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Post Date: 2013-09-03
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    Posted: 03 Sep 2013 at 10:48am
Probably later on i'm going to be buying a laptop (hopefully), my boyfriend might eventually be going to travel for his dump trucking job soon so i figured i might need to buckle down and get a laptop. This is my current configuration, do you think the graphics card will be good enough to play the Sims 3 and the Sims 4 when it comes out? I don't know what the specs would be for it. Also do i need to change the Primary hard drive from HDD to SSD?

Ticket Number: 867024
Total Price with Instant Savings: $1,844.00

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Digital Storm Viper 15.6 Inch Laptop (Model: M:16F4-770)
Display: 15.6 Inch (16:9) (Resolution: 1920x1080) (Anti-glare) LED-Backlit Display
Processor: Intel Core i7 4700MQ (Up to 3.40Ghz) (Quad Core) (6MB Cache)
Thermal Compound: Stock CPU and GPU Thermal Compound
Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz (2x8GB Sticks)
Primary Hard Drive: 750GB 7200RPM (SATA 3Gb/s)
Secondary Hard Drive: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: DVD/CD 8x Multi-Drive (Writes and Reads DVDs, CDs)
Wireless Card: Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 + Bluetooth 4.0
Video Card(s): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M 3GB with NVIDIA Optimus (Backordered ETA End of September)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office Suite: - No Thanks
Cooling Pad: Cooler Master NotePal ErgoStand
Extra Charger: - No Thanks
Extra Battery: - No Thanks
Carry Bag: Targus Classic Clamshell (Supports 13 inch and 15 inch Models)
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 03 Sep 2013 at 11:33am
Hey Arkansas...  I'm not a laptop guy, as you probably have heard Hahaha but I can't imagine the 770M not able to handle Sims3.  Whether the game will freak out because of poor coding and this high end card, I couldn't say.   I did read that others were hoping the Sims 4 was better optimized for high end video cards.
 
Hopefully, a laptop guru will come by and help out.
 
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Posts: 4314 		  Quote ArkansasWoman777 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 03 Sep 2013 at 11:51am
It works pretty good on the Gtx 670 but i think desktop graphics cards are way different than laptop ones.
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 03 Sep 2013 at 12:04pm
True.  Desktops are historically better performers.
 
Here' a link that talks in depth of the 770M.  If you scroll down a bit it benches games, with SimCity there.  No Sims3.
 
 
If you click on each FPS colored icon, it gives the platform. 
 
 
Hope it helps.
 
 


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Posts: 4314 		  Quote ArkansasWoman777 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 03 Sep 2013 at 1:46pm
I'll probably ask this on the Sims 3 community site also since most of them use laptops to play the game and see what they say about the graphics card.


Also thanks for replying Bprat

Edited by ArkansasWoman777 - 03 Sep 2013 at 1:46pm
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 03 Sep 2013 at 2:03pm
That's a great idea.     

Would be curious what you hear.     

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Posts: 4314 		  Quote ArkansasWoman777 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 03 Sep 2013 at 8:03pm
Well i got my reply and basically SummerMistx3 who replied to me said "You will certainly be able to run Sims 3 & 4 and all its expansion packs on max settings! Desktops are obviously better and the NVIDIA 770 (desktop version) is much better than the NVIDIA 770M, but if you're serious about purchasing a laptop, you can't get any better than this. *Well you can since the NVIDIA 680M & 780M are the top two best NVIDIA laptop graphics cards as of 2013 (770M falls in third)"

She did find my thread on here which is pretty cool.
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 04 Sep 2013 at 3:13am
Thanks.    Being one of the top cards, I figured the 770M would work.


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Here is my new configuration, changed the primary and added a secondary.

Chassis Model: Digital Storm Viper 15.6 Inch Laptop (Model: M:16F4-770)
Display: 15.6 Inch (16:9) (Resolution: 1920 x 1080) (Anti-glare) LED-Backlit Display
Processor: Intel Core i7 4700MQ (Up to 3.40Ghz) (Quad Core) (6MB Cache)
Thermal Compound: Stock CPU and GPU Thermal Compound
Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz (2x8GB Sticks)
Primary Hard Drive: 240GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Neutron GTX Series) (SATA 6Gbps)
Secondary Hard Drive: 240GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Neutron GTX Series) (SATA 6Gbps)
Optical Drive: DVD/CD 8x Multi-Drive (Writes and Reads DVDs, CDs)
Wireless Card: Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 + Bluetooth 4.0
Video Card(s): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M 3GB with NVIDIA Optimus (Backordered ETA End of September)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office Suite: - No Thanks
Cooling Pad: Cooler Master NotePal ErgoStand
Extra Charger: - No Thanks
Extra Battery: - No Thanks
Carry Bag: Targus Classic Clamshell (Supports 13 inch and 15 inch Models)
Audio: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large)
Warranty Plan: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty
"Captain Sirius Black"
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i5 3570k

Ordered: 11-27-12
Stage 1: 11-29-12
Stage 2: 12-2-12
Stage 3: 12-2-12
Stage 4: 12-4-12
Stage 5: 12-4-12
Stage 6: 12-10-12
Stage 7: 12-12-12
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