p (with reduced AA or using FXAA instead of regular AA). You didn't list a CPU in this Dell laptop, however.

[Add Me]

The 560m in the Asus laptop you linked to earlier is significantly faster than the 555m, but the 555m should still be able to handle Skyrim at 1080p (with reduced AA or using FXAA instead of regular AA). You didn't list a CPU in this Dell laptop, however.

2nd generation Intel? Core? i7-2670QM processor (2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.10 GHz)

[Maria Leon]

PROsixR: Intel? Core? i7-3610QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.3GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)
OPERATIONSYSTEM: Windows? 7 Home Premium, 64-biters, Norsk
GRAPHICSCARD: 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA? GeForce? GTX 660M
MEMORY: 8192 MB (2 x 4 GB) 1600 MHz tokanols DDR3
HARDDRIVE: 750 GB SATA-harddisk (7200 o/min)
LCD: 44 cm(17.3") Wide FHD (1920 x 1080) WLED LCD


LAPTOP IS ALIENWARE M17X

[Danny Blight]

LAPTOP IS ALIENWARE M17X

Avoid Alienware like the plague.

And, for future reference, this thread is mainly on how a specific configuration will run the game. It is not really meant to help shop for a computer for someone. The thread that's more in line with that is this one: http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1376885-the-community-tech-thread-no-115/

[Laura Wilson]

Avoid Alienware like the plague.

why

[Agnieszka Bak]

why

They use cheap components, are overpriced and the fact that you have to deal with Dell are the main ones.

[stacy hamilton]

They use cheap components, are overpriced and the fact that you have to deal with Dell are the main ones.

got a laptop you can recommend to me please?

[phil walsh]

Ok so now that I have the PC parts in cart at newegg I have two more questions... Does it come with a manual for building and do the parts come separately?

[ruCkii]

Ok so now that I have the PC parts in cart at newegg I have two more questions... Does it come with a manual for building and do the parts come separately?

Yes to both. The individual parts each have an installation manual, the most important being the ones for the MB and PSU.

[Alberto Aguilera]

So it'll just be a step by step building guide that even a complete [censored] could follow?

[Daniel Lozano]

So it'll just be a step by step building guide that even a complete [censored] could follow?

The manuals tell you the process for each component.

[louise hamilton]

The manuals tell you the process for each component.

How do I know what order to put it together in?

[jaideep singh]

There are a thousand tutorial sites, many with video clips. In almost every language. Google (or Yahoo) is your friend.

[Javier Borjas]

Yeah what if I choose the wrong video and screw up?

[Benito Martinez]

Yeah what if I choose the wrong video and screw up?

watch a bunch of videos, and compare what they tell you to the manuals? that might help

[Caroline flitcroft]

I'm confused... Doesn't building the pc depend on the parts I have? So I would have to find a video with EXACTLY the same pc as mine

[Sunny Under]

I'm confused... Doesn't building the pc depend on the parts I have? So I would have to find a video with EXACTLY the same pc as mine

No. The parts determine the capabilities. Hooking them up is the same general process. Anything special is in the manual.

[Roanne Bardsley]

No. The parts determine the capabilities. Hooking them up is the same general process. Anything special is in the manual.

Alright Ty I think I'm done now.

[Adam]

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