G53JW and D3

I've had my G53JW for a while now and this laptop has been amazing to me... I've haven't had one problem with but I was wondering if i should look to update to a new machine mostly because i want to be able to play Diablo 3 at the max settings possible and i don't know if the GTX 460M graphics card that my G53 has would be able to handle it? I've been waiting for this game for so long that i want to be able to experience the game at the best it can. What do you guys think?

 

The gtx 460m is a gts 450. The recommended video card for D3 is the gtx 260. The gts 450 is a little bit slower, you should be able to max it out at 768p, but not at 1080p. Are you actually rocking that resolution? I don't think you should. A 15.6 should run at its native resolution, whereas a 17.3 can at 900p or 1080p. It's silly to run a 15.6 at 1080p.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/316?vs=318

 

I do run all my games at 1080p.... i mean it's why i bought it with that resolution. I'm not sure how fond i am of 17 inch laptops cause they seem a bit too big but I've thought about my next gaming laptop being 17 inch..

 

You don't mind having a bulky notebook with a small screen, but if the screen is big, that's bad? The MSI GT70 is definitely the 17.3 you should look into.

 

Actually,playing the D3 beta I didn't have any problems at 1080. Even in multiplayer dungeons I was 30-40 fps.

I may have set shadows to Med, but everything else was set to high.

If all else, try OC'ing a little. The 460m can overclock to similar scores as an overclocked 560m.

Pretty excited for D3 to release though

Edit: At first I too thought 17" would be really too big, but I have a friend that brings around 17" laptop with only integrated graphics, and now I wish I had gotten a g74 or 17". They aren't nearly as bulky as you think (unless battery life and portability are super important to you).

 

If that's the case than i shouldn't have a problem playing D3 at max, I've also been OC'ing the GTX 460M and the farthest I've been able to push it to has been 775/1550.

I've been on the verge of getting a 17" cause i honestly treat this laptop as a desktop replacement and very few times do i take it anywhere besides a friends house which i bring all my cables with me.

I'm psyched for Diablo 3 as-well

 

You wont have any problems at all maxing it out. I can run it on my M11x at native 768P high with 30fps on a DDR3 540M GT which is a mile below your 460M GTX. 1080p easily.

Diablo 3 is not that intensive but does have a lot of physics involved so as long as you have a quad core processor which you do then you will see no problems, that is where I suffer on my M11x having a ULV processor, post and physics cause lag.

You are confusing screen size with resolution, it does not matter what screen size you have if the resolution is the same it is the same amount of pixels which is why a higher resolution on a smaller screen looks better it is not silly at all.

1080p on a 13/15/17 inch screen will all run the same in terms of performance.

 

That's interesting.