You can currently find the MSI gaming 8GB version at a few local shops like Best Buy for $717. It’s an incredible deal considering our market prices—honestly, it's the top-tier model here.
Honestly, for nearly the same price, you could have picked this up back home with a full three-year warranty. Usually, the standard is just two years here in the States—like what you'd get at Best Buy—and after that, you're basically on your own if something breaks. But hey, it’s still a solid choice.
Look, the GTX 1650 and the GTX 1050 aren't the same GPU. Generally speaking, those are your cheapest options that still come with a 3-year warranty, which likely makes them the best value for your money
With how things are priced right now, you're getting way more bang for your buck going with the GTX 1060. Another thing to consider is whether you can actually afford to wait a few weeks or even a couple of months...
Sophia Ross7 said:http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/laptops...09DELL/product/ Looking at this long-term, would this be a smarter play if I plan to upgrade the SSD and RAM later, compared to that other model featuring the GTX 1050? Portability is my priority—I need to move easily between home, the office, and around the apartment—and I want a laptop that actually offers graphics performance comparable to a desktop setup. That first link caught my eye because it comes with 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD right out of the box. As far as operating systems go, I have the option of getting Windows 7 Pro 64-bit and then paying a little extra to upgrade to Windows 10 later. Just how much weaker is the 1050ti compared to the 1060? It might actually be worth just waiting a couple of months.
The "problem" here is that you could build a PC with a similar GPU and a 24" IPS monitor for maybe 60-70% of what that laptop costs.
Honestly, you should probably hold off on waiting for the Kaby Lake and 10xx series to hit the laptop market, especially here in the States. For the first time in forever, AMD actually has some interesting chips for laptops—like Polaris 11 or even Polaris 10—but it’s like they don't even exist over here. I can't remember seeing a single decent deal on a laptop with a decent AMD GPU in this country. It's the same story with Zen processors; we likely won't see those landing in laptops anytime soon, maybe by summer at the earliest.
As for desktops, sure, they're great, but hey, if people actually need portability, they've got their work cut out for them...
That’s just way too expensive. I’ve even seen some Dell laptops out there with a GTX 1050, and even those MSI models—which are pretty hard to find around here—are priced just as high as the one he linked.
What I was actually getting at is whether a GTX 1050 or a GTX 1050Ti could replace these laptops featuring the 960M or 965M if we looked at slightly more affordable configurations down below.$3000
Word on the street is they’ll be releasing laptops equipped with the GTX 1050 and 1050Ti, which would definitely fit right into your initial budget. They’ll likely pair them with an i5 processor and 8GB of RAM, among other specs.
I've been scouring the web looking for an RX 480 8GB, specifically hunting through various marketplaces and auction sites to see what kind of deals are actually out there. It’s like trying to find a decent used car on Craigslist—you know they exist, but you have to sift through a lot of junk to find one that isn't going to break down the moment you drive it home.
It crashed. $67 It happened overnight. One of the best custom RX 480 models is suddenly sitting there at almost the lowest price point available.
Of course, GPU prices are bound to slide even further eventually—say, the 470 might drop at least $33 more, since we've seen them hit those levels a few times before. On the flip side, RAM could just as easily head $33 up, which means... 😁
At this rate, you could spend forever just waiting for things to get cheaper. Regardless, it's probably smarter to just hold out for some decent Pentium deals
Henry Campbell4, you nailed it—that was a smart move pairing the Pentium with a discounted $533 rx 470. Honestly, it’s about as balanced a CPU-to-GPU combo as you can get for that setup.
Exactly. You'll need the 4+4 pin for the CPU and the 6+2 pin for the GPU.
By the way, what kind of temperatures are you seeing on the CPU and GPU when under load? It could potentially be an overheating issue, though I suspect the power supply is the more likely culprit here.
Dell, if nothing else, you should at least look into the warranty—especially if they’re still running that promotion where they offer a repair plus a partial refund.
Even some titles struggle to hit 60fps, looking at things like Mafia 3, Watch Dogs 2, or even certain entries in Assassin's Creed... On the flip side, Gears of War 4 has those heavy loading screens and crazy scaling, but the optimization is actually fantastic and keeps the FPS high. It’s the same story with Witcher 3.
Honestly, a basic quad-core just isn't the right match anymore for any GPU better than a 980ti or a GTX 1070—sometimes even for those.
George, what do you mean it doesn't? I've linked several games before where both the i7 4790 and the FX 83 XX were pushed right to their absolute limits. Some game engines are designed to scale up to 16 threads—though, obviously, they won't redline all of them simultaneously at once.
Yeah, building your own rigs has definitely seen a massive surge in popularity lately, especially compared to those overpriced, pre-built branded setups that hit the shelves.
I don't expect AMD to have anything even remotely close to this for the $167 generation. The best they might do is drop that "i5-tier" CPU ranking down to somewhere around $333 +/-, which isn't out of the question, along with the 4c8t configuration. We are looking at some seriously interesting times ahead for the CPU market.