Best laptop build for Fallout 4?

[Smokedice]

Hi, I have this game but it can't even run more than 20 fps on my rig:
XPS 12
Windows 10
Nvidia GT 540m
Intel Core i7

I really don't know enough about the best hardware I would need, I feel like buying an Alienware for under $2000 but my college friends tell me that's not the way to go, and I never asked them for help sadly. If anyone can advise me on what type of processor or graphics card or whatever I should get, and if it would still fall under $2000 (is it possible to float close to $1000?), I'd greatly appreciate that!

[Smokedice]

Escrito originalmente por skywalkr_00:

Please buy a laptop . Then i give you 2 days before you come moaning " FALLOUT 4 DOESN'T START BETHESDA SUCKSSSS "

Every single game I have has started on my current laptop....but I'll let you know what happens on the new one

[IllicitSmile]

Escrito originalmente por skywalkr_00:

Please buy a laptop . Then i give you 2 days before you come moaning " FALLOUT 4 DOESN'T START BETHESDA SUCKSSSS "

300 hours. FO4 always starts. no ctd, no whining about patches messing things up. I click play and my MSI gives me more fun.

[IllicitSmile]

Escrito originalmente por taeles:

Escrito originalmente por amerika*:

Gaming on a laptop not only costs more but produces much lower FPS overall. As others have said it's always better and cheaper to game on a desktop and get almost 100% more power/longevity out of it in regards to playing games. Also, one of the downsides of gaming laptops that few talk about is that over time the massivea mount of heat they product will degrade the components. During the first few months of constant play it will work fine but at some point the heat becomes too much and heat insulation components will stop working as well. Eventually your lapotp will start clocking itself down due to it not being able to keep up with the heat and you'll end up with super choppy and inconsistent performance.

This has happened with all of my laptops and with virtually all of my friends laptops.

So you pay more money for a product that will producer much lower performance and will, most likely, eventually break for the one reason you bought it.

If you have to have the laptop due to work/school/travel and still want to game make sure you buy one that has been thorougly heat tested and has a long long warranty.

1, every gaming laptop ive owned for the last six years (all asus and latest msi) have worked perfectly day 1 till i packed them up and gave to family members after upgrading to a new laptop. don't bunch every laptop in the world in to one solid heating issue because heating issues are only an issue with poorly ventilated laptops.

2, the fps difference between laptop and desktop reduced significantly with the 9m series nvidias because nvidia figured out... i assume magic since im not that familiar with the details... how to make a better mobile card. and then nvidia made a 980 gtx desktop card in a laptop and well, fps issues aren't one if you own one of these.

3, quit arguing price people. you all are forgetting one important fact here. a laptop gamer does so on a laptop for easy mobility and if they own a gaming laptop and are looking at a new gaming laptop they are already aware of the pricetag and it isnt an issue.

bravo. my laptop does not have the same performance as my desktop. so. it does what I want. mine cost under a thousand... and so far so good. yes dropping a 1tb ssd did pump it up a bit. Great post.

[Qnomei]

I bought a Sager NP 8651 for gaming and college. The base price was around $1200 (no OS) and after adding a few things (16GB RAM, a really high quality IPS panel, and windows) I paid under $1500. This one is pretty much what I have, but with a 6th gen i7 instead of a 4th gen (performance wise they are equivalent.) This one also has a G-sync IPS monitor upgrade option for the same price I paid for my monitor upgrade, which mine did not have.

http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8657-clevo-p650re3-p-8677.html

Configure this laptop the way I configured mine, and the price (without cash discount) is $1,394

I play the game with most settings on ultra, 1080p, and all gameworks features off at 60fps.

Before I even bought it, I knew I overpaid for the performance I was getting, but it's impossible not to like everyone has already said. If you can afford to wait a few months, the next generation of mobile GPU's will absolutely destroy what you can buy today. Ultimately I will build a very powerful desktop, but in the meantime all the new hardware coming out might prompt me to upgrade to a better laptop already. If the price is right, of course.

