Chaotoroboto's Last Minute Newegg Laptop Buying Guide

Hi everyone! Also I agree great thread!

I have a problem though.

The exact laptop you recommend isn't sold here in the netherlands.
The 2 acer ones i have found which are as close to it I could get are the same in every way except.

The first one has a ATI Radeon HD 5470 and is 799euros
http://www.bcc.nl/product/acer-aspire-7551g-n934g50mn

The second has an extra 500gb hard drive and has an i5 Processor 430M 2.26 GHz
https://dixons.nl/artikel/7124127c1329/ACER_Aspire_7745G-434G1TMN_17,3"_notebook

Also I know enough a computers to know that the hard is slow would it be possible to stick in a SSD drive and if I did whats so good about them. I heard there supposed to be brilliant but not sure why.
I aren't fussed about hard drive space i'd say 80 gb is enough.


Hope someone can help!

Many thanks

Matthew
 
evianman said:
Also I know enough a computers to know that the hard is slow would it be possible to stick in a SSD drive and if I did whats so good about them. I heard there supposed to be brilliant but not sure why.
I aren't fussed about hard drive space i'd say 80 gb is enough.
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Almost zero random access time, with the effect that things that require your harddrive to access lots of small files are about one order of magnitude faster on a ssd. And you get a superior data transfer rate compared to notebook HDDs, but the difference is not as large as for the access time.

Why should i want a ssd

The usual workaround for the small disk size is to use the ssd for windows, applications, and the most used data and games. The rest gets onto a normal HDD. Your second laptop would be suitable for that, as it has two HDDs.
 
Asaris said:
@Chaotoroboto: Has Ryan gotten Civ V for his computer yet? How well does it run? I was planning on spending about $1000, but nothing you recommend is really in that range, and I'll gladly pay less if it'll last me through about two years of Civ V and various mods. I spent about that much three years ago for an HP Pavilion that lasted me fairly well, but it doesn't play nicely with Civ4 mods (Rise of Mankind in particular is s l o w. . .)
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Sorry I haven't been around for a minute, I was so busy playing that I forgot to check the forums.

Ryan has Civ V on his computer and it runs all but perfectly. Between turns on huge maps it can take a good second. But graphically, everything is on high, but the anti-aliasing doesn't work (which may be a program bug?). Framerates are gorgeously high. Except for the turn pause, it runs like an old program on a new computer.

Civ 5 wise, there's no benefit to paying more for a different combo of processor and graphics card. There may be a benefit if you need your laptop for other things, but for everyday use and strategy gaming, the Acer 77xx and 75xx series are golden.
 
evianman said:
Hi everyone! Also I agree great thread!

I have a problem though.

The exact laptop you recommend isn't sold here in the netherlands.
The 2 acer ones i have found which are as close to it I could get are the same in every way except.

The first one has a ATI Radeon HD 5470 and is 799euros
http://www.bcc.nl/product/acer-aspire-7551g-n934g50mn

The second has an extra 500gb hard drive and has an i5 Processor 430M 2.26 GHz
https://dixons.nl/artikel/7124127c1329/ACER_Aspire_7745G-434G1TMN_17,3"_notebook

Also I know enough a computers to know that the hard is slow would it be possible to stick in a SSD drive and if I did whats so good about them. I heard there supposed to be brilliant but not sure why.
I aren't fussed about hard drive space i'd say 80 gb is enough.


Hope someone can help!

Many thanks

Matthew
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I don't know about the exchange rates or tax differences, but if 1000 Euros was in my budget, I'd pick up the 5650. I know it will do everything you need Civ 5 to do. The 5470 seems pretty weak.

Txurce said:
As Civ King is aware, I ahve an Athlon quad-core CPU, 4 MB of RAM... and a Radeon HD 4220 integrated chip. I'm playing on DX10. And everything works, even on huge/max, with the only flaws being solid rivers and seeing the hexes on the cloud edges. All of this on a hi-def 32" tv monitor.

How is that possible? And would it perform much better on a more standard PC monitor (which I can bring over tomorrow)? What would a dedicated graphics card get me?
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A 720p HDTV is the same resolution as a 1366*768 monitor. A 1080p HDTV is the same as a 1920*1080 monitor. Most laptops sold today are 720p or 1600*900. Desktop monitors sold today are usually 1080p or a step up from that.

A dedicated graphics card will get you a lot:
-The textures will be offloaded from the system memory, which should speed app performance any time you're running a 3d game.
-DirectX 11 effects look awesome.
-Framerates will improve, and should remain steady even when your computer is doing other tasks.
-Finally, a dedicated graphics card should make streaming video a little less processor intensive.

As we've been discussing in the laptop topics, the laptop Radeon 5650 will run Civ 5 at high specs, DX11, with no AA, with incredible framerates. So the $80 - $85 desktop Radeon 5670s should be more than Civ 5 needs. You might be able to run FSAA with that, or you might need a step up, I'm not sure.
 
Hey guys.
Sorry to hijack a bit but its kind of relevant and you all seem pretty knowledgeable.
Is it worth it to upgrade from the radeon 565v to the 5730 for $93 (=approx US$70)

Thanks in advance.
 
TopDog said:
Hey guys.
Sorry to hijack a bit but its kind of relevant and you all seem pretty knowledgeable.
Is it worth it to upgrade from the radeon 565v to the 5730 for $93 (=approx US$70)

Thanks in advance.
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Nope, the mobility 5650 and 5730 have almost identical specifications.

Edit: Thought it was a typo, if it really is a 565v not 5650, then the 5730 is well worth the $100 :blush:
 
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