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Buying a new laptop
06-30-2014, 02:18 PM (This post was last modified: 06-30-2014, 02:20 PM by admin89.)
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You don't get it huh ? Non-gaming laptops are not designed for gaming . It will run extremely hot when gaming (especially with Dolphin Emulator) . Laptop components will melt and your laptop lifespan will be reduced significantly

Running Dolphin on a multi-media laptop is the same thing as committing suicide
If it's a multi-media laptop with dedicated GPU , dedicated GPU's solder (ball) will melt first , then the mobo....
If you're really tight on budget and still want portability and performance then get this one
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np2740-clevo-w740su-p-6201.html
It uses the strongest Integrated GPU atm : Intel HD 5200 Iris Pro which is almost equivalent to Nvidia GT 650M
Unlike dedicated GPU , integrated GPU's power consumption is extremely low (1~5W vs 30~ 100W) , you won't need a decent cooling for it
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
Aspire 715 43G : 1080p 144Hz |  R5 5625U @ 4.3GHz | Nvidia RTX 3050 4GB | 500GB WD SSD  | 16GB DDR4 3200MHz 
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 | 45TB 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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Buying a new laptop - cantu - 06-30-2014, 10:23 AM
RE: Buying a new laptop - admin89 - 06-30-2014, 10:45 AM
RE: Buying a new laptop - cantu - 06-30-2014, 01:27 PM
RE: Buying a new laptop - admin89 - 06-30-2014, 02:18 PM
RE: Buying a new laptop - cantu - 06-30-2014, 04:14 PM
RE: Buying a new laptop - natnint4000 - 07-02-2014, 05:09 PM
RE: Buying a new laptop - admin89 - 07-03-2014, 12:16 AM

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