[Alienowl]

Escrito originalmente por Qnomei:

I bought a Sager NP 8651 for gaming and college. The base price was around $1200 (no OS) and after adding a few things (16GB RAM, a really high quality IPS panel, and windows) I paid under $1500. This one is pretty much what I have, but with a 6th gen i7 instead of a 4th gen (performance wise they are equivalent.) This one also has a G-sync IPS monitor upgrade option for the same price I paid for my monitor upgrade, which mine did not have.

http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8657-clevo-p650re3-p-8677.html

Configure this laptop the way I configured mine, and the price (without cash discount) is $1,394

I play the game with most settings on ultra, 1080p, and all gameworks features off at 60fps.

Before I even bought it, I knew I overpaid for the performance I was getting, but it's impossible not to like everyone has already said. If you can afford to wait a few months, the next generation of mobile GPU's will absolutely destroy what you can buy today. Ultimately I will build a very powerful desktop, but in the meantime all the new hardware coming out might prompt me to upgrade to a better laptop already. If the price is right, of course.

Sager is the way to go! Good machines.

[WC4L420]

Escrito originalmente por taeles:

Escrito originalmente por amerika*:

Gaming on a laptop not only costs more but produces much lower FPS overall. As others have said it's always better and cheaper to game on a desktop and get almost 100% more power/longevity out of it in regards to playing games. Also, one of the downsides of gaming laptops that few talk about is that over time the massivea mount of heat they product will degrade the components. During the first few months of constant play it will work fine but at some point the heat becomes too much and heat insulation components will stop working as well. Eventually your lapotp will start clocking itself down due to it not being able to keep up with the heat and you'll end up with super choppy and inconsistent performance.

This has happened with all of my laptops and with virtually all of my friends laptops.

So you pay more money for a product that will producer much lower performance and will, most likely, eventually break for the one reason you bought it.

If you have to have the laptop due to work/school/travel and still want to game make sure you buy one that has been thorougly heat tested and has a long long warranty.

1, every gaming laptop ive owned for the last six years (all asus and latest msi) have worked perfectly day 1 till i packed them up and gave to family members after upgrading to a new laptop. don't bunch every laptop in the world in to one solid heating issue because heating issues are only an issue with poorly ventilated laptops.

2, the fps difference between laptop and desktop reduced significantly with the 9m series nvidias because nvidia figured out... i assume magic since im not that familiar with the details... how to make a better mobile card. and then nvidia made a 980 gtx desktop card in a laptop and well, fps issues aren't one if you own one of these.

3, quit arguing price people. you all are forgetting one important fact here. a laptop gamer does so on a laptop for easy mobility and if they own a gaming laptop and are looking at a new gaming laptop they are already aware of the pricetag and it isnt an issue.

I just wanted to add in to #2.

The 9xxm series was a rebranded 6xx series with better thermals I believe.

They did however, jam the full 980's in some laptops recently. I'm assuming through using a smaller die and improving thermals and power comsumption.

To the heart of the matter. OP if you just want a laptop for Fallout 4 there is an ROG laptop with an I7 6700HQ and a 960m in it for just under a grand. Last time i checked it was $970ish.

here is a link. : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232769

EDIT: This should run it medium-high, with some things turned off. If you want ultra @ 4k, your looking at the $2000-$3000 range.

[RealityQuotient]

I'm playing on an Asus ROG G750JH, it's over two years old. I won't see 60 fps but I run on ultra and right now I'm using the Resurrection mod which can absolutely DESTROY your FPS...running like a champ.

[WC4L420]

Escrito originalmente por digital_trucker:

I'm playing on an Asus ROG G750JH, it's over two years old. I won't see 60 fps but I run on ultra and right now I'm using the Resurrection mod which can absolutely DESTROY your FPS...running like a champ.

This has a slightly faster GPU in it then the one i suggested. And the CPU is 2 generations older.

