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Buying a laptop, what CPU should I get?
09-02-2012, 01:20 AM
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Hi all,

I was active here a few years back, but I guess my account got pruned from lack of activity.

Anyway, I'm working in Guatemala right now and want to pick up a super awesome gaming laptop during my week back in the states. I'm on a limited budget so I'll be craigslisting this, but as I live in LA Craigslist is ever plentiful with cheap laptops.

My question is what CPU (i7 but which?) and GPU should I be shooting for if I want to run the following games:

Mario Galaxy 1/2
Twilight Princess Wii
Wind Waker
Mario Sunshine
Smash Bros. Brawl
Mario Kart Wii
New Super Mario Bros Wii
(any game recomendations?)


Thanks!
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09-02-2012, 01:22 AM (This post was last modified: 09-02-2012, 01:46 AM by admin89.)
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Budget ?
Gaming Laptop cost alot more than desktop
SMG 1 & 2 need sth like this :
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Digital-Storm-X17E-Radeon-7970M-GeFiorce-GTX-680M-Core-i7,17273.html
Too expensive ? Build a gaming desktop for only 700-800$
Btw , Laptop cooling is bad (especially those cheap laptop) . If the CPU overheat , Dolphin will run like slow-motion movie
Good Laptop with good cooling ussually cost around 1200-3xxx$
Laptop: (Show Spoiler)
Clevo W230SS : 3200x1800 IPS | i7 4700MQ @ 3.6GHz (Intel XTU + Triple fan mod) | GTX 860M GDDR5 | 128GB Toshiba CFD SSD | 16GB DDR3L 1600MHz
Acer v5-573G : 1080p LED |  i5 4200U @ 2.3GHz | Nvidia GT 750M 4GB | 128GB Toshiba SSD  | 12GB DDR3 1600MHz 
Mini PC :: (Show Spoiler)
G3258 @ 4.6GHz | ELSA GTX 750 | Asrock Z87E ITX | 600W SFX 80+ Gold Silverstone + SG06-LITE | Corsair Vengeance 8GB 2000MHz | Scythe Kozuti + Ao Kaze | 25TB 2.5" Ex HDD (in total) , Zelda Gold Wiimote , LE Wii Classic Controller , Gold LE PS3 DualShock , BlackWidow Chroma ,
Now Playing : Xenoblade Definitive Edition on Yuzu - Switch Emu 

 
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09-02-2012, 01:45 AM (This post was last modified: 09-02-2012, 01:50 AM by jasonridesabike.)
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a 1000 more or less. I'm pretty good at haggling so we can call it 1200 on CL
Getting a good laptop on CL in a highly populated city costs quite a bit less
For instance:
i7-2670QM with a GeForce GT 555M would run be about $750.

If you can throw some cpu's out there I can probably make them fit into my budget providing they aren't cutting edge just released yesterday madness.
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09-02-2012, 01:52 AM (This post was last modified: 09-02-2012, 01:53 AM by Starscream.)
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You're going to need the very latest and most expensive laptop hardware to run those games well. i5-3xxx Ivy Bridge and a GTX GPU.
Asus Laptop: K53TA
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-Bit - SP1
CPU: AMD Llano A6-3400M, Quad-Core, 1.4GHz-2.6GHz (Overclocked)
GPU: AMD Radeon HD6650M, 1GB GDDR3 (Catalyst 13.1)
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09-02-2012, 01:54 AM
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Quote:i7-2670QM with a GeForce GT 555M would run be about $750
It's not a gaming laptop . It's multimedia laptop
You can play pc game on it but it will overheat with dolphin
Laptop: (Show Spoiler)
Clevo W230SS : 3200x1800 IPS | i7 4700MQ @ 3.6GHz (Intel XTU + Triple fan mod) | GTX 860M GDDR5 | 128GB Toshiba CFD SSD | 16GB DDR3L 1600MHz
Acer v5-573G : 1080p LED |  i5 4200U @ 2.3GHz | Nvidia GT 750M 4GB | 128GB Toshiba SSD  | 12GB DDR3 1600MHz 
Mini PC :: (Show Spoiler)
G3258 @ 4.6GHz | ELSA GTX 750 | Asrock Z87E ITX | 600W SFX 80+ Gold Silverstone + SG06-LITE | Corsair Vengeance 8GB 2000MHz | Scythe Kozuti + Ao Kaze | 25TB 2.5" Ex HDD (in total) , Zelda Gold Wiimote , LE Wii Classic Controller , Gold LE PS3 DualShock , BlackWidow Chroma ,
Now Playing : Xenoblade Definitive Edition on Yuzu - Switch Emu 

 
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09-02-2012, 01:56 AM
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it's a pricing example. If someone could give me some specific CPU models to hone my search, I can deal with pricing. Let's not worry about pricing, you'd be surprised what one capable of negotiation can come across.

What CPU's should I be looking for? Specific models.
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09-02-2012, 01:57 AM
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Best Gaming Laptop (IMO) : Asus G55vw or Asus G75vw
Laptop: (Show Spoiler)
Clevo W230SS : 3200x1800 IPS | i7 4700MQ @ 3.6GHz (Intel XTU + Triple fan mod) | GTX 860M GDDR5 | 128GB Toshiba CFD SSD | 16GB DDR3L 1600MHz
Acer v5-573G : 1080p LED |  i5 4200U @ 2.3GHz | Nvidia GT 750M 4GB | 128GB Toshiba SSD  | 12GB DDR3 1600MHz 
Mini PC :: (Show Spoiler)
G3258 @ 4.6GHz | ELSA GTX 750 | Asrock Z87E ITX | 600W SFX 80+ Gold Silverstone + SG06-LITE | Corsair Vengeance 8GB 2000MHz | Scythe Kozuti + Ao Kaze | 25TB 2.5" Ex HDD (in total) , Zelda Gold Wiimote , LE Wii Classic Controller , Gold LE PS3 DualShock , BlackWidow Chroma ,
Now Playing : Xenoblade Definitive Edition on Yuzu - Switch Emu 

 
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09-02-2012, 02:01 AM (This post was last modified: 09-02-2012, 02:02 AM by jasonridesabike.)
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(09-02-2012, 01:57 AM)admin89 Wrote: Best Gaming Laptop (IMO) : Asus G55vw or Asus G75vw

Found one with an identical CPU and GPU to the G55vw for 1000 Big Grin (and that's before I talk him down to 900 Wink). That's what I'm talkin bout. But really, what specific CPU's should one focus on?
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09-02-2012, 02:02 AM (This post was last modified: 09-02-2012, 02:05 AM by DefenderX.)
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(09-02-2012, 01:56 AM)jasonridesabike Wrote: What CPU's should I be looking for? Specific models.

Here are some really fast Ivy Bridge Quadcore CPUs.

* i7-3720QM (really fast mobile Intel CPU)
* i7-3820QM (slightly faster than the 3720QM)
* i7-3920XM (fastest mobile Intel CPU! Overclock is possible!)
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09-02-2012, 02:04 AM
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(09-02-2012, 02:02 AM)DefenderX Wrote:
(09-02-2012, 01:56 AM)jasonridesabike Wrote: What CPU's should I be looking for? Specific models.

* i7-3820QM (really fast mobile Intel CPU)
* i7-3920XM (fastes mobile Intel CPU!)

I imagine I should focus my search on dual cores as it's all dolphin will take advantage of correct? I don't need to pay for 2 extra cores that I'm unlikely to take full advantage of.
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