Official Laptop/Computer Discussion Thread - Page 5

August 11, 2012 @ 04:25 AM

zyezye

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Join Date: Aug 2007

Location: somewhere, over the...

skyrim is maxing out my VRAM after heavy modding and ENB tweaking. now crashing it to desktop once it spikes on the VRAM. thinking of upgrading to GTX 670 4GB. that or SLI with another GTX 570. I get constant 40+ fps with the 2k hd textures, lighting and various other graphic mods (about 106+ mods installed through workshop and 10 through nexus). its just the vram limitations are causing it to crash.

so if anyone of you guys is willing to buy my GTX 570 HD OC 1.2GB then I'll just upgrade. taking a huge loss but its electronics, no resale value.

August 25, 2012 @ 08:47 PM

Exotic

Post: 200

Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Ventura, CA

looking for an ultrabook for school. I want something that will run smooth for anything, but I'm not tryin to spend over 1k. suggestions?

August 25, 2012 @ 11:48 PM

99%Shit

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Join Date: Oct 2009

Location: Ontario

looking for an ultrabook for school. I want something that will run smooth for anything, but I'm not tryin to spend over 1k. suggestions?

ASUS Zenbook UX21(11.6") or UX31(13.3")

They're the older models, but they are still more than capable ultrabooks. The UX21 with an i7 is just under(~799-899) your 1k limit, but i5 variations of both can be found a lot of places for ~$700. I think the 13.3" got better reviews as far as the screen goes.

narsha.narsha.narsha

August 26, 2012 @ 03:47 AM

zyezye

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just got some insider prices on graphics cards, two EVGA 4 gb GTX 680 for 420. love being in the electronics industry

September 1, 2012 @ 07:42 PM

denpa

Post: 214

Join Date: Nov 2011

Location: internet

anybody have experience with a lenovo y580

or any ideapad..

電波

September 20, 2012 @ 12:31 AM

Gilly Suits

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Join Date: May 2011

Location: 617/781/508

Does anyone have a mobile workstation and could give me a quick rundown of these questions:
How does it feel lugging it around with you?
How is the battery life?
Cooling compared to pro consumer laptops?
How quiet are they as I might be using this for when I record friends in music programs as well?

November 18, 2012 @ 07:15 PM

DStyles

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Join Date: Mar 2007

Location: Brooklyn, NY

Anyone that has Windows 8, does iTunes work to the point where it may crash at some point or does it not work completely at all?

Last.fm - DStyles23 Xbox Live GT: DStyles23

November 22, 2012 @ 05:02 PM

uvsoaked

Post: 20

Join Date: Nov 2012

Location: Canada

Anyone that has Windows 8, does iTunes work to the point where it may crash at some point or does it not work completely at all?

I have Windows 8. But I don't have iTunes. ;)

@uvsoaked

December 21, 2012 @ 05:56 PM

mothon

Post: 51

Join Date: Dec 2006

Location: Oklahoma

Anybody have a touchscreen laptop with windows 8? How is it?

February 12, 2013 @ 07:18 AM

zyezye

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Join Date: Aug 2007

Location: somewhere, over the...

small update, had to sell my second gtx 670 cuz I was low on funds, hopefully I'll get my second one again when tax returns come

February 12, 2013 @ 08:43 AM

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Join Date: Apr 2008

Location: Grand Rapids

so. many. monitors.

I'd probably have a similar setup but I don't have a reason to have a desktop and a laptop

Lil JoJo : i really want rizal! 13:10

February 12, 2013 @ 08:52 AM

zyezye

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Wide screen gaming lul and portrait monitor is for monitoring temps and speeds and keeping all my shortcuts. I actually use it for productivity as well, I do a lot of spread sheets docs and auto cad for school/work. But if it was a full work rig all my monitors would be portrait

February 12, 2013 @ 09:42 AM

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seeing that really just makes me want to sell my laptop and build a desktop

Lil JoJo : i really want rizal! 13:10

February 13, 2013 @ 05:26 AM

tellmewhentogo

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Awesome setup above.

I've seen finance people have 8 portrait monitors. Fucking crazy.

February 22, 2013 @ 05:05 AM

ctkim

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Join Date: Jan 2013

Location: Downtown LA

what's up w the google chromebook pixel? why is it so fucking expensive

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February 22, 2013 @ 02:22 PM

zyezye

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the screen. its a 2560 x 1700 ips panel
guess how much a 2560 x 1600 resolution monitor costs. I've never seen one for less than 1000. now add the pc parts.

but you do get One terabyte of Google Drive cloud storage, free for 3 years, which costs bout $1800. for 1200 and what you get. its a fucking steal really.