Need advice on a laptop - Help Please :)

[Kyleshandra 205]

I have read several of the discussions about equipment appropriate for playing Wurm.  My current laptop is  Gateway FX from about 6 years ago and it had an NVidia 9800M card in it.  It has never done java based games well and recently has started overheating and more.  I replaced the GPU fan and it still isn't working right so my wife (much to my surprise) reminded me that I need to do something before we go on vacation in a month and mentioned that with school coming up this would be a good time for a new one! (shock, amazement!)

 

Anyway, looking at TigerDirect, I found two that are the same price ($1499) but have somewhat different features.  I have seen from the discussions that Graphics Memory, System Memory, and CPU are all pretty important.  

 

 

CyberpowerPC - Has 6GB video memory, 2.5GHz CPU speed, but other wise pretty similar, but it has 12 month warranty

 

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9591748

 

MSI - 3GB Video memory, 2.25GHz CPU, 24 month warranty, but claims to be able to take hardline and wireless internet connection at the same time for better speeds.  My internet connection is pretty shaky it would be nice to be able to use both my main (intermittent 3M connection) and my backup (750K but tends to have higher ping rates) at the same time.  It also talks about NVIDIA's surround view.  I'm guessing the Cyberpower must do the same since it's virtually the same card, but I don't know.

 

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9196820

 

I would appreciate feedback on which would be the better overall gaming system, both for Wurm and the vague possibility I might want to play other games.  

 

I like to run multiple windows when I wurm... so that's a big point of interest

 

 

Time is fairly critical, we go on vacation in barely over a month from now.

 

Thanks!

Edited July 22, 2015 by Kyleshandra

[Xallo 2,599]

The first laptop definitely. I have a very similar laptop:

 

Asus ROG G751JT

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232202

 

It runs 10+ clients without issue, as well as any other game I've tried on it at max settings, including GTAV, connected to a 1080p TV w/ an HDMI cable. And that's without an SSD, and only 3GB VRAM!

Edited July 22, 2015 by Xallo

[King 110]

I think u can find a better deal tbh especially if u go with a 15.6in screen size and just use a hdmi cable at home. The 970m do not need 6gb of frame buffer as the card will be maxed out long before that. at the price you are looking at u should be getting a boradwell processor something like a i7-5700 at 2.7ghz. 

[Kyleshandra 205]

Well all, I ended up shopping a bit further and I think I did ok.  This ended up being $1614 delivered including tax:

 

I don't remember the codes for the spoiler thing so here it is  I think it will work ok !!!

 

Back-To-School Fangbook III HX7

• *BASE_PRICE: [+1559]
  
• ADAPTER: Full Range AC adapter 180W, AC in 100~240V ~ 2.5A 50~60Hz, DC output 19.5V, 9.5A
  
• BAGS: None
  
• BATTERY: 9-Cells Lithium-Ion battery pack 11.1Vdc 7800mAh 87Wh
  
• BLUETOOTH: Built-in Bluetooth
  
• CABLE: 15FT HDMI to HDMI Male Gold Plated Black Cable [+17] (1 piece)
  
• CD: 8X DVD±R/RW/4X + DL Super-Multi Drive (CD-140-105)
  
• CPU: Intel® Coreâ„¢ i7-4710MQ Mobile Processor 2.50 GHz 6M Smart Cache, Max Turbo Freq. 3.50 GHz
  
• DOCKINGSTATION: None
  
• FLASHMEDIA: Built-In 4in1 Media Reader
  
• FREEBIE_CU: FREE! INTEL GAME BUNDLE (FREE games: SMITE, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, FINAL FANTASY® XIV, & MAGIX Fastcut.)
  
• FREEBIE_VC1: FREE! Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Game Coupon [+0]
  
• HDD: 128GB SanDisk SATA III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 490 MB/s Read & 350 MB/s Write (Single Drive)
  
• HDD2: 1 TB 7200RPM SATA300 Hard Drive
  
• HEADSET: Rocksoul Stereo Headphone with MIC [+8]
  
• HS_HANGER: None
  
• KEYBOARD: AZZA Multimedia USB Gaming Keyboard [+6]
  
• MEMORY: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR3-1600 SODIMM Memory (G.SKILL [+19])
  
• MONITOR: None
  
• MOPAD: None
  
• MOTHERBOARD: Mobile Intel HM87 Express Chipset Mainboard
  
• MOUSE: Genius GX-Gaming Gila Black 12 Buttons USB Wired 8200 dpi MMO/RTS Professional Gaming Mouse (2013 CES Innovation award) [+47]
  
• NETWORK: Built-in Killer E2200 10/100/1000 Mbps Gaming Network Card
  
• NOTEBOOK: CyberPowerPC FANGBOOK III 17.3" FHD LED-Backlit 1920x1080 Display w/ Red backlit performance keyboard with programmable keys, Built-in 720p HD webcam, HDMI Port, Li-Ion Battery, & Universal AC Adapter
  
• NOTEBOOK_COVER: Fangbook III Cover
  
• OS: Windows 7 Professional (Free upgrade to Windows 10 when it is released) [+31] (64-bit Edition)
  
• RAID: Non-RAID Storage
  
• RUSH: Standard Process Time: Ship within 8 Business Day
  
• SERVICE: ONE (1) YEAR SHIPPING SERVICE PLAN + STANDARD 1-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT [+10]
  
• SOUND: Supreme HD Audio w/ THX True Studio Pro Technology
  
• SPEAKERS: 2.1 Stereo Speakers + Subwoofer powered by Dynaudio
  
• TVRC: None
  
• USB: Built-in 2x USB2.0 Ports + 3x USB3.0 Ports
  
• USBFLASH: None
  
• USBHD: None
  
• VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M 6GB PCIe Maxwell (NB-FANG-206)
  
• VIDEOCAMERA1: Built-in HD Webcam [+0]
  
• WNC: 5th Generation Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260HMW 802.11AC, 867Mbps+300Mbps Wi-Fi + BT 4.0, Mini PCI-E combo (Included)