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Topic Started: Dec 5 2014, 06:36 PM (5,684 Views)
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louie has the y50
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ya i posted the wrong link i think the other one i can't find anymore
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Louie

How much was it? I think Lenovo does price protection I should get a refund for the difference
arcade
Jun 2 2010, 08:24 AM
blade you can post screenshots of you beating people like louie in 1v1s as much as you want (seriosly with your sound, set up, and stopwatch you shouldnt lose a 1v1) but it doesnt change the fact that he is 20x the player you are.
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vo0
Jan 11 2015, 05:36 PM
ya i posted the wrong link i think the other one i can't find anymore
Check your history
arcade
Jun 2 2010, 08:24 AM
blade you can post screenshots of you beating people like louie in 1v1s as much as you want (seriosly with your sound, set up, and stopwatch you shouldnt lose a 1v1) but it doesnt change the fact that he is 20x the player you are.
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good review.
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anyone here have a surface pro? mom's ipad needs replacing... they have integrated graphics i5s just wondering about the battery. doesnt lenovo have one too?
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I got a yoga 11s. Bes lapu.

And Louie I couldn't find it
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I've bought half a dozen laptops over the last few years and the only brand that ever gave me problems was asus :\ maybe things have changed recently but between the battery/charger/mic/webcam etc. going bad after 3-6 months to the shitty cooling when they advertised quality cooling, asus bl0ws.

Panda's right, msi/lenovo* give you the best bang for your buck. The g60/y50 respectively are super solid and that's usually my first recommendation when people are in the market for a casual gaming laptop.

If you don't mind lugging around a massive 10+ lb "gaming" laptop and want an alternative to asus ROGs, you should look into sager/clevo laptops. Insanely good value and great cooling at the cost of looking awful and being heavier than average.

Also, what trapt said has a lot of truth in it, 2015 is a good time to buy if you haven't bought in already. The new nvidia architecture (fall 2014 / 2nd gen maxwells) is absolutely nuts, it's been the biggest jump in performance between sequential generations in years. I actually just bought a 2014 blade because the price dropped so much after the 2nd gen maxwells came out and proceeded to buy another msi (gs60ghostpro-064), the difference was huge. I'm still keeping the blade to travel with because its beautiful but performance/efficiency wise, the new maxwells (9 series nvidia mobile gpus) are amazing and will be amazing for a long while.

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*I've never bought an acer or gigabyte laptop, they're still relatively new to the laptop scene and it's hard to trust new people xD.
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^good post thank you.

I'm still playing the waiting game as of now. Ideally I would love to purchase a laptop with a 970m series gpu. Performance wise there seems to be a huge step up from the 800m series cards. However, as of now the laptops that feature this card (ASUS ROG and MSI) are out of my price range (1499$ is the lowest priced system that features this card). Realistically 1000$ would be my ideal price for a laptop. At this time that price tag would likely land me either a lenovo y50 or acer aspire v17 nitro black edition both of which come with the 860m. Today, MSI released the Apache GS62 which features the brand new 965m and is being sold for (1299$). From what I have heard this card has about a 40-50% increase in performance over the 860m.(I don't know how accurate these numbers actually are) However, it still lags far behind the 970m and 980m. I was hoping with the release of the 965m the price on the 970m would perhaps lower but now it seems it may work against me. Now I should point out that I have nothing against laptops that have the 860m. That card can clearly play most games at solid frame rates with medium to high settings. I just want to give myself more flexibility moving forward since most laptop gpus cannot be replaced.

So my question to you guys.What should I do? Should I wait and see what lenovo and asus release later on this year? Perhaps a new laptop series will come out with either the 965m or 970m at a much more affordable price (or current prices will lower)? Should I try and spend the extra few hundred dollars now and get myself the msi apache ge62? Or should I go the more affordable route and purchase a lenovo y50 or acer aspire V17 nitro? Decisions...decisions..All I know is that I'm bored as fuck at night without a computer to game on. If i wait it out I may just go and buy an xbox one to hold me over.


