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2012-02-21 19:10:22
FEOS
Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate
+1,182|6628|'Murka

I'll be taking a six-month break from my gaming rig, starting this summer, thanks to Uncle Sam.

If I want to be able to play BF3, I'm going to have to replace my existing laptop (about 6 years old).

Only requirement is that it plays BF3 and similar at a decent fps.

I've lost the bubble on laptop components, so I'm unsure of the right video card to look for...along with all the other components.

Any recommendations or tips?
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2012-02-21 19:38:22
NeXuS
Shock it till ya know it
+375|6559|Atlanta, Georgia

FEOS wrote:

I'll be taking a six-month break from my gaming rig, starting this summer, thanks to Uncle Sam.

If I want to be able to play BF3, I'm going to have to replace my existing laptop (about 6 years old).

Only requirement is that it plays BF3 and similar at a decent fps.

I've lost the bubble on laptop components, so I'm unsure of the right video card to look for...along with all the other components.

Any recommendations or tips?
Price range there sir?
2012-02-21 19:55:16
-CARNIFEX-[LOC]
Da Blooze
+111|6871
A Sager/Clevo with a i7 2860, 8gb DDR3 1600, 300gb SSD and Radeon 6990M will set you back just under $2500.

I haven't tested BF3 yet, but it plays Skyrim on its highest settings with the high res pack, at solid FPS (40+, usually over 60)...I'm actually going to test it out for BF3 in the next few days, I'm assuming it will play smoothly on high settings @ 1600x900. Windows Experience Index (I know, I know...not the most worthwhile benchmark) is a 7.6 fwiw.


You could get a lower end processor and less ram and knock the price down to under $2000 as well, and it would still be a beast for current games. Cut the SSD storage in half and the price drops a couple hundred more.


The more technically-enlightened minds of BF2s will undoubtedly steer you in the right direction.


Note that she's a power-hungry mistress, and runs out of battery in 3.5-4 hours TOPS, when using it for work-related purposes or even just browsing. That's my one complaint so far, but I think it was to be expected. I'm sure I could tweak my power-saving settings to be more efficient as well...but when you're gaming, it shouldn't be a problem to be plugged in.

Last edited by -CARNIFEX-[LOC] (2012-02-21 20:02:45)

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