anyone building specifically for diablo3?

started looking at a new build specifically for diablo 3. my last "gaming" laptop was back in 2008 for WOW.

currently considering the p150hm + 6990M, but curious to see what the p150em is all about.

anyone looking to build specifically for/because of diablo 3?

 

A game like that needs to be enjoyed in the comfort of my armchair

Good ol M11X R3.

 

If you snagged an 8800m type laptop in 2008, you should be fine for D3.

 

unfortunately i got a dell vostro back then... forget graphics specs at the moment but it can't even run WOW at full settings.

 

Anyone know if the Ivy Bridge Ultrabooks will be able to run Diablo 3 on high settings?

 

If you want a 6990M, you'd better hurry up. They're EOL so any place offering them is just getting rid of their remaining stock.

 

I don't think this is important. You might as well wait and see what is on the table in May. It's not like they are going to stop making graphics cards.

 

Diablo 3 isn't all that GPU heavy. I beta tested it on this notebook, on my desktop which runs a PhenomII X4 955 and GTX 460 1gb, and on my brothers desktop which is running an Athlon dual core and a 9800 GTX. Ran smoothe on all systems.

 

OH PLEASE DON'T BUY A D3 MACHINE RIGHT NOW!! game is not due until 15th of May and there maybe a 7970m before that date... save yourself the regret buddy

 

I think the idea is that the 6990 is a great deal for top-end mobile performance (compared to nVidia's pricing), so he's recommending getting in on that pricing before it's gone. Nobody knows yet whether the next-gen cards will offer anything that powerful at that price point.

 

I agree- that's what he's saying. It's definitely a non-issue.

 

Diablo 3 is not a heavy game. It will probably run maxed out on current midrange GPUs (GT640M, 6770M, etc.)

 

i priced a 150hm with 6990m on malibal the other day... very tempting, and would more than suffice for what I need.

I've decided to wait (hopefully mid april) to see what hardware the 150em's have - from what i've read, gtx 675m is possible, which would def. be nice!

 

gtx 675m = gtx 580m

 

I personally wouldn't wait for a 675m only because it's basically a rebadged 580m. If you prefer a 6990m now (as opposed to paying the premium for the 580m) it doesn't make much sense to wait for the 675m either. The 680m on the other hand, when/if it's finally released, should be a nice performance bump.

Only reason to wait for the 150em is for the backlit keyboard (and maybe optimus) --which if you look at the profile, adds thickness and weight to it. If you don't care about the extra size and weight and want backlight keys, then wait. If you prefer sleeker and lighter over light up keys, go with the current models. --And you can have it now!

 

Ya,

Bought my G74SX a month ago for diablo 3, looking forward to see how it runs.

 

Ill try it on my 9800mgts sli + qx9300 , hope i can play .

 

Too bad more games dont have demo's or performance checking tools that actually benchmark your machine (like final fantasy online had)

D3 should be easy to run on anything from the last 2 years that is running mid ranged graphics or higher.

 

you joking?? definitely it will be enough, no worries! (serious btw, d3 is crazy well optimized right now, intel HD3000 should be able to play on low settings)

 

I dunno, i like what the first guy said, it is a game that should be able to be played from your armchair. I mean, sure it may get a little PvP competitive, but generally you're just going to be dungeon crawling in your free time for funzees.

I would look at the new Sager 6165 if I were you. It is relatively light at 6lbs, sports a 1920x1080 matte finish screen, 2nd gen i7 (you do not need a 3rd gen imo) and the Nvidia 650M GDDR5 which will handle that game no problem.

It's light, has a light power brick, and is about $200 less than any 9130 model. The only difference is you'll want headphones as i dont think it comes with the onkyo speakers, and you will need to run more demanding games like BF3 on medium settings to play at 1080p resolutions... oh dear me...

 

I'd get the P151EM with 670m if you want something that is cheap-ish and will max out Diablo. I played the beta with my GTX 560m last month on my P151HM and it maxed the game out completely with a i7 2670, 8GB RAM. So the GTX 660m will be great for it if you wait for that, it will run cooler; be more power efficient; have optimus and cost less than the GTX 560m. Right now though you can a P151EM with GTX 670m [15-25% over the GTX 560m], with a nice 750GB hybrid drive and i7 2670, and 8 GB RAM, for right about $1280 without OS and with the Cash discount.

Actually according to notebookchecks benchmarks it could be as much as 36% more powerful than the GTX 560m, when it comes to DX11 games such as BF3.

The GTX 670m should also be able to just about max out BF3 if you are interested in that; my 560m would play on High settings at 1080p and run at 28 fps min, avg fps about 35-38. So the 20% or so boost with the GTX 670m should play it on Ultra with 30-40 fps, or at least run High at 40-50 FPS maybe higher. It says that on high its average FPS is 45 [about a 25% boost over 560m]. Also it says you can run Skyrim on ultra with 33 FPS avg on 1080p, if you dropped to 900p ultra I'm sure you'd get at least 40fps average.

 

Does anyone know if Ultra Books equipped with Ivy Bridge will be able to run Diablo 3 on high settings?

 

As far as i know the 660M and the 550M are basically the same chip, but one is clocked slightly higher as to give the appearance of a different, better card. Also the 560M you were running is no doubt GDDR3, where the 650M's are GDDR5. I would expect wuite a bit of difference between the 560M and the 650M.

 

ive read that the intel integrated graphis (3000) can run diablo3 on low settings... so even if your ultrabook has no discrete gpu, it should at least PLAY the game.

 

You are confused.

All 560m's ship with GDDR5.

The 650m and 660m are indeed the same chip with the 660m likely being binned better and with the 650m being nerfed in one of two ways.

650m have multiple configs, all of which make them lesser than the 660m
-One has lower clock rates with GDDR5
-One has higher clock rates with DDR3

The most likely performance order is:
660m>650m(GDDR5)>560m>650m(DDR3)>460m

All of these gpus shoud be MORE than enough for D3.

 

So, if the current Intel 3000 graphics can run it on low settings then the Ivy Bridge Ultrabooks that have the GPU performance of the GT 540 will probably be able to run it on high. Am I right?

 

Im not building one for it but I'm building one that is able to play it. Right now, would die if I played it.

 

Blizzard send out 275,000 keys. I still didn't get one

 

I was playing on medium settings on my HP 2760p (see sig. below) during the beta. I had them on high at times too. Can't remember for sure, but I think I usually left it on the medium setting. It performed better than my M1730 at times, but the M1730 can barely run anything well anymore.

 

thats not really a sign of anything
wow is ultra demanding on highest

in fact i dont think i could get above 40fps periodically dropping lover on "high" (not ultra) in raiding environment, so i was playing mostly on medium with my mbp pro 2011 (see sig). But without shadows and sunshafts it worked.