Also are the new radeon mobile gpus coming? If so, will they be competitive with the nvidia cards?
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Louie

I would also like to add to my review that the wireless card on here has significantly gotten worse since I've had it. All the other devices in my room are connected perfectly fine but this thing keeps losing connection. It started with me getting really bad lag in CSGO but now I have no internet access at all. I'm plugged into my MacBook right now and using it as a hotspot.
Edited by Louie, Jan 14 2015, 10:31 PM.
arcade
Jun 2 2010, 08:24 AM
blade you can post screenshots of you beating people like louie in 1v1s as much as you want (seriosly with your sound, set up, and stopwatch you shouldnt lose a 1v1) but it doesnt change the fact that he is 20x the player you are.
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Does yours use the Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 card too? I had the same issue for a while but eventually found a fix.
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Louie

No I have the Intel 3160 dual band
arcade
Jun 2 2010, 08:24 AM
blade you can post screenshots of you beating people like louie in 1v1s as much as you want (seriosly with your sound, set up, and stopwatch you shouldnt lose a 1v1) but it doesnt change the fact that he is 20x the player you are.
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Ya I've read some bad reviews on the wireless connection in some of these laptops..pretty sad.
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Louie

turns out my router is actually dying, not the wireless card. false alarm
arcade
Jun 2 2010, 08:24 AM
blade you can post screenshots of you beating people like louie in 1v1s as much as you want (seriosly with your sound, set up, and stopwatch you shouldnt lose a 1v1) but it doesnt change the fact that he is 20x the player you are.
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I'm keeping my blade to travel with, returning the 2015 gs60, and buying a sager clevo (http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8652-clevo-p650sg-p-7795.html) to have as my main "home" laptop. Incredible value and apparently this series clevos has a new, significantly lighter (5.5 lbs vs 7+ lbs) chassis and runs cooler than almost all other laptops in the same class. The 9 series GPUs are seriously worth it so my advice would be to save up a bit and buy a new maxwell laptop.

Will let you know how the clevo (980M) is when I come back from colorado in Feb ^_^
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i was looking at that the other day. Let me know how your experience with xoticpc goes.
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if i get a laptop its gonA need a 120hz screen. im guessing you can only get this on alienware/sager type laptops?
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ME AND MASO STYLIN ON DA BROKE BOIS WIT DA RAZER
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Jan 21 2015, 02:17 AM
ME AND MASO STYLIN ON DA BROKE BOIS WIT DA RAZER
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Jan 21 2015, 12:28 PM
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ME AND MASO STYLIN ON DA BROKE BOIS WIT DA RAZER
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lmfao ur dad nets 300k a yr and ur a BROEK BOI
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Jan 22 2015, 05:36 AM
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ME AND MASO STYLIN ON DA BROKE BOIS WIT DA RAZER
Shut the fuk up
lmfao ur dad nets 300k a yr and ur a BROEK BOI
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Jan 22 2015, 11:59 AM
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Jan 22 2015, 05:36 AM
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ME AND MASO STYLIN ON DA BROKE BOIS WIT DA RAZER
Shut the fuk up
lmfao ur dad nets 300k a yr and ur a BROEK BOI
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arcade
Jun 2 2010, 08:24 AM
blade you can post screenshots of you beating people like louie in 1v1s as much as you want (seriosly with your sound, set up, and stopwatch you shouldnt lose a 1v1) but it doesnt change the fact that he is 20x the player you are.
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http://imgur.com/qhHu1lq

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installing windows / leaving ninite running / downloading gamez overnight -- will post review on ~sunday probably
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the new laptops still have old bios settings like that? damn. most new desktop mobos have bios where u can navigate around with your mice n what not
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Feb 6 2015, 06:21 PM
the new laptops still have old bios settings like that? damn. most new desktop mobos have bios where u can navigate around with your mice n what not
yep, don't really need anything fancy for the bios though imo

anyway i haven't had much time to play but I left my laptop on/spectating in league and CSGO for a couple hours while I was at work, some quick notes:

http://i.imgur.com/F85HJCe.jpg


a couple lbs heavier than my blade (obviously) but not overwhelmingly heavy like I was expecting (asus ROG's)
runs cooler than any laptop i've ever owned WITHOUT a cooler (haven't seen gaming temps over ~79c)
1080p csgo on high/2x AA: capped at ~288 fps
1080p league on high: ~81 fps (leagues poorly optimized imo so bad example)

I can finally buy a 120/144hz monitor again because this shit has displayport jack xD

w e g a m i n b o y s
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