Thanks for backing my suggestion up. :)

For kicks though, I can get Fallout 4 running on my laptop too.
I5 3230m
GT 730m
8gb DDR3

It's just an old Acer, but at least I get console quality out of it still.
(Insert PC Master Race Joke)

[Qnomei]

Escrito originalmente por D3TH5150:

The 9xxm series was a rebranded 6xx series with better thermals I believe.

Not quite. The 9xxm series is cut-down second revision maxwell cards. the 6xx series is kepler.

[IllicitSmile]

Escrito originalmente por Qnomei:

I bought a Sager NP 8651 for gaming and college. The base price was around $1200 (no OS) and after adding a few things (16GB RAM, a really high quality IPS panel, and windows) I paid under $1500. This one is pretty much what I have, but with a 6th gen i7 instead of a 4th gen (performance wise they are equivalent.) This one also has a G-sync IPS monitor upgrade option for the same price I paid for my monitor upgrade, which mine did not have.

http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8657-clevo-p650re3-p-8677.html

Configure this laptop the way I configured mine, and the price (without cash discount) is $1,394

I play the game with most settings on ultra, 1080p, and all gameworks features off at 60fps.

Before I even bought it, I knew I overpaid for the performance I was getting, but it's impossible not to like everyone has already said. If you can afford to wait a few months, the next generation of mobile GPU's will absolutely destroy what you can buy today. Ultimately I will build a very powerful desktop, but in the meantime all the new hardware coming out might prompt me to upgrade to a better laptop already. If the price is right, of course.

sounds like you got a deal. Those sagers aren't cheap. bravo!

[Smokedice]

Escrito originalmente por Qnomei:

I bought a Sager NP 8651 for gaming and college. The base price was around $1200 (no OS) and after adding a few things (16GB RAM, a really high quality IPS panel, and windows) I paid under $1500. This one is pretty much what I have, but with a 6th gen i7 instead of a 4th gen (performance wise they are equivalent.) This one also has a G-sync IPS monitor upgrade option for the same price I paid for my monitor upgrade, which mine did not have.

http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8657-clevo-p650re3-p-8677.html

Configure this laptop the way I configured mine, and the price (without cash discount) is $1,394

I play the game with most settings on ultra, 1080p, and all gameworks features off at 60fps.

Before I even bought it, I knew I overpaid for the performance I was getting, but it's impossible not to like everyone has already said. If you can afford to wait a few months, the next generation of mobile GPU's will absolutely destroy what you can buy today. Ultimately I will build a very powerful desktop, but in the meantime all the new hardware coming out might prompt me to upgrade to a better laptop already. If the price is right, of course.

What does the warranty cover?

[Qnomei]

Escrito originalmente por Rawfire:

What does the warranty cover?

It's one year, and covers most of the laptop as far as I can tell. If you put something in it bought from somewhere else that won't be covered. The exact words (They gave me a little folded thing with all the details) of the warranty are, "This warranty applies only to hardware products manufactured by or for Sager that can be identified by the 'Sager' trademark, trade name, or logo affixed to them..." Technical support is free and has no expiration.

[Smokedice]

Well I just played a bit on the alienware 15 and it is perfect!

[Panda-Bishop]

Bit late to the party, but the reason Alienware is generally dumped on is because they were awesome. "Were" being the operative word.

You got what you paid for with Alienware, but then Dell bought them out and switched to their own supply chain for parts (which is standard Dell parts), but kept the Alienware pricing. You're literally buying a rebranded Dell laptop, that premium you paid is just for the brand - any other brand's laptop with the same specs would be cheaper and just as good.

So it's not that the Dellienware is bad, it's just overpriced. You weren't ripped off as badly because of the sale, but competing brands would have also had sales, so you might have saved even more if you looked a bit harder.

[ALWAYS_ANGRON]

*sigh* Get a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ actual Desktop if you expect to play AAA game with great settings. Otherwise, enjoy overheating hardware, crappy hardware, terrible prices, no customization (so you have to buy a new laptop instead of just ugrading a piece).