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    GTX 850m vs Dual GTX755m SLI

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by mohit.arora, May 10, 2014.

  1. mohit.arora

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    Title says it
     
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    ..basically, an 850m (or maybe an 860m) will give you pretty much the same performance as the sli solution. But at 40-50w draw. So half the power consumption, no sli rendering issues or powersave problems while not running 3d applications, and likely a lighter and slimmer laptop with less noise and cooling problems.

    On the other hand, SLI sounds really impressive.
     
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  5. mohit.arora

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    so what should i get?
     
    mohit.arora, May 10, 2014
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    Single card?

    What do you plan to play?

    SLI is pointless with 2 mid range cards, best to only get SLI when you can not get the performance you want in a single card..
     
    MrGuvernment, May 10, 2014
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  7. octiceps

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    850M if it is GDDR5, otherwise 755M SLI.
     
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  8. mohit.arora

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    Its ddr3 actually or i can get the 765M which is gddr5
     
    mohit.arora, May 11, 2014
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    What laptops are you looking at?
    More info would help greatly unless your looking for pure performance, many things can factor in a final decision, build quality, screen, etc.etc....
     
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  10. mohit.arora

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    Hey I am looking at the lenovo y510p with i5-4200m 755m sli and eurocom electa 2 (clevo based) which has the 850m ddr3 same processor. My budget is 840 precisely idk what to gt for this budget
     
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  11. octiceps

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    Then get 755M SLI. 765M is not a bad choice either depending on the system's other specs, like if it has an i7 definitely get that over 755M SLI with an i5.
     
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    You can't beat the price of the Lenovo Y510p if you want strictly performance but personally I don't like SLI laptops and prefer single GPU set ups. I hate micro stutter it makes games look they are not running fluidly.Some people can over look micro stutter but to me it's very distracting.
    If your raise your budget a bit you open to much better options.
     
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  13. mohit.arora

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    I am able to get an I7 haswell with the 765m on a clevo barebone for the same price as this y510 i am looking at
     
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    We have a winner!
     
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    Similarly i can go with 850m ddr instead
     
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  16. octiceps

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    Bro you need to pay attention. Already said not to get 850M if it's DDR3.
     
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  17. mohit.arora

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    850m's actual shader performance is more idk what that means
     
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    Means squat when it has so little memory bandwidth.
     
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    Now i cant decide b/w i7-4700mq + 765m on a ty lookin clevo and lenovo y510p i5-4200m with 755m sli lol today is the last day i am wasting looking for notebooks so let me know
     
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    Clevo, for the last time. Nobody gives a sh*t about what your laptop looks like and you don't exactly have the kind of budget to pick and choose for bling factor. Me? I often game in the dark for maximum immersion, lid closed and hooked up to a monitor, so I can't even tell whether I'm using a MacBook or an Alienware.
     
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  21. mohit.arora

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    Oh i am still inclining towards the lenovo cause clevo has ty speakers...also its clevo barebones but it is eurocom labeled. But I am still thinking i dont connect my tv my laptop
     
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  22. octiceps

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    The Lenovo overheats.
     
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    lol, you seem to want the Lenovo, so buy the Lenovo! I'd go with Octiceps' recommendation based on the whole package however based on the budget.
     
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  24. mohit.arora

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    Hmm thats right because of the ultrabay ... I am thinking still
     
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    ..well, a single 860m card with ddr3 wins over the a 755 sli solution in many tests, scores the same in others. And draws half the power. So you can safely get a clevo shell with an 850m and an i5 for example that will avoid overheats, and probably run well for a fairly long time without needing the cooling repasted.

    It's a good buy, it's a good card, and please ignore the "GDDR5 or bust" people, they don't know what they're talking about.
     
    nipsen, May 12, 2014
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    No such 860m with DDR3 vRAM exists! It's only optional on 850m and lower. And GDDR5 is significantly better than a same spec'ed card with DDR3. vRAM speeds are critical to performance which has been shown time and time again. Even IGP's when you use faster RAM the performance increases linearly. An 850m with DDR3 would not even compete closely with a 755m SLI rig.
     
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    Get a 860m and smoke those SLI 755m's!
     
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    Only if you overclock it significantly. At stock it's still slower than 755M SLI. Anyway 860M isn't even one of the options here.
     
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    Ummm you don't know what you're talking about...
     
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    Even still.. 860m machine will run a heck of a lot cooler.. Wish it was an option for you.
     
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    I went ahead and got the lenovo for several reasons : First my budget... very tight < $850 (inclusive of taxes) 2. pure gaming power equal to gtx 770m for cheap. 3. Lenovo after sale services are better than the reseller eurocom in my case. 4. way better looking than the clevo which was a fat 1.7 inches( although a pound lighter) 5. other things which attracted me ... JBL speakers compared to the s*itty clevo $1 speakers lol, Red backlight keyboard lol. Disadvantages I have found from you guys: 1. It will run hot... hell yeah it would it requires 100w to run but this can be taken care off various ways ( I talked to somebody with the same laptop who has no throttling issues at all since he got it 5 months ago). 2. I could have gotten the I7-4700mq + 765m ddr5 over the I5-4200m + 755m SLi but the above reasons meant to me more I guess....Also Nipsen 850m is not even close to this.
     
    mohit.arora, May 12, 2014
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    By any chance are you Canadian? I've only seen Eurocoms at Futureshop and Best Buy.

    Anyways, I'm sure you will be happy with your notebook.
     
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    Good Choice. :)
     
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    fyi, there are also some GTX 850M GDDR5 equipped laptops, such as the MSI GE60 2PC
     
    lifestrk, Aug 21, 2014
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    Hi , can u lemme know how it turned up , im kinda in the same dilemma here confused between the lenevo with SLI 755 with an i5 4generation , ( 780€ ) or an Asus with gtx 860m ddr3 for 800€ , also another lenevo i7 gtx 860m gddr5 which is around 900€ , all of them 15 inches and 8 gig of ram , what do u think guys?? ( im planning on gaming on a 24 inch external display via HDMI ) would love some extra opinions in here
     
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