Well I'm getting a Dell Inspiron 15R because this Alienware M11X became basically useless within a year. The only number keys that work are 5 and 6. I have to use an on-screen keyboard for others.
Anyway, I'm thinking about getting these specs: Processor: 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2430M processor 2.40 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.00 GHz
Display: 15.6" High Definition (720p) LED Display with TrueLife™
Memory: 6GB3 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz
Video Card: AMD Radeon™ HD 6470M (64-bit) 512MB (Dual) <- Dedicated
Price: $774.99
The computer won't be just for Minecraft, so I need it judged on a gaming-capable computer in general. It seems overkill, should I get a toned down version? I'm only 15, and I don't pay much attention to specs but after I got an Alienware I don't want to get ripped off again. :tongue.gif:
Thanks =3
Too bad you wasted your money on alienware. That looks like a decent computer for $775, and it is not overkill. The only thing i'm not sure about are the graphics, you'll have to wait for another poster to tell you about that. But that is quite the laptop for the price, should be able to run most games playably. And don't downgrade this.
Well I'm getting a Dell Inspiron 15R because this Alienware M11X became basically useless within a year. The only number keys that work are 5 and 6. I have to use an on-screen keyboard for others.
Anyway, I'm thinking about getting these specs: Processor: 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2430M processor 2.40 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.00 GHz
Display: 15.6" High Definition (720p) LED Display with TrueLife™
Memory: 6GB3 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz
Video Card: AMD Radeon™ HD 6470M (64-bit) 512MB (Dual) <- Dedicated Price: $77499
The computer won't be just for Minecraft, so I need it judged on a gaming-capable computer in general. It seems overkill, should I get a toned down version? I'm only 15, and I don't pay much attention to specs but after I got an Alienware I don't want to get ripped off again. :tongue.gif:
Thanks =3
You might want to know that Dell makes Alienwares. Also, are you sure you need a laptop? You could get a desktop of better specs for the same price. However, if you are set on a laptop, that one looks fine, not sure about the graphics card though.
How well would it run a game like Vindictus? I really liked playing that game when it was playable on this Alienware. I only got around 14 fps but it was playable at decent graphics.
Yeah I got an Alienware because it looked cool. I didn't look at the specs at all, only how it looked and reviews. I'm trying to be smarter with that stuff now.
I know Dell makes Alienware. I don't see why, though? Because it's worse than that computer but more expensive.
I can give a link, if you could find out how to change the graphics card.
I am set on a laptop. I don't spend all the time in my room, I kind of just move around wherever around my house, so a laptop fits. I'm partly disabled physically, so a laptop is easier to handle, too.
Ah I copied it directly from the site, it's $774.99 cents.
As for the graphics, there isn't a choice to change it. But it is dedicated, so I could just get a better one and change it later, right? Also, I don't know what BF3 is. :\
Dedicated graphics cards are changeable, aren't they?
Not in laptops they aren't. Laptops only have interchangeable RAM and HDD except for a minute amount that do allow for the processor and graphics card to be changed. In most laptops the processor is soldered onto the motherboard so technically you can still change it, but you risk ruining the laptop in the process.
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Not in laptops they aren't. Laptops only have interchangeable RAM and HDD except for a minute amount that do allow for the processor and graphics card to be changed. In most laptops the processor is soldered onto the motherboard so technically you can still change it, but you risk ruining the laptop in the process.
Then what's the difference between a dedicated and integrated video card on a laptop?
Then what's the difference between a dedicated and integrated video card on a laptop?
Dedicated means there is a separate video card in the laptop which processes graphics information to be displayed on the screen. Integrated means the graphics chipset is built into the cpu so it has to do it's normal calculations as well as render the graphics onto the screen. This causes graphics intensive programs to act slower because the cpu has to do both jobs at once and is not specialized toward processing graphics.
Dangit. I need to ask again, though, how would the fps be on those games? The processor wouldn't make it better? I just want to order a computer soon, because shipping gets slower as Christmas gets closer.
Dangit. I need to ask again, though, how would the fps be on those games? The processor wouldn't make it better? I just want to order a computer soon, because shipping gets slower as Christmas gets closer.
Which laptop are you choosing? I wouldn't get the Dell you posted, the graphics card isn't great and neither is the cpu. If you haven't already, look at the laptop I linked to in this thread. It is only $5 more and has an i7 cpu and a gt 540m. I would guess it would play most games on medium-high settings with 40+ fps. Gaming laptops are very expensive and easily cost $1000+.
Which laptop are you choosing? I wouldn't get the Alienware you posted, the graphics card isn't great and neither is the cpu. If you haven't already, look at the laptop I linked to in this thread. It is only $5 more and has an i7 cpu and a gt 540m. I would guess it would play most games on medium-high settings with 40+ fps. Gaming laptops are very expensive and easily cost $1000+.
The link I posted wasn't for the Alienware, it was for the first 15R.
I said I had gotten an Alienware a year before and it's starting to die.
The link I posted wasn't for the Alienware, it was for the first 15R.
I said I had gotten an Alienware a year before and it's starting to die.
Oops, fixed my post. I still would choose the ASUS over the Dell. Dell actually owns Alienware so you really aren't getting better quality over the M11x by getting the 15R.
