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    950/960/SSD Helppp!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Zoeoeh, Jan 5, 2016.

  1. Zoeoeh

    Zoeoeh Newbie

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    Looking to get a reasonably priced low-end gaming laptop. I've found two, one with a GeForce GTX 960M, one with a 950. Both 4GB. Now I was wondering the 960 comes with an 8GB Flash cache, whereas the 950 comes with a 128GB ssd.

    Do I need the SDD or the better GPU? Is it worth it?

    I'll be mostly doing .net development, and using unreal. Would like the chance to play games on it too, something like elite dangerous.
     
    Zoeoeh, Jan 5, 2016
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  2. Ionising_Radiation

    Ionising_Radiation ?v = ve*ln(m0/m1)

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    GPU. The SSD at best nets you faster loading times and a faster Windows experience. You said you'd be using Unreal, probably developing with it. Get the laptop with the GTX 960M.
     
    Ionising_Radiation, Jan 5, 2016
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  3. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    I would say, get a laptop with 970M lol.. 960M is weak...
     
    TomJGX, Jan 6, 2016
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  4. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    Get the one with 960M. If you desire so, you can always add an SSD later.

    Will you also provide information on where to get money?
    :D
     
    killkenny1, Jan 6, 2016
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  5. sm2596

    sm2596 Notebook Guru

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    What price range were you looking at? I've seen 14" Clevo/Metabox/Sager laptops with a 970m go for $1500AUD, and even if you prefer a 15.6", there are some 965m laptops available as well that beef up performance without much of a price increase over the 960m.

    Also, Clevos let you customise just about everything in the laptop, which helps keep you within a budget


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    sm2596, Jan 6, 2016
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  6. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    None. I'm not buying a laptop, OP is.
     
    killkenny1, Jan 6, 2016
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  7. sm2596

    sm2596 Notebook Guru

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    Well I bungled that up, sorry. OP, my question still stands but now you should be tagged.


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    sm2596, Jan 6, 2016
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  8. kent1146

    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    Get the higher-end GPU.

    SSD is a must have. But you can easily add or upgrade the SSD yourself any time in the future. But you're going to be stuck with whatever laptop GPU you have starting on day 1, so you might as well make it the best GPU you can afford.



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    kent1146, Jan 6, 2016
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