Laptop for gaming

[veri745]

yes but if you are coming from a dekstop and going to mobile it will scare you the first time you see your gpu get close to 100c in game

Even desktop cards don't hit their warning temps until 110C or so.

I think people just see >70C and assume it's bad because CPUs can't operate at those temperatures.

 

[mnewsham]

Even desktop cards don't hit their warning temps until 110C or so.

I think people just see >70C and assume it's bad because CPUs can't operate at those temperatures.

My desktop 5770 tops out below 80 at full load, with good cooling a desktop card should be 30-40 idle and 70-80 underload, from my experiences anyway.

 

[palladium]

^ spam much?

 

[mnewsham]

^ spam much?

I hovered over the link and all i had to see was "yeast infection" before i reported it.

 

[palladium]

I hovered over the link and all i had to see was "yeast infection" before i reported it.

lol, how do you report spams like these..? Just PM one of the mods?

 

[Aristotelian]

lol, how do you report spams like these..? Just PM one of the mods?

Take a look at my post, on the lower left of the post box you should see an option to "Report Post". It's a triangle outlined in red.

 

[hawtdawg]

90c is really not that hot for a mobile graphics chip.

That's still pretty hot. I have an AW M17x with overclocked and overvolted 4870's, Furmark gets them into the high 70's, most games don't get them into the 70's at all. The newer M17x's with 5870's get similar temps.

 

[hawtdawg]

yes but if you are coming from a dekstop and going to mobile it will scare you the first time you see your gpu get close to 100c in game

What laptop are you talking about? 100c is not good. My GPU's run nothing near that.

 

[Gloomy]

100c is VERY high, even for a laptop. I wouldn't worry about permanent damage (longevity will probably suffer if you game often though), but just the fan noise from having to cool an obviously poorly pasted GPU would drive me nuts.

Then there's battery life. That'll suffer. Heat leaks making the laptop uncomfortable to use... if I were you I'd buy some paste and open it up. :|

 

[hawtdawg]

100c is VERY high, even for a laptop. I wouldn't worry about permanent damage (longevity will probably suffer if you game often though), but just the fan noise from having to cool an obviously poorly pasted GPU would drive me nuts.

Then there's battery life. That'll suffer. Heat leaks making the laptop uncomfortable to use... if I were you I'd buy some paste and open it up. :|

A lot of the gaming laptops have switchable graphics. Mine has an integrated Nvidia 9400 that i can switch to when im on battery. Gaming on battery isn't even feasible really. The fans are a little annoying, but mine rarely kick in full blast. BFBC2 is about the only game that gets my fans at 100%

 

[Nebor]

I have an Asus G72 with a gtx260m in it. If you play something moderately demanding, the graphics card easily hits 90C. Combined with the intense battery drain (if you're on battery) it could give you some pretty bad burns if you kept it on your lap.

 

[hawtdawg]

I have an Asus G72 with a gtx260m in it. If you play something moderately demanding, the graphics card easily hits 90C. Combined with the intense battery drain (if you're on battery) it could give you some pretty bad burns if you kept it on your lap.

You might want to get that checked. M17x owners with the 260m typically get temps in the 70's at stock clocks.

 

[Nebor]

You might want to get that checked. M17x owners with the 260m typically get temps in the 70's at stock clocks.

Get it checked? What is it, a goiter? It did it since I got it about a year ago. Temperatures haven't even risen appreciably after spending most of it's life sucking up Afghanistan dust. I'm writing this post on it in bed, watching I love you beth cooper on blu-ray.

100 degrees is nothing for a video card, mobile or desktop. If it beeps or shuts down the computer or catches on fire, then maybe I'll do something.

 

[hawtdawg]

Get it checked? What is it, a goiter? It did it since I got it about a year ago. Temperatures haven't even risen appreciably after spending most of it's life sucking up Afghanistan dust. I'm writing this post on it in bed, watching I love you beth cooper on blu-ray.

100 degrees is nothing for a video card, mobile or desktop. If it beeps or shuts down the computer or catches on fire, then maybe I'll do something.

I'm not trying to be a dick or anything here, I'm just saying, I know for fact that the 260m should be running a bit cooler than that, unless you have it overclocked considerably.

 

[mnewsham]

What laptop are you talking about? 100c is not good. My GPU's run nothing near that.

The g73jh with 5870m, runs mid 80's usually but furmark can get it to 104 on battery for me.

 

[Vdubchaos]

I always tell people to stay away from Laptops as far as possible unless you do a LOT of travel and it's a must.

In general, Gaming laptops are either VERY expensive (good ones) and still under perform. Upgrade/fixing can also get expensive as well.

 

[mnewsham]

I always tell people to stay away from Laptops as far as possible unless you do a LOT of travel and it's a must.

In general, Gaming laptops are either VERY expensive (good ones) and still under perform. Upgrade/fixing can also get expensive as well.

Paid $900 for mine, but I agree for most people, don't do it.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

The mobile 5870 is between the 5750 and 5770.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-5870.23073.0.html
Gaming laptops are good on the go but nowhere near a desktop replacement for a power user. I have a gaming laptop I take with me and it's cool as heck to game away from home but when I'm at home it stays in the case. It's pretty powerful but doesn't stand a chance against my i7, gtx 580 rig.
I owned a laptop with a 9650m and according to this it performs about the same as the GT 130. I think you'll get xbox 360/ ps3 type graphics with it.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-130M.13789.0.html

 

[Gloomy]

You might want to get that checked. M17x owners with the 260m typically get temps in the 70's at stock clocks.

M17x has a ludicrously adequate cooling system.

 

[Nebor]

I'm not trying to be a dick or anything here, I'm just saying, I know for fact that the 260m should be running a bit cooler than that, unless you have it overclocked considerably.

I'm not trying to be a dick, but I don't care. The thing only cost $1000. I figured if it lasted through a tour in Afghanistan it would have been worth the money. Aside from the HD dying when it was 2 months old (I replaced with an intel SSD,) it made it through and is still going strong.