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Oops, fixed my post. I still would choose the ASUS over the Dell. Dell actually owns Alienware so you really aren't getting better quality over the M11x by getting the 15R.
Well I know Alienware is owned by Dell but it seems like they're made differently.
- And I know I only mentioned MC in the OP. To add to that, the games I currently try to play: Mabinogi, Vindictus, Skyrim, Minecraft and a few meager ones.
And hmm, what is the difference between ASUS and dell, besides the specs? Any compatibility or just a different maker?
Well I know Alienware is owned by Dell but it seems like they're made differently.
- And I know I only mentioned MC in the OP. To add to that, the games I currently try to play: Mabinogi, Vindictus, Skyrim, Minecraft and a few meager ones.
And hmm, what is the difference between ASUS and dell, besides the specs? Any compatibility or just a different maker?
Mostly just different maker I think, I don't use laptops often so I can't say if Dell and ASUS laptops have any significant differences.
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Nobody's perfect, so neither is Hannah Montana Linux, but it's pretty great.
Quote from BC_Programming on Operating Systems »
They all suck. They just suck differently. Sort of like prostitutes.
Anyway, I'm thinking about getting these specs:
Processor: 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2430M processor 2.40 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.00 GHz
Display: 15.6" High Definition (720p) LED Display with TrueLife™
Memory: 6GB3 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz
Video Card: AMD Radeon™ HD 6470M (64-bit) 512MB (Dual) <- Dedicated
Price: $774.99
The computer won't be just for Minecraft, so I need it judged on a gaming-capable computer in general. It seems overkill, should I get a toned down version? I'm only 15, and I don't pay much attention to specs but after I got an Alienware I don't want to get ripped off again. :tongue.gif:
Thanks =3
Edit: Here's the one I'm turning to: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230133
i5 6600k 4.6ghz / MSI 280X / 8Gb 2666 DDR4 / Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 / TX550M / 500Gb 850 EVO / NZXT S340 / Corsair K65 / Corsair M60
You might want to know that Dell makes Alienwares. Also, are you sure you need a laptop? You could get a desktop of better specs for the same price. However, if you are set on a laptop, that one looks fine, not sure about the graphics card though.
Yeah I got an Alienware because it looked cool. I didn't look at the specs at all, only how it looked and reviews. I'm trying to be smarter with that stuff now.
I know Dell makes Alienware. I don't see why, though? Because it's worse than that computer but more expensive.
I can give a link, if you could find out how to change the graphics card.
I am set on a laptop. I don't spend all the time in my room, I kind of just move around wherever around my house, so a laptop fits. I'm partly disabled physically, so a laptop is easier to handle, too.
First on, at the top is the right one.
http://www.dell.com/us/p/laptops?~ck=mn#!facets=51795~0~11384532,135390~0~6687268,52538~0~821509&p=1
Are you sure you have that right?
Ah I copied it directly from the site, it's $774.99 cents.
As for the graphics, there isn't a choice to change it. But it is dedicated, so I could just get a better one and change it later, right? Also, I don't know what BF3 is. :\
Dedicated graphics cards are changeable, aren't they?
And when you say it can't run, what do you mean? What would the fps be around?
Not in laptops they aren't. Laptops only have interchangeable RAM and HDD except for a minute amount that do allow for the processor and graphics card to be changed. In most laptops the processor is soldered onto the motherboard so technically you can still change it, but you risk ruining the laptop in the process.
Then what's the difference between a dedicated and integrated video card on a laptop?
Dedicated means there is a separate video card in the laptop which processes graphics information to be displayed on the screen. Integrated means the graphics chipset is built into the cpu so it has to do it's normal calculations as well as render the graphics onto the screen. This causes graphics intensive programs to act slower because the cpu has to do both jobs at once and is not specialized toward processing graphics.
Which laptop are you choosing? I wouldn't get the Dell you posted, the graphics card isn't great and neither is the cpu. If you haven't already, look at the laptop I linked to in this thread. It is only $5 more and has an i7 cpu and a gt 540m. I would guess it would play most games on medium-high settings with 40+ fps. Gaming laptops are very expensive and easily cost $1000+.
The link I posted wasn't for the Alienware, it was for the first 15R.
I said I had gotten an Alienware a year before and it's starting to die.
Oops, fixed my post. I still would choose the ASUS over the Dell. Dell actually owns Alienware so you really aren't getting better quality over the M11x by getting the 15R.
Well I know Alienware is owned by Dell but it seems like they're made differently.
- And I know I only mentioned MC in the OP. To add to that, the games I currently try to play: Mabinogi, Vindictus, Skyrim, Minecraft and a few meager ones.
And hmm, what is the difference between ASUS and dell, besides the specs? Any compatibility or just a different maker?
Mostly just different maker I think, I don't use laptops often so I can't say if Dell and ASUS laptops have any significant differences.
So is that graphics card good?
I'll still do more research on the laptop before buying it. Thanks for suggesting it =]
GFX Card is pretty good for a laptop. Compared to desktops, it obviously sucks, but for a laptop, it's good.
Maybe around 60 FPS on Minecraft with that laptop.
Skyrim maybe like 55 on medium (don't quote me on that)
That's really good. So you would recommend that over the Dell, too?