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cadete · 27-07-2016 12:44pm

I was really close to pulling the trigger on a predator when they launched but glad now I didn't. think I will keep my triple setup and just get a vive, has to be a better option for gaming than ultra wide and cheaper

MarkAnthony · 27-07-2016 12:55pm

cadete wrote: »

I was really close to pulling the trigger on a predator when they launched but glad now I didn't. think I will keep my triple setup and just get a vive, has to be a better option for gaming than ultra wide and cheaper

As I always say it's very individual but I did the exact opposite. I had the rift and went 4K on the monitor and went back to the UW after a couple of weeks. I love mine - it's really immersive when gaming and brilliant for working.

Nedved85 · 27-07-2016 1:58pm

cadete wrote: »

I was really close to pulling the trigger on a predator when they launched but glad now I didn't. think I will keep my triple setup and just get a vive, has to be a better option for gaming than ultra wide and cheaper

I have an Ultrawide and a Vive - The Vive is being sold - definitely prefer to have the ultrawide over it - but everyone is different

pleasant Co. · 27-07-2016 3:29pm

ShiverinEskimo wrote: »

For a Samsung or LG 34" ultra-wide 1440p monitor you're looking at nearly 800 euros or more.

So yea, huge price difference, but if you're going to do something wrong with your money, do it right.

At what price point does it become right to you? Gotta say your reasoning is fairly suspect.

ShadowHearth · 27-07-2016 4:11pm

pleasant Co. wrote: »

I suppose your opinion is gonna fall down to the price vs performance issue, how much outlay would one expect on a 34" 3440x1440?

For most people that ibood lg monitor would be more than acceptable, and at that price it's looking like a pretty good deal.

That's the thing. I would love proper 1440p wd, but it's price on top of hardware needed is way out of my range. I would be more then happy with that LG and 2560x1080 and my 1060 would do great job on it.
On way or another I think that for gaming wd is the way to go. 2560x1080 is affordable way to go about it.

ShiverinEskimo · 27-07-2016 4:30pm

pleasant Co. wrote: »

At what price point does it become right to you? Gotta say your reasoning is fairly suspect.

I try not to look at the potential product on it's own, I prefer to see the outlay as the price of an upgrade.

If the tool doesn't fit the job then I don't have a price point as such. A lot of it is personal preference but given UW monitors are trickling down in price and 1440p is becoming the new benchmark for gaming I can't justify spending 400 euro to upgrade my 1080p 16:9 monitor to a 21:9 version.

A monitor is arguably the most infrequent upgrade you make and as such that monitor is just not enough of an upgrade at the moment compared to what I already have. I'd much rather wait for a sale or natural price reduction for the 1440p version, sell off the 1080p monitor I have and look forward to years of a benchmark monitor setup instead of wanting to upgrade again in a year or two and spending the same again in doing so.

wandatowell · 27-07-2016 4:51pm

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga-geforce-gtx-980ti-superclocked-acx-2.0-6144mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-06g-p4-4993-kr-gx-288-ea.html

Thinking of pulling the trigger but getting caught for £24 pounds delivery.

Edit: probably meant to use Parcel Motel ya?

mossym · 27-07-2016 4:52pm

wandatowell wrote: »

Thinking of pulling the trigger but getting caught for £24 pounds delivery.

at checkout change to dpd two day and delivery should be free

twinsen · 27-07-2016 11:41pm

wandatowell wrote: »

Thinking of pulling the trigger but getting caught for £24 pounds delivery.

Edit: probably meant to use Parcel Motel ya?

Why not go for 1070?newer tech, bit faster, quiter, uses less power...

Redfox25 · 28-07-2016 1:18am

twinsen wrote: »

Why not go for 1070?newer tech, bit faster, quiter, uses less power...

There is a plait 1070 for 20 quid less. A lot smarter buy really.

mossym · 28-07-2016 8:51am

that palit deal was only meant to last till 9am this morning, i bought one of them yesterday, already on it's way. give them a call and they might sort you out though

MiskyBoyy · 16-08-2016 2:58am

Serious gaming laptop for the money!
http://www.costco.co.uk/view/p/hp-pavilion-15-an001na-156-inch-star-wars-special-edition-notebook-200514 €536

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K.O.Kiki · 16-08-2016 8:27am

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

Serious gaming laptop for the money!
http://www.costco.co.uk/view/p/hp-pavilion-15-an001na-156-inch-star-wars-special-edition-notebook-200514 €536

Not really though.

Core i5-****U paired with a lowly 940m

I doubt it could when run Star Wars Battlefront!

Xenoronin · 16-08-2016 9:48am

That's actually not that bad at all! Have a friend using a 940m. It isn't a gaming chip, but it will get the job done if you can accept lower performance or stay way from the latest titles. Still way better than integrated graphics!

ShadowHearth · 16-08-2016 10:11am

That is very damn good for the price. Perfect for games like wow, eve, mobas. It would even run bf4 amd bf1 with lower settings.
Can't go wrong for that price. I was looking for something like this a year ago. Now I have no need though.

TerrorFirmer · 16-08-2016 10:16am

I wouldn't call that a serious gaming laptop. The 940M can run Battlefront at 1024x768 at 30-40fps, BF1 probably wouldn't run at all at any acceptable level. Battlefield 4 would be OK at 720P low-medium from experience using the 840M which is only about 10% slower.

I also ran Fallout 4 on it and it ran at 1280x800 lowest settings at 30-40fps.

It's ideal for stuff like CS GO, Overwatch, Warcraft, FIFA, some of the racing titles, in which case don't get me wrong, for the money it's reasonable and you definitely wouldn't get better. But if you're an AAA game player in terms of the latest FPS/action titles, it's no good.

K.O.Kiki · 16-08-2016 10:51am

ShadowHearth wrote: »

That is very damn good for the price. Perfect for games like wow, eve, mobas. It would even run bf4 amd bf1 with lower settings.
Can't go wrong for that price. I was looking for something like this a year ago. Now I have no need though.

The GPU is fine.

It's the CPU.
i5-6200U
The "U" series are low-power & utter bottlenecks; it's why I ended up building a PC in the first place!

TerrorFirmer · 16-08-2016 12:09pm

No, it's the opposite. The GT940M is a massive bottleneck to an i5-6200U. It would only become a bottleneck with a far more expensive performance card, probably a GTX965M or so, depending on the game possibly not even until GTX970M territory.

The GT940M just doesn't have the raw power required for the latest games. The i5-6200U is respectable enough and it's potential in a gaming setup way outstrips a GT940M. You could have an i7-6700HQ and a GT940 and you would still get 30-40fps in Battlefront at 1024x768 lowest settings.