Commented 6 years ago2017-10-17 19:46:08 UTC
in journal: #8877Comment #68446
"reasonable price" Nah. In my country, there's no such thing.
One of the reasons I'll build my new PC is to do some stuff in CryEngine (don't ask, I know that it crashes!). Other than that, it will be great for compiling maps. For that price, there's no laptop in my country that has the same power.
My 2007 laptop, however, can also do stuff in CryEngine, but CryEngine 1. xD
Commented 6 years ago2017-10-16 20:58:22 UTC
in journal: #8877Comment #68443
I'm not talking about super powerful gaming laptops, but something that combines portability and decent power at a reasonable price. Laptop's power is dependent on what you'd need it for. I'm not using PC at all - everything I do is made on a laptop. Models, levels, writing, design etc. That's why I have a fairly stronger laptop, which is outdated by a few years already anyway. Intel core i5 2.2GHz, 4GB RAM, Geforce 920M 2GB graphics and wonderful sound suites all my needs - and that's medium range laptop.
If you need a laptop only for browsing web, writing documents or something like that, you don't need super strong laptop. If you do everything like me, using a laptop - medium range will be all that you need.
Commented 6 years ago2017-10-16 17:29:17 UTC
in journal: #8877Comment #68440
@Snehk: I'd say one or the other. Investing in a powerful laptop is a huge mistake in my opinion. I have often considering getting a laptop, but I wouldn't dream of getting one for gaming. Artwork and writing maybe, perhaps have a few older titles on there, but a modern day "gaming" laptop is just a massive waste of money.
Commented 6 years ago2017-10-16 07:26:13 UTC
in journal: #8877Comment #68445
Because it costs too much. If I wanted the power of a GTX 1050 + Ryzen 5 1400 PC in a laptop, I'd have to pay so, so much. There.
On the other hand, I simply don't need that power when I'm going somewhere. Because I'm carrying it somewhere, using its portability, just to do something that doesn't require much power. And when I'm doing something that needs power, I don't need to carry it!
Commented 6 years ago2017-10-15 05:59:02 UTC
in journal: #8877Comment #68444
Of course I'm proud, because it managed to stay alive that long.
In the near future, I'll consider upgrading the RAM (maybe a new HDD as well) and applying new thermal paste (because the processor gets really hot on idle). I can't do it now because of high school and the fact that my options are limited to buying stuff only from my country.
Also, one of my friends has a desktop PC from 2005. Haha, think about that for a second. And he would play Forgotten Hope 2 (BF2 mod) and Mount & Blade: Warband on it. Now, he has a GTX 1060 + Ryzen 5 1500X PC. What a powerful beast.
@Urby Meh, I'll not get a new one. I'm going to get a new PC by the end of this year, so that's already a big expense. Getting a new laptop isn't neccessary.
I mean, if I want power, I don't need portability. If I need portability (e.g. when going to school, or to my grandparents etc.), I don't need power!
Commented 6 years ago2017-10-15 02:44:17 UTC
in journal: #8876Comment #48463
$7,499 is a marketing strategy. Many people filter their searches with a price restriction. $7,499 would make the list if the person select "lower than $7,500". Plus, it's a psychological trick. It sounds pretty stupid, but marketing research has proven that it works.
By the way, I sold it earlier this afternoon, and the person paid $7,500 in cash. No, I didn't give him a $1 bill for change.
It was an unusual experience counting seventy five $100 bills on the sidewalk.
Commented 7 years ago2017-10-08 03:14:11 UTC
in journal: #8874Comment #62974
Oldest I would go would be 500 series, though 400 series should still be supported. Midrange is x50/x60 or x050/x060, so whatever is affordable within that range will do fine.
Commented 7 years ago2017-10-07 21:44:37 UTC
in journal: #8874Comment #62970
I'll have a look at that stuff, thanks!
What would you call an older mid-range graphics card? I've been out of the loop so long that the last thing I know is the nvidia FX5600 I bought twelve years ago.
Commented 7 years ago2017-10-07 03:39:42 UTC
in journal: #8874Comment #62973
Well the nice thing about this device is since you want improvement in both areas, you can buy an appropriate graphics card, get some improvement short-term but also have a graphics card for your desktop system later.
Look into a barebones Ryzen system: A320 chipset, Ryzen 7 (no sense in going any lower for a workstation) and AMD support on linux is garbage, so go with an nvidia card. Any older mid-range graphics cards would work fine if you're not paranoid about used hardware.
Commented 7 years ago2017-10-07 02:38:27 UTC
in journal: #8874Comment #62969
Both. I did believe it was also used for raytracing, actually. Even if it doesn't, it would still be a great improvement during modelling. Anything slightly complex becomes excruciatingly difficult to work on.
Commented 7 years ago2017-10-06 08:50:41 UTC
in journal: #8874Comment #62972
"It can run older games but sometimes I need to do 3D rendering and that brings it to its knees."
I don't know what exactly you mean by '3D rendering', but raytracing does not make use of the graphics card. If you were to use a graphics card to accelerate it, you would run out of VRAM very quickly due to the nature of how raytracing works, which is why there's +10/20GB cards like 1080ti and Titan on the market. I've also found GPU accelerated raytracing to not only be less useful due to missing features, but also quite buggy and unstable as well.
