Wildstar GPU comparison before buying.

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Kiazak

Silver Level Poster
So I'm shopping for laptops for my girlfriend and I'm confused as to which to get.

GPU with GeForce 745m 2gb
or GeForce 825m 1gb

For Wildstar and The Sims 3 (and 4 when released)

Help a guy out :(

Requirements for WS are NVIDIA GeForce® 8800 GT, ATI® Radeon® HD 3850, or better So I'm a little confused
 
mantadog

mantadog

Superhero Level Poster
Both are fairly pants...

According to notebookcheck.net the 825m can play the sim city (only one they benchmark by the looks of it) at about 70fps at 720p on lowest. The 745m 75fps on lowest @ 720p. Not a great deal between them. Now bear in mind that is on absolute minimum settings. The integrated GPU on an intel mobile CPU should give somewhere around those numbers too. So I wouldn't get either of those.
 
mantadog

mantadog

Superhero Level Poster
An 860m is exactly what you're looking for id say, so yes the Optimus V looks good to me. That will allow you full 1080p and decent settings on even some fairly modern games, so yes it will play the sims etc every well.
 
mantadog

mantadog

Superhero Level Poster
I can get 4GB, 8GB etc just fine, not sure what the problem is.


Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4710MQ (2.50GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 860M - 2.0GB DDR5, 640 CUDA Cores - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N CARD + BLUETOOTH 3.0
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Battery
Optimus Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Keyboard Language
OPTIMUS SERIES UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £815.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/optimusV-17/gBQYd7rQPF/
 
K

Kiazak

Silver Level Poster
Yeh I just meant that I'd have to customise it, can't just buy it straight as it is, no problem intended
 
mantadog

mantadog

Superhero Level Poster
Even if you buy it exactly as it is it is still 'custom' built. Unless you buy it from the 'need it fast' section then every build is custom made.
 
A

Agito

Silver Level Poster
Wildstar isn't very GPU intensive so mid range GTX card will do the work. I have a friend playing on an old GTX560M just fine. However, both Sims 3 and Wildstar are CPU intensive, so I suggest investing more into CPU rather than the GPU if those games are the focus. I play Wildstar myself, I have an i7 3720QM and it runs great. Typically ~60FPS with vsync on. Without vsync climbs up to 70-80fps. More intensive parts will drop to 40-50 range. All settings being medium/high. Very playable for a laptop I'd say.

Wildstar is also pretty leaky in the memory department. So I'd suggest more than 4gb of RAM. 8GB would be good.
 
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