MSI CX61 series - what can it handle?
MSI CX61 series - what can it handle?
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JRewing

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202 months

Wednesday 13th November 2013
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The particular model we're looking at features 8GB RAM, Intel Core i5 at 2.6GHz and the nVidia GeForce GT 645M graphics card with 2GB of video RAM.

Can we expect that to handle Call of Duty: Ghosts or is that setting our sights too high?
If not, what type of graphics card should we be looking at? (laptops only)
All thoughts are welcome, as well as thoughts on the specific computer and recommendations of specific models!

£500 would be a nominal budget.


JRewing

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202 months

Wednesday 13th November 2013
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Ok, scratch that. The model we're looking at now is the same but with the GeForce GT 730M. I've found some videos of computers with that card running Call of Duty: Ghosts well, but I just wonder if anyone can see anything in the spec of this that would stop that?

I don't know much about the gaming side of computers.


chrissull

278 posts

164 months

Wednesday 13th November 2013
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http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-730...

Theres some benchmarks on the graphics card for you, Should give you a basic idea of what you're looking at fps wise.

130R

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229 months

Wednesday 13th November 2013
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Laptops are generally terrible for gaming and you need to spend a lot to get anything even half decent. I'd recommend a non-gaming laptop + a console, or even better a desktop gaming PC.

JRewing

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Wednesday 13th November 2013
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130R said:
Laptops are generally terrible for gaming and you need to spend a lot to get anything even half decent. I'd recommend a non-gaming laptop + a console, or even better a desktop gaming PC.
As I mentioned, that's not an option. Dragging desktop PCs and PS3s through airports every single week isn't very practical.