New computer suggestions.

[PsYcNeT]

Originally Posted by Vulcan

Use shopbot.ca to find best component prices. Memory express should match + except in MIRs.

http://www.shopbot.ca/

Yeah if you wanna do the leg work, they match and beat by 5%. Pretty swanky.

[Jbo]

nm fixed it

[GGG]

Would a computer like this run star citizen on max settings?

And if I want to use a TV as a monitor what to I need to look for in a TV to make it work. For me I envision using this thing as a media server as well.

[PsYcNeT]

Originally Posted by GGG

Would a computer like this run star citizen on max settings?

And if I want to use a TV as a monitor what to I need to look for in a TV to make it work. For me I envision using this thing as a media server as well.

It would be close, but likely not fully. SC is CryEngine3, and to run CryEngine3 on max (including AA, AF etc) you typically need an SLI/Crossfire solution (which is okay, because CryEngine loooooves SLI/Crossfire). It's possible the new 780Ti or the 290X could run it without issue, but unlikely as even a Titan only runs 1920x1080 Crysis 3 @ ~50-55 FPS with everything on Very High (but with low MSAA).

http://www.techspot.com/review/644-n...tan/page4.html (I know it shows Crysis 3 @1920x1200 but you can extrapolate an extra 5 FPS or so from that for 1080)

Chris Roberts has said that Star Citizen is made for PCs, and in such, he wants it to pull everything it possibly can from hardware. That said, the game wont be in full release till late 2014/early 2015, which will have much faster hardware as the standard. Will a 770/280X be good? It sure will. Will it be able to max it with a stable 60 FPS at all times? No.

As far as using a TV, keep in mind 1920x1080 on a PC looks way better on a 24/27 inch monitor than it does on a 60 inch TV. All modern HDTVs will work fine with modern videocards more or less out of the box thanks to HDCP handshakes and the HDMI standard.

EDIT: This just in, NVidia, in response to the 280X/290X release, takes an axe to the 770/780 pricing (now $329/$499 US respectively). Sweet.

http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/...x-770-pricing/

Expect MemEx/NCIX/Newegg to reflect those price changes within a day.

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by GGG

Would a computer like this run star citizen on max settings?

And if I want to use a TV as a monitor what to I need to look for in a TV to make it work. For me I envision using this thing as a media server as well.

I'd look for a TV that has a PC mode as many TVs have had trouble with lag.

[Trailer Fire]

This seems like the right type of topic for my question, rather than making a new one.

I'm looking for a decent gaming laptop. Nothin super hardcore or anything, but I mainly want to be able to play SWTOR as well as who knows what else on the side. I'm looking to pay around 8-1200. Preferably around 1000. Thanks in advance guys.

[PsYcNeT]

Boom.

http://shop.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops...-series/y510p/

$850 for the standard

$900 with a 1080p screen

$950 with an SSD boot drive & 1080p screen.

Free shipping.

[Trailer Fire]

You are the king.

[PsYcNeT]

In addition, if you wanted to spend to the top of your budget, this MSI laptop is $1200 but it comes with a better GPU:

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX46883

[Trailer Fire]

Which would you recommend? I know very little about computers, and I like the idea of spending $900. Is it worth it for the other one?

[PsYcNeT]

Originally Posted by Trailer Fire

Which would you recommend? I know very little about computers, and I like the idea of spending $900. Is it worth it for the other one?

Not really, no.

The 765M would be about ~15-20% faster than the 750M (which is a slightly up-modeled 660M), but the difference would be pretty negligible. Neither are going to run any games released in the last 2 years at Ultra, but they will run stuff like SWTOR or Skyrim at High or Medium-High in 1080p. The Lenovo Y-Series' are pretty much the best deal around for a gaming laptop that doesn't cost a fortune.

With the i7-4700 they are a kick ass app PC as well.