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wheresmahbombs wrote: »That would make quite some sense!
What CPU does the laptop have, how much RAM does it have, and how much storage?
It's an i5-7300HQ, 8GB and 128GB SSD/1TB HDD...also has a customisable LED steel series backlit keyboard if that your thing. Only played Overwatch on it so far, but 1080p ultra settings runs at a solid 60fps.
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TerrorFirmer wrote: »It's an i5-7300HQ, 8GB and 128GB SSD/1TB HDD...also has a customisable LED steel series backlit keyboard if that your thing. Only played Overwatch on it so far, but 1080p ultra settings runs at a solid 60fps.
Then that's some deal. I was leaning to the high-end side of things while I was talking about laptops being pricey.
They definitely have gotten better value over the last year, thanks to the advent of desktop-grade GPUs in laptops. Pascal is definitely something special.0 -
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ancapailldorcha wrote: »Spent... more than I care to admit on a HP gaming laptop in 2006. Had a GeForce 7600 if I recall.... Awful choice, last less than a year. Bought a Lenovo Z575 in 2012. Still going. Decent wee job for playing games at 720p/30fps as well. Sometimes even hit 60.
That all sounds very familiar. I got a Dell XPS back around then with a Geforce 6800 go, cost near enough €2,800. I travelled a lot with work so it made sense at the time, I managed to get as 7800 MTM module on ebay and upgraded it, so all in got about 2 years out of it.
Flogged it for reasonable money and got a desktop with an 8800 instead first chance I got.0 -
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Wanted to buy 2 SSDs (1 each for desktop & laptop) but prices are still above launch RRP
https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/Crucial-MX300-275GB-Internal-Solid/product/B01IAGSD5O?context=search
Check this out: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N5IB20Q/ref=twister_B072LMD24N?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
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wheresmahbombs wrote: »What was the worst CPU and GPU you've had the displeasure of owning?
Never *owned* a bad CPU, does owning a E5300 that wouldn't stay stable at 3.8GHz count?
Had to work with some awful ones over the years though, especially the craptops we were stuck with this year... 
GPU is e-z: GeForce MX440. Proof that nVidia were out to screw consumers and industry with anti-competitive bullcrap since the beginning of time rather than being a "new" phenomenon :rolleyes:0 -
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I think the worst CPU I owned in terms of it being an actual poor CPU rather than just being unsuitable for my needs, was one of the Pentium Ds. Significantly slower than the AMD X2's at the time, more expensive, and ran seriously hot. I also got a netbook a good few years ago with one of the AMD C-60 processors, I knew to expect very little from it, but it was beyond abysmal - barely capable of even browsing the web.
Don't think I've ever owned a truly bad GPU, maybe similar to one of the above, the Geforce 4 MX420 was definitely not a great one though and was very disappointing at the time I got it. But that must be what, 17 or 18 years ago? It would be rare for me to get caught out by a bad cpu/gpu since then. I don't think it's fair to include integrated graphics, as they simply are what they are and never claimed to be anything but 0 -
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TerrorFirmer wrote: »I think the worst CPU I owned in terms of it being an actual poor CPU rather than just being unsuitable for my needs, was one of the Pentium Ds. Significantly slower than the AMD X2's at the time, more expensive, and ran seriously hot. I also got a netbook a good few years ago with one of the AMD C-60 processors, I knew to expect very little from it, but it was beyond abysmal - barely capable of even browsing the web.
Don't think I've ever owned a truly bad GPU, maybe similar to one of the above, the Geforce 4 MX420 was definitely not a great one though and was very disappointing at the time I got it. But that must be what, 17 or 18 years ago? It would be rare for me to get caught out by a bad cpu/gpu since then. I don't think it's fair to include integrated graphics, as they simply are what they are and never claimed to be anything but
The Pentium Ds were toasters.
Didn't the MX420 come out in 2002? You basically implied that it came out in 1999 or 2000. Back then, we had the likes of the GeForce 256. In your book, I'm an unfair person!
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