Recently had my new laptop delivered.
My laptop:
Sager NP9150 - 1920x1080 Matte
i7 3720QM - base 2.6 GHz; self-overclocks to 3.5GHz @ 2 cores or 3.4GHz @ 4 cores
GTX 680M
12GB 1600MHz RAM
500GB 7200RPM HDD
The graphics card, for those unfamiliar with notebook versions, is basically a replica of the desktop GTX 660 Ti with reduced memory bandwidth and somewhat limited overclocking ability. At stock, the 680M outperforms the desktop GTX 580 by a slight margin, though they are evenly matched when both are overclocked to the limit, thanks to more overclocking in the desktop card.
The i7 is just like a desktop i7, except it can't overclock at all. I might be able to get it to run at 3.5 or 3.6GHz with 4 cores, but I'm not certain yet.
What I want to play with it:
The Last Story and Xenoblade Chronicles @ 1080p (is that 3x IR?) and 30 fps
What I know:
The GPU is probably overkill for what I want, but it's the CPU that I'm more concerned about. Will my inability to overclock prevent me from reaching the clock speeds necessary to play the games I mentioned at the settings I want?
If there's any more information you need, please let me know. I'm new to this emulator and forum so I won't know that I've missed something unless you tell me. I did check out the CPU and GPU hierarchy threads, but they don't seem to be updated with the latest generation of graphics cards.
My laptop:
Sager NP9150 - 1920x1080 Matte
i7 3720QM - base 2.6 GHz; self-overclocks to 3.5GHz @ 2 cores or 3.4GHz @ 4 cores
GTX 680M
12GB 1600MHz RAM
500GB 7200RPM HDD
The graphics card, for those unfamiliar with notebook versions, is basically a replica of the desktop GTX 660 Ti with reduced memory bandwidth and somewhat limited overclocking ability. At stock, the 680M outperforms the desktop GTX 580 by a slight margin, though they are evenly matched when both are overclocked to the limit, thanks to more overclocking in the desktop card.
The i7 is just like a desktop i7, except it can't overclock at all. I might be able to get it to run at 3.5 or 3.6GHz with 4 cores, but I'm not certain yet.
What I want to play with it:
The Last Story and Xenoblade Chronicles @ 1080p (is that 3x IR?) and 30 fps
What I know:
The GPU is probably overkill for what I want, but it's the CPU that I'm more concerned about. Will my inability to overclock prevent me from reaching the clock speeds necessary to play the games I mentioned at the settings I want?
If there's any more information you need, please let me know. I'm new to this emulator and forum so I won't know that I've missed something unless you tell me. I did check out the CPU and GPU hierarchy threads, but they don't seem to be updated with the latest generation of graphics cards.