If you mean just using the 3D suite itself can't handle the simple geometry used during modeling/designing, yeah I would actually agree that something like this would be a worthwhile investment so long as you understand render times will not improve.
Commented 7 years ago2017-10-05 16:01:06 UTC
in journal: #8874Comment #62968
Well. My main problem is that I have a laptop with Intel Integrated Graphics 3000. It kind of sucks for tasks that get any more demanding than a spreadsheet. It can run older games but sometimes I need to do 3D rendering and that brings it to its knees.
A whole new computer is almost entirely outside my budget at the moment. Perhaps this contraption could be a relatively inexpensive way to give a mostly decent computer a much better graphics system.
Commented 7 years ago2017-10-05 13:32:01 UTC
in journal: #8874Comment #62975
I’m gonna break the silence, in all honestly; it’s up to you. But I see it as impractical, unless you can only afford the adaptor and graphics card, I’d say just new a get PC if it’s a big problem.
Most of my work and games can be run fine with 1 750TI, so unless your doing rendering work I’d say stick with what you have, or upgrade if it’s too old.
Commented 7 years ago2017-10-04 11:27:50 UTC
in journal: #8871Comment #48459
Personally i'm waiting on the new intel generation chips and will probably get a new custom rig based on whatever AMD brings to the table to compete with the i9's (as it currently stands right now, might change my opinion in the future). Pretty sure my current build (i7 4820k, 1060 6gb, 16gb) would fare horribly with V-RAY for real time engines, which my future rig will be built around on.
Happy birthday!
A happy day of the birth to you Urbanebula!
Nah. In my country, there's no such thing.
One of the reasons I'll build my new PC is to do some stuff in CryEngine (don't ask, I know that it crashes!). Other than that, it will be great for compiling maps. For that price, there's no laptop in my country that has the same power.
My 2007 laptop, however, can also do stuff in CryEngine, but CryEngine 1. xD
Happy birthday!!
If you need a laptop only for browsing web, writing documents or something like that, you don't need super strong laptop. If you do everything like me, using a laptop - medium range will be all that you need.
If I wanted the power of a GTX 1050 + Ryzen 5 1400 PC in a laptop, I'd have to pay so, so much. There.
On the other hand, I simply don't need that power when I'm going somewhere. Because I'm carrying it somewhere, using its portability, just to do something that doesn't require much power.
And when I'm doing something that needs power, I don't need to carry it!
Lol.
I agree this works for most of the people. But my bullshit sensors immediately fire when I see $...99 at the end of a price.
Congrats on selling it!
In the near future, I'll consider upgrading the RAM (maybe a new HDD as well) and applying new thermal paste (because the processor gets really hot on idle). I can't do it now because of high school and the fact that my options are limited to buying stuff only from my country.
Also, one of my friends has a desktop PC from 2005. Haha, think about that for a second. And he would play Forgotten Hope 2 (BF2 mod) and Mount & Blade: Warband on it. Now, he has a GTX 1060 + Ryzen 5 1500X PC. What a powerful beast.
@Urby
Meh, I'll not get a new one.
I'm going to get a new PC by the end of this year, so that's already a big expense. Getting a new laptop isn't neccessary.
I mean, if I want power, I don't need portability. If I need portability (e.g. when going to school, or to my grandparents etc.), I don't need power!
Especially for an area like Long Beach.
By the way, I sold it earlier this afternoon, and the person paid $7,500 in cash. No, I didn't give him a $1 bill for change.
It was an unusual experience counting seventy five $100 bills on the sidewalk.
I've never had a laptop that lasted more than three years, so I tend to avoid them.
Looks pretty good, probably would buy it if I had the money and lived back in the Long Beach area.
The car looks in beautiful condition. Hope you'll find a buyer soon!
Looks good. Can't afford it though, I'll have to pass
so it's just 310(0.1)
(happy belated birthday )
What would you call an older mid-range graphics card? I've been out of the loop so long that the last thing I know is the nvidia FX5600 I bought twelve years ago.
I hope you had a great birthday, Ben:)
Look into a barebones Ryzen system: A320 chipset, Ryzen 7 (no sense in going any lower for a workstation) and AMD support on linux is garbage, so go with an nvidia card.
Any older mid-range graphics cards would work fine if you're not paranoid about used hardware.
I don't know what exactly you mean by '3D rendering', but raytracing does not make use of the graphics card.
If you were to use a graphics card to accelerate it, you would run out of VRAM very quickly due to the nature of how raytracing works, which is why there's +10/20GB cards like 1080ti and Titan on the market. I've also found GPU accelerated raytracing to not only be less useful due to missing features, but also quite buggy and unstable as well.
If you mean just using the 3D suite itself can't handle the simple geometry used during modeling/designing, yeah I would actually agree that something like this would be a worthwhile investment so long as you understand render times will not improve.
Urby you cheat.
Striker - is that even a regex?
A whole new computer is almost entirely outside my budget at the moment. Perhaps this contraption could be a relatively inexpensive way to give a mostly decent computer a much better graphics system.
Most of my work and games can be run fine with 1 750TI, so unless your doing rendering work I’d say stick with what you have, or upgrade if it’s too old.
I thought that you were older than that.
Pretty sure my current build (i7 4820k, 1060 6gb, 16gb) would fare horribly with V-RAY for real time engines, which my future rig will be built around on.