tyrspawn Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Hey guys. I am moving and need a more mobile setup, which means a laptop. Was wondering if any of you guys placed DCS a-10 on a laptop. My budget is $1100 or less, hopefully a 17''+ monitor (preferably at least 19). Any suggestions/input? The idea is to get a good gaming laptop but not go overboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiJack Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Problem is that if you like the performance of a desktop you must go overboard for a portable one to get something simmilar. Portable is not a good SIM platform imo. unless you spend big. (HJ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhinox Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Was wondering if any of you guys placed DCS a-10 on a laptop. I have tested DCS:A-10C on HP/dv7 (~900€, i7-2630, 8GB RAM, HD6770M) and compared it with my PC (i5-2500k, 8GB RAM, HD6950). Well, tried to compare, but honestly it is uncomparable. With the same settings laptop gave me ~30-50% fps compared with my desktop (without overclocking, moreover laptop was running at 1600x900, desktop 1920x1080). Although components look similar, in reality it is completely different class. Those "mobile" cpu/gpu are waaay slower than desktop equivalents. I doubt there is anything like "gaming laptop" at all, maybe some "Alienwares" are close. But still, for the same price you can get desktop-rig twice that powerfull... I do not say you could not play DCS:A10C on laptop, but you'd definitely have to meet some compromises, and be very conservative with settings. You can get "playable" fps if you turn settings to min/low/off, but it is up to you whether you are satisfied with it. Call me mardy, but I was not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wess24m Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 I just put both BS2 and a10 on the new laptop, runs at 60+ fps with all setting on high and 1920 x 1080. The only downside is I spent $3500 bucks on the laptop (m17x r3 alienware) so if you'd like to run the sim(s) on a laptop your gonna have to put down some cash and as far as mobile gaming...your gonna get about 30 mins before your going to need power :0/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emenance Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Plus the hardware is not designed to be ultra performance anyway I dont care what they say. The chips used can only do so much in the laptop realm. I use a dedicated laptop for work that lives in my car. $1000 a few years ago business model. I think the whole performance laptop market is misleading, the low volume of performance parts makes costs even higher. While stuck on a motherboard that is limited by design and the reality of being a hot laptop. The return just isnt worth it. Asus P8Z68-V GEN3/ 2500k 4.4ghz / Corsair 64gb SSD Cache / Corsair 8g 1600 ddr3 / 2 x 320gb RE3 Raid 0 /Corsair 950w/ Zotac 560TI AMP 1gb / Zalman GS1200 case /G940/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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