colekern 1364 Posted September 20, 2012 (edited) I can already tell that this (http://www.msimobile...px?cid=6&id=368) laptop is a beast (it beats my desktop graphics-card wise) and will be able to run almost any game I can throw at it. But I'm not sure if the processor can handle DayZ and Arma 2. I don't know a whole lot about processors, and I wanna be sure before I buy it. Also, 5000 visibility would be nice. Edited September 20, 2012 by colekern Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KennyNZ 121 Posted September 20, 2012 If you have to ask, then the answer is NO.Apart from this case, in which the answer is yes :PIt looks pretty mean dude, I would wonder how much shitter a "discrete" 4 GB graphics card is compared to a proper PC one. Possibly not much shitter at all, I dunno.Looks like it would be fine. I have a i7 in my pc and it can run everything on max with about 20-30 frames. Turn off a couple of the non important settings that eat fps and it jumps up to 80+. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colekern 1364 Posted September 20, 2012 If you have to ask, then the answer is NO.Apart from this case, in which the answer is yes :PIt looks pretty mean dude, I would wonder how much @#!*% a "discrete" 4 GB graphics card is compared to a proper PC one. Possibly not much @#!*% at all, I dunno.Looks like it would be fine. I have a i7 in my pc and it can run everything on max with about 20-30 frames. Turn off a couple of the non important settings that eat fps and it jumps up to 80+.Thanks. Also, what settings did you turn off? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzaarty 30 Posted September 20, 2012 Heck even my i5-3450 has everything maxed except for AA. the i7 Should have no problem, but I'm not sure as it's for a laptop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vv211 3 Posted September 20, 2012 Also, 5000 visibility would be nice.the 5000 visibility setting would only take effect in non-dayz servers, as its set at 500 server side so changing that setting on your client would make no difference Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vv211 3 Posted September 20, 2012 as a side note, unless you do a lot of graphics design, you do not need the 12GB of ram. your gpu and cpu will become obsolete far before games start requiring 12 gigs of ram. so if this is something you customized, and you have the option to do so, i advise dropping that number to 8. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evilsandwich2 (DayZ) 46 Posted September 20, 2012 You might want to double check that laptop gpu. A laptop could have an amazing card, but still be inferior to and old pc gpu. Regardless of what people said a few years ago, laptops are not for hardcore gaming. Dont expect a $2000 laptop to be anywhere close to a $800 pc. The pc will blow it away Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evilsandwich2 (DayZ) 46 Posted September 20, 2012 You might want to double check that laptop gpu. A laptop could have an amazing card, but still be inferior to and old pc gpu. Regardless of what people said a few years ago, laptops are not for hardcore gaming. Dont expect a $2000 laptop to be anywhere close to a $800 pc. The pc will blow it awayStill an awesome laptop though. Treat yo self Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aussiestig 681 Posted September 20, 2012 Unless you're on the move a shitload and plan to game in other places than your home, then a gaming laptop is not the way to go. You could build a $1000 desktop pc that would easily out perform that laptop in pretty much every way.The cpu in the laptop has been underclocked to 2.3ghz to help stop it from burning up. 2.3ghz is very weak in todays standards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colekern 1364 Posted September 20, 2012 (edited) Unless you're on the move a shitload and plan to game in other places than your home, then a gaming laptop is not the way to go. You could build a $1000 desktop pc that would easily out perform that laptop in pretty much every way.The cpu in the laptop has been underclocked to 2.3ghz to help stop it from burning up. 2.3ghz is very weak in todays standards.I've already got one, but it's shared. I might build a desktop, but there's no space. And yes, I'm well aware that most gaming desktops could blow this thing away. Edited September 20, 2012 by colekern Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colekern 1364 Posted September 20, 2012 You might want to double check that laptop gpu.A laptop could have an amazing card, but still be inferior to and old pc gpu.Regardless of what people said a few years ago, laptops are not for hardcore gaming. Dont expect a $2000 laptop to be anywhere close to a $800 pc. The pc will blow it awayI've got a desktop PC, but it's shared. As for the gpu, that's the best mobile card I could find for under $2000. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-CARNIFEX- 8 Posted September 22, 2012 The laptop I'm on atm is a Sager w/ i7 2860QM, 8gb DDR3 1600, Radeon 6990 2GB, Intel SSD, and DayZ is definitely playable on high settings. So the MSI laptop would no doubt accomplish that.However, as has been said, you're better off (and this is from personal experience) just getting a badass desktop and a decent laptop for school/business/whatever. Unless you live a VERY mobile lifestyle that would prevent having any established desktop gaming machine whatsoever, you will save a lot of cash by just going that route. I have a desktop with i7 950 (@4.1ghz), 6GB DDR3 (@1800), and a GTX 580 1.5gb, and it still puts the laptop to shame in terms of FPS. You could build a rig superior to that for $1200, then buy an adequate laptop for $700, and you would have 2 computers for the price of that single MSI laptop.Just something to consider before you spend about $2000... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
