Budget Laptop Convertible

[Septimus-Prime]

I'm planing to buy an HP SPECTRE X360 15inch lastest version which has an Nvidia GeForce 940MX with 16GB RAM, I think it's upgrable to 32 GB, it contains an SSD ofcourse. Will it run okay?

[mhenry_101381]

A 940M is basically a mid 700 series desktop GPU. Never combine budget and gaming.

[Septimus-Prime]

Originally posted by mhenry_101381:

A 940M is basically a mid 700 series desktop GPU. Never combine budget and gaming.

I'm lost please explain.

[mhenry_101381]

Mobile GPUs are scaled down to work within the confines and power limitations of laptops. They don't get the airflow or dedicated power a desktop GPU gets. If they did, they would be too hot and burn out.

[Septimus-Prime]

Originally posted by mhenry_101381:

Mobile GPUs are scaled down to work within the confines and power limitations of laptops. They don't get the airflow or dedicated power a desktop GPU gets. If they did, they would be too hot and burn out.

What do you reccommed if I wanna budget?

[mhenry_101381]

http://www.logicalincrements.com/

If you want to game anything seriously, don't go budget. This site will show different levels of performance based on performance and price but geared towards desktops. Most hardware is the same, CPUs and GPUs will be different, research is required. SSDs are the same for both, HDD's may differ in performance, they are smaller in size, 2.5" vs 3.5".

https://www.cyberpowerpc.com/

They have a really nice selection of laptops and other systems. Plenty of customization options. Laptops are pretty much fixed except for ram, storage and accessories.

[Roast Goose]

Originally posted by Septimus-Prime:

Originally posted by mhenry_101381:

Mobile GPUs are scaled down to work within the confines and power limitations of laptops. They don't get the airflow or dedicated power a desktop GPU gets. If they did, they would be too hot and burn out.

What do you reccommed if I wanna budget?

Build a desktop for PC gaming. That way you can add in parts later and swap weak components out for stronger ones when your budget allows. Desktop rigs are more expensive at first, but use decent quality parts and you can keep that machine running for a while. I'm still using the same CPU, motherboard, HDD and SSD after 5 years.

[Septimus-Prime]

I am aiming for $1700 convertible notebook, I'll get a sager later eventually.

[mhenry_101381]

Originally posted by Roast Goose:

Originally posted by Septimus-Prime:

What do you reccommed if I wanna budget?

Build a desktop for PC gaming. That way you can add in parts later and swap weak components out for stronger ones when your budget allows. Desktop rigs are more expensive at first, but use decent quality parts and you can keep that machine running for a while. I'm still using the same CPU, motherboard, HDD and SSD after 5 years.

My rig has been a constant build. My board, CPU and ram are about 3 years old, previous board/cpu went out after about 1.5 years. Multiple HDDs were replaced because they were Seagate Barracudas, the defective model of that brand. I have WD Blacks in there now for media storage with SSDs for games and OS. Looking at a board/CPU/ram replacement because my board is showing signs of wear and tear with the SATA ports. They will be replaced in a year. Building a desktop is more expensive but once built, you can upgrade parts after a few years vs with a laptop, you have to buy a whole new one. Laptop replacement parts for some reason have a tendency to be more expensive, pending on where you get them.

[JohnMars78]

I have an older model of a MSI gaming laptop, similar specs with that HP, but with a 960gtx video processor (2GB RAM). It's running the game with no problems with : 1600x900 resolution,
low texture resolution, low level of detail, low shadow quality, everything else turned off except some texture filtering. Going higher with any one of those kills the graphics card, especially because of the small amount of dedicated RAM. However, there is no stuttering and it looks good. I would recommend a gaming laptop with a 1060gtx (3GB RAM minimum) in order to run this game properly. I'm quite sure that 940mx cannot handle it.

[Septimus-Prime]

An HP ENVY x360 Convertible Laptop -15t touch should handle it, if I saw right, it has a GTX 930M.

[JohnMars78]

That's even worse than the first one you posted, HP SPECTRE X360 15inch. Not even for gaming at all.

[Septimus-Prime]

Originally posted by JohnMars78:

That's even worse than the first one you posted, HP SPECTRE X360 15inch. Not even for gaming at all.

A youtuber claimed its a GTX 930.

[mhenry_101381]

Originally posted by Septimus-Prime:

Originally posted by JohnMars78:

That's even worse than the first one you posted, HP SPECTRE X360 15inch. Not even for gaming at all.

A youtuber claimed its a GTX 930.

which is like a low 700 series or mid 600 series desktop card. Hardly playable.

[Septimus-Prime]

GTX 930?! Seriously? I thought minimum is GTX 650.

[mhenry_101381]

Originally posted by Septimus-Prime:

GTX 930?! Seriously? I thought minimum is GTX 650.

It's a mobile version. It's not the same as a desktop version by a mile.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-750-Ti-vs-GeForce-930M

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GT-730-vs-GeForce-930M

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Nvidia-GeForce-GTX-650-vs-GeForce-930M

You can play it but don't expect 1080, maybe 720. Like we told you there is no such thing as "budget gaming." The next round of AAA games will leave that in the dust.