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what Mar 2, 2014 @ 1:55pm

Laptop that can run TF2 under $500

Yet again, I post another thread. Anyway, I'm looking for a LAPTOP that can run some simple games like Minecraft and TF2 at medium to high settings. I hope Rove sees this, he is very helpful. Suggestions appreciated!

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Gixanix Mar 2, 2014 @ 2:18pm

DON'T GET A LAPTOP

TwoTimingTim Mar 2, 2014 @ 2:23pm

+1 i play on a laptop sometimes and on tf2 i get around 30 fps on low... i dont have a dedicated graphics on it though... i never played minecraft on this... but i imagine that wont be hard to get from this but tf2 is a no...

Originally posted by IP3NIX:
DON'T GET A LAPTOP

what Mar 2, 2014 @ 2:41pm

Originally posted by TwoTimingTim:
+1 i play on a laptop sometimes and on tf2 i get around 30 fps on low... i dont have a dedicated graphics on it though... i never played minecraft on this... but i imagine that wont be hard to get from this but tf2 is a no...
Originally posted by IP3NIX:
DON'T GET A LAPTOP

I have 2 houses, thats why.

_I_ Mar 2, 2014 @ 3:06pm

then spend over $800 on a laptop
find an i5 or i7 with a gtx card

tf2 likes 2 fast cores and a good gpu

this is $650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231239

* Intel Core i5 3230M (2.60GHz)
* 8GB Memory 750GB HDD
* NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
* Windows 8 64-Bit

Last edited by _I_; Mar 2, 2014 @ 3:21pm

what Mar 2, 2014 @ 4:22pm

Originally posted by _I_:
then spend over $800 on a laptop
find an i5 or i7 with a gtx card

tf2 likes 2 fast cores and a good gpu

this is $650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231239

* Intel Core i5 3230M (2.60GHz)
* 8GB Memory 750GB HDD
* NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
* Windows 8 64-Bit

I'll take a peek at it.
EDIT: Meh, looks cool but I want to save a bit of cash. Thanks for the suggestion tho!

Last edited by what; Mar 2, 2014 @ 4:28pm

Rove Mar 2, 2014 @ 4:40pm

Would a portable PC that can hook up to television in each house be a option?

I really don't recommend laptops. For $500 you should look for one with a A8 or A10 AMD APU or i5 with Intel HD 4600 probably. AMD APU A10 is the best choice. Might be lucky and score okay dedicated graphics card but don't count on it.

Last edited by Rove; Mar 2, 2014 @ 4:40pm

what Mar 2, 2014 @ 4:47pm

Originally posted by Rove:
Would a portable PC that can hook up to television in each house be a option?

I really don't recommend laptops. For $500 you should look for one with a A8 or A10 AMD APU or i5 with Intel HD 4600 probably. AMD APU A10 is the best choice. Might be lucky and score okay dedicated graphics card but don't count on it.

Okay, cool you stopped by, Rove. But yeah, I'll surf the internet for some good deals.

Rove Mar 2, 2014 @ 5:41pm

Again as I keep repeating, desktop desktop desktop.

However if you really must have a laptop this is the best I found for the price:

* CPU Model: A10-5750M with Radeon™ HD 8650G
* CPU Line: AMD Quad-Core A10-Series APU for Notebooks ( 4 core 3.5GHz, 4GHz Turbo)
* GPU Model: AMD Radeon HD 8650G (integrated graphics @ 409.34 GFLOPS)
* Hard Drive size: 750GB
* Memory Amount: 8GB
In stores only (Walmart)
$498.00

http://shop.amd.com/us/All/Detail/Notebook/E0J75UA?SearchFacets=category%3ANotebook&ResultsPerPage=90

OR

http://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Silver-17.3-Pavilion-17-e049wm-Laptop-PC-with-AMD-Elite-Quad-Core-A10-5750M-Accelerated-Processor-and-Windows-8-Operating-System/25139245?wmlspartner=kmZjHBYatgE&sourceid=24477116900399809211&oid=223073.1&affillinktype=10&veh=aff

It does come with a free copy of Battlefield 4 as a positive thing. It probably has to play at lower settings and lower resolution that the screen is capable of but I guess it will work.

It's a nice PC for the money but it's not a great gaming computer, better than PS3 but below PS4 as a basic way to measure it. You will likely have to play things at reduced settings or resolutions (above PS3 console quality still) and there will come a time all too soon when it's just not enough to keep on running your games on this for most new releases.

_I_ Mar 2, 2014 @ 6:17pm

amd mobile apus are not fast enough for tf2 on mid-max
they will overheat and throttle

Last edited by _I_; Mar 2, 2014 @ 6:18pm

Rove Mar 2, 2014 @ 6:22pm

It's TF2, you gotta be kidding me.

We are talking about the same "Team Fortress 2" here right?

Last edited by Rove; Mar 2, 2014 @ 6:34pm

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_I_ Mar 2, 2014 @ 6:53pm

unless you dont mind a low res and it looking like a slidewhow in a larger battle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEwJyzjnQkA
noice the empty server and lack of fps

Last edited by _I_; Mar 2, 2014 @ 7:06pm

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Rove Mar 2, 2014 @ 7:08pm

Originally posted by _I_:
unless you dont mind a low res and it looking like a slidewhow in a larger battle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FUkbQyJrpg

You've lost it.

That video is of a C-50 Ultra-mobile APU. C-50!!!!!! 1GHz, 2 cores. Not for games, barely for Windows 7, better for Android.

That's a 1GHz dual core CPU. Wonder why it doesn't play great? It barely beats the minimum specs which call for a 1.7GHz single core CPU and recommended is a 3GHz single core.

Also I'd be scared to run Windows 7 or 8 with that. Windows XP, Android or some types of Linux would be fine though.

The A10 5750m CPU has 4 cores at 3.5GHz with 4GHz Turbo. It's more than 4 times faster than the recommended specs. It should be able to play it GREAT. It's over 7 times better than the C-50 ultra-mobile APU so I'd think the FPS, quality and whatever else would be pretty nice.

Last edited by Rove; Mar 2, 2014 @ 7:08pm

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_I_ Mar 2, 2014 @ 7:08pm

link fixed, check again

and find a better tf2 gameplay vid with a amd mobile apu if you can

again tf2 only needs 2 fast cores, amd cores are not fast

Last edited by _I_; Mar 2, 2014 @ 7:10pm

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Rove Mar 2, 2014 @ 7:12pm

Originally posted by _I_:
link fixed, check again

FPS: Without Recording
High:30-50
Medium:40-60
Low:50-70

Also he's playing at 1366*768 resolution.

I'm actually surprised i's not better, but it's playable at high and good FPS at medium.

I'm specially surprised it's not higher since the C-50 is getting 10-30 FPS even when recording.

The laptop I suggested comes with BF4 and I would assume that means it can play it.

Last edited by Rove; Mar 2, 2014 @ 7:20pm

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_I_ Mar 2, 2014 @ 7:21pm

bf4 will use 4 cores, and is less demanding on the gpu

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