A "Cheap" Laptop Build That Could Run Fallout 4 Smothly on Medium

[Noob On The Run]

Thanks In Advance.

[Yhwach]

Why a laptop build?
If it's for mobility, you'll run into money problems considering the parts and even pre-built ones are more expensive than desktops.
Btw, NO cheap laptop, depending on your definition of cheap, can run it smoothly on medium:

If you want to build your own:
..don't.


Pre-Made:
Option 1 -
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np7256-clevo-n155rd1-p-8671.html

Option 2 -
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-NVIDIA-Windows-E5-575G-53VG/dp/B01DT4A2R4/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1475918110&sr=1-4&keywords=gaming+laptop

If you want to take a chance and get something cheaper than these then be my guest, there's no guaruntee It'll run Fallout 4 right, and I doubt it will.

[Mad Magoo]

What you ask for is mutually exclusive.

[Noob On The Run]

Originally posted by GG Mafia III:

Why a laptop build?
If it's for mobility, you'll run into money problems considering the parts and even pre-built ones are more expensive than desktops.
Btw, NO cheap laptop, depending on your definition of cheap, can run it smoothly on medium:

If you want to build your own:
..don't.


Pre-Made:
Option 1 -
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np7256-clevo-n155rd1-p-8671.html

Option 2 -
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-NVIDIA-Windows-E5-575G-53VG/dp/B01DT4A2R4/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1475918110&sr=1-4&keywords=gaming+laptop

If you want to take a chance and get something cheaper than these then be my guest, there's no guaruntee It'll run Fallout 4 right, and I doubt it will.

Thank you for the 2nd option.. yea 550 is cheap enough.. i will resarch more and decide..

[Qnomei]

Get something with a GTX 960m or better, make sure the CPU is an i5 or i7 and does NOT have a U or Y at the end of its name, and don't even think about buying an AMD laptop.

Originally posted by UnknowN R.I.P CSGO HACKERSWON:

Thank you for the 2nd option.. yea 550 is cheap enough.. i will resarch more and decide..

http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=5013&game=Fallout+4&p_make=Intel&p_deriv=Core+i5-6200U+2.3GHz&gc_make=Nvidia&gc_deriv=GeForce+940MX+2GB&ram=8&screenRes_width_FPS=1920&screenRes_height_FPS=1080&checkSubmit=#systemRequirements

That second option isn't powerful enough to run the game.If you could even get it working on something like that you would be playing on lowest settings and crashing all the time. From what I have seen, the lowest price laptop that could run Fallout 4 on medium settings is $800-$900.

[ChemicalBacon]

Definition of "cheap"?

[terryt3535]

6 months ago I tried to find a low end gaming laptop for under $600 U.S. for a friend. After a couple of weeks I saw a Quad i7 and a GTX 660M for $579 at the 'egg for 18 hours, but he missed it. The only chance for under $600 is to know exactly what minimum specs you want and catch a sale, wait in line for 12 hours on Black Friday, or wait until February '17 for closeout sales.

[Qnomei]

Originally posted by terryt3535:

6 months ago I tried to find a low end gaming laptop for under $600 U.S. for a friend. After a couple of weeks I saw a Quad i7 and a GTX 660M for $579 at the 'egg for 18 hours, but he missed it. The only chance for under $600 is to know exactly what minimum specs you want and catch a sale, wait in line for 12 hours on Black Friday, or wait until February '17 for closeout sales.

The GTX 660M doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Fallout 4. Like I said before, OP's budget would have to be around $800-$900 to get the performance they want.

http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=688&gid2=483&compare=geforce-gtx-660m-vs-geforce-gtx-550-ti

[terryt3535]

Originally posted by Qnomei:

The GTX 660M doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Fallout 4. Like I said before, OP's budget would have to be around $800-$900 to get the performance they want.

The GTX 660M is close enough to work, but yes it really should be a GTX 680M for a good experience. The best option might be to save money up and wait to see if someone comes out with the GTX 1050 in a laptop.

[ShocksVR #AirLink]

Don't go too cheap on a laptop.
Unlike a desktop, if something goes out you can't replace it and your're fooked. And if me, I would stay away from cheap brands/series.
Just get a good business grade laptop (Thinkpad, EliteBook, Latitude, Tecra/Portege, Surface series, Macbook). Then spend another $600 on a PC gaming console.

For example: I have a 5 year old gaming laptop that has been my primary computer. (was $1300; Toshiba Qosmio x500 18" monster laptop; zero quality issues). I want to get a new computer but this laptop is still great for everyday computing; and I love using it. So instead, I'm going to buy a PC gaming console, similar to a STEAM Box; which is upgradable !!!

