Santa I would like a Gaming Laptop! (2017)
It is getting closer to xmas and I have been having a couple of asks about what laptop to ask for. This post is my own personal opinion.
So what would I look out for? First a little overview then I will explain:
MSI or DELL (Alienware and Lenovo work also)
GPU: NVIDIA GTX1050/GTX1060
Screen: 1920x1080 resolution
So I swear on intel. Right now you have intel i5/i7.
i7: If you are a creator who likes to run multiple programs at once like Blender, MD, MS etc then an i7 might be better for you
i5: Good for people who just want to game!
You need at least 8GB RAM to be able to play sims. And you need no more than 16GB unless you plan to do something totally hard-core on your PC. I would make sure it is DDR4 but that is the norm these days. Remember you can always upgrade your RAM for about 30 GBP easily, however this will probably break your warranty (so maybe do this after).
Sims was made to mainly work with NVIDIA and I personally am not a fan of AMD but that is everyone’s choice. The GTX1060 is super good (add Ti at the end for a little more cost and a little better graphics). The GTX1050 is also very good, but the 1060 has a better cost/efficiency ratio.
I am a great fan of SSDs. No disk cleaning needed and it will make your sims loading times speed up, also the installation and your PC boot time. Generally said to be about 5x faster than an HDD. Most laptops come with a 256GB SSD and a 1TB HDD. This means you have two partitions (not a big deal, you just need to know how to work it). If you buy a laptop with only an HDD then no worries, I personally updated mine to a 1TB SSD later (also breaks warranty) for about 200 GBP.
Most come with 1920x1080 resolution anyway. But if you do not plan on using a second screen then take a look at DELL. They have the nicest screen with the best colors (I personally only ever buy DELL screens for this reason).
I know it can be glitchy, but at least it is still getting security updates. At some point you will need to upgrade it anyway. Also the cool thing is, it is written into your hardware. That means if I switch out my HDD for a SSD then no worries, your PC still remembers you have win 10! Makes reinstalling very easy!
So what PC would I buy now?
My top choice would be the DELL Inspiron 7000!
Well then you can fiddle a little more. The same stuff still applies but I would recommend at least a 500W Power Supply and you will need some kind of fluid cooling system probably to keep it nice and cool. Obviously you also have a lot more choices: you can get an internal SSD chip (even faster), or upgrade to a GTX1080Ti. You will also need to check out the companies that make your parts as lots of people produce the same GPU. You can get a bigger SSD if you like, or a bigger HDD. You will also need either a network card or a dongle (USB-WIFI stick) so you get internet. And of course you need a motherboard! Here are my specs:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming Intel X99 Quad Chennel DDR4 ATX
CPU: Intel Core i7 6850K Hexacore 3.60GHz
Graphics Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming Aktiv PCIe 3.0 x16
Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H80i v2
Tower: Antec Nine Hundred Tower V3
RAM: 32GB (4x8GB) Corsaire Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 DIMM CL16
Power Supply: 850 Watt Enermay Platimax Modular 80+ Platinum
HDD: 512GB Samsung 950 Pro M.2 2280 PCIe Internal SSD
If you are still not sure which Laptop is right for you, just IM me @simplyimaginarypeople and I will gladly help!
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