Kaitlin Reed Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Looking to get a new laptop to run SL. I've had my current Laptop for almost 5 years and it takes forever for sims to load in game. I was hoping to spend $1000 or less. Here are the computers I'm considering at the moment. Which do you think would be better and why? Thanks for any help you can give me, I don't know all the tech behind playing the game, I just want to see who and what is around me when I'm playing without waiting 5 - 10 min for everything to load! I would also like to use my mic in world, don't know if that makes a difference or not. Laptop Choice 1:ASUS ROG GL752VW-DH74 17-Inch Gaming Laptop, Discrete GPU GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB VRAM, 16GB DDR4, 1 TB, 128 GB SSD (ROG Metallic) Laptop Choice 2: Dell Inspiron i7559-2512BLK 15.6 Inch FHD Laptop (6th Generation Intel Core i7, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD + 8 GB SSD) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayrah Parx Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 They have the same processor and video card. The first one has better hard drives, and two more USB ports. The second one doesn't have a DVD/CD drive, and has half as much RAM, and has a smaller screen. So it would be worth spending more for the first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Jetaime Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 The second one, with the larger screen and more RAM. SL only uses 8mb but the extra ram is good if you have other applications running at the same time or want to log in more than one avatar at a time. Also I prefer the largest screen I can have for SL. My lappy has a 17.5 inch screen. I've had 2 ASUS computers now and have been most pleased by both. One's a laptop and one's a desktop. The laptop is several years old but still runs like a champ and I can still use it for SL when I travel and run it on high graphics. I got a high end ASUS desktop recently to replace a older Dell that died for heavy duty and daily use. Note that any laptop will tend to run hot with SL, even high end gaming ones, so be sure to invest in the best cooling pad you can. The cooler you can run the longer the lappy will last and you may not experience annoying crashes from over heating, which can damage the lappy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devriv Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I’m certain that Amethyst meant to say the first one. This small chart may help: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadUnfroyd Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Devriv wrote: I’m certain that Amethyst meant to say the first one. How dare you suggest that Amethyst might type something incorrect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaitlin Reed Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 Thanks everyone! This info has been most helpful, I appreicate you all breaking it down for me. I'm going to go with the ASUS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraStyles Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Just a PS at this point, but I have had nothing but trouble with Asus computers. Be sure to get a service contract if you have not already done so: mine have all been lemons, and I would never buy one again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinuxGod4u Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Hello Kaitlin, after recently testing both Firestorm & Singularity (2017) viewers on Windows 10 Home x64, Ubuntu (Linux) 14.04 x64, Ubuntu 16.04 x64 & Linux Mint 18 (Sarah) x64 I discovered; especially on Firestorm's viewers you better have at least min. of 10-12 GB system RAM IF you plan on long sessions in SL. Sorry I do not quote LL/SL notes, I run tests. IF I were to purchase a laptop for approx. $1,000.00 I'd choose this one: https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GL72-7RD-028-Performance-i7-7700HQ/dp/B01MS1T197/ref=sr_1_3?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1485960108&sr=1-3&keywords=msi+gaming+laptop&refinements=p_6%3AATVPDKIKX0DER This laptop has 16GB RAM & a Nvidia GTX 1050 with 2GB DDR5 memory, so you would not have to ugrade again in the near future. As for ASUS they build good pc components, but I'd not buy one of their pcs. "I Love Simplicity" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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