If you're set on a gaming laptop, try to get a cheaper Alienware laptop from Delloutlet (they have some deals sometimes like ~$800) and make sure it's newer enough to use the Alienware external GPU. What this means is, you can buy an external GPU case from Alienware for $200 and popin a GTX 1080 or better in a few years.

As for GPU; try to get a 1000 series GPU; since the desktop and laptop versions are for the first time finally the same thing; YES!! They are the freaking same!! (laptop may be downclocked a bit). Anything older than a 980 in a laptop will not be the same as the desktop counterpart. Thus no gimmick "M" in the name. SO the above examples of GTX 660M or 680M are old.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/08/nvidia-pascal-laptop-specs-gtx-1080/

GTX 660M doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Fallout 4. Like I said before, OP's budget would have to be around $800-$900 to get the performance they want.

Ya, I have a GTX 460m (about 20% slower) and it cannot play FO4. Thus, I boguht it again for Xbox.

[Noob On The Run]

which laptop video card should run it?
the laptop must have a i5 and 8 gb i understand but which video card?

thanks for all

[YouDieNow]

Originally posted by UnknowN R.I.P CSGO HACKERSWON:

which laptop video card should run it?
the laptop must have a i5 and 8 gb i understand but which video card?

thanks for all

At minimum, you'll want a 860M or above. I have logged well over 700 hours total with my laptop (i7, 860M, 8 GB ram).

It runs at 55 - 60 fps with a mix of low / med settings (occasional drop to mid 40s in downtown boston), and God Rays turned off.

[Professor Hashtag]

Originally posted by Qnomei:

Originally posted by terryt3535:

6 months ago I tried to find a low end gaming laptop for under $600 U.S. for a friend. After a couple of weeks I saw a Quad i7 and a GTX 660M for $579 at the 'egg for 18 hours, but he missed it. The only chance for under $600 is to know exactly what minimum specs you want and catch a sale, wait in line for 12 hours on Black Friday, or wait until February '17 for closeout sales.

The GTX 660M doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Fallout 4. Like I said before, OP's budget would have to be around $800-$900 to get the performance they want.

http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=688&gid2=483&compare=geforce-gtx-660m-vs-geforce-gtx-550-ti

now i know the gtx 650 and 660m are different but my 650 could run it at medium at 30-60 fps

[Yhwach]

Originally posted by Qnomei:

Get something with a GTX 960m or better, make sure the CPU is an i5 or i7 and does NOT have a U or Y at the end of its name, and don't even think about buying an AMD laptop.

Originally posted by UnknowN R.I.P CSGO HACKERSWON:

Thank you for the 2nd option.. yea 550 is cheap enough.. i will resarch more and decide..

http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=5013&game=Fallout+4&p_make=Intel&p_deriv=Core+i5-6200U+2.3GHz&gc_make=Nvidia&gc_deriv=GeForce+940MX+2GB&ram=8&screenRes_width_FPS=1920&screenRes_height_FPS=1080&checkSubmit=#systemRequirements

That second option isn't powerful enough to run the game.If you could even get it working on something like that you would be playing on lowest settings and crashing all the time. From what I have seen, the lowest price laptop that could run Fallout 4 on medium settings is $800-$900.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWnlXjCP-2U
You may want to do some more research, ignoring your posts from now on.
Your budget set is also wrong, gives more of a reason to invalidate all your posts.

This one is on sale now:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0AY-00PU-00003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE8i-8jAJu8

[Qnomei]

Originally posted by Scarecrow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWnlXjCP-2U
You may want to do some more research, ignoring your posts from now on.
Your budget set is also wrong, gives more of a reason to invalidate all your posts.

This one is on sale now:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0AY-00PU-00003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE8i-8jAJu8

I did not account for sales, only listed prices. My point still stands, because that laptop's list price is $949. The largest factor in price when it comes to laptops with the same CPU and GPU would be the case, screen, and amount/type of storeage. Going cheap in those areas isn't good either. Sure, you can even get APU cards to "run" the game, but it doesn't mean that the game will be playable. I should have been more specific, since I was refering to OP's requirements in the context of this thread. (Medium, smoothly, native 1080p.) He said medium smoothly, not ultra in a slide show. Also, the second video you linked shows a laptop with a much more powerful CPU than the one on sale.

[Dex]

1) cheap
2) laptop
3) good

Choose two.